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by Ursula » Tue Sep 15, 2009 2:22 pm
I also have an aviary. See pictures here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/udmoran/MyAviary#
Catching the birds is a real problem for me! I had to catch all my budgies once for a scaly mites treatment and it wasn't funny. I used a bird net to catch them and my husband and I worked as a team to corner them one by one and catch them. However, I had to remove some of the branches and flower pots to have easier access. Needless to say all birds were stressed after that...
Luckily that was the only time I had to do this! The only other time I was catching birds with the net was when I sold some of my young quail and they are relatively easy to catch with the net. However, you have to be fast too... When they panic they can fly up to the ceiling! But I created "traps" with mealworms in a cup and the net hovering above...
I do think the aviary is worth all the work though, it's so much nicer to see them fly around freely and not being confined to small cages. But I guess it's only feasible if you keep the birds for fun and not for breeding purposes. I had a couple cordon bleus hatch last year though, and the button quail, and one budgie.
Walk-in aviary with Waxbills (6 Cordon Bleu, 3 Orange Cheek, 3 Black-rumped, 1 Lavender, ), 1 European Goldfinch, 4 Gouldians, 2 Spice Finches, 6 Owl Finches, 4 Budgies and 2 male Button Quail.
I also have 2 parrotlets, 3 dogs, 1 snake and 3 freshwater fishtanks.
, just go to the store and buy one 
, hope I can have some chicks the next breeding season 
they did !
