George R.
372 posts
Mar 12, 2008
6:18 PM
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How valuable is "perch space" in your loft ?
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jerries loft
129 posts
Mar 12, 2008
6:25 PM
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For me its very crucial.As I only have room for 50 birds(25 per kit).I breed 60 a year so if i see a bird that is acting wrong not kitting just sloppy then it goodbye.I need the perches for more birds to prove them.
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Jerries Loft
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Santandercol
2150 posts
Mar 12, 2008
8:06 PM
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I probably have a dozen birds I shouldn't be hanging onto but the perch space is there so they are spared.BOPs keep the vacancy rate high.
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Kel.
Rum-30 Lofts
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luis
703 posts
Mar 12, 2008
10:44 PM
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I 2nd that Kel !!
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maxspin
199 posts
Mar 13, 2008
6:19 AM
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The BOP give me plenty of "perch space" as well.
Keith
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Windjammer Loft
253 posts
Mar 13, 2008
6:50 AM
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Perch space IS very valuable. I try and keep it to exactly 20 per kitbox. This way I have to keep STRICT management of my birds, and don't get over CROWDED. I don't want to make the MISTAKE of being a bird MONGER.........LOL
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Fly High and Roll On
Paul
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Missouri-Flyer
1490 posts
Mar 13, 2008
5:09 PM
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perch space means little, George...i just build more..LOL
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Jerry
Home of "Whispering Wings Loft"
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sippi
122 posts
Mar 13, 2008
5:27 PM
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I'm with Jerry I have fourteen kit boxes capable of holding 242 birds without crowding.
Sippi
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Scott
238 posts
Mar 13, 2008
11:30 PM
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George , it evolves more around what can be properly flown and also take in account the short days of Fall coupled by weather.
Too many kits (birds) and you cheat everything, there is definetly a balance point.
I find that three kits of youngsters is what I can do proper and is why I don't waste perch space on just anything ,along with that an old bird team that doesn't need to be flow nearly as often,come around Jan or so I want it honed into two teams.
I did six kits of youngsters one year, it was way too much and come late Fall and Winter they all got cheated trying keep the wing time on them,come late Spring only the best are left of the prior Springs breeding season.
Scott
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Just my Opinion
Scott
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George R.
375 posts
Mar 14, 2008
6:40 AM
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Scott
I found that out last year trying to fly out 6 kits .... this year I will only keep 3 kits . this way I wont create the same problem I had last year.
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maxspin
200 posts
Mar 14, 2008
7:37 AM
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Nice post Scott,
I only fly out of 4 kit boxes. 1 old bird 3 young bird. I find that with my busy schedule I do not have time to train out the 3rd young bird team. My goal has been to keep a B team of old birds, but I have never been able to produce enough old birds good enough to fill 2 boxes.
Keith
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