well time to revamp the stockloft lol

well its that time ov yr these fings need to be done moved all cocks out now started rippin it to bits made gd headway in there today nearly all stripped out lol
ill take some pics as we go along so the lads can see the reconstruction  

look forward to seeing the pictures ste........ 

Will second that David look forward to seeing the pictures mate

hope it goes well steve be interesting to see the progress..gonna be busy myself knocking the loft about lol

well good progress completely stripped it out to a bare shell but fck I feel rough after it ill tell you need to slow down abit getting on in yrs now still fink im a young chicken lol took some pics will try yo upload tomoz  

Don Webb wrote:

Will second that David look forward to seeing the pictures mate

So will I Don (Pictures)   (One hopes I got it right this time)  . I rang a good mate up at the weekend here (talk on the phone mainly) & said I was coming up to watch him clock in the national race etc. New loft, new house & a new garden type of thing. "Impressive" Big time !!!! & absolute credit to him & his family etc Ex Pom (UNC) he is   & his brother was there also. I     couldn't understand a word he was saying   through the afternoon I'm afraid, thou I can understand his brother  . Anyway !!!!!!! after a great afternoon "talking pigeons etc" I went home & had a good look at my chicken coop   & thought, I my as well put a match to it, compared to my mates new loft.  
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yes they take a bit of understanding some of them in the UNC...... , im the same when i see some members lofts, i feel like putting a match to my pile of fire wood....... 

David wrote:

yes they take a bit of understanding some of them in the UNC...... , im the same when i see some members lofts, i feel like putting a match to my pile of fire wood....... 

i seen some ranshackle lofts in my time and funny enough most flew good birds to them i once asked an old guy how he flew so well to that old shed he replied when it chucked it doon with rain his loft was always bone dry and the birds where happy as the shed was well ventalated and he said remember never judge a book by its cover its whats inside not out side that counts from that day to this i always think the bonnie lofts is for the fanciers and keeps the wife and neibours off your back sean

seanl wrote:

David wrote:

yes they take a bit of understanding some of them in the UNC...... , im the same when i see some members lofts, i feel like putting a match to my pile of fire wood....... 

i seen some ranshackle lofts in my time and funny enough most flew good birds to them i once asked an old guy how he flew so well to that old shed he replied when it chucked it doon with rain his loft was always bone dry  and the  birds where happy as the shed was well ventalated  and he said  remember never judge a book by its cover  its whats inside not out side that counts    from that day to this  i always think the bonnie lofts is for the fanciers and keeps the wife and neibours off your back  sean

That old guy !!!!!!   was a very wise man Sean. Thou I'm all for nice lofts etc just to keep the neighbours happy type of thing. Certainly dryness is part of the secret in my view & that is why there is still a place for the chicken coop style lofts etc  . I just posted about a hard race we had here at the weekend etc. The winner is what we call a country pigeon etc. Old flyer, old type pigeons (nothing fancy) & the pigeon/flyer that looks like finishing 5th, early the next morning here, is an old club mate of mine (good worker for his fed) but his loft is an utter disgrace I'm afraid I would have to say, so not for the purists    . The pigeon thou that he clocked is an absolute cracker, as she was clocked early on in the season (4th Fed, all day fly) when there were not many home on the day etc & so what ever one may think of her loft, one would have to say, she just loves her enviroment where she sleeps. My mate thou, cheeky type (little fat bloke)    has already put an order in, for the first round of eggs off her (Smart man).  
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