Bird building

CandoAviary · Post by **CandoAviary** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 3:27 am

This building was designed with finch breeding in mind. Currently it houses gouldians. The breeding pairs are now resting in flights of the cage banks and the young are finishing their moult and coloring up nicely.

Most important stuff.... Refrigerator, Wallmounted vacuum, A/C, Heater, Double sink, Timers, and fans.

mickp · Post by **mickp** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:05 am

brilliant set up

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:28 am

That is quite a set up! Goodness... I am sure that keeps you busy.

Now I know why I prefer one open aviary. I cannot imagine cleaning all that up.

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:13 am

Very nice and professional looking. Well done! Such an easy way to keep track of who's breeding with whom and be able to keep records on them all. I like it!

What type of flourescent lighting are you using?

I love the ceramic tile floor... easy to clean and a handy vacuum, fridge, sink, counter, containers - I love it!

CandoAviary · Post by **CandoAviary** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 12:42 pm

Thanks for the comment....
It isn't too difficult to clean...I have extra cage pans so I just slide the tray out, slide a clean one in, take the dirty pan and dump the seed, drop the pan into an outside large tote bucket with bleach water. The stuff stuck melts away then I rinse with the hose and sun dry..... always have clean pans ready to go. Same with the water bottles and feed cups, perches, etc. I have many extras so I can wash dirties at my leisure...usually they soak in vanodine so washing consist of simply rinsing.
The flourescent lighting is some sun bulbs & some full spectrum. The garage door at the end is rolled up daily (when warm) and the sunlight floods in. There is also a large 42" door on the side that was fitted with a custon wire and screen door that stays open, the morning sun floods in that direction.
I am going to build a wire and screen window to fit the entire opening...that way the dooe may be left open even when I am not out there..I periodically rotate cages so everyone gets their sunbaths.
The floor is not ceramic tile, it is linoleum that looks like tile....just as easy to clean tough.

B CAMP · Post by **B CAMP** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 3:47 pm

What a great setup got to make everything work so smooth, I wish I had that vac I got a shop vac but a lot of trouble getting out and puting away Good job

blueribbontoes · Post by **blueribbontoes** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 3:50 pm

Weellllll, that answers my question from the last post. Looks great! Really fabulous!

summert85 · Post by **summert85** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 4:46 pm

WOW!! great bird room. awesome set up. I love everything.

CandoAviary · Post by **CandoAviary** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:25 pm

This is a free standing 20' x 10' building. It use to be my husbands tool shed....... He is the greatest....... He redid the whole thing for me.
Ah, ain't love grand......

ac12 · Post by **ac12** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:46 pm

Cando
What sizes are your breeding cages?
I just picked up some hardware cloth/poultry netting and clips to make some cages of my own (cheaper than buying cages but not as nice looking). But I'm stuck on what size to make them w/o going overboard big.

Because my cages will be in the family room, I have to have as small a floor footprint as possible. In the end it might be based on the size shelf I use.

CandoAviary · Post by **CandoAviary** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 7:09 pm

ac12,
Those that house a pair of gouldians are 24" long x 16" high"x16" wide.
I put the offspring in larger flights until they start to color out then I start seperating them into their own cages until I decide which I will keep and which I will sell. Good Luck.

mobster · Post by **mobster** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:10 pm

very nice setup!

is the size 24" long x 16" high"x16" wide only for gouldian pair?
how about for you zebra breeding pair?

CandoAviary · Post by **CandoAviary** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:32 pm

Actually This would be a great size to breed Zebras. I acually had them in 30"x18"x18" with a divider. so half of that size. I would only keep them in there for 2 to 3 clutches and always removed the fledglings once they were eating on their own. I would then give the breeders a rest in flight cages. All birds need exercise to keep fit. Fat, Lazy birds do not make good breeders and have more problems such as eggbinding.

Post by **Sally** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 12:35 am

Wonderful setup for cage breeding. I particularly like the cabinet-style cages--they look like some Abba sells. I also love having everything so organized--bliss to have water, sink, fridge, etc. all right there. Yes, it is a lot of work, but it is set up so well that it probably goes very quickly.

ac12 · Post by **ac12** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 1:42 am

CA
No wonder you can use small breeding cages, you have a flight cage for when they are not breeding.
Unfortunately I don't have room for a nice flight cage, so mine will be living in their breeding cage all the time. Besides, I have SO MUCH trouble catching them in the cage that they are in now, I would totally traumatize all the birds in a bigger flight cage trying to catch them to breed. So I can't use as small a cage as you are.