jord
76 posts
Feb 25, 2007
4:15 AM
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there are many different perches wat would you say are the best for in a kit box ?
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Santandercol
806 posts
Feb 25, 2007
5:51 AM
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Jord,
I like the box perch for the kitboxes(8"X8").In a 4'X4'X3' kitbox you can fit over 30 box type perches.Leave a 1/2" gap between the perch and the wall for the shit to be scaped easily.
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Kelly
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Velo99
943 posts
Feb 25, 2007
6:57 AM
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I use v perches. I feel it keeps my birds cleaner than box perches and facilitates keeping them calmer in the box.
This one is cheap and easy and works great in a open setting.No up or down. Just draw a level line on the wall screw it and forget it. Make sure to glue the joints good. Those cocks hitting it a thousand times will break it loose at the lower joint. You can make it longer,taller or shorter for whatever you need.
I use this one when I pull out the breeder boxes over the winter
JMHO
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V99
Good spinners don`t always
make good breeders.
http://www.bluedotloft.50megs.com
Last Edited by on Feb 25, 2007 9:46 AM
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TheGame
21 posts
Jul 13, 2008
10:52 PM
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Can someone add more options to the list as far as perches go??
Im really thinking of going with the V shaped but not 100% on how to make them :(
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CVRC
257 posts
Jul 13, 2008
10:54 PM
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i like the v perches best...
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Cristian Castro
CM Loft
CVR
WWW.COACHELLAVALLEYROLLERS.COM
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TheGame
23 posts
Jul 13, 2008
11:05 PM
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Whats the easiest way to hold V perches up??
Is it by making a lot of them then nailing them to a 2x3 or 2x4 then nailing the 2x4 to the wall of the lofts?
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kopetsa
1162 posts
Jul 14, 2008
12:21 AM
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I like these a lot, because they never crap on each other.. lol it's true
Sorry it a bad picture.. I had to shut off the lights to take it lol..
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Andrew
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Santandercol
2753 posts
Jul 14, 2008
6:05 AM
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Once you have the v-perches screwed together(predrill holes in the wood before screwing so they don't crack)cut a plywood square about 8"X8" and screw that to the backside of the v-perch.Now screw the plywood to the wall of the kitbox.I like box perches best myself.You can get way more in a kitbox.
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Kel.
Rum-30 Lofts
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TheGame
25 posts
Jul 14, 2008
8:22 AM
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Do you have to sand down the top of the V perches so the points not sharp but rather smooth for the birds feet?? Or does it not matter?
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SSLOFTS
69 posts
Jul 14, 2008
9:21 AM
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Andrew,I use kinda the same,except I turn them so the birds perch on the narrow edge.Same results here,the birds stay very clean. Nick
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SSLOFTS
70 posts
Jul 14, 2008
9:23 AM
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Forgot to say,I use V perches also,but you don't have to scrape the straight ones anywhere near as much. Nick
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TheGame
26 posts
Jul 14, 2008
5:56 PM
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What size wood are you guys making your straight perches out of?? I have lots of 2x4s and a couple of 2X3s...
How long do you make them?? And how far apart are they spaced?
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SSLOFTS
71 posts
Jul 14, 2008
6:04 PM
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I use 2X3 It's dark out now,so I'll measure them for you after work tomorrow. Nick
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Windjammer Loft
351 posts
Jul 14, 2008
6:21 PM
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TheGame.........I use 1/2" x6" pine board planks. I cut 1 piece 6" long and the other one 5 1/2 long. Nail the longer piece to the shorter piece to form a V.(@ piece is
6" long). Then cut piece of wood 4" square. Nail it to the back of the V so a point of the square is even to the point of the V perch. Pre-drill (2 holes)in the 4" square piece and screw it to the wall. I put them 9" apart from top to bottom and at the widest part of the V,2 1/2" apart.
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Fly High and Roll On
Paul
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cvr(FR3rd)
89 posts
Jul 15, 2008
1:03 PM
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i like the "V" perches because they don't crap on each other and when the poop falls of the perch it is dried up easy too clean
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Fernando Ruelas
CVR
Ruelas loft
Last Edited by on Jul 15, 2008 1:04 PM
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SSLOFTS
73 posts
Jul 15, 2008
2:15 PM
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Jord,I measured my perches.They are a 10" 2X3 with a opposite 45 cut on each end.I made mine a little long so the ORs tail clears the wall,8 or 9" would probably be plenty for a Birm.I cut a 2" wide strip of 1/2" plywood and screw through it into the perches and then screw through the plywood into the wall. Nick
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quickspin
756 posts
Jul 15, 2008
2:23 PM
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Here you go.
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SALAS LOFT
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TheGame
30 posts
Jul 15, 2008
2:43 PM
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Thank you everyone for your help :)
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joshdonlan
32 posts
Jul 15, 2008
2:44 PM
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Quickspin
I really like the look of your kitbox, im just in the process of building a set of 2. Do you have any more pics of it so that i cabn use them as a guide?
Thanks
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Josh
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nicksiders
2943 posts
Jul 15, 2008
2:53 PM
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Some neat stuff. I like those things thought out and some of you guys can think it out real good
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Just My Take On Things
Nick Siders
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TheGame
32 posts
Jul 15, 2008
6:31 PM
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Made some perches today!
Made ones just like kopetsa posted. Made these because they were very easy to make and I had all the materials already so I figured id give it a shot! Ill post some pics soon!
Now im just debating on where to place them in the loft :x
Last Edited by on Jul 15, 2008 6:32 PM
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