Doos Cleaned Out.

[lanarkshire lad]

Between yesterday afternoon and today i managed to get the doos cleaned out hooray.The rise in temperature made it possible hope it stays that way.I dont remember it being as bad as that the pyramids of frozen droppings iam on about.

[sapper756]

Between yesterday afternoon and today i managed to get the doos cleaned out hooray.The rise in temperature made it possible hope it stays that way.I dont remember it being as bad as that the pyramids of frozen droppings iam on about.

Yes I also was happy to see a slight rise in the temperature

[sammy]

not do them any harm in fact i beleive it keeps the heat about them :001:

[lanarkshire lad]

not do them any harm in fact i beleive it keeps the heat about them :001:

Was watching some streeters on the roof the day they were bouncing the cock was chasing a hen and she was showing to him.My doos are sitting fat as barrels looking like a bunch of hedgehogs way the feathers puffed out i MUST BE DOING SOMETHING WRONG.

[sammy]

Was watching some streeters on the roof the day they were bouncing the cock was chasing a hen and she was showing to him.My doos are sitting fat as barrels looking like a bunch of hedgehogs way the feathers puffed out i MUST BE DOING SOMETHING WRONG.

yir not doing anything rang at all everyones pigeons are the same

[ALF]

Mine huvnae been cleaned oot in over a month now mostly due to me breaking my wrist and i know what you are saying about the sh** pyrimads Jim as they are creeping nearer and nearer the bottom perches but the ddos are shining Before i went on holiday i put my hens in the end section of the y/b loft which has a wire cabey door on the front of it so i nailed the door shut put a full size sheet of perspex up in front of it to keep the snow and rain out but leaves at least a 10in gap for frash air to get in and all is well in there even if it is bloody cauld in it every day! My 24ft old bird race loft is empty so sometime this week i will transfer them all over into it if we get a thaw i have 2 y/b's in the stock loft nearly ready to come oot the nest tae hatched 2nd december from a pair of eggs i missed!! but both y/b's look fine and i have rung them with old rings just to see how they go and the loft they are in husnae been cleaned oot this year i leave them in peace in the stock loft and disturb them as little as possible but they get plenty of grub and fresh water thats all they need

[geordie1234]

Managed to get mines cleaned out today!

[bluecock]

Was watching some streeters on the roof the day they were bouncing the cock was chasing a hen and she was showing to him.My doos are sitting fat as barrels looking like a bunch of hedgehogs way the feathers puffed out i MUST BE DOING SOMETHING WRONG.

 

clean mine out everyday jim rain,hail or snow,had them out the day,first time for wks they never flew long but as soon as they landed i got them straight in,gonna try and get them out more often now,get some of the fat of them.

[lanarkshire lad]

clean mine out everyday jim rain,hail or snow,had them out the day,first time for wks they never flew long but as soon as they landed i got them straight in,gonna try and get them out more often now,get some of the fat of them.

Micheal was you using a hammer and chisel?

[Guest peter4pm]

yea i usualy clean out every day but was myself finding it hard to scrape the poop thats rock solid , And ive not lifted my floor grills since the cold weather started , so theres mountains of poop underneath but birds seem to be bouncing ..cold ist bothering them ....mind you i had a dead bird this morning which was totaly fine yesterday ..god knows what happened to it but it was as stiff as carboard this morning lol

[bluecock]

Micheal was you using a hammer and chisel?

 

 

it actually wisnae to bad Jim,when the sun is out i get it straight in my loft and by the time i get home from wrk it's usually not to bad.

[lanarkshire lad]

it actually wisnae to bad Jim,when the sun is out i get it straight in my loft and by the time i get home from wrk it's usually not to bad.

Hows the new doos settling have you got them broke yet?

[bluecock]

Hows the new doos settling have you got them broke yet?

 

tried them once but stayed up there for a couple of daysb and had to go and get them so i'll wait till i have them on chipping eggs it worked wi wullies doos,they seem settled enough though.Don't know when i'll pair up cause still to bring the 7x5 hut down here,it's dismantled just need the time and a trailer.

[Guest IB]

I think piles of droppings bother us more than the pigeons. Didn't get any cleaning done yesterday (frozen) and managed only the one end today. Hoping to get birds out a bit more during the coming week.

[nogin]

I think piles of droppings bother us more than the pigeons. Didn't get any cleaning done yesterday (frozen) and managed only the one end today. Hoping to get birds out a bit more during the coming week.

dont be crazy keep them in ..they'll just get thumpt

[Walter swanston]

Anybody that can let doos out in the winter is seriously lucky.Down here in Dumfriesshire where there is an infestation of sparrow hawks and peregrines if you let them out all you are doing is feeding predators.

[Guest peter4pm]

ive had mines out everyday

[Guest Gareth Rankin]

Managed to scrape and remove 45kg, feel 100 times better now and the doos even thanked me for all the hard work I put in today

[REDROCKET]

cleaned out 2 lofts yesterday bit frozen today so plan to hit the lot tomorrow birds are looking top class and all going well

weather wise and bros concent birds out for the first time since end of season just for half an hr fingers crossed.

[dava]

got all the lofts cleaned the day was never a glad to get it all done hate a dirty loft although a dont think the doos mind it if its as mild tomorrow they will all get a bath

[Guest IB]

dont be crazy keep them in ..they'll just get thumpt

 

Anybody that can let doos out in the winter is seriously lucky.Down here in Dumfriesshire where there is an infestation of sparrow hawks and peregrines if you let them out all you are doing is feeding predators.

 

I have said before that I consider myself very lucky that I do not have the same predator problems here that others elsewhere have been plagued with. And ‘elsewhere’ can be as little as a mile away.

 

My birds when they do go out are aware of what is going on around them, and I vary the times I let them out. At this time of year, the most mine get out is one sex on Saturday, and the other sex on Sunday, but recent weather has put paid to that.

[Roland]

Agree with Sammy. Also the cold weather cleans ups and kills a lot of nasties. Was the time this was inperative in days gone by. Maybe syill helps a lot. Obviously still is, but, and I'll have to consult I.B. many have through over use of such products as Baytril, that they are becoming immuned to even being frozen, and just become dormant till the warmth returns and they invade in hordes.

[Guest Tooshy Boy]

GUTTED THE LOFT OUT TODAY ??? KNACKERED IT WAS STILL A BIT FROZEN.BUT ITS DONE NOW FELL A LOT BETTER FOR IT .///

[Guest geordiejen]

i managed to clean the lofts out today.the thick piles under the perches were still frozen but most of it was thawed out.filled two enpty seed bags with poop.i usually clean every 3 or 4 days but this was over a fortnights crap left in the loft.took me ages as well because it was so dirty.will try them with a bath tomorrow.

[THE FIFER]

a bit rain falling just now so hopefully its a sign of a thaw and get rid of the snow as a few jobs needing done outside ,so hope