MD Racing Pigeon Loft Build episode 4: how to build a homing pigeon loft
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2024
- Trim and finishing touches on the new loft!! Phase four of building our new homing pigeon / racing pigeon loft after relocating from Arizona. Perches, nest boxes, nest box fronts, sliding doors, and exterior trim. Enjoy!!
Wow thats a phenomenal looking loft! Great job. Real envious of your woodworking skills/tools haha.
Red Star Loft Thanks for the kind words!!! I did the nest box fronts at a friend’s house, so the router, drill press etc. are (sadly) not mine 😆
loft looks great 👍, birds will be comfortable and very happy to come home. And you are right, i actually don’t have pigeon beds in my loft 😂
808Sunrise Loft What?! No beds in your loft?! 😆 Too funny! Thanks for the kind words!
Happy birthday man ❤️
Aww thank you my friend!! And thanks for following!!
Doing a great job ,cheers from Australia 👍🏻
Silvio Sirianni Thanks mate!
Happy birthday man! So it looks like i can't move in now. All the best from Sydney, Australia!!
Ant Ma Still haven’t moved any birds in the third section, so don’t give up yet! 😉 Thanks for the birthday wishes too mate!!
Wow I really like this loft man
Thank you!!
Happy birthday!! 🎂 That’s a nice gift you got there! Best of luck brother! The new loft is looking really nice!
gps Loft Thanks for the kind words (and the birthday wishes)!! Best wishes to you as well!
Wow, what a great pigeon loft! You really know what you're doing (&you have an impressive wood working shop, or was that Ace the Helpful Place?)!
themerrykitchen Thanks!! I WISH that was my wood shop, but it is not; it’s my friend’s shop!
Wow! This turned out to be really good. You must have put really hard work on this. I'll try to make one in the future cause right now I only have 2 pigeons, but still amazing loft!
Thanks!! With just two birds you can keep them in something quite small and simple. As a kid I kept birds in a rabbit hutch and they did just fine! Ha! For that matter I have a pair that I keep in a rabbit hutch at present! Good luck!
very nice man. i am intending to build my own loft soon. i am so new in pigeons and browsing the internet to get the function and sizes of good loft.
what exactly i needed to focus is the size and design of nest boxes.
i found it in yours 16 x 16 x 23.5
the distance of front when hanging backwards to be enougg for cock to stand outside nest i guess may be 6" ?
after all, great work man
Thanks for the kind feedback and welcome to pigeons!! It's a great hobby/sport! Yes, 5-6 inches should be plenty! Good luck with the build!
Wow..beautiful job!
Many thanks! Appreciate it!!
Great pigeon loft !!
Bert Shkodrani Thanks a million!!
Nice work, Great loft!
Rocky Ridge Kennel & Loft Thanks!! I watched your vids and it looks like we had the same idea for the skylight!!! So far I really like that corrugated polycarbonate material.
@@RFRP great minds think alike! Seriously though your doing a first class job. You and the kids will sure enjoy it - not to mention the pigeons...
Happy birthday . Looking really nice I’m having some trouble with my sliding door can explain how did you build yours if possible ?
Soufiane Kerroum Yes! The sliding doors were difficult for me as well. I used the hardware from an interior closet door (see link below). Each door required multiple adjustments; I had to reposition the track from which they hang several times until the door hung right and worked smoothly. www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-48-in-Sliding-Door-Set-18396/202041870
Happy birthday.... Just found this now
Lucian Dickens Awe, thanks!!!
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 awesome loft
Oh thank you so much!!!
Awesome loft
Corey Floyd Thanks! Appreciate it!
Nice ! happy birthday!
Aww thanks!!
Great loft! I know its 15x10 but what are the size of the 3 sections? 5 each? Also whats the hallway width?
Thank you!! The hallway is 30” wide. The two smaller sections are 4’ 4”. Breeder section is just over 6’ wide
Great looking loft what size is looking to something like that.
Thank you!! It is 15x10 feet!
super v nice
Thank you very much!!
Hi how much the material cost u sir ? And how long it took to put toghther? Will this hold birds good in cold weather of Virginia and in snow ? Great loft by they way love the detail on it 👍
It cost around $2800 in materials. It took me a few months from start to finish because I work full time and have a large family. So I would work on it an hour or two in the evenings after work and then on Saturdays. I did not have a plan to follow-I designed it all myself- so a lot of time was spent figuring out how to do things and designing the layout and other features. If I worked on it 8 hours a day and did it over I could get it done in a week.
I live in Maryland so we have more or less the same climate. So far the birds have done just fine.
Thanks for your feedback, and keep in touch!
Can you please tell me sir,what type seed mix gives to training time ,which is high carb seed??
For pigeons they need high fat seeds (safflower, sunflower, flax, etc.) prior to long distance flying. Birds have different metabolic needs than humans.
Also what is the name of that what thing that you but in the boxes to separate each box from other looking really good
Soufiane Kerroum Sorry, I’m not sure if I understand exactly what part you are referring to. I used small white strips of pvc or wood to stabilize the 16” x 16” dividers (the dividers are made from 1/2 inch plywood). I constructed the boxes by attaching the two sides and horizontal bottoms to the back. Then, working from the bottom boxes to the top, I inserted the dividers. Once the bottom row of dividers was in place I was not able to fasten from underneath the next level of dividers. I used the strips of pvc or wood at the base of the dividers as a surface to attach the base of the diver to the horizontal floor of the box. Hope that makes sense!!!
JAR Loft thank you
Hello sir! Could you tell me what brand you used for the flooring and walls? Brand of the plywood thank you!
The floor is pressure treated plywood. The walls are exterior shed siding. Hope that helps!
do you remember what plywood you used to make the nestboxes?
I used 1/2 inch untreated plywood for the nest boxes
What is the size of your loft bro??
Thanks for the comment! It is 15 ft x 10 ft. The back side is 7 ft high and the front 8 ft high.
What are the dimensions of your nest boxes?
Dale & Associates 16” high x 16” deep x 23.5” wide. I wanted to make them big enough that the pairs could mate inside them.