Hi everyone,

Just thought i would post some photos of my new cage (it's a bit to small to call an aviary) that was delivered today

 

maybe i should have got 2, one for the birds and one for the kids

 

Looks good Nadene maybe you can add on as needed. Watch out until you can get a safety door added somehow.

Also a 'lock, or like my sisters G.Daughter "who just wanted to pat them" and let them all out !!!

Thank you Robyn. I was told by hubby if I got a bigger one I would have to live in it too (he hates the birds). My biggest problem with the door is I have to find a way to secure it from the inside when I'm in it.

 

I will be having a lock. I'm lucky my kids don't like to touch them, but they do like to put seeded grass in so I will have to watch them.

That is amazing, I wonder if I could find one like that. I too would probably have to take up residence in it too, I have the same problem with that fact my parents hate my budgies too.

 

But anyways its beautiful.

As Robyn said a safety door is a good idea.

 

That's amazing Phill,now can you come and do that in real life? HAHAHA and while you are at it bring me some of your beautiful birds you have on your website! (I'm only joking). You are very clever!!!

Wow PjI thats really good is that real life or what lol

Just some clever computer skills F. Panda. if only it was that easy. l.o.l.

Just thought I would share me new extension that hubby and I did today

 

 

 

Soooo happy

Edited March 23, 201312 yr by Nadene

Great job Nadene, you can see already how much the birds love the open air flights. Great for their vit D. Mine also love it out in the rain, doesn't matter how heavy.

Thank you Robyn, they are loving it!

 

Their flight space has almost doubled. I just have to make some new perches.

That is fantastic Nadene. What a fast way to double a flight area. Could I request a close up photo of you birds in their new home?

Here are my birds. I have pet and show type

 

 

This is my old guy, I've had him for years but he's not in the best of health. He is loving the sun and has claimed his spot.

 

 

and I thought I'd show off my little pinkies that are in the cabinets you can see in the aviary

 

Things are looking great for you Nadene. It doesn't take a lot once you make the decision to add on. I'm sure your birds will benefit from it.

Hope my new round does okay.

Thanks Nadene. I love yellow faced blues and would like to breed show quality Australian Yellow faces. Yours looks lovely and I really like the yf grey. Your old boy seems to be the perfect patriarch for your aviary. He seems to be loving the sun : ) I am hooked on pinkies they are just so cute (although I describe them as feeling like dried pink HubbaBubba you could find under any school desk). Yours look perfect and full of possibilities. Thanks for sharing.

I would really love a yellow face cobalt, that's my dream. The YF grey facing the camera was my first show chick I had hatch and she is about 4 months old, her mother who's the same has her back to us at the top. Next to her is her 3 month old sister who is a YF Opaline grey spangle and the pinkies are also siblings fostered out because she was a hopeless mother (I didn't think that the older one would last 24hrs).

Oh dear. Great that theyhatched then. Could you keep me updated on their progress I would love to see some show quality yfaces develop.

Nice idea I might add one to my aviary as I would like to max out the birds space.I will add a safety door as well and add roof to it all. as it rains allot in Tasmania.

Thanks L_J. It's just started to rain for the first time since it was done and they are all out sitting in it

 

I wanted a safety door too but I couldn't push hubby to much

Hi Nadene, mine love the rain also. L_J if you added roof to it the birds would still be shaded from sun and rain, which is the main purpose. They need vitamin D from the sun and really enjoy the rain, mine sit out in pouring rain, sitting like little tawny frog mouths head up letting rain pour over them.

I'm just worried about other wild birds spreading disease.

I wanted a safety door too but I couldn't push hubby to much

 

Come on you should push him his only gotta strain his hands doing a few pop rivets and use a cutting disc on the steel lol

Edited March 30, 201312 yr by L__J

haha L_J I think hubby would rather they fly away, he doesn't like them. One step at a time

 

I'm not to concerned about the wild bird. The only thing I was warned about (I asked members at my club how to do the extension) was to have strong wire or double wire at the to because of predators.

Edited March 30, 201312 yr by Nadene