Lipper
45 posts
Nov 14, 2008
4:42 PM
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Would some of you post pics and sizes of your kit coops? I need to build some new ones and just looking for ideas.
Thanks,
Mike
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kopetsa
2199 posts
Nov 14, 2008
5:01 PM
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Kit itself is 4ft x 4ft 6 1/2ft high in front and 6 ft high in back.. Walls are made with OSB and 2x4's. Good luck! This is just a plan that I made and then carried out, it works very well for me. You can otherwise have the crap fall through the floor or walk in and clean it yourself..
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Andrew C.
Home of the Yellows
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kopetsa
2200 posts
Nov 14, 2008
5:02 PM
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Also the kit doesn't have to have legs on it, it can be on the ground just make sure it is sealed well.. :)
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Andrew C.
Home of the Yellows
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Lipper
46 posts
Nov 14, 2008
5:05 PM
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Thanks Kopetsa
Mike
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brudahpete
138 posts
Nov 14, 2008
5:59 PM
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For your own good, dont make a kit box deeper than three feet as most people can't reach inside to the back of a deeper box. Also you need to make the door no wider than your shoulders as some may escape by you when your feeding while on lock down.
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kopetsa
2203 posts
Nov 14, 2008
6:03 PM
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Mine is walk in so it's great for me..
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Andrew C.
Home of the Yellows
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Lipper
47 posts
Nov 14, 2008
6:17 PM
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Kopetsa,
I like your loft, when I saw it the first time I thought it was a breeder loft. I have found that a small kit loft somewhere in the 3'x4' works best for flying. I keep mine dark most of the time, just enough light to get a drink. The birds seem to kit tighter this way. I do think I am going to copy your loft for another breeding coop if you dont mind, its great...
Mike
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RXR Loft
327 posts
Nov 14, 2008
6:33 PM
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kit box
side view
kit box with sun cage attached
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RxR Loft
Roll'em if you got'em... cuz commies don't roll
Last Edited by on Nov 14, 2008 6:39 PM
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cv rollers
119 posts
Nov 14, 2008
6:47 PM
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this is mine ,its also a walk in easy to keep clean and more personal with my birds.just a back yard flyer,so that keepem in the dark is "for the birds"my birds deserve better JMO!!!
rick
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kopetsa
2207 posts
Nov 14, 2008
7:14 PM
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Andrew C.
Home of the Yellows
Last Edited by on Nov 14, 2008 7:15 PM
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Lipper
49 posts
Nov 14, 2008
7:37 PM
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Mike Trevis
The Bigger the Dream the Bigger the Leap
Andrew and CV,
How do your birds kit together, cooped the way you do it? I have never flown kits like this, I have free flown but being loose all the time would not be an accurate observation. Do you know of any competition guys flying this way?
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cv rollers
122 posts
Nov 14, 2008
8:00 PM
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lipper,no problem kitting at all.i do know another guy with same type of set up,just a little deferent and kit real tight!!!!!!
rick
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cv rollers
123 posts
Nov 14, 2008
8:03 PM
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lipper what does light have to do with kitting?????
rick
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Santandercol
GOLD MEMBER
3391 posts
Nov 14, 2008
8:21 PM
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Kel.
Rum-30 Lofts
Last Edited by on Nov 14, 2008 8:21 PM
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Lipper
50 posts
Nov 14, 2008
8:24 PM
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Mike Trevis
The Bigger the Dream the Bigger the Leap
I dont think it has much to do with kitting. It helps with keeping them calm and not fighting, breeding, nest building and wasting energy... In theory keeping them really close together in the coop keeps them close in the air..
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brudahpete
140 posts
Nov 14, 2008
8:35 PM
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Lipper, you got my opinion right on the nose. I was always finding eggs and other foolishness in a bigger kit box.
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Lipper
51 posts
Nov 14, 2008
8:43 PM
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Mike Trevis
The Bigger the Dream the Bigger the Leap
Lipper, you got my opinion right on the nose. I was always finding eggs and other foolishness in a bigger kit box.
Yes unfortunately, I believe we are right on this one...These guys have sure shown nice lofts and birds here. What exactly do you do with Doneks? I have heard of them but have no clue?
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brudahpete
142 posts
Nov 14, 2008
8:50 PM
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I fly for my own enjoyment and haven't ever competed with my birds. I do keep my kit birds in a nice 3 foot cube with a wire mesh floor. It's not real dark as passive sunlight from underneath is available to the birds to eat & drink by. You can keep twenty or so birds in a three foot cube comfortably.
Never had a Donek or cared to find out what it was.
Last Edited by on Nov 14, 2008 8:52 PM
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cv rollers
125 posts
Nov 14, 2008
8:55 PM
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not sure what they r either????i do not agree with u guys small kit boxes real messy,smell,they r like a prison cell.LOL but as they say" deferent stokes 4 deferent fokes"JMO
RICK
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Lipper
53 posts
Nov 14, 2008
9:00 PM
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Mike Trevis
The Bigger the Dream the Bigger the Leap
I am thinking of going three foot cubed as you do..No that is what I am going to do.. I am wondering how well the wire floor will work for me in the winter though, or if I would be better with wood? Wire would be perfect in the summer...I am also trying to figure out a way to keep my water thawed without some big gawdy bulb heater.. I was kind of wondering how electric tape might work?
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Lipper
54 posts
Nov 14, 2008
9:06 PM
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Mike Trevis
The Bigger the Dream the Bigger the Leap
not sure what they r either????i do not agree with u guys small kit boxes real messy,smell,they r like a prison cell.LOL but as they say" deferent stokes 4 deferent fokes"JMO
RICK
Rick, I use ground corn cobs on my floors, they soak up all the moisture. I rake this around until it needs cleaning, about once a week. It's pretty good actually, I use V perches mostly, so by the time droppings hit the floor they are dry..
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RodSD
34 posts
Nov 14, 2008
9:51 PM
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I agree with 3 foot depth. I have 4 foot depth for my homers and I can't reach them with my short (Asian) arm.
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cv rollers
128 posts
Nov 14, 2008
10:18 PM
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lipper, sounds like a nice set up.good luck with ur birds.
rick
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kopetsa
2210 posts
Nov 15, 2008
12:24 AM
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lol Rod! Nice birds/kit guys! Awesome looking birds kel. ;-)
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Andrew C.
Home of the Yellows
Last Edited by on Nov 15, 2008 12:24 AM
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Lipper
63 posts
Nov 15, 2008
10:21 AM
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Mike Trevis
The Bigger the Dream the Bigger the Leap
Paul did you copy the hotmail code and then paste it here?
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Windjammer Loft
485 posts
Nov 15, 2008
10:25 AM
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Lipper.......click on SearchSite, insert Loft Pic in the search bar. This will give you plenty of pic to see, on what other lofts look like.
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Fly High and Roll On
Paul
Last Edited by on Nov 15, 2008 10:26 AM
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brudahpete
151 posts
Nov 15, 2008
10:26 AM
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Windjammer, you are one serious roller dude! Nice loft!
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Lipper
64 posts
Nov 15, 2008
10:33 AM
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Mike Trevis
The Bigger the Dream the Bigger the Leap
Thanks Paul,
I see you have Hardesty birds..How do you like them? Will you share a little about them?
Mike
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