Guest jellams11 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Hi new to pigeon racing and here, Looking to buy pigeon loft with ETS timing system with minimum two sections max three for a good price either second hand or new. If new do you guys know a good company to buy from thats not too expensive but still good quality. If second hand please could you send me photos of your loft, and as i am saving up i wont buy for about two months, but if i like your loft i will be happy to pay a deposit. As im knew to this hobby any advice on starting up would be much appreciated. I live in Buckinghamshire. Thanks for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyyy Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Advice would be get a new one as your not messing with someone elses rubbish try ecco lofts or parkhall lofts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDYELLOW Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Might be worth saying where you live and finding some fanciers local as they'll know if any lofts available and stuff You'd be better off joining a local club and getting to know the sport as well perhaps help out a old hand and get some valuable experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jellams11 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Thanks for the advice both of you, do you know any clubs down buckinghamshire way, And any advice for number of pigeons and number of sections to start with? Also what kind of prices would i be looking at to getting a new loft, obviously depending on size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenlands Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 http://www.eccosheds.co.uk/pigeonlofts.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jellams11 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Thanks for the reply, what kind of price would they cost from Ecco Lofts i like the look of many of there lofts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walterboswell59 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Hi new to pigeon racing and here, Looking to buy pigeon loft with ETS timing system with minimum two sections max three for a good price either second hand or new. If new do you guys know a good company to buy from thats not too expensive but still good quality. If second hand please could you send me photos of your loft, and as i am saving up i wont buy for about two months, but if i like your loft i will be happy to pay a deposit. As im knew to this hobby any advice on starting up would be much appreciated. I live in Buckinghamshire. Thanks for your help!jellams unless your a banker you will need more than a few months to save m8 as a new loft is not cheap from anywhere dont want to put you off just letting you know the facts incase you get a fright lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jellams11 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 jellams unless your a banker you will need more than a few months to save m8 as a new loft is not cheap from anywhere dont want to put you off just letting you know the facts incase you get a fright lol I know mate ive seen couple of thousands, surely for a smaller loft like two sections would be around the £800 mark... or am i miles off. Thats why i was considering second hand loft but still want to make sure its properly functional and good quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryngwynt Lofts Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Welcome to the siteSmall loft should be 8 x 6 about £80010 x 6 about £1K but both can cost a lot more.Hope this helps,but if you have space,you'd be better getting something bigger with minimum 3 sections.One section stock,second section widowhood cocks third section widow hens smaller section.Or could fly natural race birds and have one section then for youngsters. What I'd recommend you do is getting some ybs to start off with.Remember QUALITY over quantitySmall team less problems to go wrong.You will enjoy it more as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirky Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 you will get a new loft 10 or 12ft loft for around £800 m8 just looking for a price list i have for ecco lofts.ps, 12x6 standard £747 heavy duty £896 ECCO LOFTS, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jellams11 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Yeh im keen to have quality over quantity, and if you have that price list that would be great!! And if i was racing widowhood and had youngbirds how many sections would that be, could i switch stock birds out for young birds (may sound dumb here but still getting to grips with what i have read on the internet about racing pigeons, so not sure what stock birds do?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirky Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 YOU dont need to have stock birds thay are birds u keep to breed off only and not to race,u only need to have 2 sections ob and ybs if u want to try widowhood u can keep hens in with your ybs, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jellams11 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Yeh that clears it up for me thanks for the help, sorry for the dumb posts steep learning curve. Have you managed to find that price list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirky Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Yeh that clears it up for me thanks for the help, sorry for the dumb posts steep learning curve. Have you managed to find that price list ask away we are all hear to help, ya the prices i gave above are off the price list, 12x6 £747 standard 12x6 heavy duty £896 this was 2013 price list ecco lofts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Burgess Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 I would recommend second-hand ,less outlay ,can often find a bargain too .due to you just starting ,all new can be costly and off-putting .just my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jellams11 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Can i ask you where you got the price list from cant find it anywhere? Can i ask you where you got the price list from cant find it anywhere? And i know its a real dilemma but its hard to find the exact loft you want in your area second hand so it looks like it will be new.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter pandy Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Are you anywhere near Hemel Hempsted ?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jellams11 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Yeh not too far about 40mins away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster151 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 have you looked on ebay a couple on there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jellams11 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 yeh the lower end priced ones are just a bit old and i still want some quality and teh others are around £1800 a little more than i would like for a first time buying + they are huge about 4/5 sections Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter pandy Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 PM'd you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GAV Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Is there not any shed builders near you, i draw a plan for what i wanted and gave it to a shed man, he gave me a price, thought it was cheaper, then do the internal stuff to suit you if that helps good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philg50 Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 I am kind of feart to say as i was told i was speaking rubbish the last time this came up but if your fit enough buy the framing and exterior ply and build what you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cemetary Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 If you can get hold of the wood cheap enough, and have the time to build it, that's the way I would go, weigh the price of time and materials, to one already built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDYELLOW Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 I am kind of feart to say as i was told i was speaking rubbish the last time this came up but if your fit enough buy the framing and exterior ply and build what you want.best loft structurally was one I made mesen , but you need a lot of time to build it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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