Hi guys and gals.

 

For christmas I am getting an aviary. I am VERY VERY VERY excited.

I am going to get some budgies from a local budgerigar breeder. This summer is probably gonna be quite hot and I know that budgies, especially young ones, can suffer from the heat.

Basically the question I wanna ask is:

 

" Is it O.K to put young budgies in an outdoor aviary during the months of January and February?"

 

A reply soon would be GREAT!

Yes it will be fine as long it is not a very hot day, try and pick them up on a day that is not hotter than say 30, Budgies get stressed on really hot days.

Oh make sure your car is not hot when you put them in as that will kill them too.

Edited November 27, 201014 yr by splat

I wouldnt. I think they need to acclimatise from a few months earlier if the weather is going to be hot.

Some aviaries rooflines are too low increasing how hot it is. Some aviaries have no shade. Its all very well to consider the temperature earlier in the day when they go in, but if the roofline is low and radiates heat, if theres no shade then its not much better than putting them in an oven.

You say young budgies ? How young ?

Thanks Guys. Your information has helped me a lot.

 

What time would you recommend I get them?

 

Also, when I say young I mean between 8 weeks and 12 weeks.:lol:

if your in vic

or weathers more muggy than hot right now

if you got the birds for Christmas and the aviary id say be okay spesh if their aviary breed birds

if they were bred inside a breeding room well thats different and id wait till end feb early march to bring them home as will be just nice then

do you have a description of your aviary

is it open to weather or closed with one side open :?

My aviary is from D&L Classic Aviaries

 

Go to the website http://www.classicpetenclosures.com.au/

Click Bird Aviaries

My one is the "All Purpose" BA636

 

Forgot to mention:

 

Yes Im from Victoria, Australia

 

I am buying budgies from mainly out door breeders. Llyoid in rowville (where I live) and Vince (in bayswater)

 

Does anyone know where Vince lives. I got my first budgie from him years ago and forgotten where he lives.

Hey Taylor

 

The aviary sounds like a good idea, but ive got a couple of questions

-Where will the aviary be placed?

-Will there be draughts where the aviary is placed.

 

This could be a problem because from the pictures of the aviary there is no enclosed area that will be weather proof for the birds.

 

Good luck with buying your new birds.

No safety door...........you will lose birds out through the door every time you use it. Meantime get a net ( the kind that hangs over beds off a hoop ) and attach it above the door..............step in through the net to open the door and any escapes will be caught in the net section before they get away. When not in use, throw the net up on top of the aviary. Dont risk going through a door with no safety net in place.

How many budgies could you keep in an aviary that size?

The aviary will be placed on my veranda.

 

Above my veranda grows a wisteria. It is easily a metre thick and even in the thunderstorms we've been having down here, you only get a little wet.

The back is enclosed and so is one of the sides. The side that isn't enclosed is facing a window to the house, so no rain can get in.

 

Our veranda is completely covered in thick wisteria so hardly any wind come in. It also keeps the extreme heat out and cool in.

 

Also, how many budgies would be suitable in this aviary?

 

Does any one know of any private budgie breeders in the Eastern Melbourne area?

Sounds like a good spot to put the aviary Use a bird net to enclose that end of the verandah as your safety area. Bird nets are cheap and easy to find at hardware stores.............its the bird netting used for fruit trees.

You can most likely have ten budgies in that space.

I'm don't personally know any breeders out that side but check out the BCV website and find your nearest club. They might be able to point you in the right direction...

Thanks you guys!

 

Your information means a lot to me!