Hi.

 

I have only joined today and also today is the day I,m starting our new (first) aviary. I am turning my kids cubby into an Aviary. I had budgies when I was a kid and had always had in the back of my mind it would be something I wanted to do with my kids. We are an animal loving family with Bunnies, Cockatiel, 2 Dogs, fish and Guinea Pigs. So our house id like a Zoo a bit. I also think that a nice Aviary can really make a garden.

 

I joined because the site looks like it has some great info and I find Forums the best way to learn about the things I'm interested in. We want to breed some budgies and all have our favourite colours, so we will start with 6 (3pairs) when the Aviary is completed.

 

I will try to post some shots of the project as it happens and I am sure the kids and I will have some questions soon. Especially about breeding the colour and variety we like.

 

Regards

Bretto

Hello and welcome to the forum, Bretto Good luck with your aviary and breeding!

Hi and welcome to the forum. We love pictures on here so we look forward to see your progress

sweet sounds like its a good idea if the kids have out grown playing in their cubby.

 

Welcome to the forum..

 

Look forward to seeing picture of the birds and aviary.

how do I add photos?

Here you go bretto I added it to my signature.

 

Here are some shots from day One with my Senior andJunior Trainees.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's great, I love it

 

That was one cool cubby house, the kids must have loved it.

 

Can't wait to see the progress

Thanks Nadene. They had a lot of fun in it and still do, so it was. Bit of a hard delicious to change it. But they both agreed.

 

You are not far from us down here at Thirlmere maybe you can help when it comes time for us to get some pairs.

 

I love the bird you have as your avitar; what colour mutation is that.

 

Brett

Looks great! I cant wait to see the progress

You are too

 

There is a member of my budgie club that lives in Thirlmere. If you're interested in seeing some nice birds the club is having its annual budgie show on Sunday 5th of May at Picton. I've only been at the club for 6 months but apparently there were over 200 birds last year from all different clubs.

 

My bird is a opaline, grey spangle.

Hi and welcome. Looks as if it will make a great aviary and the kids will get just as much fun out of it. Cheers Jenny

Looks good just hope no mice or rats can nest in that roof.

Looks great

 

Before you begin please read this topic on colony breeding as you may want to use the aviary space for a fun place to be ( no nestboxes ) and just remove some to breeding cages at an appropriate time for safer more trouble free breeding

 

Topic ..... http://forums.budgie...showtopic=28294

 

cheers kaz

 

I LOVE your aviary

Edited April 25, 201312 yr by **KAZ**

You are too

 

There is a member of my budgie club that lives in Thirlmere. If you're interested in seeing some nice birds the club is having its annual budgie show on Sunday 5th of May at Picton. I've only been at the club for 6 months but apparently there were over 200 birds last year from all different clubs.

 

My bird is a opaline, grey spangle.

 

Nadene that would be great to take the kids to. Can you tel me where and what time it starts. Is the member from Thirlmere a member on this site.

 

Regards

Brett

Looks like a lovely family project, great to see everyone involved. Good luck with it and welcome to b.b.c.

any more progress photos from this weekend

Here are a few of day two. I have a few days annual leave so I hope to get a bit more done over the next few days.

 

 

 

 

 

Hope you like the window. It took longer than I thought. Working with timber that is not square can be frustrating but gives a nice rustic look my wife thinks.

 

Bretto

You have a beautiful little helper there. When i did the extension on my aviary all my kids did was complain about the noise.

 

 

The judging at the bird show starts at 9am but it takes a while to do it and there will be a bbq lunch. It's at at Picton A H & I Hall, Manangle St, Picton.

 

Hope you like the window. It took longer than I thought. Working with timber that is not square can be frustrating but gives a nice rustic look my wife thinks.

 

Bretto

 

Looks good. so next stage is wire mesh?

 

Sounds like you need to buy a square to mark off your timber, I had that problem until I borrowed my dads.

 

can't wait to see finished product.

Hi.

 

Today I finished the inside with the trimming and the roof for the flight. Next is level the area ready to pave. Then I have to knock up some doors for the aviary and the safety entrance.

 

L_J it was more to do with the timber I had it was bowed cross ways so threw my measurements a bit, but it all worked out well enough.

 

Here's a couple more shots.

 

 

 

 

Hey so are you using the room bit as a bird room or as a hole aviary?

 

if as a hole aviary. Make the perches inside room higher than the ones out side.

 

Apparently birds will sleep on higher perches. so if the weather is bad they will sleep in the room.

The whole thing will be an aviary. The room will have some breeding boxes/cages and perches and the outside area will be a flight area. I am going to pave the flight area to mae it easier for me to clean.

 

Brett

Thats a good idea.

 

So when you say breeding boxes you mean

 

breeding box

 

or

 

breeding cabinet/cage (not sure whos cabinets these are but they are nice.)

Edited April 30, 201312 yr by L__J

I was going to just have the breeding boxes in the room but I have changed my mind to having the breeding cages instead after I read an article that Kaz linked to this thread.

Edited April 30, 201312 yr by Bretto