My New Long Flight Aviary

[renee 0]

Just finished the last perch rack ..... And we are Done!

 

Looking down to the new extension:

 

In time we will add grilles to go under the main perches.

[renee 0]

The weather forecast is finally looking up .... Sunshine and Occasional showers for the next week and night-time temperatures around the 10C mark.

 

So SUNDAY is the big transfer day ..... Photos to be posted on Sunday.

Edited September 11, 2009 by renee

[renee 0]

Today dawned lovely and balmy so I've brought forward the transfer date! So photos as promised-

 

Some of my Red Rungers:

 

Magic's half brother ClearFlighted Domi Pied~

 

Magic's half sister ClearFlighted Domi Pied Opaline~

 

Cinnamon Spangle hen for my DF line ~

 

Another Spangle for my DF line ~

 

Yes, another Spangle ~

 

DF Yellow (won Best UBC a couple of shows back) ~

 

Clearwing hen (won Best Clearwing at UBC show) ~

 

Greygreen Opaline hen ~

 

YF Blue cock ~

 

Opaline Grey hen ~

 

Grey hen~

 

YF Grey cock ~

 

Cinnamon LGreen hen ~

Edited September 12, 2009 by renee

[renee 0]

And all in the new aviary ~

[Dave_McMinn 0]

Good job, and so nice and clean - for now!!!!!!!!

[renee 0]

Good job, and so nice and clean - for now!!!!!!!!

 

Yes ... for now!

 

Grilles under the main perches soon I hope.

 

Just had a good look at the photos - hard to believe I can take such **** photos - but then I'm reliable that way!

[nitsuD 0]

Very nice aviary and birds Renee

[renee 0]

okay, trying again ~

Edited September 12, 2009 by renee

[cameronsch 0]

That lokks fantastic renee. that last picture of the light green hen has a big head(frontal), i like her.

[splat 0]

That looks great Renee . what kind of wood did hubby use on the new part to enclose the end?

[renee 0]

That lokks fantastic renee. that last picture of the light green hen has a big head(frontal), i like her.

Yes I'm hoping she develops into a long bird.

That looks great Renee . what kind of wood did hubby use on the new part to enclose the end?

This time around we used Hardiflex cement boards. A cheaper alternative to Marine Ply

[bruffy 0]

Looking great renee.

 

Just one question. Why are you using square perches? I know lots of people have done this past and present but I don't see the benefit. A birds foot has evolved over thousands of years to the design of today. The foot sits in an un-natural position on square perches and causes pressure on the parts of the foot coming into contact with corners of the perch. After all, trees don't grow square branches.

 

Thanks RIP, well I've put in a couple of square ones just for variety really. Too late to change the perch rack we built yesterday but I'll take your point and use only round ones for the final perch rack we build next.

 

they won't be square for too long!