Posted March 24, 200520 yr I'm in the middle of building an aviary and i have got dimensions of 2m by 3 on the front and 3m by 1.5 at the back. Is this a good size? How many budgies can you add? we live in an area where summer temps can reach 45c for prolonged periods and in winter it is close to frost point. will they breed if I just hang nesting boxes on the walls? how many of cocks and hens should i start with? Opal
March 24, 200520 yr The aviary size sounds really great!!! As to breeding, you may or may not have success with just hanging the boxes in the aviary. If you do this you will have no clear idea of who the daddy bird is. Also hens can get really aggressive over nest boxes. Mine did some serious damage to each other when i tried colony breeding so i have to separate each pair into breeding cages if i want to breed. If you are going to colony breed i've read that you should have 2 boxes for each hen and twice as many cocks as hens. Not sure if this is totally correct. How many birds you can have in your aviary depends on perch space. Each bird needs like 10 inches of perch space. They spend most of the day sitting around remember. As to temperature i don't think it should bother them. Hopefully your aviary is in the shade. I live in Canberra, Australia and it can get both very hot and very cold during the year. My budgies don't seems to get affected by either extremes. Bea Edited March 24, 200520 yr by Bea
March 24, 200520 yr I'm not really breeding for colour or traits though this one... No, He is NOT sky blue. He is on my sholder at the moment and he is NOT sky blue. Can you tell a lot of people have asked me!!!!! By the way, 45 is a good day in the shade..... Opal Edited March 24, 200520 yr by Opal
March 24, 200520 yr By the way, 45 is a good day in the shade..... Opal <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 45 is really hot... do you live in a desert or something? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Please tell me you are in Celcius??? 45 degrees here is a bit on the COOL side!!!!
March 25, 200520 yr By the way, 45 is a good day in the shade..... Opal <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 45 is really hot... do you live in a desert or something? :(Laughing out loud): <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Please tell me you are in Celcius??? 45 degrees here is a bit on the COOL side!!!! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes, that is in celcius. We are in outback NSW. Opal Edited March 25, 200520 yr by Opal
March 31, 200520 yr Yay!!! The base is in and the poling is ready Now all we need to do is drill some holes then bolt it all together Opal
April 5, 200520 yr okay, we have the entire frame up, The roof, some of the Fiber Cement, and some of the bird wire. We are going to do more on Friday, if not sooner. Opal
June 26, 200519 yr I finished it a few days ago, we went on holidays for three weeks a little while ago Opal
July 1, 200519 yr No, We have at least twelve budgies coming and we only have three cages Opal Edited July 1, 200519 yr by Opal
July 1, 200519 yr wow what a fantastic avairy..., lovely and airy ..I love the pipes all together like that.. My ferrets love them !! (Laughing out loud) Cant wait to see it filled with budgies Oh and by the way the hottest it gets where I live is about 28 to 30 degrees.. :(Laughing out loud): Edited July 1, 200519 yr by Trikkivix
July 8, 200519 yr Mine did some serious damage to each other when i tried colony breeding so i have to separate each pair into breeding cages if i want to breed. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> How mcuh do breeding cabinets cost around?
July 8, 200519 yr I picked up a bargain at a garage sale years ago for $10.00. An old wardrobe, turned into 8 breed cages. It was a 2 - door wardrobe. Doors taken off, piece of wood down the centre, and 3 'shelves', making 4 shelves with the base, and each shelf is 2 boxes. Nests were screwed to the back - they actually used old sieves (it was designed for finches), wire on the front, with egg cups used for seed and water. I am just setting it up again for next season, as it needed some repairs.
July 8, 200519 yr IF you are looking for breeding cages have a look in your trading post (courier mail) for some second hand ones, sometimes they are nice and cheap since the owner is quiting breeding and wanting to get rid of all the stuff.
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