The budgies had a late night tonight while I started some renovations on their aviary. Something I have been wanting to do for along time was install a flourescent fitting inside the flight to give extra light so I finally decided tonight was the night. Well after a bit of drilling and alot of dust (I had to climb on the aviary roof to insert the bolts in the holes), and alot of fiddlyness trying to attach it to the roof (a couple of times I thought it might fall on my head) it finally got up and I turned it on.

 

 

WELL!!! There was instant noise from all the budgies as they loudly discussed the new development, it certainly sounded like happy noise so I hope they enjoy it and I get even more nice eggs from them now

 

I can't afford two sunlight tubes for it(it's four foot long) but I plan to have one normal tube and one sunlight (arcadia type) tube in it to provide the all important UV waves

 

The only thing I will have to do before I can use it all the time is install some sort of safety cage over it as in order for the UV waves to actually make it to the budgies it can't have a diffuser or glass over it so for the time being they will only have it on under supervision so I can watch that they aren't chewing it.

Improvements are great aren't they ? Congrats on your new lights.

Jobs for tomorrow:

 

Complete alterations to unoccupied breeding cages

Make cage for light fitting if I can find the right bits to do it

Rearrange perching situation in flight area to make access easier for cleaning

Get wood to make a large storage box for unopened seed bags(to provide protection from mice)

 

 

Other than that I'm impatiently waiting my orders of toy making bits, finger drawers and a few other things to improve the aviary and breeding cages in general

awesome