Floor covering...?

hi can any 1 tell me wats the best thing to put on loft floor when breeding...
and wats the best thing to stop watery droppings..

i never put anything on the floor at anytime and as for wet droppings i wouldnt no

timmy wrote:

hi can any 1 tell me wats the best thing to put on loft floor when breeding...
and wats the best thing to stop watery droppings..

hi timmy, welcome to the site........
in my stock shed i use laysoft horse bedding on the floor, it absorbes a certain amount of moisture and also means you are not scraping out every day disturbing them etc......also there are sometimes a few reasons why pigeons will have watery droppings........can you be more spacific ?

hi timmy have you just parted them if you have i dont thinktheres much to worry about as its probably just stress, but keep an eye on them , also the horse bedding is very good for the winter and breeding season

do yous think it get 2dusty

no aslong as you just leave it alone if you want to rake it about to freshing it up just spray it lightly with water

i use horse bedding on the floor and if its deep enough the dust works its way to the bottom and does not circulate the air when they flap about having said that i change mine every 10 to 12 weeks the one i use is heavier than most eco comfy bed is the name of it

i used to work in a office were there were a lot of horsey people on reading one of there books i saw this floor covering and would use it

i use easibed for a floor covering (horse bedding)....i keep it a decent depth underneath where all the perches are,but only a light covering everwhere else on the floor,as i scrape the main floor every day.

Never used anything always used a very little amount of lime and sweeped it up never had a dusty loft

i use one full bale of softlay horse bedding per 6ft section, it gives a good depth which doesnt blow around when the birds are flying around the loft.

Something to consider in the future mate

i like it for the stock birds don, it means no cleaning out all the time and disturbing them...........all i do is remove any piles under the perches every few days,

i only use this in the stock shed tho and prefer to scrape out in the racing section.

Just have bare floors in my lofts, scrape it out daily.

O.k Mate

Alex wrote:

Just have bare floors in my lofts, scrape it out daily.

i do in theory alex, but lazyness gets the better of me sometimes...........lol

Don Webb wrote:

O.k Mate

if i remember correctly don it is approx 6 pound a bag, which easily does one secrtion, or maybe two depending on how deep you want it.......

David wrote:

Alex wrote:

Just have bare floors in my lofts, scrape it out daily.

i do in theory alex, but lazyness gets the better of me sometimes...........lol

Lol I like to get it done as its easier when there's not much on the floor

yes thats true alex, otherwise its an hours job and a couple of corn bags full.........lol

hi birdlady you need a dropping board under the perch this is a board about 8" wider than the perch and running the length of them this board will catch all the droppings and keep the floor dry

birdlady i should have said the board is fitted to the bottom of the perch. PM me if you are not sure

i have dropping boards most of the way round the shed, made them up myself with some plywood and batoning.thats were i put the deepest layer of easibed on,i only have 3 prs of birds atm,so i dont really have the volume of poop.i do have a vinyl floor in there,its slightly harder to scrape,as the scraper can catch on it,but it means i can mop it out easier,to try and keep the bugs down.

thats a good idea birdlady, mopping out with disinfectant..........

Admin wrote:

thats a good idea birdlady, mopping out with disinfectant..........

be careful as some bugs like a alkhaline enviroment

Alex wrote:

David wrote:

Alex wrote:

Just have bare floors in my lofts, scrape it out daily.

i do in theory alex, but lazyness gets the better of me sometimes...........lol

Lol I like to get it done as its easier when there's not much on the floor

yes i agree this is the best way but for ybs and all birds during winter its a deep litter for me as the loft floor can get damp hence coccidiossis jmo