preston powerblast Posted September 28, 2011 Report Posted September 28, 2011 Having been out of the sport for a few years, it's been nice to get re acquainted with some of my old racers, which a friend of mine bought when I sold up. But he was in a bit of a hopeless situation. Having been flying on an allotment owned by British waterways for over 17 years. They decided to evict him.So seeing how distraught he was at the prospect of giving up his lifelong hobby, I decided to give him an hand relocating his lofts to an adjourning allotment. But his lofts had been up for a long time and we feared that they would not take the move. So we decided to make new lofts from what we could salvage from the old ones. The New Stock Loft16 x6 Lots of thought to make the prisoner stock as comfortable as possible, so we aimed for a bright airy loft. I think we managed to acheive it.Not bad for under a week.They seem to like it.Next the race loft
OLDYELLOW Posted September 29, 2011 Report Posted September 29, 2011 Well done keep them coming :emoticon-0137-clapping: :emoticon-0137-clapping:
Guest IB Posted September 29, 2011 Report Posted September 29, 2011 Wondered what happened to you. Only talking about you to other Admins the other week. Old saying - speak of the devil .... Ian
THE FIFER Posted September 29, 2011 Report Posted September 29, 2011 well done m8, good to see you back, look forward to your posts etc :emoticon-0137-clapping:
preston powerblast Posted September 29, 2011 Author Report Posted September 29, 2011 Cheers guys, I'm like a bad penny. LOL.It's been great, weve put in some long hours, but the results have been worth it. It's been like old school loft building using nearly all second hand stuff. But power tools and a small compressor and spray gun have helped us immensely.The stock birds love their new home. We've even used plexiglass on half of the roof as we thought this would not also generate a little beat of heat from the sun during the winter but will make the whole loft bright as well. But if it becomes really hot we have installed shutters on runners in the roof space, so we can shut it down.TBH it's amazing what you can create with loads of second hand material and a little imagination. The race loft id going to amazing if it works out. as we are doing cock sections on either end which will house eight widowhood cocks in each section and a hen section in between. With a passage at the rear for entry, solid sides to block all three sections off with sliding doors and only entry through the hen section, with cages and traps at the fron coming down at 50 deg angles. Thats if it works out.Pegboard ventilation above the nest boxes in the stock loft.Down with the old.Up with new.
preston powerblast Posted September 30, 2011 Author Report Posted September 30, 2011 Been down the allotment again today and did a bit more on the new race loft. it's coming along nicely.A rough plan of the new loft.
preston powerblast Posted September 30, 2011 Author Report Posted September 30, 2011 It's coming along nicely
just ask me Posted October 2, 2011 Report Posted October 2, 2011 well done looking great :emoticon-0137-clapping:
preston powerblast Posted October 2, 2011 Author Report Posted October 2, 2011 Cheers guys, am going back over next week to do a bit more, so hopefully should have some more pics to share with you.
preston powerblast Posted October 5, 2011 Author Report Posted October 5, 2011 Kev's new race loft.It's been a busy week down on the allotment, but the new race loft is now beginning to take shape.New design for cages is starting to come together, mesh bottom with a plastic slider.
preston powerblast Posted October 16, 2011 Author Report Posted October 16, 2011 The end is finally in sight.Love it or hate it, were happy with how it has turned out. It should be finished by the end of the week. Hooray.
preston powerblast Posted October 19, 2011 Author Report Posted October 19, 2011 The new race loft is nearly finished at last.The new ETS ready trapping system.A view from inside the loftThe new ventilation systemNote the vent above the cage
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