When you can ill afford a new aviary (lol!)

[Fraudster]

Hey all,
Not sure if this is then right place to post my story so going to give it a shot (and also because none of my friends are bird enthusiasts, I can't share my stories with them...). But attached is my cage setup - two aviaries joined together. I bought the tall one a while ago and the blue one I had forever. Shifted all my birds into the tall one and thought it was too dim for them - not enough sunshine or space, so joined together the aviaries. Haven't heard all the birds sing this loud in a while! What do you guys think of this? It's winter now so my birds take shelted in the tall aviary at night, avoiding the draught. There is no heating whatsoever and I try to keep everything as natural as possible. To my suprise, all my gouldians have survived in the cold!! (I'm in Melbourne, Asutralia btw and its bloodg freezing)
I have orange breasted finches, gouldians, green singers, canaries, gold finches, red faced parrot finch, cordon bleus, owl finches, st helenas, and I think that's it...

[Fraudster]

Dammit, file size too big. Will try again when I get home!

[Sally]

Looking forward to seeing the photos!

[Fraudster]

@Sally - just uploaded, hopefully you can view them! What do you think of my placement of things - nests and stuff.

[Fraudster]

Sally Here are the links (I don't know how to use this forum well...)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/142244007 ... ed-public/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/142244007 ... ed-public/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/142244007 ... ed-public/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/142244007 ... ed-public/

[jimenezl]

Great mixed aviary, fraudster . How cold does it get where you are? Do gouldians migrate north during the winter, or do they stay put throughout the year?

[Sally]

Fraudster Here is a link to a topic listing three ways to add photos to a post, hope that helps. How do you keep the birds from escaping when you open the door to add food, etc.? Are all your birds in these two aviaries? Seems like a lot of birds for the space, do they all get along?

[Spreckles]

Looks like you could cover them if it's too chilly. Smart set up.

[Sally]

Fraudster Here is a link to a topic listing three ways to add photos to a post, hope that helps. How do you keep the birds from escaping when you open the door to add food, etc.? Are all your birds in these two aviaries? Seems like a lot of birds for the space, do they all get along?

Oops, I forgot to add the link:

http://www.finchforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=22710

[Fraudster]

jimenezl Thank you! In winter gets about 0 degrees Celsius in the morning, but more often it's 5 degrees Celsius in the morning - there's usually frost! And as far as I know, Gouldians inhabit the norther part of Australia, where it is generally hot, so that's why they don't have their second layer of feathers (or something alike)
@Sally Thanks! The birds never escape - they are quite 'tame' - they know when I'm bringing food in! And the ones who do escape (for example my St. Helena, 3 times...) fly back and away during the day so I just use the net to catch them. All get along well, except for the European goldfinch - aggressive birds they are!
@Spreckles Thank you!