Learner flier needs help

[QuickDraw]

Could anyone out there help me with a design for a mews. The space available is 10' x 6'4'' or 10' x 7'5''. Now, as I work for the good old NHS, I don't want any ridiculous or extravagant ideas,(well not until I get in to management ) Merrill (red tail - in egg stage) and I would appreciate any help possible.

[BFC 007]

you could buy a half decent shed & convert it CB,there are a few photos lurking round on the mews section which might help you. HTH?

[Finnish]

Moved :)

[Dave Whitt]

How Do Cosmic Bubble
I am currently building a new mews I will take some photoes tomorrow and send them to you it is not quite finnished but will give you a good idea if you like it I can send you the plans.

[Dave Whitt]

Took a pic in the dark its not to bad dimensions are 6` x 12` x7`high there is no reason you cant make it to whatever size fits, it is fully sectional, not to expensive to build any questions ?

[QuickDraw]

ohh, that looks good, was it hard to do?

[Mr_Colin]

How much did that cost to build

[Kevin Massey]

now that looks the muts-nuts........im steeling some of them ideas

kev

[Tim Laycock]

How do you plan to use your mews?
Is it going to be the birds quaters only or are you going to house your scales and other bits and bobs in there too?

[Dave Whitt]

Replies in order:-
Its very easy to do with the right plans and a bit of forward thinking and some elbow grease it took me and the wife about 8 hours to get to this stadge.
It cost about £250
It is going to be birds quaters only, scales etc kept insideIt is also fully sectional and just bolts together so you can take it down in about 30mins if you needed to, say to move house this also makes construction easier.

[Tim Laycock]

It is going to be birds quaters only, scales etc kept inside
I personaly prefer to go down the other route and have it all in one location.
Then again Im lucky enough to have an outbuilding at the rear of my garage that affords me this luxury :mrgreen:

[Dave Whitt]

Yes I agree its handy to have everything close but this mews has been designed with the intention of the hawk being free lofted the scales etx would probabally get S**t on if left in there

[Tim Laycock]

scales etx would probabally get S**t on if left in there

Perhaps!!!
:lol:

[Mr_Colin]

Replies in order:-
Its very easy to do with the right plans and a bit of forward thinking and some elbow grease it took me and the wife about 8 hours to get to this stadge.
It cost about £250
It is going to be birds quaters only, scales etc kept insideIt is also fully sectional and just bolts together so you can take it down in about 30mins if you needed to, say to move house this also makes construction easier.

This sounds like exactly what I am looking for as I need to build something this summer that will need to be taken down next year. Do you have any plans, or materials info plus guidence. Any help would be helpful to me. B the way what do you keep in there(sorry if you have already mentioned this) as I have a female HH and wondered if it would be suitable.

Cheers

Colin

[Dave Whitt]

Mr Colin,
I will PM you will details of materials and design, Male Gos is the answer to your question it would be ideal for a female Harris

[Dave Whitt]

Just thought I would show you a pic of the almost finnished mews, have been doing the roof, now its done I know the plans work 100% so I can send them to the people who have requested then did`nt want to send you a dodgy plan :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Goldie]

colditz :lol: :lol:

[Goldie]

What have you used for the bars

[OutFlying]

is the gos free lofted now ? How does he react ?

[Dave Whitt]

Goldie the bars are 3/4 Galvanized tube witrh a 3mm wall so they dont ben too much.

Outflying the gos is free lofted, I think it is a far better way to keep them he was a little uncertain to begin with he sat on the floor for the first 30 mins then realised he could fly round, seems happy doing alot of chupping and head bawing as usual.

[OutFlying]

imprint - what type of season did you have ?

[Dave Whitt]

Fudging excellent, entered on partdidge(english) took 34, 4 cock pheasant, 13 hens, 1 rabbit, 2 duck (1 was either ill or thick it stood on the bank and watched he coming) then 7 magpies 4 crows and 3 jackdoors out of the car window. Oh and a frog, sevral leafs and a cow pat (that was messy but rather funny)

[OutFlying]

good score on the grey partridge, superb flights with a male gos. Hope next season is even better.

[Dave Whitt]

And me, cant wait :wink:

[Mr_Colin]

Mr Colin,
I will PM you will details of materials and design, Male Gos is the answer to your question it would be ideal for a female Harris

That would be great JackoBean, thanks

[Dave G]

theres a big gap at the top your bird will get out of that pmsl ,not got the roof on yet what are you going to use

[Dave G]

just being silly was looking at your unfinished design i do like the bars ,i had to bored all mine up as when my hawk seen me in the garden or in the kitchen he would bate at the mesh bars

[Mikey]

hope you're not collecting mews designs n selling them colin!! I'm off now to copyright my original drawings. :lol: :wink:

[Mr_Colin]

Too late Mikey, :lol: