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Paul Fullerton
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Apr 10, 2004
5:47 PM 		I have a question that I have been trying to find out. How many birds are considered over crowding. I have heard One cubic foot per bird in a loft. Is this true? For example my breeding loft is 4ft wide buy 8ft long by 5ft tall. How many birds could I keep in this loft. I keep the loft clean. Right now I have 16 nesting boxes with 2 boxes for each pair. I have fourteen birds (or 7 pair) with one set of nesting boxes free. I have room on the back wall for 8 more boxes if needed. I do fly my breeders for about 20 mins in the morning before work and call them in with a whistle and they all trap. So they get fresh air sun and exercise. Every fifth day they are locked up for 2 days while I am at work. So with this information how many breeding pairs could I have in my loft. Can anyone help with this question.
Joe
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Apr 11, 2004
1:11 AM 		I have had 13 breeding pairs in a 8x4 x6foot high loft. They were 9 pairs of rollers and 4 pairs of homers breeding out of this loft for over 2 years that I never let out. I had no problems with desease. With rollers they have been breed over many generations to adapt to cramped kit box life. This has meant that they are more tolerant to overcrowding than other breeds. The fact that you fly your stock birds will also help.
My personal view is that you could keep up to 14 pairs as long as your management and ventilation in your loft is good. I know you a lot of people will disagree to this.
It can be done with rollers but not with most other breeds.


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