It will soon be time to decide which pigeons breed and which won’t. I’m also closer to making a decision on the loft and give newcomers a taste of what daily life is like with a small loft in winter. Avian influenza (bird flu) is rife in the UK and we’ve all been forced to keep our birds locked up. The good news it will means the hawks won’t get to eat racing pigeon this winter. The bad news is I suspect this ban may not be lifted until late in the spring/early summer.
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Good morning, All the best !
That’s a great idea 👍
To stop your birds perching on the top of your drinkers screw a couple of long screws threw the top .. they wont land on it again trust me it works
Your right mate , timber is very expensive now .
If the loft is right for you get it ready made . Give yourself plenty space so you can manage your stock and not overcrowd . Happy birds less stress .
been their done this bird flue and keeping them in and no racing ,,,it wont be long before you give them up ,its not worth the trouble in the end, enjoy it while you can .what will finish you is getting paramyxo , you will get it never mind how much you try not to ,
Try looking second hand for a loft.
I brought mine last month 24×8 corridor 3 section with boxes perches, aviary 2500.
You can still have your birds out for an hour a day the restrictions only apply to poultry
Small bucket & put a pedal bin liner in,long handle scraper 10 min job to scrape out loft.Have you chose a loft supplier as yet to get your order in?Good to get some plastic grills for your boxes maybe Blackpool show.Good viewing👍🍻
It's good to see a new video from you.
Like watching you on YouTube hopefully get myself a loft soon but like you said expensive thinking about one loft to start with, not to big then getting one later like you are doing and hope to get some young birds but not expensive ones
Cleaning the perches and the floor is part of the sport. It's part of the package, ahah. Best of luck pairing up and breeding. I'm going to start mine 2nd week of December.
With lights on they lay quicker (10 days+) then with no lights. Fertility is the same.
No need to fly the birds in winter, just creates more situations in witch you can lose them or get injured.
Maybe using a triangle scraper to pull towards you would make scraping allot faster. Clean the floor with a large scraper with a long handle so you won't have to crouch all the time. Pick the pile of droppings up with a dust pan and brush.
Hello just to let you know that I keep racing pigeons as well from Livingston in Scotland
love the idea to experiment and pair best to best and worst to worst to see how the offspring compare. hope you try it and i’m subscribed and will be watching!
I loved cleaning the birds out .when I was a kid good to see you back
If you put your handle on the wall instead of the door your handle alone will hold the door.
just because a young bird never came in the running in the races … old bird races using the same birds may come up with a surprise all depends on how you motivate them ..
I've only had pigeons for three months. But I installed a 4 foot 40 amp grow light and run it for 12 hrs. a day. I think the birds like it. I have card board on the floor covered with wheat straw. I'm not going to do any cleaning till spring. I don't see how it matters, wild birds live on their own crap. I'm thinking it probably enhances the immune system of the bird.
Hi from Luton, what bloodline you have trough your birds?
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