New loft

[ohiogsp]

I was going to originally lift this up but then I wanted it to be the door for them to go out through so I had to put it on the floor. Once my birds are flying decient I just open the entry door and let them fly.

[LokotaLoft]

just curious on the dimensions of your loft, is the floor 4x8 or is it 4x6 Im guessing 4x8 but its hard to judge ?

[ohiogsp]

It is just over 6 high and 3 wide.

[LokotaLoft]

so hows the hawk situation in your area ,here its still pretty bad Im afraid to let my birds out at all

[ohiogsp]

Its bad, but the grackles "black birds" are coming back big time and that will satisfy the hawks.

[Vivi]

nice looking loft and nice looking pigeons. one question what kind of bedding do you use?

[Iceland]

Very nice loft you build and good luck with your pigeons

[Pixy]

May i ask about how muc this cost yout to build? doyou find that this is mort efficient than other types of coops/ lofts?

[Trees Gray]

Originally Posted by Lovebirds

They will sometime walk in and then back out. The rods could stick them. They aren't sharp, so I don't think it would hurt them, but like you said, it might freak them out just a bit.......

Renee,

I'm glad you mentioned that, I never had a drop either but I sure understand why. They took a good picture on the CBS pigeon show of Tony's birds coming in and "dropping down" the shoot, now I know what you are talking about. I never saw that before, my birds had a landing pad on the outside and inside.


Hi ohiogsp,

That is a very nice loft, and I sure enjoy getting a look at your pretty birds and their housing accomodations, it is nice peeking in their private little world.

[LokotaLoft]

you could easily adapt a belgium drop trap or sputnik type entrance on that loft too where they just drop in between the angled dowels , its all in the angle but would work great Im thinking with the slant on the front of your flypen .I built something simular to that myself and they take to it without a problem even better then my traps and I see that you are pretty crafty with wood so I know you would have no problem making it work heres some pictures as a guilde line for what I mean ,hope this helps oh and I with mine I put the dowels 4-1/2 " apart
http://www.nepigeonsupplies.com/images/0660.jpg
http://www.globalpigeon.com/producti...1124272822.jpg

[ohiogsp]

Wow, haven't been on here in a few days.

Lokota, I have a spudnik on one of my other lofts and love it. My only complaint about them is the cooper hawks here will go right in and out of them. I may use your idea if not on this one maybe the next one. There is always anouther one right.

Pixy, it is very cheap to build one of these. I spent 200 dollars on the loft. I got all the wood for $90.00 I did get the paint for free "Dad is a painter".

Vivi, I use wood chips. This loft in the pic just has shavings in it but I use a bigger heavier wood chip I get locally here and I put straw in all my lofts so they can make nests out of.

Thanks for the compliments guys.

[TRIPP]

looks GOOD ohiogsp the birds you get from me should like that as it is far nicer than my loft!!!

[ohiogsp]

Thanks, The second set of loft pics is the one they are going in. It is the same as the pic but now has more breeding boxes in it. They should be very happy.

[Lady Tarheel]

This is just curiosity but in the 6th picture where the roof is being put on, will water run into the "aviary" (or whatever it is called) part of the loft and does this ever create problems?

Ohio, you have done a wonderful job. Bet it was a lot of work moving it out of the garage! When my husband built our aviaries, he did it in sections and put it on a garden trailer and hauled it to the backyard from our garage by using the lawnmower.

[ohiogsp]

Yes, water does run off through the front of the aviary. I believe all the red rose lofts are this way. I think some of the birds "like it" when it rains and they go right out there to get a bath. The garage door was over sized or it would never have fit through it.