Posted May 25, 200916 yr this bild started on the 25th of feburary and took 4 weeks to completea few changes have been made as improvementsi copied and pasted this from a english forum and thats the reason i keep going on as if i did it bit by bit...well i did ;D first pictures are from just after i sold all the fish, most of them, got the tanks out and removed the rackingremoving the racks made a bit of a mess of the floor so i reborded it http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv142/U...25022009050.jpg those boards ar 44 inch square 9mm ply and are used a packing material at my friends factory. needless to say i get them free;)the other end.you can see one of my stockflight frontsi got 4 of those 44x24 inches. they will have draws for cleaning http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv142/U...25022009051.jpg these 2 are of the flight i will finnish 2daythe walls have been tripple lined and need paintingit all neds painting.a job for the weekend http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv142/U...26022009053.jpg http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv142/U...26022009055.jpg the room is not very big and i can't get the whole flight into the picture.with consideration towards my next door neighbour i decided against an outside flightit will be cramped but top notch when its all done.the flight is nearly finnishedall i need is a cage around the light, (i opted for a 25w /150w 1400 lumen energy saver i successfully used on my fish tanks) a feeding station and a wire cover for the windowI have room for 50 birds, that means roosting space. I'm not sure i wuld want 50 birds in that flight. It seems to me its not big enough for that http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv142/U...28022009056.jpg http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv142/U...28022009057.jpg This is the right hand side that will house 3 biggish stock cages, my seed bins (i get 20ltr buckets from work i will use for that) and a sink with storage underneath http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv142/U...28022009058.jpg on the left are the remaining 3 fishtanksonce the right side is build up and completed i will transfer the fish into 3 smaller tanks i temporarely going toset up on the head wall.then i can finnish the birdroom by building my breeding cages.Anyone for Snakeheads? http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv142/U...28022009059.jpg it was meant to be a cage front for one of my stock cages but i made the main flight just 1 inch to wide and a cage that size doesn't fit nowhowever it didn't get wasted;) http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv142/U...01032009060.jpg i need to re-allign the door/ flap as its not quite rightthe flap, formerly a door:D will enable me to opn the window in the summeri gonna build a new cage front 2 inches shorter so the cage will fit in nice and easystep one1 small stock cage with storage underneaththis will contain my seeds. i got big 20ltr buckets for that still needs door http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv142/U...02032009062.jpg step 2the big dividable stockflight80x20x28 inches and it can be halfed http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv142/U...02032009063.jpg http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv142/U...02032009064.jpg step 3this was supposed to be the sink but i decides not to have a sink in the birdroominstead i will use the area as a working plattform for putting down nestbox draws, keeping records and generally clutter it upunderneth again will be storagethe doors will be fitted later http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv142/U...02032009065.jpg the next levelall painted white http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv142/U...02032009067.jpg fronts attached and draws build and fittedi will change to draw fronts, i just used some left over wood up for now http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv142/U...03032009068.jpg http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv142/U...03032009069.jpg i'm having an evening of for a changesod it all:Dhere is the latest updatebuild these this morningluckyly my mate popped round and gave me a hand moving them into the birdroom as they turned out a lot heavier then i thought http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv142/U...05032009070.jpg and after 2 coats of painti will do a 3rd before bedtime http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv142/U...05032009071.jpg rite, i will explain what i'm planning to doi have added the framework to the cages now.sadly the fronts are missingas you can see in the picture there is a long Pal timber at the top of each frame now and also underneath about 40mm of the floorthis will hold the cagefront and allow a draw to be insertedi beleive hygene is important and draws will make that job so much easierin order for the draws to work i added a internal frame that will overhang the draws and stop bits from falling down the wrong side that frame will also be used to fasten the bottom of the cage front to http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv142/U...06032009072.jpg and here is one of the draws of my bigger stock flight http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv142/U...06032009073.jpg also each cage is roughly 29 inches wide but i only will use 24 inch frontsin the gap i will fit a purpose build nestbox 12 inches high okay this is as far as i can go for now the forum will not let me post more picturs in this topic is there something admin can do as i got a few more to add?i hope you enjoy this post and it gives you an insight into my birdroom :rofl: Edited May 25, 200916 yr by Dave_McMinn pics too large and hard to read
May 25, 200916 yr That is awesome!!!!!! I love how to make great use of the space!! well done My only critic would be the stock cage doors are so large you will have many get loose when you change feed and water or need to catch a bird etc. Otherwise BRILLIANT!!!! :rofl:
May 26, 200916 yr You have done a wonderful job in constructing your new birdroom. Do you have the birds already or do you go to buy them once you are finished ? How many birds do you think you will keep ? What do you do to supply the missing vitamins from lack of true sunshine ? How will the temperatures be kept moderate in that room ? Edited May 26, 200916 yr by KAZ
May 26, 200916 yr bird room looks great make sure the you have plenty of air flow to stop the dust and make thing are easy that you can clean and some good storage room that you can keep tidy too
May 26, 200916 yr Author That is awesome!!!!!! I love how to make great use of the space!! well done My only critic would be the stock cage doors are so large you will have many get loose when you change feed and water or need to catch a bird etc. Otherwise BRILLIANT!!!! they tend to get out once in a while :rofl: You have done a wonderful job in constructing your new birdroom. Do you have the birds already or do you go to buy them once you are finished ? How many birds do you think you will keep ?What do you do to supply the missing vitamins from lack of true sunshine ? How will the temperatures be kept moderate in that room ?i got 17 including an australian yellowface i'm going to pair to a DF spangle cockonly one pair on eggs for now. 9 laid and 7 are fertilei got room for 50 birds in the flight, 30 in the big stock cage, lost the small one and if i remove the dividers in the breeding cages i have room for 40 morebird room looks great make sure the you have plenty of air flow to stop the dust and make thing are easy that you can clean and some good storage room that you can keep tidy tooplenty of storage in there and i'm thinking of building a custum extraction something. gonna have to go to the drawing board first.for the time beig i open the windowthis is the current layoutsorry but i got no smaller picturesFloor Lay out http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv142/U...dRoomLayout.jpg Weaning Cage http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv142/U...er/P1050675.jpg Stock flightAbove i will add 6 more breeding cages http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv142/U...er/P1050676.jpg Main Flight http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv142/U...er/P1050680.jpg Breeding cages Only 4 in use The other 4 front have been ordered and are taking ages to get here http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv142/U...10032009079.jpg My Bits and Bobs for every day useI find using those smaller tubs for seeds etc etc make life easier in a small set up like mine http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv142/U...er/P1050677.jpg Edited May 26, 200916 yr by Dave_McMinn photo size
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