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building a new loft this year
By: scott70 Date: April 20, 2011, 12:50 pm
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hi I am in no rush but I am going to build a new loft this year
it will be 10 feet wide buy 20 feet long this will be my new
breeding loft also 7 foot tall I would be great full for any
Ideas you may have also I will be breeding in pair cages so no
open loft breeding want to make sure who the pairs are do to the
fact I will be starting out with 2 familys of birds and dont
want them crossing and a idea of how many pairs I could keep in
this new loft there will be an area for hens and anothere for
cocks when they are not being breed
#Post#: 6276--------------------------------------------------
Re: building a new loft this year
By: Jay Knepp Date: April 20, 2011, 1:31 pm
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Scott70,
My loft is 10' x 18' I have a small area for feed two 5' x 4'
6" open loft areas for my foster pairs and 9 individual breeder
cages that are 30" x 30" x 28" tall. Under the individual
breeders I have 4 pens that I use for holding pens when I need
extra room or I can use them for breeders if I want. I applaud
you for doing the individual cages it makes for more work but it
is well worth it if you like to keep accurate records, I would
never go back to open loft after having my individual cages for
a few years. Jay
#Post#: 6278--------------------------------------------------
Re: building a new loft this year
By: Joe Asaro Date: April 20, 2011, 1:41 pm
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Scott70.....If you go 20 X 12 you can use full size plywood
sheets and no extra cuts for the floor. ;D Joe
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Re: building a new loft this year
By: Joe Asaro Date: April 20, 2011, 1:50 pm
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Scott70... Have 4X4 ft kit pens the whole front of your loft
and two can be for breakup cocks and hens and the others three
for flying and you walk into all of them from the inside. 8)
Joe
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Re: building a new loft this year
By: scott70 Date: April 20, 2011, 1:51 pm
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hi Jay can you by chance send some pics of your loft that would
be a great help
Joe I am trying to push out to a 12 by 20 but I live in the city
and have to watch what I do but thank you for the info Joe I
like that I dea but space is tight
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Re: building a new loft this year
By: Joe Asaro Date: April 20, 2011, 3:07 pm
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Scott70....Whatever you end up with, Enjoy your hobby. 8) Joe
#Post#: 6286--------------------------------------------------
Re: building a new loft this year
By: Sound Rollers Date: April 20, 2011, 5:09 pm
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What ever you build, think about the air you'll breath while
your in the loft. If I was building a new loft; it would have 10
foot outer opening doors. I would design it so i could open the
doors and windows and have a 100% air exchange. Two sides would
be completely open in the spring and summer time with the roof
for shade.
John
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Re: building a new loft this year
By: scott70 Date: April 22, 2011, 4:00 am
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we are no longer going to be building our new loft we are
getting out of rollers but thank you for you help
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Re: building a new loft this year
By: Sound Rollers Date: April 22, 2011, 7:13 am
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Scott, that was a quick change of thought. If you don't mind,
can you explain why your getting out of rollers?
John[quote author=scott70 link=topic=496.msg6353#msg6353
date=1303462854]
we are no longer going to be building our new loft we are
getting out of rollers but thank you for you help
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#Post#: 6368--------------------------------------------------
Re: building a new loft this year
By: Sound Rollers Date: April 22, 2011, 12:46 pm
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Scott, you start with two birds, if their offspring roll 20 to
30 ft with good form, you keep breeding. You sound bitter. Just
have fun. [quote author=scott70 link=topic=496.msg6361#msg6361
date=1303491672]
Sound Rollers We are getting out for 2 reasons one as a family
just getting back in there is no way to tell what you should
start with and what you shouldnt so why try the othere reason is
WE started all this for fun and it has turned in to a great big
money pit with no standered of bird to go with and no set rulles
to go buy what is the point of having them at least hommers
have a set of rules for your birds heck even show birds do to
and I cant stand show birds lol but take care and thank you for
your Ideas
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