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My Aviary....start To Finish

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oh sounds good, look forward to seeing more picture's once it progress's some more ^_^

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Waiting for some materials to arrive mid next week. Meantime I knocked up another couple of vertical breeding cages. Two units of three verticals......making 6 cages.

 

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as the cage fronts didnbt divide equally into the height of the vertical cabinets, I cut some glass for under each cage front.......slide it sideways for cleaning and adding food etc. Cuts down on some of the seed debris coming out the front.

Very nice kaz, and yes it's very helpful having the side wall up higher and a see through bottom... that way the chicks are easier to see when they fledge out of the nest and like you said stop's debris of seed from getting out....

Good Thinking Kaz. That glass should definetly make some things alot easier.

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Good Thinking Kaz. That glass should definetly make some things alot easier.

Its mostly because I work with glass and have glass on hand in my workshop that I think of using it :rofl:

 

Being A LEADLIGHT artist and craftsperson

Ahh well being a craftsperson sure come's in handy

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Ahh well being a carftsperson sure come's in handy

 

 

Agreed...

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The glass down the bottom looks great!

Gets dirty just the same but keeps the seed debris in the cage. Sliding it sideways means I can change the paper, change the food, and also vacuum the bottom of the cage with little fuss.

Indeed, for the little effort of cleaning the glass with a sponge and hot water your saving alot of effort of having to vacuum the floor and clean up all the mess on the ground

The glass down the bottom looks great!

Gets dirty just the same but keeps the seed debris in the cage. Sliding it sideways means I can change the paper, change the food, and also vacuum the bottom of the cage with little fuss.

 

 

Vacuum the bottom of the cage!!! Suppose you'd want to be careful doing that!! :hug: ;)

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The glass down the bottom looks great!

Gets dirty just the same but keeps the seed debris in the cage. Sliding it sideways means I can change the paper, change the food, and also vacuum the bottom of the cage with little fuss.

 

 

Vacuum the bottom of the cage!!! Suppose you'd want to be careful doing that!! :hug: :P

Its okay........my budgies usally go to a top perch or into the nestbox when I vacuum the breeder cage :D

 

Havent sucked one up the vacuum yet ;)

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Looking awesome! You are so clever at all these creations! Love the breeding cabinet. looks so simple to make. I love the white plastic stuff! Its great for making sliding doors :)

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Congratulations on the roofing Kaz .... and remember you're only going to have to build it once and then it will last foreeeeever! :lol:

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Congratulations on the roofing Kaz .... and remember you're only going to have to build it once and then it will last foreeeeever! :)

I swear, Renee, by the time we finally get it all done Ken will be ready to move house again. ;)

 

I hope not.

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Congratulations on the roofing Kaz .... and remember you're only going to have to build it once and then it will last foreeeeever! :(

 

finished the roofing today...mostly done. Need to fill some original screw holes in sheeting...we had to shift supports so the depth of patio was less than original to keep it obligatory 600mm off fenceline.......so I have to seal any old screw holes over next few days.

 

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do you need council permission to build it?

 

Yes, due to size. Wasnt too bad as it turned out original aviary was okay'ed by council. Specs for slab were required and we have to put in soakwell and guttering etc to ensure water runoff and had to create a fall on the roof instead of its original flatroof.

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Good to seeing it's moving forward... It's a pain when it stalls.

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Looking great kaz!

The yard looks like a building site mate ^_^ But Ken is on holidays on Friday so we can prep the area for the cement slab next. Once thats done the rest is easier. I can fit out the walls and internal structures then. By the time the warmer weather startts we will have birds in there.

This is all coming along really well. What is most impressive when this done will be the massive kindy cage you will have left - as int he current aviary.

 

Do you plan to use that or are you going to knock all that down, clean things up, and build ken a beautiful big aviary for his new flock?

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This is all coming along really well. What is most impressive when this done will be the massive kindy cage you will have left - as int he current aviary.

 

Do you plan to use that or are you going to knock all that down, clean things up, and build ken a beautiful big aviary for his new flock?

 

It seems we will be starting again with all the future aviaries. The old aviaries will look real crappy up against the new structures.

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I figured you would tear the others down and put up new avairies

 

i was wondering why you keep the fish pond? Sentimental?

Are you psychic Dave :( The fishpond staying or going was in discussion just yesterday ^_^

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