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New Home For The Crimson Seed Crackers. Added another movie

Post by JohnBoy » Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:33 pm

I took one of the 6 ft. tall round cages I had made and thought I would try laying it on it's side. Now it is 6 ft long and 26" deep and 26" high. It really looks cool. The seed crackers love it! Whatcha think?
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Post by CandoAviary » Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:37 pm

The horizontal space is so much more beneficial. Good thinking and it does look cool. :D
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Post by lovemyfinch » Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:37 pm

What an original idea Johnboy =D>
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Post by Ursula » Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:42 pm

Nice!! Who says a cage has to be square... :-)
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Post by L in Ontario » Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:51 pm

I love the length of it but I think they lose a lot of flying space by not having it square. The corners are cut off (so to speak). It's 26"x26" in the middle diameter only.

But darn, it sure looks good! And as long as they enjoy it - that's what counts!! =D>
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Post by JohnBoy » Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:06 pm

L in Ontario wrote:I love the length of it but I think they lose a lot of flying space by not having it square. The corners are cut off (so to speak). It's 26"x26" in the middle diameter only.

But darn, it sure looks good! And as long as they enjoy it - that's what counts!! =D>
But hey, they have a whole 6 ft to fly back and forth. Before they had only 24" x 18". I could eventually try them in the aviary with the larger birds and watch them closely but they will have to winter in my hallway. We've gotten into the low 40's already. It's just too late to acclimate them.
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Post by B CAMP » Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:35 pm

Great job :mrgreen:
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Post by annague » Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:57 pm

Utterly cool! I love the shape and look of the round cage.
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Post by cindy » Tue Oct 12, 2010 8:54 pm

John that looks sharp...you almost have room for another pair! Great job!

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Post by L in Ontario » Wed Oct 13, 2010 8:14 am

JohnBoy wrote:
L in Ontario wrote:I love the length of it but I think they lose a lot of flying space by not having it square. The corners are cut off (so to speak). It's 26"x26" in the middle diameter only.

But darn, it sure looks good! And as long as they enjoy it - that's what counts!! =D>
But hey, they have a whole 6 ft to fly back and forth. Before they had only 24" x 18". I could eventually try them in the aviary with the larger birds and watch them closely but they will have to winter in my hallway. We've gotten into the low 40's already. It's just too late to acclimate them.
Don't get me wrong, John - I agree the 6' length is terrific!! =D> More than what most of my birds get. :?
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Post by monotwine » Wed Oct 13, 2010 8:19 am

Ingenious! The things we come up with to make our finches happy.
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Post by WhiteMagicWoman » Wed Oct 13, 2010 8:57 am

That's so awesome! Very creative! =D>
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Post by JohnBoy » Wed Oct 13, 2010 10:33 pm

I got the hallway cleaned up today and placed the cage in it's permanent winter spot. Put a plant on each side of the cage. I think I may drape vines on the top of the cage to give them more privacy. They have calmed down somewhat but they are still really spooked.
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Post by lovemyfinch » Thu Oct 14, 2010 6:03 am

I love the look Johnboy, great idea =D>
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Post by cindy » Thu Oct 14, 2010 7:46 am

It looks terrific John...The extra flight room is nice! Hope they settle down and enjoy their new space!

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