New Aviary for my christmas present.

[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 !!

[Sam007]

Very nice. Congratulations!

[debbie276]

Great present!!
Can't wait to see it full of all those birds your not getting
best of luck

[cindy]

Love it, congratulations on the great gift!

[paul-inAZ]

Wow!

[Ginene]

Amazing

[ranchnanny]

Oh wow that is beautiful....

[chirpy]

Jealous!!!!!!! I live through you lol

[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

[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?!?!

[wildbill]

looking at your holding stock - no zebras or bengalese -but what would i know

[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.

[wildbill]

Mands

good choice

[monotwine]

Lovely aviary! Have fun setting it up. I hope you have a break in your HOT weather soon. Killer heat.

[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!!