[bhirst]

What. Are the pros an cons of loft floor grills ,and wood or plastic ?

[andy Burgess]

bhirst, on 20 March 2017 - 20:55 PM, said:

What. Are the pros an cons of loft floor grills ,and wood or plastic ?

i tried them around 10 years ago (hardwood type). liked the idea, looked great , had them over Easy-bed for a deep litter type system . was a pain in the rear to clean and keep tidy .

i would however try the same again , maybe for the stock birds , only have a few pair now so "could work" . when first tried there were over 16 pair in a 12 ft section , that may have been my downfall .

[bhirst]

andy Burgess, on 20 March 2017 - 21:21 PM, said:

i tried them around 10 years ago (hardwood type). liked the idea, looked great , had them over Easy-bed for a deep litter type system . was a pain in the rear to clean and keep tidy .

i would however try the same again , maybe for the stock birds , only have a few pair now so "could work" . when first tried there were over 16 pair in a 12 ft section , that may have been my downfall .

Thanks food for thought

[Dooheed 5]

Pros good if yer pushed for time due to work etc !!! Cons the sh** still builds up on em !! ( except the metal grating type) Personally tried wooden and metal but Jist didna like watching the sh** build up below it TBH !! Much prefer the scraper during Breeding/Racing/moulting and easybed down in winter changed oot every month or so !!

[bhirst]

I know whare your coming from i just seem to spend too much time cleaning and not enough time training I need to prioritise as only have so much time

[philg50]

This year put down plastic grids they are 500 x 500mm about 10cm of the floor ,we clean out (me & wife )about every 7-10 days they are a boost ,shakie o lime on floor then the grids ,no scraping just take up their sh-t with shovel it drys up this way and your feet is clean IMO they are great.

[bhirst]

philg50, on 21 March 2017 - 14:19 PM, said:

This year put down plastic grids they are 500 x 500mm about 10cm of the floor ,we clean out (me & wife )about every 7-10 days they are a boost ,shakie o lime on floor then the grids ,no scraping just take up their sh-t with shovel it drys up this way and your feet is clean IMO they are great.

Sounds good I have plastic grills going to put them in place on a trail basis

[Deveron Lad]

We put plastic grills into the stock loft this year what a difference clean feet , we clean under them on a monthly basis

[jast]

where did you get the grills and how much did the cost?

[bhirst]

Hi I had them given sorry

[philg50]

I got some of mine then bought the remainder ,i think it was pallets cant realy remember but they were £5 pounds each but worth it

[aye ready]

jast, on 20 May 2017 - 11:26 AM, said:

where did you get the grills and how much did the cost?

B.leefe and sons 500mmx500mm £5.75 each then you'll have delivery on top of that bit expensive when you could prob make timber ones yourself

[jast]

Cheers guys, food for thought

[Bryngwynt Lofts]

Got mine from P&J lofts think they were £4.50 each,I have them in main lofts and the aviarys.Clean out underneath every month.Saves a lot of time during the week,but still clean out nest boxes everyday.