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Thanks for the articles and links, I will have a closer look at them. They are 2 females so they won't be breeding, but good to know they don't need a box:)

Aha:) Yes, that one looks quite good and good price. How did I miss that.. hmmm. I will keep an eye on it and bid on it if the price doesn't increase too much. Thanks:) I can't remember which store I saw it at, but some kind of bargain store nearby had a fairly large bird cage pretty cheap a few weeks ago. If I can't get a proper aviary I might go with that... I basically just want them out of where they are now and into a place where I can give them some proper care asap...

Right, learnt something new already:) How big should the cage be?

Why would it take a long time to buy materials? I can get everything tonight if I want, but more likely tomorrow, as we have plans for tonight. Already looked on ebay but quite frankly am not willing to spend $200 on a proper aviary. I intend to keep them, not rehome them, but if you think they will be fine in an indoor cage without being miserable, then that's prolly what I would go for, simply because it's easier and cheaper. I didn't really get a close look at them, but they look perfectly healthy, they don't look skinny or anything. Our friend said they were 'running low' on food, so most likely they ran out in the last day or so, because he was convinced there was some food left in there when I went to check on them. There were also heaps of seeds on the ground, so they might be able to find something among those to eat.

Thanks for your reply. No, we will have to build our own aviary, and I was just looking online for a simple but effective way to do it, and think I've found a setup that will work.. It's basically just a frame and netting with a roof and some form of shelter on 2 sides, plus perches and some kind of box to hide in.. Sound good? We're in Brisbane:)

Hello, I just signed up because of some unexpected events today:) My partner and I went to a bbq at a friend's house, which he just moved into. The previous inhabitants had a big outdoor aviary full of budgies, and have collected all but two (two very pretty yellow females). They promised to come back for them, but that was weeks ago and nothing has happened, and the birds were running out of food and water and there was a big padlock on the door, so our friend was asking us if we wanted them or knew someone who did. I went and inspected them and found no food or water whatsoever. Both my partner and I are into animal rights and all that stuff, so we broke into the aviary and provided them with some water. I later went and got some seeds which I will give to our friend later tonight so he can feed them. We also agreed to take them.... I had budgies as a teenager, in a small indoor cage, so I'm somewhat familiar with them.. So now we need to organise somewhere to keep them. I'm relcutant to keep them indoor in a cage which is bound to be much smaller than their current aviary, because I can imagine they would have grown up in their outdoor aviary and don't seem to like humans that much, so I'm afraid they would be miserable indoors. On the other hand, we live in the suburbs and have neighbours all around us. Will the birds be too noisy to keep outdoors? Any advice will be greatly appreciated...