Building my first aviary

Rox · Post by **Rox** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 6:41 am

It's looking great!!!

carlsharp · Post by **carlsharp** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 8:28 pm

Once again I'd like to say that if there are any ideas or suggestions please feel free to comment. I am just going by what I think should work and info taken from FF and the web.

Also i should mention that there are no plans or drawings I'm just creating as I go, so it's all negotiable.

Food bowls-

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Here is the main branch installed, there will be some smaller horizontal branches to the left of the door.

danaday · Post by **danaday** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 9:14 pm

It's starting to look great! Keep up the awesome work!

Can't wait to see it completed!

debbie276 · Post by **debbie276** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 7:09 am

Lookin good!

Love the branch

Sitting Duck · Post by **Sitting Duck** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 1:10 pm

Ver nice. I really enjoyed designing and building my outside aviary. I like the pull-out tray you designed for easy clean up. I made mine large enough to walk in. If you have to do a top to bottom scrub it might be difficult but I am sure you can work it out. My biggest problem is catching my birds with my size aviary. I can see some of my birds nails are too long. I have tryied to net them with minimal success. The stress I am causing them is just not worth it. I feel like putting some ambien in their water.

. Just joking.

danaday · Post by **danaday** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 7:32 pm

Sitting duck- your aviary is beautiful! I love it.

franny · Post by **franny** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 1:55 pm

Sitting Duck,

Poohbear posted a pic of a great catch/feeding station that might take care of that problem of catching your birds in that gorgeous aviary of yours. You'll need patience though.

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RC Cordon Bleu lover · Post by **RC Cordon Bleu lover** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 2:38 pm

This is absolutely wonderful! You are doing a great job. I would love to have one of these but I'm not very good building things. I have looked at the cages on the website 'Cages by design" but the are very expensive. Love the pictures. Thanks. Kathie

carlsharp · Post by **carlsharp** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 12:32 pm

Here is what the door looks like and how it works with the window-

I added a small cross-branch near the feeding door-

and another tree branch-

Next step furniture and accessories!

jonvill · Post by **jonvill** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 1:39 pm

I had to bring my birds inside because the raccoons were terrorizing them at night.

debbie276 · Post by **debbie276** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 3:55 pm

Looks good, can't wait to see it full of birds

@jonvill raccoons were climbing my aviary here too, well that is till I installed an electric fence

carlsharp · Post by **carlsharp** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 6:58 pm

I added casters, so now it rolls around with ease for cleaning etc. Also I can roll it into the sun-

I found these beads at the swap meet for $12, and shortened them to about 3 feet. This involved cutting and re-tying each strand.

This is so they don't try to fly out the open door..

carlsharp · Post by **carlsharp** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 7:11 pm

Getting ready!!

I attached millet to a ring that is on a string that goes out the top-

The other end has another ring on the outside-

That way I can just lower it to replace it, and not have to try and climb in and up to it-

Here is the feeding hatch with a $2 tray and treats-

carlsharp · Post by **carlsharp** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 7:38 pm

Moving Day!!

I got 6 pretty little zebs to live on the Tiki Patio!

Looking around..

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Getting comfy-

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carlsharp · Post by **carlsharp** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 7:41 pm

And the Money Shot!

Fished and occupied. Thank you all for watching!

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