Poohbear going for it...

[dfcauley]

It looks just wonderful!!!! I love it.....
Aren't there two society finches there? It looks like a dark one at the water and also one on the logs

[Ursula]

It looks wonderful! I'm jealous!!!

[poohbear]

It looks just wonderful!!!! I love it.....
Aren't there two society finches there? It looks like a dark one at the water and also one on the logs

Don't you start...

There's only one left of centre...promise

[finchbob]

Very nice aviary, funny that i've been building my aviary at the same time that you've been doing yours. Insulating was a massive pain, must have taken about 30 hours to get it right, then another 15-20 hours to board over the insulation.

Did a local guy do yours? I had someone from about 200 miles away deliver my aviary but he only made the parts and I had to put it up myself, he made a few errors in the cutting which is annoying but nothing that couldn't be worked around. Total size is 6 foot wide by 13 foot long, split into 3 sections, a 3 foot wide entry section, a 4 foot wide middle/enclosed section and a 6 foot wide semi enclosed section (enclosed on all sides except the front, where there is mesh, like yours really, except I decided to put persplex over the mesh to keep the cold and draft out so I can leave the birds in that bit all the time. Birds have free roam between the 4 foot and 6 foot sections.

I'm only putting 2 types of birds into my aviary, a huge masked grass finch colony, and a smaller fawn bicheno colony, well, fawn hens and split males, easy to sex them that way and good way to breed them. Although I am also thinking of getting a new pair of bluecaps to put out there during the summer to see how well that works compared to cage breeding.

[L in Ontario]

It looks just wonderful!!!! I love it.....
Aren't there two society finches there? It looks like a dark one at the water and also one on the logs

I think the 'dark one at the water' might actually be part of a fountain or spigot...?

[poohbear]

It looks just wonderful!!!! I love it.....
Aren't there two society finches there? It looks like a dark one at the water and also one on the logs

I think the 'dark one at the water' might actually be part of a fountain or spigot...?

It is Liz...

And Bob...mine was built locally and was erected in their yard so I could make sure it was ok before buying.Insulating is always a pain...both the work and the fact it's got nothing to do with birds...The fun comes when setting up perches and boxes etc...

[dfcauley]

The fun comes when setting up perches and boxes etc...

I am almost there!!!!

[poohbear]

Few new faces in the flight today...







Lots of activity today...bengalese,diamond sparrows,heck and owls buzzing round with nesting material.....looks promising.Gouldians not in breeding condition yet...getting more next week.

[MLaRue]

Beautiful selection Poohbear

I love the look of your building too - gorgeous

[dfcauley]

Is this your first time with diamond sparrows? I would love to have a pair when my addition is ready, but haven't heard good things about them getting along with other birds. They are beautiful BTW!!!!!

[lovemyfinch]

Beautiful variety Looking forward to seeing your first new chicks.

[B CAMP]

I think you better put your order in for aviary no.2
gonna need more room for chicks

[L in Ontario]

Great looking fids and gathering nesting materials already - fabulous!

Best wishes for the Diamond Firetails. I just lost hen #2 and will now sell the male. Both deaths had nothing to do with the male being agressive towards the hens. They are still a mystery to me but I'll be watching to hear how yours progress.

[mickp]

Looking great Paul, hope everything else improves now.

Donna, dont believe half of the stories you hear about diamonds.
mine are in a mixed aviary with waxbills and there has never been any trouble.
like most other birds they are territorial around their nest site.

[Domenic]

You're quite good at photography Pooh, great pics.