New Nestboxes Fitted Today .

decided to fit the new boxes today, the weather was fine and dry so made a start ........first basketted the pigeons, then removed the box perches then made a start on fitting the nest boxes, all went smoothly, nothing went wrong for a change, and all fitted and birds in without too much upheavel ......

NOT PERFECT, A BIT OUT, BUT THEY WILL DO FOR NOW, CAN ALWAYS ADJUST AT A LATER DATE .

a bit of quabbling but nothing much, so all birds in two sections are now together ....ready for breeding

10/10 David,  another job out the way. Nice family of pigeons, hope you got them housetrained no sh***ing  allowed on that new plywood

What's the pigeon in pic 7 with the white spot?

noooooo colin, cant sh*t on the boxes ......... will all have to wear a nappy

yes i can just leave them to it now colin, will just keep an eye on any who arnt paired, but most are pairs who have been togetyher for a few years, so cant see any problems with those .........i do have 3 - 4 pairs who are new, so ill leave them to choose their own mates .

next job decorating the hallway and living room ..........

barnie wrote:

10/10 David,  another job out the way. Nice family of pigeons, hope you got them housetrained no sh***ing  allowed on that new plywood

What's the pigeon in pic 7 with the white spot?

the one in the nestbox colin ...? caudwell van reet, in fact they all are in that section, apart from one pair of frans zwol from darren .

all ya need david eh ....well done now it all starts ,do youput a supporting leg at the front of the boxes from the underside to the floor ? maybe not required

David wrote:

barnie wrote:

10/10 David,  another job out the way. Nice family of pigeons, hope you got them housetrained no sh***ing  allowed on that new plywood

What's the pigeon in pic 7 with the white spot?

the one in the nestbox colin ...? caudwell van reet, in fact they all are in that section, apart from one pair of frans zwol from darren .

Yes that's the one , be on eggs in @10 days all being well, best wishes

Should have been a Chippy David, saved being out in the cold not a brickie.

Can now enjoy one of most enjoyable parts of the sport nothing like
breeding and all that it entails.

Regards.

oldstrain wrote:

all ya need david eh ....well done now it all starts ,do youput a supporting leg at the front of the boxes from the underside to the floor ? maybe not required

no darren, ive a length of 2 x 2 fixed along the back wall, that the boxes rests on, then screwed through into it ...........

MISTY wrote:

Should have been a Chippy David, saved being out in the cold not a brickie.

Can now enjoy one of most enjoyable parts of the sport nothing like
breeding and all that it entails.

Regards.

a couple of minor adjustments misty, i`ll do them over the next few days, it will prey on my mind if they arn`t lined up properly .

i remember years ago misty, bricks sticking to my hands when it was freezing .........but it was nice in the summer

David wrote:

MISTY wrote:

Should have been a Chippy David, saved being out in the cold not a brickie.

Can now enjoy one of most enjoyable parts of the sport nothing like
breeding and all that it entails.

Regards.

a couple of minor adjustments misty, i`ll do them over the next few days, it will prey on my mind if they arn`t lined up properly .

i remember years ago misty, bricks sticking to my hands when it was freezing .........but it was nice in the summer

Balancing type act being a Traddie type in some ways etc I suggest David when considering how the weather effects how one works on the tools & what in the end is enjoyable or not on average I found .

David wrote:

oldstrain wrote:

all ya need david eh ....well done now it all starts ,do youput a supporting leg at the front of the boxes from the underside to the floor ? maybe not required

no darren, ive a length of 2 x 2 fixed along the back wall, that the boxes rests on, then screwed through into it ...........

ah right sorted ...are the 2 zwols paired david

barnie wrote:

10/10 David,  another job out the way. Nice family of pigeons, hope you got them housetrained no sh***ing  allowed on that new plywood

What's the pigeon in pic 7 with the white spot?

True 10/10, thou suspect somehow they are going to working overtime etc filling David's ring issue of 140 rings, if I remember it correctly .

They’re better than most of the furniture in my house

oldstrain wrote:

ah right sorted ...are the 2 zwols paired david

yes darren, they were paired up last year, but i didnt breed anything off them, one egg rolled out of the box, and they left the other one .........hoping to get a pair off them this year .

Boosey wrote:

They’re better than most of the furniture in my house

pictures make them look better than they are

Knackered wrote:

Balancing type act being a Traddie type in some ways etc I suggest David when considering how the weather effects how one works on the tools & what in the end is enjoyable or not on average I found .

couldnt beat being rained off knackered, sat in the cabin all day playing cards, still getting paid ............

David wrote:

oldstrain wrote:

ah right sorted ...are the 2 zwols paired david

yes darren, they were paired up last year, but i didnt breed anything off them, one egg rolled out of the box, and they left the other one .........hoping to get a pair off them this year .

ah right they should breed some nice ybs that pairing ...goodluck with the breeding david at least its milder now to eh ,was no fun out in that cold snap

Boosey wrote:

They’re better than most of the furniture in my house

Appears Boosey somehow we apparently shop at the same type places etc End of the day thou not all bad I suggest as it's amazing at times, the joy one can get out off an old type piano when played by the right hands as such .

Canny

Boxes look good their dave nice and big enough for two nest pans what fronts you going to put on them

markevans wrote:

Boxes look good their dave nice and big enough for two nest pans what fronts you going to put on them

im not putting fronts on them mark, i took all my other fronts off too ......i can scrape out easier and fit 2 bowls if need be, i find it a lot easier without fronts .

Makes a lot of sense to me David not having fronts on if you are not racing.

Do not expect any fighting but with fronts many a pigeon has been injured through not being able to get out when an intruder, and it will only take ten minutes to keep them as clean as you want.

Think the less nooks and  cranies the better.

Regards.

yes exactly my thoughts misty, most pairs are kept the same, plus i dont race , so it suits my needs having no fronts .........

Thought you may have had up and over one's dave help with pairing and out the way when you don't need them that's mine

i more or less let them pair them selves mark, most are the same pairings evey year ...........any that have bred good ybs are always kept together, but its not a problem the pairs staying together normally .

plus i didnt have time to make up and overs, i needed to get them built and fitted so i could pair up .