MD Racing Pigeon Loft Build episode 4: how to build a homing pigeon loft

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  • Опубліковано 22 гру 2024

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  • @redstarloft5211
    @redstarloft5211 4 роки тому +1

    Wow thats a phenomenal looking loft! Great job. Real envious of your woodworking skills/tools haha.

    • @RFRP
      @RFRP  4 роки тому

      Red Star Loft Thanks for the kind words!!! I did the nest box fronts at a friend’s house, so the router, drill press etc. are (sadly) not mine 😆

  • @silviosirianni9260
    @silviosirianni9260 4 роки тому +2

    Doing a great job ,cheers from Australia 👍🏻

    • @RFRP
      @RFRP  4 роки тому

      Silvio Sirianni Thanks mate!

  • @gpsloft5868
    @gpsloft5868 4 роки тому +1

    Happy birthday!! 🎂 That’s a nice gift you got there! Best of luck brother! The new loft is looking really nice!

    • @RFRP
      @RFRP  4 роки тому +1

      gps Loft Thanks for the kind words (and the birthday wishes)!! Best wishes to you as well!

  • @antma9028
    @antma9028 4 роки тому +3

    Happy birthday man! So it looks like i can't move in now. All the best from Sydney, Australia!!

    • @RFRP
      @RFRP  4 роки тому +1

      Ant Ma Still haven’t moved any birds in the third section, so don’t give up yet! 😉 Thanks for the birthday wishes too mate!!

  • @luciandickens2418
    @luciandickens2418 4 роки тому +2

    Wow I really like this loft man

    • @RFRP
      @RFRP  4 роки тому +1

      Thank you!!

  • @808SunriseLoft
    @808SunriseLoft 4 роки тому +2

    loft looks great 👍, birds will be comfortable and very happy to come home. And you are right, i actually don’t have pigeon beds in my loft 😂

    • @RFRP
      @RFRP  4 роки тому +2

      808Sunrise Loft What?! No beds in your loft?! 😆 Too funny! Thanks for the kind words!

  • @allaboutpigeon1594
    @allaboutpigeon1594 3 роки тому +1

    Happy birthday man ❤️

    • @RFRP
      @RFRP  3 роки тому

      Aww thank you my friend!! And thanks for following!!

  • @lawrenceushry4585
    @lawrenceushry4585 3 роки тому +1

    👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 awesome loft

    • @RFRP
      @RFRP  3 роки тому +1

      Oh thank you so much!!!

  • @majorn0nsense
    @majorn0nsense 4 роки тому +1

    Wow! This turned out to be really good. You must have put really hard work on this. I'll try to make one in the future cause right now I only have 2 pigeons, but still amazing loft!

    • @RFRP
      @RFRP  4 роки тому +2

      Thanks!! With just two birds you can keep them in something quite small and simple. As a kid I kept birds in a rabbit hutch and they did just fine! Ha! For that matter I have a pair that I keep in a rabbit hutch at present! Good luck!

  • @DAPPER_TRAPPER_LOFT
    @DAPPER_TRAPPER_LOFT 4 роки тому +1

    Wow..beautiful job!

    • @RFRP
      @RFRP  4 роки тому

      Many thanks! Appreciate it!!

  • @gjecajbrothers2164
    @gjecajbrothers2164 4 роки тому +1

    Great pigeon loft !!

    • @RFRP
      @RFRP  4 роки тому

      Bert Shkodrani Thanks a million!!

  • @Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons
    @Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons 4 роки тому +1

    Nice work, Great loft!

    • @RFRP
      @RFRP  4 роки тому

      Rocky Ridge Kennel & Loft Thanks!! I watched your vids and it looks like we had the same idea for the skylight!!! So far I really like that corrugated polycarbonate material.

    • @Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons
      @Rocky.Ridge.Pigeons 4 роки тому

      @@RFRP great minds think alike! Seriously though your doing a first class job. You and the kids will sure enjoy it - not to mention the pigeons...

  • @themerrykitchen
    @themerrykitchen 4 роки тому +4

    Wow, what a great pigeon loft! You really know what you're doing (&you have an impressive wood working shop, or was that Ace the Helpful Place?)!

    • @RFRP
      @RFRP  4 роки тому

      themerrykitchen Thanks!! I WISH that was my wood shop, but it is not; it’s my friend’s shop!

  • @mohamedbahgat2249
    @mohamedbahgat2249 Рік тому +1

    very nice man. i am intending to build my own loft soon. i am so new in pigeons and browsing the internet to get the function and sizes of good loft.
    what exactly i needed to focus is the size and design of nest boxes.
    i found it in yours 16 x 16 x 23.5
    the distance of front when hanging backwards to be enougg for cock to stand outside nest i guess may be 6" ?
    after all, great work man

    • @RFRP
      @RFRP  Рік тому

      Thanks for the kind feedback and welcome to pigeons!! It's a great hobby/sport! Yes, 5-6 inches should be plenty! Good luck with the build!

  • @coreyfloyd9836
    @coreyfloyd9836 4 роки тому +1

    Awesome loft

    • @RFRP
      @RFRP  4 роки тому

      Corey Floyd Thanks! Appreciate it!

  • @romlekyuyu7141
    @romlekyuyu7141 Рік тому +1

    Great loft! I know its 15x10 but what are the size of the 3 sections? 5 each? Also whats the hallway width?

    • @RFRP
      @RFRP  Рік тому +1

      Thank you!! The hallway is 30” wide. The two smaller sections are 4’ 4”. Breeder section is just over 6’ wide

  • @dominickguardino9064
    @dominickguardino9064 4 роки тому +2

    Great looking loft what size is looking to something like that.

    • @RFRP
      @RFRP  4 роки тому +3

      Thank you!! It is 15x10 feet!

  • @soufianekerroum8650
    @soufianekerroum8650 4 роки тому +2

    Happy birthday . Looking really nice I’m having some trouble with my sliding door can explain how did you build yours if possible ?

    • @RFRP
      @RFRP  4 роки тому +1

      Soufiane Kerroum Yes! The sliding doors were difficult for me as well. I used the hardware from an interior closet door (see link below). Each door required multiple adjustments; I had to reposition the track from which they hang several times until the door hung right and worked smoothly. www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-48-in-Sliding-Door-Set-18396/202041870

  • @luciandickens2418
    @luciandickens2418 4 роки тому +1

    Happy birthday.... Just found this now

    • @RFRP
      @RFRP  4 роки тому

      Lucian Dickens Awe, thanks!!!

  • @mikeroberson1266
    @mikeroberson1266 4 роки тому

    Nice ! happy birthday!

    • @RFRP
      @RFRP  4 роки тому

      Aww thanks!!

  • @aboutallarnooor
    @aboutallarnooor 3 роки тому +2

    Can you please tell me sir,what type seed mix gives to training time ,which is high carb seed??

    • @RFRP
      @RFRP  3 роки тому +1

      For pigeons they need high fat seeds (safflower, sunflower, flax, etc.) prior to long distance flying. Birds have different metabolic needs than humans.

  • @soufianekerroum8650
    @soufianekerroum8650 4 роки тому +1

    Also what is the name of that what thing that you but in the boxes to separate each box from other looking really good

    • @RFRP
      @RFRP  4 роки тому +1

      Soufiane Kerroum Sorry, I’m not sure if I understand exactly what part you are referring to. I used small white strips of pvc or wood to stabilize the 16” x 16” dividers (the dividers are made from 1/2 inch plywood). I constructed the boxes by attaching the two sides and horizontal bottoms to the back. Then, working from the bottom boxes to the top, I inserted the dividers. Once the bottom row of dividers was in place I was not able to fasten from underneath the next level of dividers. I used the strips of pvc or wood at the base of the dividers as a surface to attach the base of the diver to the horizontal floor of the box. Hope that makes sense!!!

    • @soufianekerroum8650
      @soufianekerroum8650 4 роки тому +1

      JAR Loft thank you

  • @VijayHDable
    @VijayHDable 2 роки тому +1

    Hello sir! Could you tell me what brand you used for the flooring and walls? Brand of the plywood thank you!

    • @RFRP
      @RFRP  2 роки тому

      The floor is pressure treated plywood. The walls are exterior shed siding. Hope that helps!

  • @shayanali809
    @shayanali809 3 роки тому +1

    Hi how much the material cost u sir ? And how long it took to put toghther? Will this hold birds good in cold weather of Virginia and in snow ? Great loft by they way love the detail on it 👍

    • @RFRP
      @RFRP  3 роки тому +2

      It cost around $2800 in materials. It took me a few months from start to finish because I work full time and have a large family. So I would work on it an hour or two in the evenings after work and then on Saturdays. I did not have a plan to follow-I designed it all myself- so a lot of time was spent figuring out how to do things and designing the layout and other features. If I worked on it 8 hours a day and did it over I could get it done in a week.
      I live in Maryland so we have more or less the same climate. So far the birds have done just fine.
      Thanks for your feedback, and keep in touch!

  • @sdfsfklugi
    @sdfsfklugi 3 роки тому +1

    do you remember what plywood you used to make the nestboxes?

    • @RFRP
      @RFRP  3 роки тому

      I used 1/2 inch untreated plywood for the nest boxes

  • @DarbawaDarbawa
    @DarbawaDarbawa 4 роки тому +1

    super v nice

    • @RFRP
      @RFRP  4 роки тому

      Thank you very much!!

  • @aboutallarnooor
    @aboutallarnooor 3 роки тому +1

    What is the size of your loft bro??

    • @RFRP
      @RFRP  3 роки тому +2

      Thanks for the comment! It is 15 ft x 10 ft. The back side is 7 ft high and the front 8 ft high.

  • @bobdale1
    @bobdale1 4 роки тому +1

    What are the dimensions of your nest boxes?

    • @RFRP
      @RFRP  4 роки тому +2

      Dale & Associates 16” high x 16” deep x 23.5” wide. I wanted to make them big enough that the pairs could mate inside them.