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Racing Pigeon Loft: One Key Element You Must Have: BY ANDRE BANKS
Just imagine after building the pigeon loft of champions you find out that you overlooked a vital element to your pigeons racing success. To make matters worse you found out because of this missing element you have lost several key races and if nothing is done your pigeons will continue to lose.
You may be thinking to yourself this is an extreme what could be that important.
Let me tell you my friend in racing pigeon’s one key element off of your loft can be the means to winning or loosing.
Okay I think I given you enough reason to at least keep reading to find out what the key element is. The element I am referring to here is the pigeon perch. Now believe me, I didn’t realize the importance of this element either but believe me it is pivotal for your loft since the comfort of your pigeons depends on it.
Now the exact type of your pigeon perch will be different due to your breed of pigeon. In most cases racing pigeons and fancy pigeons that look like racers will and should have the same kind of perch.
The most common measurements for these perches are approximately 10 inches square, with a depth ranging about 5 inches. These kinds of perches are commonly known as “box perches”. In more cases than not these perches can be built in units and will fit smoothly into the wall space at the back of your loft section.
Now take note these box pigeon perches are not really made for fancy pigeons with more fluffy feathered legs. The reason being their feathers would easily become dirty from the droppings. For this factor you should make a pigeon perch that will allow your more feathered fancy to stand comfortably, without risking his plumage getting damaged or dirty.
Now since the box perch will not be suitable in this case it is highly recommend that you should think of designing the inverted “v” perch. These are the best for the fancy breeds.Depending on your preference and what seems like the norm of most fanciers many perches are designed as floor units. There are pro’s and cons to this design but ultimately the decision is yours.
Now please pay attention because this is important: Perches are one of the key elements you must have for your racing pigeon loft but it is not the exclusive element. There are others that with the constraints of an article I could not disclose. Now I will be remiss if I did not give you this http://tinyurl.com/338vgxx/ as you clink on the link you will see all you need for your racing pigeon loft.
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Converting any outdoor structure to a perfect pigeon loft by Elliot Lang
Now there are some great ideas people have for lofts and then their are individuals who are in a class all of their own. Here is a great article from Elliot Lang. I am also including his book if you want to bring your loft and breed pigeons to the next level he is one you need to follow.
Here is his article.
Over the years, every possible location for a pigeon loft has been used. In Belgium and Holland, some of the best fanciers are still regularly installing lofts and keeping pigeons literally in their lofts!
Although this is both convenient and easily accessible from within the house, it really isn’t as sanitary as an outdoor space for your birds. In a lot of places it is actually illegal to keep pigeons inside your house and will result in your local sanitary inspector or public health officer shutting you down.
With very little cost you can convert almost any outdoor structure into a great loft that your pigeons will be happy in. It could be a shed, a grainary or an old barn; anything has potential!
As an example of this, during World War II, the British Army converted a number of double decker buses into huge, portable pigeon lofts that could easy store hundreds of birds. The only real limit is your imagination (so long as it’s in a healthy environment: you don’t want the pigeon loft to make your pigeons ill),
There are pigeon fanciers who only build their lofts above stables with the belief that the strong smell of the manure will help their pigeons find their way home. It could be true, but you can never be certain! All I can think about, in this situation, is that pigeon lofts above stables will have all sorts of horrible vapours seeping up into the air that your pigeons are breathing, which may cause them a great deal of discomfort.
In reality, for most people, the best and cheapest structures for converting will be old sheds, potting sheds or garages.
