sundance
351 posts
Jan 06, 2008
1:02 PM
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----------snow at loft on New years day.
Bu tch @
Snow gone Jan 6
 Sundance Roller Lofts
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sundance
352 posts
Jan 06, 2008
1:04 PM
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Tony, sorry about the size of the pics on my other post. Hope this is better.
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Butch @
Sundance Roller Lofts
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kopetsa
47 posts
Jan 06, 2008
1:04 PM
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Hey where are you from?? :)
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spanky
243 posts
Jan 06, 2008
1:06 PM
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KRAZY!!! DID ANY OF YOUR BIRDS DIED FROM THE SNOW?
SPANKY
SGVS
Last Edited by on Jan 06, 2008 2:17 PM
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sundance
353 posts
Jan 06, 2008
1:18 PM
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Kopetska, I`m in northern Indiana.
Spanky, no I didn`t lose any birds. I`ve been off work, so I haD PLENTY OF TIME TO BABY THEM. lol I have a heater in the loft and Its nice and toasty in there. About 55 to 60 degrees. No problems with freezing water. We actually got more snow on top of that. It snowed for 3 days straight. About 20 inches in all.
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Butch @
Sundance Roller Lofts
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RUDY..ZUPPPPP
904 posts
Jan 06, 2008
5:01 PM
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Zup Butch alot of snow my friend....
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RUDY PAYEN
PANCHO VILLA LOFT
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sundance
355 posts
Jan 06, 2008
5:06 PM
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Ya Rudy !!! It was too much ! Glad to see it all gone. Almost 50 degrees today. Wierd huh? I even noticed my neighbor out fireing up his grill, YEA HAAA.!!! HOW ARE YOU AND THE FAMILY DOING THERE?
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Butch @
Sundance Roller Lofts
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RUDY..ZUPPPPP
906 posts
Jan 06, 2008
5:37 PM
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RUDY PAYEN
PANCHO VILLA LOFT
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RUDY..ZUPPPPP
907 posts
Jan 06, 2008
5:39 PM
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RUDY PAYEN
PANCHO VILLA LOFT
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RUDY..ZUPPPPP
908 posts
Jan 06, 2008
5:40 PM
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RUDY PAYEN
PANCHO VILLA LOFT
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kopetsa
51 posts
Jan 06, 2008
7:46 PM
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Hey Sundance, how did you make your pictures smaller.
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Skylineloft
856 posts
Jan 06, 2008
9:04 PM
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I sure hope that BBQ was recent Rudy and not a old photo from this summer....LOL
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Ray
Breeding Quality Spinners,
"One Roller At A Time".
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Skylineloft
857 posts
Jan 06, 2008
9:05 PM
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sundance,
Way too cold for me.
That looks nasty.
Glad to see that its gone for you.
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Ray
Breeding Quality Spinners,
"One Roller At A Time".
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gotspin7
1136 posts
Jan 07, 2008
5:18 AM
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Sundance, you are a better man than I am! I cry when it gets to 19 degrees were I am at! Its funny I see my neighbors with t-shirts!LOL
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Sal Ortiz
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Windjammer Loft
117 posts
Jan 07, 2008
9:15 AM
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Hey BUTCH... Iam glad our snow melted away too. Iam in Ohio right now its 62*out thier. You mentioned that you had heat in your loft. What are you using to HEAT?? I got a raditor type heater filled with OIL. NO flame...its electric. But it doesn't seem to get warm enough. Its supposed to handle the sq. footage of my loft. Any advise??
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Fly High and Roll On
Paul
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CSRA
1098 posts
Jan 07, 2008
9:39 AM
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Looks good very nice
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RUDY..ZUPPPPP
910 posts
Jan 07, 2008
3:47 PM
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Zup Sky it was this saturday,,,,NIce day here in west texas was 75 degree...U already sen my old pics...lol
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RUDY PAYEN
PANCHO VILLA LOFT
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sundance
360 posts
Jan 07, 2008
6:36 PM
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hi Windjammer Paul, Thats the same heater I use with no problems. My loft is 7ft. by 20ft. But it is pretty well sealed when all the windows and door is closed. Every weekend I open it up for most of the day to let it air out.I only run the heater when it gets below 40 degrees. I prefer to keep all the windows and the door open for fresh air but cant afford to lose these new hatchs and have water freezing. Ive got 12 banded allready with no problems.
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Butch @
Sundance Roller Lofts
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sundance
361 posts
Jan 07, 2008
6:48 PM
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Ray , I`m glad It`s gone too. But I just deal with it best I can. I hate being indoors too much. Can`t stand TV. Thats why I`m sittin here every night.
Sal, I`m ok with the teens but if it gets any colder than that sometimes I want to cry too, but I`m afraid the tears would freeze up. LOL Last tuesday it got down to 2 degrees here. Today it was 65. We got a saying around here, " if you dont like the weather in Indiana, stick around, It`ll change in a minute" LOL
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Butch @
Sundance Roller Lofts
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sundance
363 posts
Jan 07, 2008
6:58 PM
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Kopetsa, If you use photobucket, go to your picture, right above it you will have several options. Use the edit option. Resize to the e-mail setting. Click apply when asked. Your good to go from there like normal. Left click the third HTML tag under the pic to COPY. Then PASTE to your post as usual. Good luck.
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Butch @
Sundance Roller Lofts
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Windjammer Loft
124 posts
Jan 07, 2008
9:15 PM
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BUTCH....this is my loft. Its 18'x21',the high wall is 10'and the low wall is 7'.I too just have the heater on when it gets below 40,but it doesn't get warm enough to keep the water from freezing,thats why I ask you.Its supposed to be good for an area of 400sq ft.,but I don't think SO....LOL. I have 4 double pane vinyl clad windows and an insulated double glass door. I just might have to take this one back and get one that HEATS more area. What do ya think??? Plus,I guess I might have to put some more insulation on the inside walls. Looks like I have a good spring job ahead for me...LOL
P.S. RUDY...those fix'ens in the pot looks might GOOD. What time's SUPER??
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Fly High and Roll On
Paul
Last Edited by on Jan 07, 2008 9:26 PM
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kopetsa
62 posts
Jan 07, 2008
9:19 PM
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Thanks Sundance
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sundance
368 posts
Jan 08, 2008
5:06 PM
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Paul, your loft is a litle more than twice the size of mine. I wish mine was 18 x 21. You might need to use 2 of them heaters. I dont have any insulation in mine, but I do have inside paneling in most of it, Just 3.2 luan panels. The high point of my ceiling is 7.5 feet. It sounds like we have the same windows, but I have 5 of them, In the warmer weather when I open it all up it is very well ventillated.
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Butch @
Sundance Roller Lofts
Last Edited by on Jan 08, 2008 5:08 PM
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Skylineloft
871 posts
Jan 08, 2008
5:15 PM
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Hey Rudy,
What's up with the red hot dogs...lol
Are those pepper dogs...lol
Thats what they look like big red peppers!!!!
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Ray
Breeding Quality Spinners,
"One Roller At A Time".
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RUDY..ZUPPPPP
921 posts
Jan 08, 2008
5:50 PM
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Those are EARL CAMPBELL HOT LINKS...
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RUDY PAYEN
PANCHO VILLA LOFT
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Windjammer Loft
129 posts
Jan 09, 2008
8:52 AM
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BUTCH.... Last night we had one hell'va rain & wind storm. Lost our electric for about 5 hrs., it finally came back on at 6 a.m. Looks like we caught the tail end of what you guys had their. Anyway looks like I got a lake in my back yd from all the rain. Back to the heating problem. That 2nd heater doesn't sound like bad idea..On the 10' wall side I have 2 breeding pens set up, 1-6x6 one is 6x8.They are made of 2x2 wire walls. I considered making them solid walls and putting a heater in each one. Leaving the rest of the loft non-heated, thats where the 4 kitboxes are.
Whats your take on doing that?? My inside walls don't have anything on them,all you see is the wall framing so far.I guess I really have to put some more thought into this heat situation. Life is so much FUN.....LOL Later.
Fly High and Roll On
Paul
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sundance
370 posts
Jan 09, 2008
9:36 AM
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Paul, it sounds like you got the loft set up in a way that it would be easy to split it in half to cut heating costs and yet still be functional for you. Myself, I hate having to heat the loft because of the expence, so in that aspect I`m glad it isn`t any larger than it is. But If it was the size of yours, I think I would consider at least putting up a good heavy plastic to minimize the space I need to heat.
Take the plastic back up in the spring and carry on as usual. Maybe even a partician wall covered in chicken wire, attach the plastic permanent at the ceiling and let it drape down in the fall, then roll it back up and secure it to the ceiling until spring so you dont have to buy more next year. Good luck either way Paul.
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Butch @
Sundance Roller Lofts
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J_Star
1528 posts
Jan 09, 2008
11:01 AM
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I use a heater tray for the waterer and the water don't freez. It works with a thermostat and when it gets bellow 38 degrees, it turns on. Get one from Foys. I don't breed this time of year, therefore, I don't need to heat the loft. however, I purchased a 250W Heating lamp from Home Depo ($9.00) and works great when I need it. I have it set up with a remote control Clapper (Seen on TV - $13.00) and I can turn it on and off from home without stepping outside. Try it and you will like it.
Jay
Last Edited by on Jan 09, 2008 11:05 AM
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tapp
528 posts
Jan 09, 2008
6:31 PM
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Hi Butch, I had the same crap here. Got about 2 ft of snow on the fist and second.3ft to 4ft drifts! Then big bad thunder storms The 7th rained most of the day and all night. lost power a few hrs and got 8 in of rain. And 65deg. My sump pump kicks on every 30sec! What a mess!!!! "Were having fun now" Your friend,Tapp
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Tapp
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Skylineloft
881 posts
Jan 09, 2008
6:38 PM
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I don't know how you guys do it. I been SO Cal all my life. I think I would die in weather like that just from not knowing what to do. Great looking country side, but them storms look brutal !!!!!
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Ray
Breeding Quality Spinners,
"One Roller At A Time".
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tapp
529 posts
Jan 09, 2008
6:53 PM
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Hi Ray, I used to like the snow till I lost my leg. I tryed to go from my gararge to my barn With my 4 wheller were the tractor was with snow blower. I made it about 40ft got stuck in a big drift and had to crawl the other 40ft!!!But I also don't like weather over 75deg!! I could sell all my animals and stay indoors the rest of my life, But what fun would that be!!----------
Tapp
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sundance
373 posts
Jan 09, 2008
7:02 PM
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Dont let him fool ya Ray. The `ol Tapp gets around pretty well on 1 good leg,..... and a woody.
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Butch @
Sundance Roller Lofts
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RUDY..ZUPPPPP
927 posts
Jan 09, 2008
7:04 PM
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LMAO
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RUDY PAYEN
PANCHO VILLA LOFT
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tapp
530 posts
Jan 10, 2008
4:09 PM
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Butch, that even made me laugh!!!!!!
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Tapp
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