Kalkbl's Modified Red Rose Loft 8x6..

[Shadybug Lofts]

Originally Posted by blackknight01

with this new trap how do u keep them from not going out?

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They cant get out. There 4" apart and they have to pull there wings in to go through them when they enter. If they look from the sides they don't see a opening and if they jump up or fly up their wings need to be open and they cant get through. With just dowels there they would get there head through and catch the bottom lip with there feet and out they went. The higher it is off the floor the better it will work

[Kalkbl]

I started building a drop trap today in the 100 plus degree heat.
I put it up in the center section of the aviary, But I must say I hate it,
I don't like the way it looks on the aviary, I made the aviary full open to look good and now this big monstrosity is blocking most of the center.

I am at a stop before I cut my screening until my wife gets a look at it, But I bet it will get ripped out.

I am also thinking of adding a second aviary off the the side of the loft,
If all the birds try to come out at once the 36 inch floor plan gets a little crowded.
I think a second one off the side would be good, Making it angled to match the front one would look the best but, If I make it a rectangle then I could put a drop trap above it through the loft wall.

[Shadybug Lofts]

I know I don't like it there either But with my loft being that small I didn't have much choice. You could make another center piece and just change them when you fly That is what i thought. Mine is actually worse than yours because i made my roof come down further than most so they had a place to get out of the rain so my doors are shorter than normal. I probably would have put mine in the back side of the loft but the nest boxes were there. You could make it work. How big did you make it. If your not flying a lot of birds put a small one up in the corner with one or two drops and a small landing board

[Kalkbl]

Just as I thought, We took it back off, I will add one to the side of the loft in the future. Just too unsightly

[Shadybug Lofts]

I though of something what if i make a thin frame and cover it with wire for the landing board that way when it is closed it will let the same amount of light in as if it wasn't there.

[Kalkbl]

That would work, it would also not give that blocked off look to the front of the loft.
Plus like you said let the light in.

[Shadybug Lofts]

I think that's what i will do when i get time things are going slow here on my new loft its just to hot to work on it. Its suppose to cool down in a few days but then were going to the beach from Saturday to Tuesday and nothing will get done again. Nice talking to you again

[Kalkbl]

I have stopped building due to the heat also for the moment. Too hot,
And I am busy treating sick birds (cocci) Changing out the medicine water and cleaning the loft out 2x a day because the messy watery poops.

It is has got better over the last couple of days, But I have 3-4 of my birds that are really down to skin and bones at the moment.

What beach are you going to?

[Shadybug Lofts]

Ocean city Maryland Were your birds sick when you got them? You havent had them long have you

[Kalkbl]

Yes I had a few that were fine and bought 15 at once and they were sick I guess.
Now treating the whole loft because they spread it.

[Shadybug Lofts]

Hows your birds

[g0ldenb0y55]

Originally Posted by Shadybug Lofts

This is my new drop. I hope it works. If It does I'm going to remove the old one.

I'm glad this idea worked out for you! The dowels you had before made it easy for them to grab hold, stick their heads through the trap and pull their bodies through whereas with this setup it's difficult for them to do that without falling back down.

[The_Dirteeone]

I also have the overhang,and was worried too.I haved checked it many times after hard blowing rains,and it was dry.I am building a second one noe and am using the same design.

[Shadybug Lofts]

It works great no escapes. I think i am going to replace the landing board with a frame and wire so it doesn't block the sum when its shut and i will have a board to lay on the screen for them to land on when it is in use. When I get time.

[ptras]

Originally Posted by Shadybug Lofts

It works great no escapes. I think i am going to replace the landing board with a frame and wire so it doesn't block the sum when its shut and i will have a board to lay on the screen for them to land on when it is in use. When I get time.

Shadybug...it appears from the picture that you have a board underneath on the bottom of the trap that goes across the openings. Is that as I see it? Why the board? I'm just starting to build a drop trap that is similar to yours. I like the idea of the fold-up landing board to close off the trap.