I have placed "Aviary wanted" signs around town and have been checking the local papers for a second hand Aviary. The local hardware store had a small one for $520, which I couldnt afford. Today I noticed one for sale an hours drive from me and went to check it out. It was 2300mm wide 1950mm high and 1550mm deep, the same as this one on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Aviary-Skillion-Roo...1742.m153.l1262

As luck turns out it was an ex-show breeder and I also managed to buy 13 cage fronts for making breeding cages, plus trays, perches and 10 breeding boxes (as he is retiring to travel Oz) for the grand ol' price of $240! Woo hoo I am a happy girl and my patience paid off! Now I have to organize a concrete slab etc and wait for hubby to get some time off! In the meantime I will prepare a nice spot in the garden to put it.

I'll keep you posted, I go to pick it up on the weekend

Way to go!!! Great find

good luck.

WOOHOO!!! awesome!!! look forward to pics of it when its filled with your birds!!

Wow that's great Trish look forward to seeing some pics.

Terrific...the right thing at the right time and the right price...gotta love a bargain

 

The new aviary...took a while but we are getting there!

Edited January 10, 200916 yr by Trish

Looks awesome!!!!

Looks awesome!!!!

 

 

It is in a lovely shaded area nearly all day long, so it is in a great position for our hot summers. We have to get a concrete delivery on Monday for the floor and hubby is going to put a slope in it and a half cut plumbing pipe to drain out water when I clean the aviary. Will post more progress shots as they happen!

Very nice Trish, your birds will love it

 

The new aviary...took a while but we are getting there!

Wonderful !! As you have an overhanging roofline...rig up a hook above the door area and get one of those mozzie nets on a hoop ( the kind they hang over beds ) ...you can hook it up over the door and use it to step through so you creat a safety door effect as you go in and out.

 

The new aviary...took a while but we are getting there!

Wonderful !! As you have an overhanging roofline...rig up a hook above the door area and get one of those mozzie nets on a hoop ( the kind they hang over beds ) ...you can hook it up over the door and use it to step through so you creat a safety door effect as you go in and out.

 

 

Dave (my husband) is going to build ma a new doorway are to prevent escapees! Also maybe some trellis and perspex as we get hawks and eagles here.

looks great.

Well done ... They are going to love it .....

Congrats mate :cake:

Gosh I wish I lived where I could have an outdoor avairy... I'm always so jealous when I see nice aviaries like this. Good for you, best of luck with it.

Chrissy, would you be able to build one out of wood and have it insulated? It snows in England and they tend to use wood and stuff to build their birdrooms outside... surely in the world today there must be some sort of technology to help you out...

Hello! It has been a busy day today with the making of tiered perches and building a dummy doorway area to prevent escapees! When we concreted we sloped the slab and put a channel to divert water for when I am cleaning the aviary and it takes it through a drain hole and pipe outside.

Pics....

Drain:

Tiered perches:

Building the dummy doorway:

We are also incorporating a hexagonal aviary onto the side of this aviary as a juvenile flight. Here is the almost finished product:

Rear view of the entrance to the aviaries:

All of the budgies! (Not the 26 rescue ones however they are being treated in quarantine) Pet types and show breeders, I hope they get along o.k.:

Terrific to see your happy birds in their new space ......wonderful hard work to get to that stage :hi:

Terrific to see your happy birds in their new space ......wonderful hard work to get to that stage :hi:

 

 

Thanks Kaz, so rewarding, I just want to sit outside and watch them all day. Going to look out for a nice garden seat now!

that's so ace i love seeing people get their dreams no matter how big or small

you have done great

determination and patients always wins out

jolly good show :bluesbros:

Edited January 17, 200916 yr by maesie

that's so ace i love seeing people get their dreams no matter how big or small

you have done great

determination and patients always wins out

jolly good show :bluesbros:

 

Thanks G.B!

fantastic! Great job especially with the drain .. I couldn't tell with the photo's but does the hexagon and safety door have cement flooring too?

 

Birds look happy as in there!!!

Great job with everything just a query have you put wire mesh over the hole for drainage? Wouldn't want to allow access to the mice... or snakes..

fantastic! Great job especially with the drain .. I couldn't tell with the photo's but does the hexagon and safety door have cement flooring too?

 

Birds look happy as in there!!!

 

 

Thanks, no hexagon Aviary is yet to be completed as is the safety door area (Dave didn't bank on having to make a safety door, so it took longer). Also hex aviary needs rewiring as we had a cockatoo in it and he chewed the wire and escaped much to my distress, he never returned!

 

I hope they are o.k. the pet types have never flown properly (outside of a cage) since I got them about two months ago. They look so tiny and the other bigger birds look like chooks beside them!

Looks great Trish, the birds look happy too