Hugs xoxo

 

On a side note: They are probably loving it Kaz... they love the 'small' branches you put in their aviary, they escape and find the TREE!!! It would be like a child in a lolly shop!!

Hey Kaz, Have any of your budgies come back?What's the total tally of losses?

Hugs xoxo On a side note: They are probably loving it Kaz... they love the 'small' branches you put in their aviary, they escape and find the TREE!!! It would be like a child in a lolly shop!!

So true maesie but in those trees are voracious carnivores that won't think twice about snapping up Kaz's budgies.

wow i am so sorry to here that if i lost that much i wood not no what to do i am so sorry hopeing thay cumeing back

Hey Kaz, Have any of your budgies come back?What's the total tally of losses?

Hugs xoxo On a side note: They are probably loving it Kaz... they love the 'small' branches you put in their aviary, they escape and find the TREE!!! It would be like a child in a lolly shop!!

So true maesie but in those trees are voracious carnivores that won't think twice about snapping up Kaz's budgies.

 

Yeah, I know... unfortunately!

No sign of any budgies

 

I would have lost about 20 or more we think...I found the young hen of Omelettes in the aviary...the one I thought may have gone.

14 out of 15 of Omelette's grown babies accounted for so far....and I still have to check the aviary to see if the 15th one is hiding in there still.....I left home this morning in the dark to help out my youngest daughter with some stuff....and now its too hot to chase birds in the aviary....so I will look again when it cools down.

When they grow you dont recognise them as easily.

Sorry Kaz that is just horrible and I know from experience they don't come back. Hugs

:bluebudgie:

Edited March 8, 200916 yr by **Liv**

Wow Kaz, your aviary is looking sensational!!! Nice work!!! You must have a nice big property to fit all that on. I noticed you guys have paved the floor and then put sand over that? Yeah? Correct me if I'm wrong. I bet many forum members, including myself, are getting ideas for their own aviaries.

I'm hoping to pick up an aviary soon from my Mum's. My dear old Dad built one many years ago for his budgies. We are hoping to go down to the South East soon, cut it up with the angle grinder, bring it back here to Adelaide and weld it all back together. Given the fact that heat waves seem to be becoming the norm, we will probably make some mods to cater for the excessive heat we get each year. However, until that happens I am busily gathering useful ideas for my aviary. The area where we will be putting the aviary will also be paved.

Look forward to more pics Kaz.

 

Wow Kaz, your aviary is looking sensational!!! Nice work!!! You must have a nice big property to fit all that on. NO...we have a normal houseblock

I noticed you guys have paved the floor and then put sand over that? Yeah? Correct me if I'm wrong. We built the aviary on top of existing pavers..that section of yard is paved, then spread sand over the floor inside the aviary.

I bet many forum members, including myself, are getting ideas for their own aviaries.

I'm hoping to pick up an aviary soon from my Mum's. My dear old Dad built one many years ago for his budgies. We are hoping to go down to the South East soon, cut it up with the angle grinder, bring it back here to Adelaide and weld it all back together. Given the fact that heat waves seem to be becoming the norm, we will probably make some mods to cater for the excessive heat we get each year. However, until that happens I am busily gathering useful ideas for my aviary. The area where we will be putting the aviary will also be paved.

Look forward to more pics Kaz.

 

My husband is on his holidays so within ten days we should see some of the new flights going up. Its taken awhile but now we shall see some progress.

You know we are all anxiously awaiting the pics

within ten days

Last of the old walls of the original aviaries have been removed...hard work as they had been dug into the ground nearly 3 feet.

dogs are helping

 

 

 

while the dogs were distracted a bird came fishing in our koi pond...we had to keep scaring it off, but it hung around on the neighbours roof to come fishing again

 

 

Ken is now covering the fishpond temporarily.

Anyone who hasnt yet got a safety door .............fit one now !

We lost 1 budgie last month out the door, a favourite and good breeder, that was devastating enough. We're gonna build safety doors this week now that we've shifted the aviaries around to their new spots.

 

How tall is the aviary you dug 3 feet into the ground? Must be pretty tall if you can afford to have that much height under the soil.

Anyone who hasnt yet got a safety door .............fit one now !

We lost 1 budgie last month out the door, a favourite and good breeder, that was devastating enough. We're gonna build safety doors this week now that we've shifted the aviaries around to their new spots. How tall is the aviary you dug 3 feet into the ground? Must be pretty tall if you can afford to have that much height under the soil.

 

The aviaries were there when we moved to this house. Height around 7 feet I would say.

 

Here's some photos of Kens birds taken today....

Edited May 3, 200916 yr by KAZ

WOW!! gorgeous birds!! such a rainbow of colours :raincloud:

 

i would have been lazy and just cut off the tin a few cm's under the ground hehe. The dogs look like they were having a ball! It is going to be so awesome when its done

Edited May 3, 200916 yr by **Liv**

I was thinking the same thing Liv!!!

Ooh lutino Princess Parrots, lovely . I think crested canaries are cute and hilarious :raincloud: .

I think crested canaries are cute and hilarious :raincloud: .

Me too

The finches are so colourful. I love the yellow princess parrots.

wow kaz i did not no that you have finches and canaries

wow kaz i did not no that you have finches and canaries

Yes. Shannon. My husband has Princess Parrots, finches and canaries and I have budgies

o okay thay all look good

hey Kaz/Ken those birds look great. im not a big fan of larger parrots but like smaller birds. i also keep gouldian finches, they are so easy to look after, they are awesome. as well as budgies i have cockatiels, red rumped parrots, gouldians and lovebirds. The first gouldian cock is very nice. and does ken aviary breed the gouldians or seperate them?

Edited May 11, 200916 yr by KAZ

hey Kaz/Ken those birds look great. im not a bug fan of larger parrots but like smaller birds. i also keep gouldian finches, they are so easy to look after, they are awesome. as well as budgies i have cockatiels, red rumped parrots, gouldians and lovebirds. The first gouldian cock is very nice. and does ken aviary breed the gouldians or seperate them?

The gouldians aviary breed.