Hi All

Sometime next year or 2012, I plan on expanding aviary space. Here is a drawing I made:

 

I plan on buying this shed, and extenidng the two flights on ^^^ :

http://www.absco.com.au/products/index.php?c=12&p=33

 

I hope you dont mind Daz, but I am using some of you pictures for examples.

My inspiration for the inside flights, but extra flight space outside added

 

 

A couple things:

** The squares are windows. I want one leading into each flight, that can be opened or closed during bad weather, cleaning etc.

** The saftey door may be made a bit smaller.

** I will have a door that can be opened all the way between the flights, so the budgies can go into the cockatiel flight or vice versa

** I may need to move the original door in the shed, because as you can see from the picture, it will touch the flights I think.

** Fights can be accessed from inside.

** I am hoping the 4 windows + screen door will be enough light, but I may need to add in a couple more windows in the breeding and storage area

** Concrete will be laid.

 

Does anyone know how much it would cost to lay concrete that big?

** Fights can be accessed from inside.

 

Exciting times ahead. One suggestion... if it were me, I'd ditch the safety door and gain access to both flight internally. (as you mention access will be availble anyway) This way you use the internal building as a safety area and your budgie flight will be bigger.

** Fights can be accessed from inside.

 

Exciting times ahead. One suggestion... if it were me, I'd ditch the safety door and gain access to both flight internally. (as you mention access will be availble anyway) This way you use the internal building as a safety area and your budgie flight will be bigger.

Agree with Maesie. My aviaries are only accessible through my birdroom which of course acts as a safety area too.

 

 

***On your drawing...........which is the new parts and which is the existing ? Can you redraw showing the difference ?

Edited July 10, 201015 yr by KAZ

Right now, I just have two other aviaries for cockatiels and budgies. I am not doing extensions or anything, just completley starting anew.

This is my current kindy and cockatiel aviary

 

I dont have any of the budgie aviary. I will try and draw a picture of a 3D image of it.

Also, If I dont have any access from outside, how do I get to the flights? would I need to put a door in... Oops, sorry I meant inside flights can be accessed from inside. Doors are the semi-circles, windows, the squares.

Also, If I dont have any access from outside, how do I get to the flights? would I need to put a door in... Oops, sorry I meant inside flights can be accessed from inside. Doors are the semi-circles, windows, the squares.

If all your aviary access can be made from inside the birdroom then the birdroom becomes your safety area and no need for extra aviary space taken up by safety door sections.

Check out my aviary

okay, I have re-drawn. Red is changes that have been made. I moved the bird door down a bit, so easier access to cockatiel flight and door can be accessed quicker. More room for perches/plants etc down other ends.

 

whats the middle two sections and how come a door is going through the middle of them and a wall ?

 

and as cockatiels are bigger birds how come the tiel aviary is smaller than the budgie one ?

Edited July 10, 201015 yr by KAZ

The middle section is the indoors flight. The shed is 3m by 2.26, so if you can look at the dimensions, you can see the shed base, and then the two flights added on. One half is budgie inside flight, second is cockatiel inside flight. I have a door between them, so that when the weather is bad (eg, like today. Have had very bad wind and rain for the past 24 hours) I can open the door up and it won't be so cramped for the budgie/tiels.

 

I only have 5 cockatiels, not a whole flock. So I thought the budgies should get more space, because there are 5 cockatiels and 40 odd budgies

Edited July 10, 201015 yr by Squeak_Crumble

The door I mean is in the middle of a wall at the front to the left of your measurement

I only have 5 cockatiels, not a whole flock. So I thought the budgies should get more space, because there are 5 cockatiels and 40 odd budgies

Gotcha

The door I mean is in the middle of a wall at the front to the left of your measurement

I only have 5 cockatiels, not a whole flock. So I thought the budgies should get more space, because there are 5 cockatiels and 40 odd budgies

Gotcha

 

Ah yes KAZ. On the sheds measurments on the site, it doesnt have where the door is. It is in the middle, so I am guessing on the plan that is where it would go. I may need to move it over if I don't have enough room for the inside flights. The inside flights only come on meter inside the shed, Or else I think I may need to get a shed that is wider.

As you assemble those sheds you can move the door.

Are you going for that shed for what reason ? Size, price ? What room would you have in the garden for it ?

Parent consent ? or do you have to work on them

Another thing to consider is.............most garden sheds are low roofs....6 ft or so =2m. The lower the roof the hotter it gets in there.

Try aiming for a higher roof shed................like 2.4m or 8 ft if you can. MINIMUM. Do you have shade where it will go ?

I am going for that shed because of the size, I am unsure of how much it would cost. I would probably also get it second hand. As for parental consent.... Well right now I owe my parents money for the last aviary, $200 (I have $160 saved up in the last 4 months). I would probably be able to raise about $500 by late next year. I am hoping if I just present that to them, and prove I can raise that much money. Also, 6 feet is 1.8m This one is 2m with a peaked roof. I am also making a ventaltion hole hopefully. The flights extended will be higher.

 

Sorry for the bad photos, 9pm and my flash is not very good.

Brown aviary is current budgie aviary, green one is cockatiel and kindy aviary. I plan on moving both aviaries, and leveling the ground out. (slight slope) The trees present shade, as the sun goes behind/slightly above them.

Good position for the new plans Still go higher than the 2m if you can. Will be hot in there for breeding in summer and cold in there in winter with the lower roofline.

Thanks Kaz. I will try looking around, there are more then just that companies. It may also be cheaper to build one. That way I can get the right width and my own height, and build the outside frame at the same time. I have a feeling it would be cheaper.... Looking around, the same size shed as the one there is about $800 new.

Any reason why it cant be built off the existing shed or garage in that photo and at a similar height ? Its not real hard to do and that means you have the back wall already in place. All you have to plan is building materials and you can buy sheeting and metal cheap enough. Go look through my aviary build and see how mine was done. You may get some ideas.

The shed (The big cream one) Is our neighbours. You cant really see the fence I have been through and looked at yours (I found it a little confusing with all the comments)

The shed (The big cream one) Is our neighbours. You cant really see the fence I have been through and looked at yours (I found it a little confusing with all the comments)

Just look at the photos then

The shed (The big cream one) Is our neighbours. You cant really see the fence I have been through and looked at yours (I found it a little confusing with all the comments)

Just look at the photos then

 

I did, but it takes a while sifting through 40 pages :budgiedance:

The shed (The big cream one) Is our neighbours. You cant really see the fence I have been through and looked at yours (I found it a little confusing with all the comments)

Just look at the photos then

 

I did, but it takes a while sifting through 40 pages

 

 

Life's tough sometimes :budgiedance: :budgiedance: :rofl: :rofl: