Pine Needles As Nesting Material

[andy Burgess]

with the price increase on tobacco stalks going through the roof ,what,s your opinion on pine needles pro,s and con,s. ?

[OLDYELLOW]

keep all the beasties away if I could buy them I would

[andy Burgess]

keep all the beasties away if I could buy them I would

have access to some locally , and because of last night,s rain am un-sure about how good they,ll be now , how to treat or store ??

[buster151]

i have a christmas tree growing in the garden would there needles be good to use at the moment theres loads i usually put them in the bin when cutting the grass

[andy Burgess]

i have a christmas tree growing in the garden would there needles be good to use at the moment theres loads i usually put them in the bin when cutting the grass

think they maybe a bit on the small side in my opinion.

[billt]

I use them all the time, my main mob on open loft use nothing else, so I collect them for my 3 pairs of prisoner stock

[Wiley]

It's what I use and have done for a good few years I always pick them a good while before I intend to use them so they are dry but they are picked straight from the tree never take the ones that have fallen you never know what may have fouled on them dogs, cats foxes ect

[andy Burgess]

I use them all the time, my main mob on open loft use nothing else, so I collect them for my 3 pairs of prisoner stock

would they be O.K. to collect and store now Bill ??

[billt]

Mine I collect off the ground as do the ones on open loft, having 7 dogs I know what's fouled them

[billt]

would they be O.K. to collect and store now Bill ??

To be honest Andy I collect any time and throw them straight in, but I'm sure it would be fine to collect and store now

[OLDYELLOW]

have access to some locally , and because of last night,s rain am un-sure about how good they,ll be now , how to treat or store ??

 

no need to treat them use fresh fallen if there wet hang them in a carrier bag in an airing cupboard or if misses aint looking try a radiator :emoticon-0136-giggle:

[andy Burgess]

To be honest Andy I collect any time and throw them straight in, but I'm sure it would be fine to collect and store now

well that,s me at the school gates come the weekend , garden rake and bin liner in hand

[andy Burgess]

It's what I use and have done for a good few years I always pick them a good while before I intend to use them so they are dry but they are picked straight from the tree never take the ones that have fallen you never know what may have fouled on them dogs, cats foxes ect

and i wont be scaling 60 and 80 foot trees . will take a risk Ryan with those that have fallen.

 

no need to treat them use fresh fallen if there wet hang them in a carrier bag in an airing cupboard or if misses aint looking try a radiator :emoticon-0136-giggle:

will fetch them in the house to dry then , wont be any problem,s (i hope)

[OLDYELLOW]

should save a few corn sacks and send neighbour kids out to fill them

[Babybird]

and i wont be scaling 60 and 80 foot trees . will take a risk Ryan with those that have fallen.

 

 

will fetch them in the house to dry then , wont be any problem,s (i hope)

 

 

no darling, no problem B)

[victorious]

they are the best thing to use ther is no better ther the perfect size for the nest bowls etc and when ur pair of pigeons build ther nest youl see the best rounded little nest imaginable if u can get them use them ,tobaco stalks somtimes can be to long anyway ther to expensive.

[andy Burgess]

should save a few corn sacks and send neighbour kids out to fill them

do save the corn sacks to store sticks for the wood-burner , dont think i could afford to pay kids to collect them ,just another job to add to my never ending list

[billt]

Being twiggy Andy I don't think they absorb much water, so I think 10mins @ Gas Mk. 6 should be fine

[andy Burgess]

no darling, no problem B)

good speech

 

Being twiggy Andy I don't think they absorb much water, so I think 10mins @ Gas Mk. 6 should be fine http://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/emoticon-0136-giggle.gif

oooh bit un-sure about that Bill , i am full time "house-husband" anything went wrong would mean more elbow grease from me

 

they are the best thing to use ther is no better ther the perfect size for the nest bowls etc and when ur pair of pigeons build ther nest youl see the best rounded little nest imaginable if u can get them use them ,tobaco stalks somtimes can be to long anyway ther to expensive.

brilliant , all posotive comments , so "pine needles" it is then

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

heard the Great John McNeill's hen that was 2nd SNFC Messac this year was named "Heather" as this is what she built her nest with.Anybody used heather before??

[billt]

It must be a natural choice for pigeons, youngsters have a great grip on it as you notice when picking them out for ringing, I'm a life-time birdie and all the books tell you that a wood-pigeon builds a flimsy nest of twigs, That's rubbish, We all know how heavy a couple of big squabs are

[andy Burgess]

It must be a natural choice for pigeons, youngsters have a great grip on it as you notice when picking them out for ringing, I'm a life-time birdie and all the books tell you that a wood-pigeon builds a flimsy nest of twigs, That's rubbish, We all know how heavy a couple of big squabs are

the last house in Wales Bill before i moved to Scotland when i put the foundations for my loft down there was a pair of "woodies" building a nest in the hawthorn trees surrounding the garden . the cock was very tame coming as close as a few feet away from me many times. he actually stole a pencil i had resting on a column and flew up to the nest with it

[Guest IB]

I've got a Leylandii hedge in the back garden. I cut it twice a year and leave some clippings under it, and these are highly prized by my pigeons for nesting material. Pine has antimicrobial and insecticidal properties.

 

Will be adding something else for them next year. I've heather growing in the front garden, the birds can't access it. I'm moving that plant round the back garden this winter. Heather (Erica) has antimicrobial and insecticidal properties too.

[andy Burgess]

well we collected a large sack full of pine needles at the weekend and ive stored them in a cupboard in the utility room that has heating pipes running through it . so heres hoping they use them in the spring ?

[Babybird]

well we collected a large sack full of pine needles at the weekend and ive stored them in a cupboard in the utility room that has heating pipes running through it . so heres hoping they use them in the spring ?

 

I did wonder where you had put them