Mrconductor
64 posts
Nov 22, 2007
6:05 PM
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How cold does it get inside your lofts in winter?
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Ed B.
Man of few words due to a lack of typing skills.
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RXR Loft
70 posts
Nov 22, 2007
6:18 PM
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Well.. days avg 73 and sunny
overnight it can sometimes drop to 32 and we wake up with frost on the roofs and the lawn is crunchy from frost..
Norwalk, Ca. (aprox 20 miles s/e of Los Angeles)
ps. I don't like COLD..
currently 54
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Rudy
RxR Loft
Last Edited by on Nov 22, 2007 6:29 PM
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Missouri-Flyer
987 posts
Nov 22, 2007
6:20 PM
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28 outside right now.. 28 inside of the loft also.
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Jerry
Home of "Whispering Wings Loft"
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GREED FOR SPEED LOFT
257 posts
Nov 22, 2007
7:08 PM
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Mr. Conductor, I live out here in the high desert also ,it does get cold out here. Today I put plastic canvas on the open of my lofts, to help my birds keep warmer with along their squeakers.
R-LUNA
Last Edited by on Nov 22, 2007 7:09 PM
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Donny James
127 posts
Nov 22, 2007
7:09 PM
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about the same out side temp..........donny james
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J_Star
1314 posts
Nov 22, 2007
7:19 PM
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It gets awfully cold here in the winter. It reaches to -10 degrees in the heart of winter. With the wind chill it gets bellow 20 or more. The temp inside the loft is similar to the outside. The birds stay worm. I feed them a bit of corn when the temp gets bellow zero. At times, you get up in the morning and find about two feet of snow on the roofs. The snow and the cold weather don’t bother the birds.
Jay
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Mrconductor
65 posts
Nov 22, 2007
10:01 PM
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These birds really amaze me being able to withstand such cold weather. Right now its 37 degrees in my loft, this morning it was 25 degrees. I too cover all the openings with tarps to keep the drafts out.
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Ed B.
Man of few words due to a lack of typing skills.
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Santandercol
1669 posts
Nov 23, 2007
6:41 AM
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28f right now inside out.I've read somewhere they can survive down to -40f.
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Kel.
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Velo99
1405 posts
Nov 23, 2007
9:04 AM
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I don`t do anything really special except when it`s gonna get way cold. As long as you keep the drafts down,dry inside and the birds fed up they will be fine.
Gets down to -5 at least once a winter here. Then we usually have a 4-5 day stretch below freezing at least once a winter also. Thats the hardest one to keep the birds from getting stressed. Another good reason to use the fall time to get your birds as healthy as possible.
The jugs were frozen in my loft this AM at 20 degrees. The kitboxes with wire floors still had water in the jugs. The birds body temp was keeping the smaller boxes warmer than the loft. I do have lights for the loft when it stays cold for more than a few days.
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V99
Flippin`The Bird!
http://www.bluedotloft.50megs.com
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gotspin7
557 posts
Nov 23, 2007
11:49 AM
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31 degrees here in Van Buren Arkansas! Flew some kits this morning our company thinks I am crazy!LOL
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RUDY..ZUPPPPP
521 posts
Nov 23, 2007
1:02 PM
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Snowing here in west texas put a light in my loft pen.
Have some newly hatches...
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big al
254 posts
Nov 23, 2007
7:13 PM
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Cold enough for the water to freeze in the kit boxes here in Victorville.
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See you in the roll!
Allen Strother (Big Al)
"High Plains Spinner Loft"
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J_Star
1329 posts
Nov 23, 2007
7:20 PM
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I went to work this morning which is about 30 min drive from home and there were about 12 separate accidents in separate sections of the highway due to the ice on the highway. Someone lost control and smacked the police car in the rear that was at one of the accidents. Was very terrible driving to work and for once I did the 55mph.
Jay
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PR_rollers
96 posts
Nov 23, 2007
7:29 PM
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70degrees in my kit box and home at night
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Ralph....
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Missouri-Flyer
1007 posts
Nov 24, 2007
2:06 AM
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it is 4:06 am, and snowing out... Bird are warm in their boxes.
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Jerry
Home of "Whispering Wings Loft"
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