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edgie
Youngbird
Posts : 2398
Join date : 2013-01-21
| | Subject: where do you place Wed Oct 12, 2016 8:10 am | |
| where do you place your drinker in the loft , I think it is best off the floor it does not get contaminated as easy , I put mine on up turned milk crates , and on shelves of the ground but I also put two bits of wood under the drinker so there is an air flow , it stops damp patches that you don't want , these can be a breeding ground for deseases  |
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oldstrain
Oldbird
Posts : 16429
Join date : 2011-01-03
Location : the magic roundabout
| | Subject: Re: where do you place Wed Oct 12, 2016 8:52 am | |
| ours are up on cable reels about 16 inches off the ground |
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redrog
Youngbird
Posts : 2277
Join date : 2012-12-02
Age : 68
Location : rhos, wrexham
| | Subject: Re: where do you place Wed Oct 12, 2016 10:42 am | |
| raised off floor on drinker stands |
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Lofty
Youngbird
Posts : 2008
Join date : 2015-10-07
Location : Swansea
| | Subject: Re: where do you place Wed Oct 12, 2016 10:54 am | |
| Knocked up a couple of stands, all the drinkers are about 6inches off the floors |
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David
Oldbird
Posts : 43897
Join date : 2009-03-18
Location : Leeds
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blueskylofts
Youngbird
Posts : 1756
Join date : 2016-02-28
Age : 70
Location : Glos - South West England
| | Subject: Re: where do you place Wed Oct 12, 2016 5:36 pm | |
| - oldstrain wrote:
- ours are up on cable reels about 16 inches off the ground
I think a lot of people use cable reels Darren. I wouldn't have room for cable reels - although I think they are a great idea. Phil |
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oldstrain
Oldbird
Posts : 16429
Join date : 2011-01-03
Location : the magic roundabout
| | Subject: Re: where do you place Wed Oct 12, 2016 6:00 pm | |
| mine are only 16 inch in circumference phil and about same in height |
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peel bros
Oldbird
Posts : 13151
Join date : 2009-03-27
Age : 60
Location : south shields
| | Subject: Re: where do you place Wed Oct 12, 2016 8:30 pm | |
| All our are off the floor bar one |
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Don Webb
Oldbird
Posts : 14930
Join date : 2009-03-27
Age : 51
Location : Tipton
| | Subject: Re: where do you place Thu Oct 13, 2016 12:03 am | |
| - edgie wrote:
- where do you place your drinker in the loft , I think it is best off the floor it does not get contaminated as easy , I put mine on up turned milk crates , and on shelves of the ground but I also put two bits of wood under the drinker so there is an air flow , it stops damp patches that you don't want , these can be a breeding ground for deseases
Did the same Edgie always of the floor |
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blueskylofts
Youngbird
Posts : 1756
Join date : 2016-02-28
Age : 70
Location : Glos - South West England
| | Subject: Re: where do you place Thu Oct 13, 2016 6:46 am | |
| OK - I have another question that has come out of the comments we have had.
If you lift the drinker/s up off the floor - 2 inches or 6 - HOW much room do you give the birds around the drinker?
I used to have my drinkers on a self made' stand in one corner. The plinth was about 3 inches bigger
all-round than the drinker. I found that one cock would try and dominate the drinker, and there was no room for 2 drinkers.
Phil |
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edgie
Youngbird
Posts : 2398
Join date : 2013-01-21
| | Subject: Re: where do you place Thu Oct 13, 2016 7:48 am | |
| standing room only , and I use milk crates they are not very comfy birds don't want to stay on them . |
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oldstrain
Oldbird
Posts : 16429
Join date : 2011-01-03
Location : the magic roundabout
| | Subject: Re: where do you place Thu Oct 13, 2016 8:10 am | |
| about 3or4 inches when drinkers on ...birds drink then off |
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Don Webb
Oldbird
Posts : 14930
Join date : 2009-03-27
Age : 51
Location : Tipton
| | Subject: Re: where do you place Thu Oct 13, 2016 10:31 pm | |
| - edgie wrote:
- standing room only , and I use milk crates they are not very comfy birds don't want to stay on them .
Spot on Edgie |
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