I'm after a bit of advice please...

 

How could you modify a standard wire cage front to accept a breeding box? How could you do it so that when you took the box away you could close up the hole in the wire so the birds can't escape.

 

Thanks in advance.

I dont really get what you mean , but if it is what im thinking, why not just screew hooks at the back so that the whole think is removable?

I dont really get what you mean , but if it is what im thinking, why not just screew hooks at the back so that the whole think is removable?

I want to attach the breeding box from the outside, not the inside. I want them to have as much space as possible inside the cage.

may be you should then make some sort of door with a lock. i would put some rubber on the outside of the door (rim) to protect from ant harm.

do the same but cut the wire

You are going to have to cut out enough of the bars so that the birds can access the nest box hole. After that you are going to have to make some sort of door to close this when you remove the nest box.

 

Not easy without making a mess and the right tools.

 

Is it possible to cut a hole and attach the nest box to the side of the cabinet. This would be easier to make a covering for.

You are going to have to cut out enough of the bars so that the birds can access the nest box hole. After that you are going to have to make some sort of door to close this when you remove the nest box.

 

Not easy without making a mess and the right tools.

 

Is it possible to cut a hole and attach the nest box to the side of the cabinet. This would be easier to make a covering for.

I think you're right. The side of the cage would be best in this case.

Edited May 21, 200915 yr by cranberry

There are cage fronts available with doors for nestboxes and can be closed as normal when there is no nestbox on the front.

This could work I think but it would differ depending on the type of cage you had.

 

What sort of front is it? If it's the type with a large door in the middle with 2 smaller doors on either side, I think I've seen some pics of Kaz's where she's turned the front upside down so the doors open downwards and your nestbox opening would align with one of the smaller openings. Obviously you need to peg the other doors closed....

 

Kaz, correct me if I'm wrong....

What sort of front is it? If it's the type with a large door in the middle with 2 smaller doors on either side, I think I've seen some pics of Kaz's where she's turned the front upside down so the doors open downwards and your nestbox opening would align with one of the smaller openings. Obviously you need to peg the other doors closed....

 

Kaz, correct me if I'm wrong....

No......there are cage fronts you can buy witha hinged door section top right or top left that allow3 it to open so you hang your nestbox there. When finished with you just shut the hinged door. I have some here but not yet in use. I will take a picture for you.

 

 

My normal breeding cages I turned the whole front upside down so I could use the bottom doors then as top doors and thereby was able to access nestbox higher up.....I think thats what SJW means. BUT I was also talking about cage fronts you can buy with a hinged door. Mine cost me $14.95 recently.

 

 

 

Edited May 22, 200915 yr by KAZ

My normal breeding cages I turned the whole front upside down so I could use the bottom doors then as top doors and thereby was able to access nestbox higher up.....I think thats what SJW means.

 

 

That's what I meant...

My normal breeding cages I turned the whole front upside down so I could use the bottom doors then as top doors and thereby was able to access nestbox higher up.....I think thats what SJW means.

 

 

That's what I meant...

My breeding cages.......I converted them to take nestboxes by turning the fronts around. Tied one door with cable tie, left the other to drop down and allow nestbox access

This photo show the spare doors with pegs but shortly after this I used cable ties to secure those doors. Some of those cages werent converted at the time this picture was taken.

Edited May 22, 200915 yr by KAZ

My normal breeding cages I turned the whole front upside down so I could use the bottom doors then as top doors and thereby was able to access nestbox higher up.....I think thats what SJW means.

 

 

That's what I meant...

My breeding cages.......I converted them to take nestboxes by turning the fronts around. Tied one door with cable tie, left the other to drop down and allow nestbox access

This photo show the spare doors with pegs but shortly after this I used cable ties to secure those doors. Some of those cages werent converted at the time this picture was taken.

 

Nice set up kaz, i learnt my lesson with peg's, one of my budgies flew away when they were in cabinets, they power lift the door and the peg go's with it, theirfore the peg holds the door in place while they escape out the little entrance

I do the same as Kaz. Turning the fronts upside down is great and not hard to do.

Great ideas guys. Thanks. I pick up the cages tomorrow morning so I'll see what I'm dealing with once I get them. I believe they are made of ply all round with the standard single door wire fronts. They were used by the breeder as holding cages.

Great ideas guys. Thanks. I pick up the cages tomorrow morning so I'll see what I'm dealing with once I get them. I believe they are made of ply all round with the standard single door wire fronts. They were used by the breeder as holding cages.

You will most likely have to cut bars and either hang nestboxes by hooks or screw into the wood by little angle brackets.

hey Kaz the cage front you took a photo of, how do you mount that to the ply cabinet? my cage fronts have spikes to stick in holes that you drill.

hey Kaz the cage front you took a photo of, how do you mount that to the ply cabinet? my cage fronts have spikes to stick in holes that you drill.

Cabinets are 16mm melamine so I make them of a size that allows me to use screws to attach them to the front.

do you mean just a normal screw, between the gaps? or does the head need to be a little bigger to cover the bars either side.

 

if you know what i mean.

do you mean just a normal screw, between the gaps? or does the head need to be a little bigger to cover the bars either side.

 

if you know what i mean.

Yeah the head of the screw is big enough to hold :rofl:

This could work I think but it would differ depending on the type of cage you had.

Great diagram. Where would one get the spare sliding doors from? This would be an ideal solution for me?

Edited May 24, 200915 yr by cranberry

You could probably get a spare sliding door from your local pet shop, if they don't have them on hand they should be able to get one for you with their bird cage order if not try a second hand store, salvos, side of the road on council pick up day, if I was after a spare door I'd probably go and buy a whole cage from my local tip (they sell people's rubbish after getting them to pay $ to dump it) for about $2-5, then you'll have lots of spare bits you could use elsewhere.

Edited May 24, 200915 yr by Linda_S

Cheers. Thanks for the tip.