loft ventilation

is this not a draft though

If the holes are very small lets say 1/4 inch holes then it slows the cold air movement down and reduces any form of draft happening, this is if your loft is always facing the wind but if not then you would not need the boards to stop drafts

so without the boards it is still ok

The only time i would use boards would be when the wind is blowing into the loft and causing a draft which can make the pigeons uncomfortable within the loft

But as long as there are no gales and you have a good supply of air entering the loft no need to use boards

ok thanks

on our old widowhood loft we had louvres at the front which were fixed so they couldnt be opened or closed and these worked quite well and like don says never caused a draft.........i think loft ventilation is often overlooked and not took seriously enough, i know..........ive neglected it.

All you need is a good air supply at a steady flow which if you stand in your loft you can feel a very small moment of air which does not disturb the birds

Don Webb wrote:

All you need is a good air supply at a steady flow which if you stand in your loft you can feel a very small moment of air which does not disturb the birds

i have a stock loft which is 8x5 ft at the bottom of the front is a louvre and on the sides are openings 5ft x 2ft with mini flights attatched do you think this is a correct air flow don its pretty blowy in there at times also on the front where the door is open by day is a mesh inner door but its at night i have a concern and i house 12 birds in this loft ,anyones point of view would be appreciated ,thanks

darren i have spinning cowls on my lofts so even when darkening youngbirds they still have a steady airflow

thats a good idea ian,but my neighbours are so objectional that i would not want to rock the boat as they have already phoned the council up on my loft erecting and the thing is they cant even see it so i have to be careful now and cannot have loft no4 or make any changes to the airspace so im told.

oldstrain wrote:

thats a good idea ian,but my neighbours are so objectional that i would not want to rock the boat as they have already phoned the council up on my loft erecting and the thing is they cant even see it so i have to be careful now and cannot have loft no4 or make any changes to the airspace so im told.

Ask the council the amount of air space allowed mate and have it in writing then you can work things mate or have a word with the RPRA

It is just like when you ask for a conservatory they always ask about the volume of air space

oldstrain wrote:

Don Webb wrote:

All you need is a good air supply at a steady flow which if you stand in your loft you can feel a very small moment of air which does not disturb the birds

i have a stock loft which is 8x5 ft at the bottom of the front is a louvre and on the sides are openings 5ft x 2ft with mini flights attatched do you think this is a correct air flow don its pretty blowy in there at times also on the front where the door is open by day is a mesh inner door but its at night i have a concern and i house 12 birds in this loft ,anyones point of view would be appreciated ,thanks

For me the more air the better but you have to have the flow coming in in a way the it is not like a gale force wind which hits your birds as this can cause one eye colds

With having the cowls which Ian has they pull the air through the loft so there is a steady air flow coming into the loft

Darren this is only my opinion as i did this at my own loft get some quarter ply with holes drilled in it and place it over the lovers this will slow the air flow down because at night the louvers allow to much cold air and if the wind direction hits the louvers then your birds will feel uncomfatable
Hope this helps you out mate PM me if you need to know anymore

I must say I agree that ventilation is over looked in 80% of all lofts I have seen locally, they are often stuffy and quite closed in, I prefer the wind howling through the loft than a dry still loft. My atic loft has produced excellant results racing and the birds always look well in it. And I have the window wide open most days except windy wet days, and any sawdust/chippings that I put down are blown around often, the news papers in the nestboxes are flapping, but to me this is best, Don had it right I like to feel a little change of air in the loft rather than it to be still, but my attic loft is like this but mostly its windy...lol

Cheers Martyn

thankyou all for your views and help

oldstrain wrote:

thankyou all for your views and help  

Just did a google in space, on a little brown bottle etc & this topic surprise surprise by chance     come up .  

Feed plenty of beans and there will always be wind in the loft

cowandchicken wrote:

Feed plenty of beans and there will always be wind in the loft

Beans Baked beans on toast, same same     I suspect CC .  

Bloody hell this is an old post lol

Not relevant.

feck me this is years old that lofts gone now

oldstrain wrote:

feck me this is years old that lofts gone now

Maybe so relevant/irelevant just remember though O/S I was on the look out etc for a little brown bottle as such.

I deleted the post. Did not know it was an old one.

halcanada wrote:

I deleted the post. Did not know it was an old one.

Old you should know/understand Hal some times one must dig into the past etc     to find a solution for the sorry mess this sport is in now, with the over use of antibiotic's as such.

Knackered wrote:

oldstrain wrote:

feck me this is years old that lofts gone now

Maybe so relevant/irelevant just remember though O/S I was on the look out etc for a little brown bottle as such.

come on oz spill the beans what ya looking for