Help with aviary questions

[Featheredsamurai]

So, we decided to just buy another cage for outside. I talked a lot with my mom and she wasn't excited about loosing even 6' of the backyard. When I move out and have my own backyard I'll definitely make or buy a aviary still.

We are almost definitely going to buy the Victorian top HQ cage, and I'm thinking I'll make it Rosie's indoor cage and put her current cage outside since the HQ is a higher quality cage and I'd prefer it was her daily cage. Rosie's current cage was pretty cheap($215) and I wouldn't mind replacing it in a year when the elements have caused it to rust.. The outside cage will be covered with a tarp when not in use to help prevent damage in our very mild weather. In the winter when rain storms are present it will move moved into the garage.

My mom said she would buy it for me since my birthday is on the 22

This is the model we are going with, the dimensions are Exterior: 36" Width x 28" Depth x 57" Height, only one inch deeper than Rosie's current cage.

 

[Jtbirds]

Looks great I have that cage for my bonded eclectus, they love it and I'm sure Rosie will to.

 

[Jtbirds]

I spent between $1500 and $1800 to build my aviary. But mine is predator proof and my birds can spend the night outside. This is what I wanted for them.

You can build Lara's PVC aviary for $300 unless you use stainless wire or neeting with stainless strands.

If you are going to be outside the entire time your bird is, you can keep them off the wire if that is your concern. Mine spend all their time on branches and ropes, not on the wire.

I'm still trying to decide what my plans are for it, I'd like to do something along the lines of what you built that is completely proofed against the outdoors, most of mine would spend all there time playing on perches as well, but I have a couple that are hangers and hang from the cage bars all the time even when offered perches in those spots.. So I gotta do some thinking!

 

[Molcan2]

I spent between $1500 and $1800 to build my aviary. But mine is predator proof and my birds can spend the night outside. This is what I wanted for them.

You can build Lara's PVC aviary for $300 unless you use stainless wire or neeting with stainless strands.

If you are going to be outside the entire time your bird is, you can keep them off the wire if that is your concern. Mine spend all their time on branches and ropes, not on the wire.

My aviary when done is going to be close to $1,800-$1,900. Which is WAY over my original budget of $700, hence its taking longer. We wanted to have a permanent structure that was predator safe.

I really like the mesh and the PVC idea for supervised play time.

Thats a nice outdoor cage set up. I think it will do nicely until you can get into a more permanent situation.

 

[Greenwing]

I'm having my pool enclosure redone(screen room) and asked the owner of the company to give me a price on building a 8'x8'X4..with partial solid roof for shade and protection from rain , and super screen all around( very durable screen) and the bottom 3 feet would be solid aluminum panels..to keep out rodents and other critters..

Quoted me $600 I would have to supply or pour a pad to secure it too..and it would be hurricane proof

 

[Featheredsamurai]

I'm having my pool enclosure redone(screen room) and asked the owner of the company to give me a price on building a 8'x8'X4..with partial roof and super screen all around( very durable screen) bottom 3 feet would be solid aluminum panels....

Quoted me $600 I would have to supply or pour a pad to secure it too..and it would be hurricane proof

That sounds like a great deal! Just make sure everything is bird safe

 

[sodakat]

So important to provide shade all the time. Thanks for that reminder Greenwing. I notice my birds stay in the direct sun for just a few minutes at a time when it is hot outside. When the weather is cool they will sit with the sun beating on them for quite a while. They get overheated easily and need to be able to move in and out of the sun.

I had to watch them constantly when I took them out in cages before I built the aviary. If they stayed out any time at all I either had to move the cage or cover part of it because the sun moved so rapidly. Of course the goal of getting them outside was Vitamin d from the sun -- but I didn't want to give them heat stroke. The area where I built the aviary is part sun part shade so I don't have to worry.

This summer I need to add a small roof section for storm shelter. I think I'll cover the wall on one peaked end about 2' down too, so blowing rain won't get in. Then put a bunch of branches up there so they all have a place to sit.

We had a couple really nice rains after I got the aviary built last year but it was a dry summer -- drought in so much of the country -- so not a lot of rain storms. During the first rain when they were all out I had a tarp over one end and all but Jackie and Sully went under the tarp. Those two boys had a grand time getting drenched in the rain. it was wonderful to watch them bathe in pouring rain, grabbing the perches with their beaks and flapping their wings.

The tarp was a joke as soon as the wind came up though.

 

[Pinkbirdy]

So, we decided to just buy another cage for outside. I talked a lot with my mom and she wasn't excited about loosing even 6' of the backyard. When I move out and have my own backyard I'll definitely make or buy a aviary still.

We are almost definitely going to buy the Victorian top HQ cage, and I'm thinking I'll make it Rosie's indoor cage and put her current cage outside since the HQ is a higher quality cage and I'd prefer it was her daily cage. Rosie's current cage was pretty cheap($215) and I wouldn't mind replacing it in a year when the elements have caused it to rust.. The outside cage will be covered with a tarp when not in use to help prevent damage in our very mild weather. In the winter when rain storms are present it will move moved into the garage.

My mom said she would buy it for me since my birthday is on the 22

This is the model we are going with, the dimensions are Exterior: 36" Width x 28" Depth x 57" Height, only one inch deeper than Rosie's current cage.

Sounds like a great birthday gift (Im all about that] Where did you find it ?

 

[Featheredsamurai]

Sounds like a great birthday gift (Im all about that] Where did you find it ?

I found it on Craigslist, it's a very lightly used cage that still looks brand new. I was told it housed a umbrella Cockatoo for only a few months. My mom suggested I should look around before committing to something brand new encase I found anything good. I was pretty excited when I saw this cage, but then disappointing when I realized it was 110 miles away! I showed it to my mom before I realized the distance, but then she said it looked like a good deal and that she would even pay for it (yay for not spending my own money lol). We're going to drive up, eat lunch, and enjoy the sights of the north bay when we pick it up. It will be a fun trip, I haven't been to the north bay in ages.

here's a photo of the cage itself. it has casters, they just aren't on.

 

[Greenwing]

Looks nice..and big... I'm guessing it won't fit in the trunk

 

[Featheredsamurai]

Looks nice..and big... I'm guessing it won't fit in the trunk

Lol I'm measuring tomorrow, we're taking my parents chrysler mini van so it may just barely fit if all the back sets are folded down.

 

[weco]

Copper, even if it doesn't fit in the van, if the van has a luggage rack on top, you can tie it to that.....just be sure to run your tie ropes across the top on the front & into the front door openings on both sides & knot them together inside, then tie the back on both sides & bring the rope into the back door/hatch (don't know which model you have).....I've had a ford, a dodge & a plymouth van & have carried a couple of hundred pounds of weight on each.....the critical thing is getting it tied down securely.....



Oh, almost forgot, be sure to tie each door, including feed doors, shut & remove any loose bowls and/or other parts.....


One other thing, if your luggage racks are adjustable, make sure the screws are tightened down properly.....many people never think about that Until somebody turns them in for causing damage to their following vehicle.....

 

[Featheredsamurai]

Copper, even if it doesn't fit in the van, if the van has a luggage rack on top, you can tie it to that.....just be sure to run your tie ropes across the top on the front & into the front door openings on both sides & knot them together inside, then tie the back on both sides & bring the rope into the back door/hatch (don't know which model you have).....I've had a ford, a dodge & a plymouth van & have carried a couple of hundred pounds of weight on each.....the critical thing is getting it tied down securely.....

Thankyou! That's a great idea it it doesn't fit! We have two short luggage bars on the top, we only use it for Christmas trees but we could also tie the cage to it

 

[MonicaMc]

If it helps any... I have a Chrysler 300m that can fit a 40 x 30 cage inside of it! I know this because I had a 40 x 30 cage that fit into a Chrysler LHS (kind of the older version of the 300m) all in the back seat! Of course, broken down!

Even if you have to break it down, I would think that a 36 x 28 would fit into your moms vehicle!!!

 

[Featheredsamurai]

If it helps any... I have a Chrysler 300m that can fit a 40 x 30 cage inside of it! I know this because I had a 40 x 30 cage that fit into a Chrysler LHS (kind of the older version of the 300m) all in the back seat! Of course, broken down!

Even if you have to break it down, I would think that a 36 x 28 would fit into your moms vehicle!!!

Yeah, It would definitely fit broken down I'm secretly hoping it will fit whole though.

 

[Jtbirds]

Haha cooper dont feel upto putting it toghether? I mean why not cages are only lie the most annoying things in the worlds