Widowhood Question

[geordie1234]

I am currently thinking of going on to widowhood next year my question is I have a 12x6 old bird loft what i was thinking about doing is splitting a 12x6 into 8x6 for the widowhood cocks and 4x6 for the hens my question is how many widow cocks would be comfortable in a 8x6 section and is the 4x6 okay for the hens?

 

I have a another 12x6 for young birds and corn store etc

[sapper756]

I am currently thinking of going on to widowhood next year my question is I have a 12x6 old bird loft what i was thinking about doing is splitting a 12x6 into 8x6 for the widowhood cocks and 4x6 for the hens my question is how many widow cocks would be comfortable in a 8x6 section and is the 4x6 okay for the hens?

 

I have a another 12x6 for young birds and corn store etc

 

that is exactly the dimensions of my widowhood team, and I race 12 cocks from the 8x6 section and house the 12 hens in boxes in the 4x6 section.http://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/emoticon-0137-clapping.gif

[Guest big slim]

I race 12 cocks from an 8 by 6 loft. Hens are in a 4 foot section.

[just ask me]

some pics would be good geo it would depend on how good your ventilation is a lot of folk have artifical ventilation now and id be fairly certain they could fit in another bird or two

[Wiley]

myself personally i would never have my widowhood hens in the next compartment to my widowhood cocks.

[just ask me]

myself personally i would never have my widowhood hens in the next compartment to my widowhood cocks.

 

 

i know plenty of lads who say it does not matter im unsure about it tbh

[OLDYELLOW]

Dave Beswick at Humanby has his cocks run across his hens and ybs to get in there loft plenty of fed winners in his loft they were

[Wiley]

Dave Beswick at Humanby has his cocks run across his hens and ybs to get in there loft plenty of fed winners in his loft they were

 

Ask 10 fanciers you get 10 different systems, personally i wouldnt like my hens next to my cocks unless i had a radio playing all day and all night. I've had it before, and the cocks never exercised how they should have.

[OLDYELLOW]

Ask 10 fanciers you get 10 different systems, personally i wouldnt like my hens next to my cocks unless i had a radio playing all day and all night. I've had it before, and the cocks never exercised how they should have.

I have ybs next to My widowhood loft

[just ask me]

I have ybs next to My widowhood loft

 

 

young birds wont make any differnce if they find out where the hens are forget about it your finished on widowhood

 

 

my advice would be if they do basket hens and let cocks in and out of loft to let them know hens are gone if they think there still there they wont fly and one rouge cock will stop the rest

[Guest Owen]

Your space will give you room for 12 cocks. I lock mine in their boxes and feed and water them in pots. This prevents bullying and they will sprint better this way. It also allows me to select which bird has what food so that I can send individual cocks well prepared and keep the others on a lower plain of nutrition until I am ready for them. I also have an aviary for the hens which has a mesh floor. This helps to reduce the pairing up and allows them a more natural life. The hens are put into boxes from Wednesday on. When the cocks get used to the system I feed them all they want before they go out to exercise and empty the pots while they are out. I usually lock them out for about and hour and leave the loft because they will hang about if they see you. This way they will fly really well and you will have no trouble getting them fit.

[geordie1234]

Hi guys this is how my lofts will look if you think i could use the space better please feel free to let me know, currently its just 2 12x6 lofts with no partitions