I was inspired by Monotwine's aviary to convert our wendy house into an aviary. After having heart failure from a couple of 'professional' quotes to attach a flight (all in steel), I decided good old fashioned wood would have to do, along with some amateur cage builders, lol. I know the wood and mesh will have to be replaced a lot sooner than metal would but hey, Rome wasn't built in a day
The earth was completely dug up and a mix of potting soil and compost was added to make a bed. I've planted all safe plants and seeding grasses. I will have to wait and see how large everything gets and do some rearranging as need be. The grasses also die down over winter. The marigold's were planted as food
All food dishes have been kept outside, besides the bowl in the doorway of the wendy house. The plan is to go into the breeding section as little as possible. It is very sheltered in there and even in the heaviest wind, with the door open, the straw barely moves. Outside is another story, hence the clear plastic drops (we often get gale force winds). I was planning on closing the door during winter but I may end up just putting plastic drops all around the flight instead. There are 3 gouldian pairs, mostly from Monotwine and a friend, all outside bred. There is also a pair of OC waxbills, soon to be 3 pairs (2 pairs in quarantine), as well as a pair of diamond doves (Joy, the hen that flew into my garden in April and a new mate for her) and the red headed finches who are being allowed in there as long as they play nice. So far, so good
I eventually decided no canaries in here. I want the plants to live and grow...
All getting on well so far
The gorgeous "Old Man"
Two hens
Joy. Her and her new mate have already built a nest inside
All the birds love eating the seed which is sprouting, super cute to watch them pull it out. 
