bullett54 0 Posted August 5, 2008 Member ID: 4,483 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 19 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 111 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 755 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/07/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 4, 2009 Birthday: 08/01/1954 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Hi all just was wondering about beach sand i have some left over from doing some small concrete jobs is it okay to put in my Aviary for the birds i know cutterfish is okay and shellgrit just wondered about beach sand if anyone could help i would appreciate it thank you .....John & Swanacilli Link to comment
**Liv** 0 Posted August 5, 2008 Member ID: 3,771 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 147 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 6,621 Content Per Day: 0.33 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 39,450 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 23/10/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 8, 2014 Birthday: 09/04/1911 Share Posted August 5, 2008 (edited) I wouldn't give it to them to eat but I do use cleaned sand pit sand on the bottom of my aviary - makes cleaning SO MUCH EASIER. I have not had any troubles with it. The beach can have lots of pollution so make sure you wash it very well. Edited August 5, 2008 by **Liv** Link to comment
Denise 0 Posted August 5, 2008 Member ID: 3,657 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 107 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 896 Content Per Day: 0.14 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 5,985 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/09/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 9, 2010 Birthday: 01/10/1964 Share Posted August 5, 2008 I have cleaned sand on the bottom of our avairies and it is very easy to keep clean and the budgies love to forage around in it on the floor. Link to comment
bullett54 0 Posted August 5, 2008 Member ID: 4,483 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 19 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 111 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 755 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/07/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 4, 2009 Birthday: 08/01/1954 Author Share Posted August 5, 2008 okay thank you ...i didnt explain myself to well sorry i got the sand from a sand and gravel merchant there sand would already be washed wouldnt it ? i will wash it just to make sure thank you for you comments......... Link to comment
Neat 0 Posted August 5, 2008 Member ID: 3,275 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 321 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,171 Content Per Day: 0.26 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 31,845 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 27/03/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 25, 2010 Birthday: 22/05/1980 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Ummmm - Sand on the bottom of the avairy, Now I want piccy guys's I am doing avairy reno's and that Idea seems very clean Do you use a poop scoop ( kitten litter one) to get the poo of the sand??? Link to comment
Denise 0 Posted August 5, 2008 Member ID: 3,657 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 107 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 896 Content Per Day: 0.14 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 5,985 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/09/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 9, 2010 Birthday: 01/10/1964 Share Posted August 5, 2008 (edited) okay thank you ...i didnt explain myself to well sorry i got the sand from a sand and gravel merchant there sand would already be washed wouldnt it ? i will wash it just to make sure thank you for you comments......... Yes that's the one, that's what we used. Ummmm - Sand on the bottom of the avairy, Now I want piccy guys's I am doing avairy reno's and that Idea seems very clean Do you use a poop scoop ( kitten litter one) to get the poo of the sand??? Not a kitty litter scoop, just sweep the bottom of the avairy once a week and remove all the droppings etc and top up the sand when needed. It's great, we laid it on top of pavers. This is an old photo of when we were setting up our first avairy. Edited August 5, 2008 by Denise Link to comment
**Liv** 0 Posted August 5, 2008 Member ID: 3,771 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 147 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 6,621 Content Per Day: 0.33 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 39,450 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 23/10/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 8, 2014 Birthday: 09/04/1911 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Here you go neat! Every budgie breeder LOVES to show the floor of their aviary - NOT Here is my sand floor, there are pavers underneath the sand and i do a weekly clean (on tursdays) and a full sweep out and replace of sand every 4 weeks or so I love all the little Itty Bitty foot prints they leave in the sand Link to comment
CaspersRose 0 Posted August 5, 2008 Member ID: 2,008 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 43 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 560 Content Per Day: 0.08 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 3,390 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/02/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 19, 2010 Birthday: 01/05/1981 Share Posted August 5, 2008 (edited) I put sand on the bottom of Smokeys cage. You can get packets of it, specially for cages from big W. I just put it through some old shadecloth to clear out the leaves and poo etc each week... its great! Edited September 8, 2008 by KAZ typos Link to comment
ShadowGhost 0 Posted September 8, 2008 Member ID: 4,283 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 22 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 138 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 920 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 21/04/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 6, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Here you go neat! Every budgie breeder LOVES to show the floor of their aviary - NOT :hap: Here is my sand floor, there are pavers underneath the sand and i do a weekly clean (on tursdays) and a full sweep out and replace of sand every 4 weeks or so :hap: I love all the little Itty Bitty foot prints they leave in the sand I like the way you have the bricks laid out there Liv. Is there concrete underneath the sand? I've been contemplating how I will do my avairy floor when my house is finished. I had thought I'd do it the same was as my dad did it years ago and just pour a concrete slab, put sand down and put quail in there, but I'm no builder like my dad. Link to comment
Sailorwolf 0 Posted September 8, 2008 Member ID: 1,536 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 84 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2,753 Content Per Day: 0.39 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 16,870 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/09/05 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 21, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Here is my sand floor, there are pavers underneath the sand and i do a weekly clean (on tursdays) and a full sweep out and replace of sand every 4 weeks or so Is that Thursdays or Tuesdays? or turddays? lol Link to comment
maesie 0 Posted September 8, 2008 Member ID: 3,838 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 120 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,386 Content Per Day: 0.22 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 27,580 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 18/11/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 27, 2013 Birthday: 20/04/1979 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Here is my sand floor, there are pavers underneath the sand and i do a weekly clean (on tursdays) and a full sweep out and replace of sand every 4 weeks or so Is that Thursdays or Tuesdays? or turddays? lol :hap: :hap: I LOVE funny typos!!! Link to comment
kimngeoff 0 Posted September 18, 2008 Member ID: 4,592 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 4 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 23 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 160 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 17/08/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: September 26, 2012 Birthday: 19/03/1970 Share Posted September 18, 2008 You will find a lot of sand yards now days have washed sand as the Brick layers prefer the sand washed. Link to comment
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