My condo bird cages

[finchandlovebird]

Today I finished halving my third Prevue 31W x 41H x 20D to have upper & lower condos. I am sooooooooo happy! I've gotten so good at it after 3 cages the hardware cloth bottom for the upper half fits PERFECTLY. I zip tie it in place & put a central "beam" 30" long under the middle of the top half to give it stability. I use newspaper over the hardware cloth for the flooring. Works like a charm.

I put my 6 Gouldian chicks in there (fledged 10/11); the 2 blue ones on top & the green back/split to blue on the bottom. They look as happy as clams.

Since there parents have started a new clutch, I wanted the chicks out of there. With 8 birds in a cage it gets so FILTHY.

[tinysparrow]

that sounds really cool! i should "half" one of my bigger cages too! what a great idea

[lstyles]

This is something I also thought about doing. Do you have any photos of the final product an what you put between upper and lower cages?
thanks,
Lori

[debbie276]

Great idea! Would love to see a picture.

[Martie]

I, too, would love a photo. You're so right about those messy babies!!

[finchandlovebird]

Here are 3 photos. On the middle one I am holding the newspaper floor up to show the hardware cloth floor on the upper level.

[debbie276]

Very nice!

[PrettyBird]

looks good Dolly

[cindy]

Great job!! I did this to two cages using the trays instead of the wire. Works well. Most finches stay to the top anyway.

[lstyles]

Cindy
How did you use the trays? Did you just attach them to sides of cage somehow?

[FeatherHarp]

Dolly....thanks for posting photos. I love your setup.....what a great idea to maximize your cage usage! Can you tell me what the material is that you are using for the center support under the wire?

I have some HQ flights so each space would be bigger by an inch in depth and width but shorter in overall height. I wonder if I could still make it work for my cages even so. I will have to request a consultation with my resident engineer to see what he could do for me.

Your bird room looks so nice too....lots of sunlight streaming in.

[finchandlovebird]

Deborah; thanks for the compliments (also all of you). Now don't laugh when I tell you what the center support is that runs the 30" length of the cage under the hardware cloth. It's a 2-1/2" wide curtain rod, the kind you use with wide top hem curtains. As you know, they are 2 pieces that slide apart, so you can make it any length you want. In the other flight I had a 4" wide piece of glass shelving 32" long. I also had a friend cut some wooden slats 1" wide x 21" long which I slide in under the hardware cloth at the ends.
The hardware cloth is easy to work with. You fold the ends under & then flatten them with a pliers to kingdom come. Makes a nice flat piece which you tie strap to the frame. Easy Peasy.

[FeatherHarp]

Now don't laugh when I tell you what the center support is that runs the 30" length of the cage under the hardware cloth. It's a 2-1/2" wide curtain rod, the kind you use with wide top hem curtains. As you know, they are 2 pieces that slide apart, so you can make it any length you want. In the other flight I had a 4" wide piece of glass shelving 32" long. I also had a friend cut some wooden slats 1" wide x 21" long which I slide in under the hardware cloth at the ends.

Thanks for the reply Dolly....and no laughing going on here....I love that you can repurpose the curtain rods and other things. I would have never thought of that!