Pigeon Lofts & Hardware

[meng]

Do anyone know of plans to build breeding boxes?
FYI. I just finished building my loft from

http://www.redroselofts.com/starter_loft.htm

It was fun building it.

[Lovebirds]

Originally Posted by meng

Do anyone know of plans to build breeding boxes?
FYI. I just finished building my loft from

http://www.redroselofts.com/starter_loft.htm

It was fun building it.

Is this new loft going to be your breeding loft? We have a loft designed after the one at Red Rose, it's just a little bigger. The section we have our cocks in has some nest boxes that are pretty nice to raise youngsters in. I don't know of a specific site that has plans for breeding boxes though. The pictures can be found here:

http://lovebirdsloft.homestead.com/W...dLoftPage.html

[meng]

You have a lovely loft. It is going to be a breeding box. What should be the dimension for each box.

[Lovebirds]

Originally Posted by meng

You have a lovely loft. It is going to be a breeding box. What should be the dimension for each box.

Thank you.......
Well, the bigger the better..........It should be AT LEAST 24" X 12" X 12". You need room for two nest bowls, one in each corner.

[meng]

Your breeding box look like a good size. Is it 24" x 12" x 12"?

[Lovebirds]

Originally Posted by meng

Your breeding box look like a good size. Is it 24" x 12" x 12"?

Actually, the boxes in the Widowhood loft with the different colored fronts are about 30" X 16". The boxes in our breeding loft are about 26" X 16" This according to my husband. He's the builder.
You'll notice that there are two different fronts on the two boxes. I personally prefer raising babies in the one with the doors that open. Just makes it easier to clean the inside. We let our widowhood pairs raise one round in that loft and it was ok but a little harder to clean around the colored front because it's stationary. Just a presonal preference.

[Victor]

Hi fellow members and guests,

One more point I would like to add is the importance of adding mesh screen in front of your hardware cloth. This screen material is available in grey and black metal type, and a soft fiberglass roll is also available and can be found at most home improvement stores.It is easy to cut.

A roll can cost about $7.00 or so, and come in various lengths and widths and can be secured with tacks over the hardware cloth, and can be easily removed after the mosquito season, which can run from mid Spring to early Fall.

I also keeps out other pests such as flies and bees or wasps.

[agent prongs]

I had wanted to build my own but what exactly does loft look like



Marie

[Lovebirds]

Originally Posted by agent prongs

I had wanted to build my own but what exactly does loft look like



Marie

Marie, If you will type in racing pigeons or racing pigeon lofts or pigeon lofts in your search engine, you'll get lots of web sites with pictures. Lofts can be VERY elaborate and or VERY simple. Depends on your skill as a carpenter, your budget and what you plan to do.

[WhiteWingsCa]

Here are some websites with good loft ideas:

http://www.redroselofts.com/starter_loft.htm
http://www.redroselofts.com/carlos_loft.htm
http://www.pigeonplanet.com/images/loft_raz.jpg

[hillfamilyloft]

I always had an idea for a loft. I am thinking of finding an older flatbed trailer, floored with wood. Such as the ones used to pull four wheelers etc, about 14 x 7. You could knock out a few wood slats four a grated floor under the perches. Then you could build a loft on the trailer, attached soundly to the base. You could build removable aviaries when you want to move the loft. This loft could be fully movable just by putting air in the tires and hooking up to the loft. You could skirt it when set up to hide the undercarriage and wheels. You could build an aviary around the neck of the trailer. Just an idea that I always have had.
Randy

[DEEJAY7950]

http://www.redroselofts.com/starter_loft.htm
I plan to build a loft based on " Steve Ribaudo's " Build, looks good, will start with a small 8x8 like that and then later hopefully add on for a young bird loft! Although i must say i did change things around alot to make it into what i needed ( inside loft storage for misc items)!

Red rose loft has many good ideas to consider i highly recommend visting their site for information!

[SmithFamilyLoft]

Originally Posted by hillfamilyloft

I always had an idea for a loft. I am thinking of finding an older flatbed trailer, floored with wood. Such as the ones used to pull four wheelers etc, about 14 x 7. You could knock out a few wood slats four a grated floor under the perches. Then you could build a loft on the trailer, attached soundly to the base. You could build removable aviaries when you want to move the loft. This loft could be fully movable just by putting air in the tires and hooking up to the loft. You could skirt it when set up to hide the undercarriage and wheels. You could build an aviary around the neck of the trailer. Just an idea that I always have had.
Randy

Hello Randy,

Our combine race secretary built just what you described. I'm not sure that it is that much different then a WWI or II pigeon corps type of mobile loft. Although for as often as a loft needs to be moved, a modular design which can be taken apart and relocated, may work just as well.

[hillfamilyloft]

Warren
I would love to find one of those old WWII mobile lofts for a young bird race loft. It would be cool to build a replica of one.
Randy

[abisai]

Need plans for a nice inexpensive loft . . .? Go to the following addy . . .click the link that says starter loft, and check out their plans . . .also examples of other folk who followed the design with some variations.. 'ats how i build my loft . . nad I must say I'm quite happy with it abisai

http://members.aol.com/pioneerloft/#