Making a cage

[tovis]

Anybody have any idea where to get powder coated wire to make my own cages?

Have any of you made your own cage?

[debbie276]

Sorry, no idea where to get powder coated wire. My husband has made all of ours with hardware cloth you can get from home depot or lowes.

[lmchapin]

If you dont want metal... I bought some clear bird net (1/4" squares). I have had finches chew on it and they hang on it a lot too with no problems. I bought it from an online reef aquarium store. They use it to put over the tanks to keep fish that jump in and have minimal light blockage for their reefs. I like it. It is soft and if your birds fly into it due to fright I doubt they would get hurt. Here is a picture. It is the extension on the right side. I butted it up to a reptile enclosure that had an open end. I made the frame with the netting to sit on top of a planter on wheels. Here I have soil and a little bird bath for them. Dont know how you would fashion a door and you would need to figure out perches and such. I screwed a perch into the wood frame but for the most part they just fly in and out of this area or go down to the soil and bird bath.

[Sally]

It depends a lot on where you are located, as shipping can kill you. If you post your location in your profile, it makes it easier to answer some questions.

This place has plastic-coated welded wire, not powder. They are in California.

http://clover.forest.net/kwcages/index.html

This place has powder-coated wire. They are in Houston, TX.

http://www.ceshepherd.com/aviary_cage_poultry_mesh.html

If you google powder-coated aviary wire, you may find a place closer to you.

[tovis]

My workplace has polyester mesh they use to make trade show booths, wonder if that would work just as good.

[puglover]

Places like Menards and Home Depot have got green plastic coated hardware cloth (screen) that can be used to cover a wood or metal skeleton. I have used that as well in a few homemade avairies as well. Hope that helps.

[tovis]

Do you have a link to the item, I am not visualizing it.

[WhiteMagicWoman]

I used the hardware cloth (plastic mesh) when building my cage, too.

Here's my blog article that I wrote about building it. http://whitemagicwoman.com/wordpress/?p=414

Check out the slideshow to see the mesh in action.

[tovis]

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/sto ... =100384025

What If I use that, as long as its indoors?

[WhiteMagicWoman]

That exactly what I used. It's working fine.

One thing to note now that my cage has been in action for over a year -- that white birdie poop on black mesh is very noticeable. For neat freaks and clean nuts, you notice every drop.

[Don]

Try this web site, I ordered from it before. Shipping cost will be stiff because it's heavy.

http://www.twpinc.com/

[tovis]

http://www.tractorsupply.com/handy-roll ... -h-3620150

would something like that work or would I need 1/4 inch as an absolute.

[Ria]

Most finch cages have 1/2 inch spacing for the bars, so I think the mesh from tractor supply would work just fine. if you're keeping very small birds like orange cheeked waxbills, the 1/4 inch might be better though.

[Sally]

1/2" x 1/2" should be fine for indoors. The smaller waxbills can get out of 1/2" flexible bar spacing, but the mesh should keep them in. Outdoors, if you are in an area that has a snake problem, 1/4" would keep them out.

[tovis]

I'd imagine that this stuff isn't any good to use?

http://www.lowes.com/pd_218928-16418-83 ... Id=3159917