SuperxRoller
5 posts
Apr 14, 2008
7:11 PM
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how big was your starter loft when you started this commitment with rollers. just interested because im a starter. and tips on size of lofts are good to know. i plan on having 3 breeders to start me off. but im only 16 and wanna know what the O.G. roller man thinks.
thanks
Super
Last Edited by on Apr 14, 2008 7:11 PM
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sippi
168 posts
Apr 14, 2008
7:21 PM
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My loft was and still is ten by five by six-six. I have four that size. I keep on average five to eight pair in each one. I also have a battery of sixteen single mating pens that are four by two by eighteen inches.
Sippi
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Electric-man
1440 posts
Apr 14, 2008
7:31 PM
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8'x 8' by about 8'tall at the center of a pitch roof! Second loft now is 8'x 12'x 8'tall! Still 8'x 8' for the open part and the extra 4'x 8' section will eventually be 6 to 8 individual breeding pens!
The second loft was necassary for me to have a way to seperate the cocks and hens in the off-breeding season! Also during breeding season, I can put 4 to 5 prs in each and they don't get so stressed out!
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Val
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Santandercol
2304 posts
Apr 14, 2008
9:58 PM
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my first loft was 4ftX8 ft.with aviary(plan on net google ) and a kitbox for the flyers,4ftX4ftX3ft.now have lofts and kitboxes all over the place.
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Kel.
Rum-30 Lofts
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Mount Airy Lofts
670 posts
Apr 15, 2008
12:10 AM
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3 is plenty. That is what I have right now. It is about having fun. Measure what you can afford and what you can put into it.
Don't worry about the size of the loft. Rollers don't need that much space.
Thor
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kcfirl
407 posts
Apr 15, 2008
6:04 AM
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The first year I had rollers I built a double kitbox with each section about 3 x 4 x 4. I put 4 pair in one side and the youngsters went into the other.
And I flew in the Fall fly 7 monts after getting the 4 pair.
Regards,
Ken Firl
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