[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.

[Pigeonbob]

Where can I buy plastic floor grills

[Kyleakin Lofts]

See post 12 and 14.

[paddymac]

Pigeonbob, on 4 February 2019 - 16:42 PM, said:

Where can I buy plastic floor grills

Pallatts are the cheapest for the plastic grills

[yeboah]

Visited a fancier once his floor grill system was very clever but for it to work the loft must be elevated
His grill system covered the entire floor area but underneath the slope was framed solid from zero at the front dropping to say 4 feet at the back he had a bin system that he could remove at the back of the loft ,never had to lift the grills
Ingenious

[scrapman]

Pigeonbob, on 4 February 2019 - 16:42 PM, said:

Where can I buy plastic floor grills

all creatures in saline has them there a meter long good solid grills not cheap crap his name is colin and his number is 07779422256