Aviary extension......new pics added (9 March)

steph · Post by **steph** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 11:31 am

mickp - how many birds will you be able to put in your new aviary? Where do you keep the birds you have now and how many do you have? Sorry, just curious

By the way - your project is looking great!

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 4:16 pm

wow that looks so great. I know you can keep ALOT of birds in there. Looks wonderful.....

I know alot of people do not like to enter their aviary especially when birds are breeding. But I just LOVE walking into mine and standing and looking closely at my bird. The goulds don't seem to mind at all. They don't even fly away.

mickp · Post by **mickp** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 8:09 pm

until the plants have grown and provide the birds with some extra privacy from each other am think I will keep numbers in this aviary at 20 - 25 pairs. other than more gouldians would love a few more australian finches. especially the beautiful firetail and the red eared firetail.

Beautiful Firetail

Red Eared Firetail

readingfc · Post by **readingfc** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 3:25 pm

keep us updated with more pics - it looks fantastic already

fincher · Post by **fincher** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 6:12 am

hey mick i dont recommend keeping the red ears and beutifuls together otherwise they will cross breed as they arepart of the same familly if you were planning to do that. other than that the avairy is loooking great
thanks chris

mickp · Post by **mickp** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 4:05 am

finally got all that excess dirt out which makes the aviary look bigger. started on the section that will join the two aviaries together, back wall is on and front frame in place, 30mm out of square in two spots but to late to change (or should that be I cant be bothered lol). managed to get a few plants in as well, posted pics of those in a different section.
waiting for another pay day now so I can get the remaining materials that are needed. more wire, hinges, alsynite for roof, more plants and some wire for the climbing plants to grow up on

fincher · Post by **fincher** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:16 am

looking good there mick should look pretty good when finished
chris

Rayray · Post by **Rayray** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:25 am

really like it and i love the Firetail pictures ( wisch i could get them , haven't seen them here the last 20 years )

today i saw pictures from another OZ bird , never seen them in these colors , maybe you guys did !!

http://link.marktplaats.nl/234638467

ray

mickp · Post by **mickp** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 8:23 am

those two species of firetail's cost $1500 per pair here in australia, so it will be a while before I can afford either

that link you put up had a couple of nice pics on it Ray.
there is a yellow painted available but I dont have any, nor any pics

Post by **Sally** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:13 am

Beautiful firetails, and your aviary is looking great! How nice it will be for the birds to have so much room.

summert85 · Post by **summert85** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 12:35 am

Hey mickp, your avairy...its coming along great. :=)

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 9:02 am

You aviary looks awesome Mick. Huge too!

Ray - I could not see any pics on the website either.

HoangQuan · Post by **HoangQuan** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:00 am

That's beautiful!!!
Cant wait to see your first birds in there

mickp · Post by **mickp** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 5:42 am

watering system is now 80% complete. have a 13mm line in the roof where the wire & tin meet, this will be used as a misting spray during hot weather. the second line is for watering all the plants.
have one more line to put in. it will be used for the birds drinking & bath dishes.
the taps for these lines are outside the main aviary so I dont have to disturb the birds at all.
cost all up has been just under $50(Australian) for 40m of 13mm pipe plus the taps, joiners and sprays.
most of the pipe will be buried about 50mm, just to help get that more natural look.

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 6:51 am

All I can say is..... WOW!