A Few Loft Questions..

[Stu3y]

ive read that wire mesh isnt good, and that dowels are better, is this essential?

 

how far apart can the dowels be spaced?

 

if doing the widowhood system.. when the hens are completely taken away from the cock, do they just have standard boxes in the hens loft with no fronts and the widowhood boxes with fronts left in the cocks loft?

 

youngbird loft i take it just have small boxes with no fronts?

 

 

hope the above makes abit of sence!

[Dmurray]

Wire mesh has it's down falls cause the birds can clamber over it and it also catches feathers so dowels would be better but not essential , with reguard to your widowhood hens a would get boxes U can lock them up in as u don't want them to pair on to each other when there away from there cocks and the young bird loft v perches is all u need nice and simply hope this helps .

[andy Burgess]

I love the widow-hood system , yet with your lack of experience I would suggest you flew natural old birds in your first year . gain some basic knowledge first

[geordie1234]

I love the widow-hood system , yet with your lack of experience I would suggest you flew natural old birds in your first year . gain some basic knowledge first

imo I wish I flew the whood system first

 

I actually think you need more knowledge and more time to get naturals doos able to compete

[gulkie]

ive read that wire mesh isnt good, and that dowels are better, is this essential?

 

how far apart can the dowels be spaced?

 

if doing the widowhood system.. when the hens are completely taken away from the cock, do they just have standard boxes in the hens loft with no fronts and the widowhood boxes with fronts left in the cocks loft?

 

youngbird loft i take it just have small boxes with no fronts?

 

 

hope the above makes abit of sence!

1st it's up to you what you use but you should have a closed up loft for widowhood I have polecarb obscure

2nd make the rest area for hens as uncomfortable as possible I use saddle perches boxes will encourage them

To pair a defo no no

3rd same again I would have nothing but perches no boxes unless you want them to pair up your choice .

Hope this helps.

[Guest Owen]

For people starting up the easiest way to fly pigeons successfully is on a celibate system. You don't need to pair up or show hens, just get the birds fit and send them to race. Where hens are concerned if you want to race them you will need to stop them forming lesbian relations. There are various ways to do this as you must know.

I race just cocks on celibate and to be honest it is the cheapest, easiest and least complicated system I know. In the past I have flown natural and widowhood but neither of these systems are as good as celbate cocks. Besides it suits my lifestyle.

[geordie1234]

For people starting up the easiest way to fly pigeons successfully is on a celibate system. You don't need to pair up or show hens, just get the birds fit and send them to race. Where hens are concerned if you want to race them you will need to stop them forming lesbian relations. There are various ways to do this as you must know.

I race just cocks on celibate and to be honest it is the cheapest, easiest and least complicated system I know. In the past I have flown natural and widowhood but neither of these systems are as good as celbate cocks. Besides it suits my lifestyle.

Its almost celibate I'm on with cocks and hens and agree easy peasy

 

nxt year I will be back at the house with smaller loft space so will prob be celibate cocks and thats it

[gulkie]

I'm on celibate even thought about putting the pigeons on it as well??

[walterboswell59]

I'm on celibate even thought about putting the pigeons on it as well??

lol snap wullie

 

i tried to sell a bit but no takers lol

[nagid]

I'm on celibate even thought about putting the pigeons on it as well??

aye wullie think most of us are celabate these days thats why were on here.lol