This was our bargain out of the local newspaper today. It was $20.

It is 1.5 metres diameter and 2.4 metres tall and it needs some repairing to be okay for our budgies. We had drawn up plans for this shape with a 2 metre long by 1 metre wide flight extension on the side of it.

 

My question is how many budgies could we put in that size comfortably?

We won't be colony breeding.

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Edited September 16, 200717 yr by Bea
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Hi Denise,

 

What a great find!! Along with the attached flight it should make a great home for a pretty flock of budgies. As for the number, each budgie should have at least 5cm of perch space and there should be plenty of room allowed for all to feed comfortably. I don't have any eperience with hexagonal aviaries, but depending on how it is set up I imagine 15 - 20 budgies would be a nice number.

 

 

Feathers.

That's a bargain price as you say Denise, the only thing I would say is, what size is the mesh on it, from the photo it looks like it might be too large for Budgies.

Edited September 15, 200717 yr by Norm

Great find for $20!! I was also wondering about the mesh size, but you say it needs some repairing so perhaps that was one of the things you were planning to fix up?

That's a bargain price as you say Denise, the only thing I would say is, what size is the mesh on it, from the photo it looks like it might be too large for Budgies.

 

 

 

Yes we have to replace the wire, they must have had larger birds in it. We want to cover half of the top section as well for some shelter.

Good idea. It might be a good idea to cover in two of the sides completely & face them to the worse weather side.

I'd give it a coat of paint too

 

But thats just me!

I'd give it a coat of paint too

 

But thats just me!

 

 

 

Yes it definitely needs a paint job. I can't wait for it to be finished, my hubby tells me I have no patience...(Laughing out loud)

Yes it definitely needs a paint job. I can't wait for it to be finished, my hubby tells me I have no patience...(Laughing out loud)

 

Oooh, what colour are you thinking?

Nice aviary there Denise.....it should scrub up really well.....is that right only $20....cool...by the way where is Bannockburn??

Nice aviary there Denise.....it should scrub up really well.....is that right only $20....cool...by the way where is Bannockburn??

 

Bannockburn is a outer suburb of Geelong in Victoria in Australia.

wow, you got a great bargin, it is a nice cage.