My budgies in the big avairy were making a very loud fuss this morning so I went to inspect and found 2 sparrows that had found their way into the avairy. I finally caught them and disposed of them and have checked everywhere in the avairy but can't for the life of me find how they got in?

 

I have replaced all the feeding stations and water containers with the new ones I've bought for our new avairy and changed the sand on the concrete. I am just concerned that sparrows being wild have left some disease in the avairy and don't know what else I can do??

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I have had a similar problem a few times. They used to get into my bird room. I'm not sure how but since I re-did it, they haven't gotten in... Get inside the aviary and see if there is any where they could have gotten in... corners, wire a little to large, where the roof meets the walls... any gaps at all?!?! As to the germ issue, you could do a massive clean out, perches, walls, etc... just to be on the safe side.

A good way to find gaps is at night get someone with a torch either on the inside or the outside and sline it along the joins and edges if there is a gap you should be able to see the light come through the gap that is how Dad taught me to check my avairy and I found a few holes that where patched before my guys went in.

Ah ... How did you dispose of the little sparrows ? I know you are protecting your birds & all. But I hope disposal isn't what I think it sounds like !

 

Bird Murder ? Please tell me NOOOOOOOO !