Does anyone here have a bird aviary?

[Tropical]

I would LOVE to build an outdoor aviary for my 2 tiels (in the distant future I plan to get a GCC)... but for now I need to build an aviary ASAP to keep on on my balcony.

If anyone here has an aviary I would love to see pic of it! ... and what materials you used etc.

I'm also uncertain what to use as the flooring in the aviary... I was thinking of sand but hoping to figure out something better...

 

[SilverSage]

I would also love to see pics we are building one when we move (sometime in the next 12 months).


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[EllenD]

I have built several outdoor as well as indoor aviaries, I actually built one for my breeder budgies to retire to about a year and a half ago when I decided to stop breeding. My house is a split-level and the walk-out level that is connected to the garage includes a half-bath/laundry room, a foyer that has a very large, antique wood stove on a brick pedestal and a ceramic tile floor, and then a very large room with a ceramic tile floor that I was using for a workout room prior to building the aviary. The room has one window that is actually ground level with the front yard, a couch, a flat screen TV, and then I decided to build a free-standing aviary that can be moved if need be. I was going to build it right onto the wall but thought better of it since I've changed what I use my ground level or "basement" for.

I started out building custom enclosures for reptiles a long time ago and did very well at it, so then started designing and building aviaries...There are soooo many options and soooo many ways of building them, the options are endless!

I have a bunch of photos of every one I have ever built on a flash drive and a CD-RW in my office, I'll load them up in a minute and post some.

Do you want to make a free-standing aviary that will sit on your balcony, or do you want to turn your balcony itself into a big aviary? I've never done a full balcony redo as far as making the entire balcony into one big, dedicated aviary, but I've seen them before and it's a very cool idea, as long as you're willing to give up your entire balcony. I've also seen a lot of free-standing aviaries that sit on balconies, usually they are taller than they are wide, and they are typically either built into one of the corners of the balcony and use the two existing walls of the building as walls to the aviary, or they are a completely free unit that is simply sitting on the balcony.

"Dance like nobody's watching..."

 

[Tropical]

I have built several outdoor as well as indoor aviaries, I actually built one for my breeder budgies to retire to about a year and a half ago when I decided to stop breeding. My house is a split-level and the walk-out level that is connected to the garage includes a half-bath/laundry room, a foyer that has a very large, antique wood stove on a brick pedestal and a ceramic tile floor, and then a very large room with a ceramic tile floor that I was using for a workout room prior to building the aviary. The room has one window that is actually ground level with the front yard, a couch, a flat screen TV, and then I decided to build a free-standing aviary that can be moved if need be. I was going to build it right onto the wall but thought better of it since I've changed what I use my ground level or "basement" for.

I started out building custom enclosures for reptiles a long time ago and did very well at it, so then started designing and building aviaries...There are soooo many options and soooo many ways of building them, the options are endless!

I have a bunch of photos of every one I have ever built on a flash drive and a CD-RW in my office, I'll load them up in a minute and post some.

Do you want to make a free-standing aviary that will sit on your balcony, or do you want to turn your balcony itself into a big aviary? I've never done a full balcony redo as far as making the entire balcony into one big, dedicated aviary, but I've seen them before and it's a very cool idea, as long as you're willing to give up your entire balcony. I've also seen a lot of free-standing aviaries that sit on balconies, usually they are taller than they are wide, and they are typically either built into one of the corners of the balcony and use the two existing walls of the building as walls to the aviary, or they are a completely free unit that is simply sitting on the balcony.

"Dance like nobody's watching..."

Here's a pic of my balcony in my condo which is on the 2nd floor. I want to turn most of my balcony into an aviary. To be honest I will NEVER ever use the balcony for myself... it is strictly for my birds

I have a screened in balcony which, surprisingly, makes it difficult for people to see what is on my balcony... if I didn't have a screened in balcony and it was just balcony with no screen I would be in big trouble. I'm sure HOA would not be happy if they saw a big bird aviary on my balcony

It is a black colored screen and it really does hide what is on the balcony quite well... hopefully well enough!

I cannot wait to see the pics you said you are going to post, thanks!

 

[Tropical]

You can see here that there is difficulty seeing what my neighbors have on their balcony because of the black colored screen enclosure... HOPING it will hide an aviary on my balcony well enough? HOA has no rules regarding bird cages on balconies it is allowed... but hoping an aviary will not be pushing my luck! I actually think my BIG white bird cage is more visible than an aviary because the aviary won't have those bright white cage bars?

 

[flyingron]

We have a screen porch. It's destined to become Bacca's domain I think.

 

[Tropical]

I have built several outdoor as well as indoor aviaries, I actually built one for my breeder budgies to retire to about a year and a half ago when I decided to stop breeding. My house is a split-level and the walk-out level that is connected to the garage includes a half-bath/laundry room, a foyer that has a very large, antique wood stove on a brick pedestal and a ceramic tile floor, and then a very large room with a ceramic tile floor that I was using for a workout room prior to building the aviary. The room has one window that is actually ground level with the front yard, a couch, a flat screen TV, and then I decided to build a free-standing aviary that can be moved if need be. I was going to build it right onto the wall but thought better of it since I've changed what I use my ground level or "basement" for.

I started out building custom enclosures for reptiles a long time ago and did very well at it, so then started designing and building aviaries...There are soooo many options and soooo many ways of building them, the options are endless!

I have a bunch of photos of every one I have ever built on a flash drive and a CD-RW in my office, I'll load them up in a minute and post some.

Do you want to make a free-standing aviary that will sit on your balcony, or do you want to turn your balcony itself into a big aviary? I've never done a full balcony redo as far as making the entire balcony into one big, dedicated aviary, but I've seen them before and it's a very cool idea, as long as you're willing to give up your entire balcony. I've also seen a lot of free-standing aviaries that sit on balconies, usually they are taller than they are wide, and they are typically either built into one of the corners of the balcony and use the two existing walls of the building as walls to the aviary, or they are a completely free unit that is simply sitting on the balcony.

"Dance like nobody's watching..."

Hey! What happened to the pics you were going to upload? Please upload them when you have a chance I'm dying to see them! :17: