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24th April 2008, 05:22 AM
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IV changed my mind and decided to go something bigger now
 .Thinking of going with 8x4x6. What do you guys think about this size?? Also as far as ventilation goes how many vents and where should vents be placed?? 
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24th April 2008, 08:01 AM
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Cute small lofts, I think the 4x8 is a good starter size, the height depends on your height I'm 6 ft tall so a 7' height inside is good for me, everyone is a little bit different and height is important, but as large a loft that you can build is even more important because even if you intend to have only a few birds your flock will multiply fast unless you select only cock birds or only hens to keep, but what fun would that be?
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28th April 2008, 01:08 AM
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Mine is 8' long, 4' tall, and 4' deep. I only have 6 pigeons.
I go by 12 cubic feet, per pigeon. My birds have more than enough room. It is mounted up on legs, and it is cat proof. The smaller amount of pigeons, for me, the easier it is to clean and care for. I made sure that my birds had enough room for themselves during lock down. They exersize every day, and have out time (fly time) for 1 hour every day. I have no rodent problems, preditor problems, even my 2 hunting dogs can't get to them. (It's actually fun to see them try!)They gave up! I don't get my shoes dirty either!
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28th April 2008, 02:37 AM
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As far as ventilation goes, typically you would want the cool fresh air to enter at the bottom front and the stale hot air to exit in the top rear of the loft. This takes advantage of the natural phenomenon of hot air rising. My loft is 4' higher in the back than the front so my vents are along the front in the floor (my loft is elevated about 5-7 feet) and the natural movement of air is front bottom to top rear. Even here in Georgia I have no problem with the heat or dust. Dan
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18th July 2008, 09:49 PM
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Well here are the pics!
Iv never owned a drill or a circular saw until a month ago or so when I decided to build a pigeon loft. So I went out and spent close to $350. I was scared to use the saw at first cause I didn't wanna lose a finger or kill myself! LOL This was also my first time buidling anything!     Last edited by TheGame; 18th July 2008 at 10:11 PM.
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18th July 2008, 10:02 PM
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hey game if i were you i' use red wood for the material it will stand weathering and repell insects and if you want you can check out my aviary album in my public profile i built it out of scrap peices of wood off of job sites and alot of poultry neting.
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18th July 2008, 10:02 PM
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and i built mine next to a fence too
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18th July 2008, 10:03 PM
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18th July 2008, 10:06 PM
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wow i just seen your pics that is a nice bird pen. never mind checking mine out your's puts it to shame
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18th July 2008, 10:10 PM
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Im still working on mine. Im not happy with some of my cuts because they aren't straight so im going to do more framing. Im also going to build 2 screen doors that will pull out and upwards to let me in or so I can open the mini doors and allow fresh air and ventilation for the birds.
Ill keep you guys updated tho on the progress im saying another week or so and it should be complete! The birds I plan on getting are Rollers
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18th July 2008, 10:39 PM
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28th July 2008, 10:10 PM
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Looking very nice! Much better than my loft looks :P Might I suggest painting the insides all white? Seems to make cleaning easier and helps keep bugs from living in the wood. Oh and the trap doors...the picture may not show much justice but do you think maybe the birds may have a bit of trouble getting through? I mean like, maybe they need a little 'landing board' attached so they can just walk right through the bobs. Just a suggestion
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