One of the hardest things to clean up in the aviary is those feathers that stick to the aviary wire.

 

One way to deal with them is to burn them off.

 

Here is what you need....

 

http://www.hardwaredelivered.com.au/store/...iller-Wand.html

 

Its a gas torch wand section which is attached to butane gas cannisters. Mostly if you shop around the hardware stores you will find them for $50 and the gas cannisters come in packs of four for around $7 as pack. Designed for killing weeds so you have an excuse to buy it for home BUT use it for the aviary too

Edited April 9, 201015 yr by KAZ

seems a little violent for even my tastes - :question:

lol. wouldnt there be burn fathers still stuck though?

Edited April 9, 201015 yr by Houman

lol. wouldnt there be burn fathers still stuck though?

No.........gone in a puff of smoke.

seems a little violent for even my tastes - :question:

Very quick solution :question:

The vac cleaner with the brush head on,

will do the job,if you feel that the blow torch,

is a bit drastic,I know which one is the easest,

the flame. :question:

The vac cleaner with the brush head on,

will do the job,if you feel that the blow torch,

is a bit drastic,I know which one is the easest,

the flame. :question:

Yeah The vacuum can wrap the feather around the wire worse than it is, so I am sure I will go the gas torch from now on...........It was suggested to me by at least 2-3 others and now I know the right torch head to get I will be racing off to get one. I have feathers everywhere in my aviary I was told after I did my aviary that there was a better wire that made less feathers stick. Pity I didnt know that first :question:

Cool idea Kaz!!!!!!!!!!!! We have one of these and use it on the redback spiders we have here in QLD that get under our outdoor chairs and tables - plant pots...... EVERYTHING....... one blast and they are SIZZLED !!!!!!!!! Going to try this on the avairy!! :question:

Cool idea Kaz!!!!!!!!!!!! We have one of these and use it on the redback spiders we have here in QLD that get under our outdoor chairs and tables - plant pots...... EVERYTHING....... one blast and they are SIZZLED !!!!!!!!! Going to try this on the avairy!! :question:

Good thing you have one already....great for weeds as they are sold for that purpose...BUT now you have told me about the spider thing....I have more reasons to get one :question:

You could always pick them off the wire one by one... blowing them to cinders is a better idea. Wouldn't you have to remove the budgies before? In case they got in the way.

You could always pick them off the wire one by one... blowing them to cinders is a better idea. Wouldn't you have to remove the budgies before? In case they got in the way.

 

My aviary is huge.........they wont get in the way................ and picking them off the wire, one by one, in a huge aviary is totally out of the question

wouldnt it smell like singed hair and could you do whole aviry rather than vac???

my sons are always jokeing about getting a blow tortch for my aviry

mabe i can tell them go on then and save myself some money as they will buy for joke lol and then i can use it

I would be careful GB,they could set the place on fire.

Sounds like fun... but my only concern would be if it weaken the wire over time, causing damage and breakage?

I would be careful GB,they could set the place on fire.

 

 

being me that wouldnt be a could its a would macka

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I would be careful GB,they could set the place on fire.

 

 

being me that wouldnt be a could its a would macka

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

 

Sounds like fun... but my only concern would be if it weaken the wire over time, causing damage and breakage?

I would think it might do if the wire was that thin guage stuff that hardware stores sell but I chose a tougher thicker quality wire, and other breeders who have used this longer term have had no issues. The flame is pased quickly around not building up too much heat in one spot at one time.

Edited April 12, 201015 yr by KAZ

I was told after I did my aviary that there was a better wire that made less feathers stick. Pity I didnt know that first

 

 

What was the name of the wire??

I was told after I did my aviary that there was a better wire that made less feathers stick. Pity I didnt know that first

 

 

What was the name of the wire??

it wasnt a name particularly JB.......it was a much thicker guage wire and around an inch by an inch mesh which for show budgies is fine.

I was told same thing Kaz, fire the way to go... Hans did it on his, never had any problems... Think it was just a good reason to play with fire... :rofl:

I was told same thing Kaz, fire the way to go... Hans did it on his, never had any problems... Think it was just a good reason to play with fire... :rofl:

 

play with fire and you will get burnt

Eat chocolate and you'll get fat... Everything has a side effect, that I know Houman...

I bought my gas torch.....$59 will try it out soon.

Let me know how it goes Kaz... I will defaintly be interested to see... :rofl:

Eat chocolate and you'll get fat... Everything has a side effect, that I know Houman...

 

i was kidding :rofl: .

That I know Houman but I just had to say something about chocolate... Yummy... :rofl: