Open Hole On Coronation Street!

[Guest ghenty]

Looking for opinions please! I live in a terraced house, very much Coronation Street style! If you Google Earth Newport Street in Leicester you will see what I mean. I want to fly the old birds next year on open hole and wondered if anybody had ever done it in this type of set-up or know somebody who has and what their experience was like.

 

Also, regarding the feeding, how do people get birds to trap on open hole at the end of the day? Or is the loft just shut up at night once the birds are all back?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

John

[OLDYELLOW]

birds naturally return back to loft to roost when dark shut loft up using a trapping mix will encourage birds to trap most use peanuts and hand feed these to there birds so birds associate seeing you with been given a peanut

[Guest ghenty]

Cheers Yellow. Any thoughts on the built up area and open hole?

[andy Burgess]

Cheers Yellow. Any thoughts on the built up area and open hole?

i think the "built up area" maybe a problem , the birds wont fly all-day , but will come down to peck around ,if on doorsteps , window boxes ,plant pots etc the neighbours will not be happy .

[Guest ghenty]

That is my concern Andy. Thinking about things as I have been the last 24 hours, I could be in a position to train the birds early morning and then have them out at night. I would still be able to keep to a routine as well. Should make feeding a lot easier as well.

[andy Burgess]

That is my concern Andy. Thinking about things as I have been the last 24 hours, I could be in a position to train the birds early morning and then have them out at night. I would still be able to keep to a routine as well. Should make feeding a lot easier as well.

its good youve given it some thought , you probably know what reaction you would get from the neighbours already .if given training early (before the neighbours are up and about) and have them out in the evening (when there eating tea or waqtching T.V. ) maybe the best bet i think. and very best of luck to you.

[Guest ghenty]

I have to leave for work at 7.45-8.00 so training would be done between 6.00 -7.00am. Only looking to concentrate on long distance so will be able to use some of the shorter races as training anyway. Shouldn't need to be going 3-4 times a week. And then have them out after 7.00pm at night. All sounds good in theory! Light feed in morning and heavier at night. Hee we go, easy as that!! If only!

[Guest IB]

Cheers Yellow. Any thoughts on the built up area and open hole?

 

The very first open hole loft I saw was in the Orbiston estate, Bellshill, in 1960's. The fancier lived in a terraced row of 4 houses, the type where back access was via a common path at the gable ends. His garden area, like the others, lay beyond the common path. He fenced his garden off.

[Guest ghenty]

Just seen this reply IB, not sure how I missed it? I take it the birds just went from roof to roof and shot off over the estate and back again all day. Any problems from what you can remember?

[mushroom]

The biggest problem would probably be from the local cat population.

[Guest IB]

Just seen this reply IB, not sure how I missed it? I take it the birds just went from roof to roof and shot off over the estate and back again all day. Any problems from what you can remember?

 

I don't recall ever seeing his birds on the house roofs. The houses gable ends all faced east and west, and Josey's loft faced west, with the ends facing north and south. A corridor ran the full length of the loft front, and its roof was the landing board. The birds just went back and forwards all day long, taking off from and landing back on that landing board. It was just a small council house back garden plot, with a 6 foot chain link fence around it, and the wee Jack Russell made sure no cats came near.

[fletch]

hi mate my friend lives in a similair sittuation to your self and has is widdowood cocks on open hole and he feeds them in the morning and leaves them on open hole all day and when he returns from work he feeds them and they get used to feeding and then they trap well on race day and he wins his share of races to

[john cumming]

i have my birds on roundabout during racing season, but open hole from the day racing stops until 3 weeks before racing starts the follwing year and have no problems trapping

 

 

 

works well for me

 

 

 

 

 

john

 

 

 

[THE FIFER]

interesting posts

[geordie1234]

I will have my birds on open hole whole of next season

[blaz]

i have raced 4 years birds on natural open bowl. yes birds land on roof come in and out loft all day. give birds main feed at say6 oclock on light nights birds will come in no probs.if you want birds down when birds see you give them peanuts as a treat. doing my birds this way over the 4 years birds have won from 60 to 428 miles also topped fed from yb nat both inland nats and ypres nat twice and won opens.so don,t let anyone talk you out of giving it a go.birds are happy and a lot less stress on OPEN BOWL