new indoor aviary- almost finished
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 1:29 am
After working diligently all weekend- it's almost finished. Just need to complete my special door with in a door (x 4!).
I decided yesterday to add a divider in each in case I need it to turn it into four cages. The divider is hinged up top and the wire is clipped to the ceiling. If I need to unclip then it will swing down I can secure it to the sides. You can see it in the top flight in the pic.
I have some trim to still apply to the front to pretty it up even more. There is a three inch high strip (clear on the top one and painted white on the bottom) to help contain bedding and seed mess. The wire is green.
Things I did: I added about a 7 inch high strip of clear contact paper to the pegboard at the bottom of each flight. To make it even easier to clean and for bath splashing. I went to the pastic store and bought some acrylic stands to put over the food dishes to prevent pooping in the dishes. They're just molded three sided pieces (side, top, side). The floor of each aviary has a solid piece of linoleum. Right now all the plants in the pic are plastic. I bought two real ones that I have to re pot so each flight will get a real plant also.
The whole thing is on a cabinet so there is plenty of storage underneath. I put the cabinet on casters and added a bathroom grab bar as a 'handle'.
I left enough of a gap in between the top and bottom so I can put a light on top of each.
I can't wait to have birds in the living room with me again!
I decided yesterday to add a divider in each in case I need it to turn it into four cages. The divider is hinged up top and the wire is clipped to the ceiling. If I need to unclip then it will swing down I can secure it to the sides. You can see it in the top flight in the pic.
I have some trim to still apply to the front to pretty it up even more. There is a three inch high strip (clear on the top one and painted white on the bottom) to help contain bedding and seed mess. The wire is green.
Things I did: I added about a 7 inch high strip of clear contact paper to the pegboard at the bottom of each flight. To make it even easier to clean and for bath splashing. I went to the pastic store and bought some acrylic stands to put over the food dishes to prevent pooping in the dishes. They're just molded three sided pieces (side, top, side). The floor of each aviary has a solid piece of linoleum. Right now all the plants in the pic are plastic. I bought two real ones that I have to re pot so each flight will get a real plant also.
The whole thing is on a cabinet so there is plenty of storage underneath. I put the cabinet on casters and added a bathroom grab bar as a 'handle'.
I left enough of a gap in between the top and bottom so I can put a light on top of each.
I can't wait to have birds in the living room with me again!
. At least I'm smart enough to lock my dogs in a room while doing this.