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Building Pigeon Perches
Pigeon perches are of many types but the three most used are the box perch, the triangular, saddle or V-type perch and the pedestal perch. The first, as its name implies, means that each bird is provided with a box of its own about 30cm x 30cm (12in x 12in) by about 15-23cm (6-9in) deep. Thus construction 1.2m (4ft) square would provide sixteen box perches. They are best made from planks of wood whose width is the same as the chosen depth of the perch - Maya is 15cm (6in), but many prefer the greater depth of23cm (9in) because the birds are more easily caught in them .Generally the wood is 13mm (1/2in) thick. The triangular, saddle or V-type pigeon perches are made by taking two pieces of wood 15cm (6in) square, shaped off at one end Satan angle of 45°. These two pieces are fitted together over length of wood 13mm (1/2in) square, a small piece of plywood or hardboard is attached and the whole thing is then screwed to the wall through the plywood or hardboard. The pedestal perch is not generally used except by fanciers who are interested in the showing or exhibition side of the sport. It is, as the name implies, an individual perch, and consists of a circle of wood 3in in diameter on top of a piece of4cm (11/2in) doweling or quartering about 6in high fastened toga square base screwed to the floor of the loft. Such pigeon perches can be set in various places on the floor, one for every bird in the loft. They are useful for show enthusiasts because they overcome the risk of any droppings hitting and staining the tail or flights of another bird. The same advantage applies to saddle perches if they are staggered against the loft wall, but box perches come below one another.
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Building pigeon perches within the loft act as a pigeon's own private place of rest, and in most lofts each bird will take its own particular perch. Always be on the lookout, when young birds are weaned, for those which have claimed the uppermost perches; these generally turn out to be some of the most courageous racers. It should be quite possible in a well-managed loft to groin after dark and pick up any particular bird.