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New Aviary for my christmas present.
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2013 1:38 am
by Mands
Oh how i love my Christmas present this year. This is the one i am getting but a lot bigger. I love the lock door section and i can store stuff in there as well.
Does anyone remember me saying "No more birds"? yeh right !!
Re: New Aviary for my christmas present.
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2013 2:06 am
by Sam007
Very nice. Congratulations!

Re: New Aviary for my christmas present.
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2013 6:06 am
by debbie276
Great present!!
Can't wait to see it full of all those birds your not getting
best of luck
Re: New Aviary for my christmas present.
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2013 9:54 am
by cindy
Love it, congratulations on the great gift!
Re: New Aviary for my christmas present.
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2013 11:47 am
by paul-inAZ
Wow!
Re: New Aviary for my christmas present.
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2013 12:27 pm
by Ginene
Re: New Aviary for my christmas present.
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2013 2:01 pm
by ranchnanny
Oh wow that is beautiful....
Re: New Aviary for my christmas present.
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2013 11:31 pm
by chirpy
Jealous!!!!!!! I live through you lol
Re: New Aviary for my christmas present.
Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2013 6:18 am
by Mands
chirpy
Does that mean you can help clean and feed and water through me as well? how about paying for it all
I still admire you for your self restraint - I think there might be some for me somewhere, I just wish I knew where it was

Re: New Aviary for my christmas present.
Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2013 9:01 am
by Rox
Very very nice!! You are going to have so much fun, especially stocking it with new birds
It's quite an addictive hobby, isn't it?!?!

Re: New Aviary for my christmas present.
Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2013 9:07 am
by wildbill
looking at your holding stock - no zebras or bengalese -but what would i know

Re: New Aviary for my christmas present.
Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2013 5:58 pm
by Mands
Wildbill Rox
Rox. I am going to have so much fun setting it all up. I wish you could come over and help with the shopping i am going to have to do for nests etc.
Bill. Do you mean not to put any Bengos or Zebras in there? if so, i agree. I wont be putting any in there, they both have their own aviaries to breed in, especially in this heat.
Re: New Aviary for my christmas present.
Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2013 8:45 pm
by wildbill
Re: New Aviary for my christmas present.
Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 6:30 am
by monotwine
Lovely aviary! Have fun setting it up. I hope you have a break in your HOT weather soon. Killer heat.
Re: New Aviary for my christmas present.
Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 7:08 am
by Rox
Mands
Just go crazy and have fun using your imagination for nests and plants etc - there is no wrong way and only trial and error will show you what works best for you and your birds
I recently finished my new aviary and what helped was that I planned it out all before hand. I looked at my existing aviary and thought what do I really not like and where/what can I improve on with the new aviary. Think about how you will catch the birds as well, so make sure you have an open flight section where you can herd the birds into that area for catching. Otherwise you could end up crashing around with the net near nests etc. In terms of nests, work out how many pairs of birds you plan to keep in the aviary and have at least 2 nest options available for each pair.
Also, go out into the veld and cut down some brush etc. I cut down a bunch of indeginous brush to use for this season and next season, I will just go cut some fresh brush. All I did was give it a good shake, hose down and allowed to dry before putting it in the aviary.
Have fun and keep us updated!!
