Gaby 0 Posted December 30, 2012 Member ID: 7,521 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 12 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 130 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 30/12/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 15, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Hi all, I have been reading posts on this forum for the last couple of hours and now am not quite sure which way to go. Hubbie is building an nice walk-in aviary for me and I have the following questions: what is the best and most economical wire to use and what should be the must-have "furniture" in the aviary besides the obvious like feeders and perches; as in an aviary you cannot control which bird is breeding with which, would cages be better; what should I use as flooring - concrete, hay (as I have horses) or maybe pebbles or road base. Questions, questions ....... Hope someone can help me and answer my questions. Thank you. Gaby Link to comment
LeoOlive 0 Posted December 30, 2012 Member ID: 7,502 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 25 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 200 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/12/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 12, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Hi Gaby, Firstly, welcome to the forum I can't answer all your questions as I am not 100% certain I have the correct answers (I breed pet budgies and decidedly, do my own thing rather than listen to hundreds of peoples different advice as it can get all too overwhelming lol) , however, I will say that I prefer aviary breeding rather than cages. I can choose which pairs I would like to breed by placing them in a cage together before moving them into the aviary once they are paired up. I don't do this very often as I don't normally breed for colour/mutations, I have done this often in the past though (and will in future) and it works effectively. Also, my aviaries all have dirt/grass flooring as my birds like to pick at the fresh sprigs of grass. Hope this helps a little, sorry I couldn't be of further assistance. Good luck with the breeding and be sure to upload any photos of babies when they come Link to comment
L__J 0 Posted December 30, 2012 Member ID: 7,482 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 25 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 438 Content Per Day: 0.11 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 2,910 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/11/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2012 LeoOlive I had 2 budgies in a cage for a year and now they have separated in the aviary. The male is a loner now lol he just chatters away to the other males. Link to comment
LeoOlive 0 Posted December 30, 2012 Member ID: 7,502 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 25 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 200 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/12/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 12, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2012 As I said L__J I don't have all the answers, but it has been effective for me in the past, but also as mentioned, I don't do it very often Link to comment
robyn 0 Posted December 31, 2012 Member ID: 5,241 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 86 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,887 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 10,750 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 25/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 19, 2018 Birthday: 21/12/1946 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Hi all, I have been reading posts on this forum for the last couple of hours and now am not quite sure which way to go. Hubbie is building an nice walk-in aviary for me and I have the following questions: what is the best and most economical wire to use and what should be the must-have "furniture" in the aviary besides the obvious like feeders and perches;I use 1/2" square galvanised wire (washed down with vinegar if new) Toys and branch's for play and chewing maybe. Calcium & Iodine bells or cuttle bone as in an aviary you cannot control which bird is breeding with which, would cages be better;If you want to pair your birds, cages, if colony breeding, box's on shelf all same height not to close. BUT read up on the pitfalls that can happen when colony breeding goes wrong. what should I use as flooring - concrete, hay (as I have horses) or maybe pebbles or road base.Cement if possible to save any soil born "bugs" wet floors and seed are a big no no. Hope this helps, good luck with you aviary. Pics are great under "aviary's" etc. or budgie pics for your birds. Questions, questions ....... Hope someone can help me and answer my questions. Thank you. Gaby Link to comment
PJI 0 Posted December 31, 2012 Member ID: 5,641 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 27 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 205 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 1,295 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/10/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 17, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Make sure before the birds are introduced into a new aviary with new wire,to get a bucket and fill it with a vinegar & water solution. Then broom it onto the wire. Link to comment
Gaby 0 Posted December 31, 2012 Member ID: 7,521 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 12 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 130 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 30/12/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 Thank you so much for your friendly advice and encouragement! None of the above I knew Link to comment
finchbreeder 0 Posted January 8, 2013 Member ID: 7,529 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 0 Topics Per Day: 0 Content Count: 6 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 30 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/01/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 If your wire has been weathered (left out in the weather for at least 6 months) it will not require the vinegar wash. However if in doubt this is a must with chewey birds like budgies. Cage breeding gives you greater control over the results. Birds in avairys, even if previously cage bonded, may not stay together for a number of reasons. Hen or cock not as far advanced in breeding condition as their suposed mate is a common one. Avairy breeding is easier. However! If you do not have more nests than hens murder will take place. If you do not have even numbers of sexs murder can take place. There are considerable pitfalls. Cage breeding the birds may not like your choice of mate and ignore each other. Nothing is guaranteed. But the birds are darlings and worth all the effort. Good luck. LML Link to comment
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