Aviary Ideas :)

GOULDYGIRL · Post by **GOULDYGIRL** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 9:42 am

I found this site last night and although it's housing for chickens I thought it would be cool idea for finches or any other birds if someone is interested in building an outdoor aviary. . I'm always looking for new ideas

I'd love to have one in my yard someday but with the NY winters, I'm not sure if it's possible unless my husband could figure out a way to keep it heated which I'm sure he could.

http://home.centurytel.net/thecitychicken/hhotm.html

Renee

BirdCrazy · Post by **BirdCrazy** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:41 am

Thank you for that! We are going to get a few Chicken hens this Spring for eggs and this gave me some great ideas for housing. Some of those could be adapted for Finches too but I am like you and could not have them survive our winters either.

B CAMP · Post by **B CAMP** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:41 am

I think its a very good site lots of good ideas,with a few changes several would work for finch's

GOULDYGIRL · Post by **GOULDYGIRL** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:22 am

I wouldn't mind keeping some chickens myself but don't how that would work out either with weather, etc. I don't know enough about them if they can be kept outside all year round. I have a decent size yard but don't know how the neighbors would feel either, lol! Anyway, I thought with a few modifications on some of the designs they could be good for Finches too.

Renee

mickp · Post by **mickp** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 2:37 am

every time I see a chicken in someone's yard for some reason I can smell a roast almost taste it. I grew up on a farm and chickens weren't just there to supply eggs, they also helped fill my belly. last time I owned a few my stepsons didnt listen to me and gave them all names.
they were not happy boys when they realised what they had been eating a few weeks later. almost turned them into vegetarians when the woolly lawnmower (sheep) disappeared.

GOULDYGIRL · Post by **GOULDYGIRL** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 8:14 am

That's one of the reasons it would never work out. I know one day it would go missing and my husband would make up some story and we'd just happen to have chicken on the bbq one night, lol! I just can not raise or care for something and do that. He always jokes that he wants to get a baby lamb for out daughter, and then he'll have a nice meal when it grows up. UGH!! That is just sick!! LOL

Renee

Rayray · Post by **Rayray** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 3:01 pm

chicken ... bbq .... hmmmm ... thinking

YESSSS

( thank god i didn't put up the pic from my breeding cages with the dead rabbit hanging infront of it ........ x-mass ..... dinner .... YESSSS

sorry

Ray