how to protect parrots in winter

[Ilovemygrey]

Hi Guys.

I have a question regarding how to protect parrots from sudden temperature drops and drafts in winter. Winter hasn't started here yet but it is creeping in. I mean we have a lot of temperature variations here and quite a rainy season too.
Can someone experienced in the art of bird keeping please share their wisdom, regarding this?
thanks a lot!!!
Sarah

 

[Luke252]

Well if your bird is in a reasonable size cage, you can cover the entire cage with a large sheet or blanket. This can help to trap in heat, like on a bed. Lots of tree branches also tend to help abit to. However if your birds are acclimatised to the area, they should do generally well during winter. Like for me, I live in Australia, and have Cockatoos. They are naturally acclimatised to the weather here and so are able to manage fine. If not, you can always harbour you birds indoors during colder nights etc.

 

[GinaF]

eheat panels are an excellent option for the room you house your birds in. They're energy efficient, using only .04/hour and mount directly to the wall. No installation required.

I put one on the wall just behind her cage, mounted above the baseboards, and cover the cage with a blanket. The thicker the blanket, the better, but ensure fresh air can get in too. Salvation Army or anything similar that sells used household goods are great places to find a blanket you don't mind your parrot chewing up.

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Thermo perches are also an option, but the rest of the house doesn't benefit from them and they cost more to run.

 

[Ilovemygrey]

eheat panels are an excellent option for the room you house your birds in. They're energy efficient, using only .04/hour and mount directly to the wall. No installation required.

I put one on the wall just behind her cage, mounted above the baseboards, and cover the cage with a blanket. The thicker the blanket, the better, but ensure fresh air can get in too. Salvation Army or anything similar that sells used household goods are great places to find a blanket you don't mind your parrot chewing up.

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Thermo perches are also an option, but the rest of the house doesn't benefit from them and they cost more to run.

Thanks a lot guys. You have been a great help!

 

[MikeyTN]

Like it's been mentioned above, cover the cage with a blanket would help quite a bit. How is your house heated???

 

[MonicaMc]

Where I live, it's not unheard of for there to be a 40-50° F change, if not more, from daytime temps to night time temps. I typically leave windows open 24/7 unless it goes below 50° F, then I'll usually close them at night, and depending on temp during the day, may close then, too.... but only during winter.

I don't cover my birds' cages though and they seem to be doing fine.

 

[Pajarita]

My dear, you can't keep the species you have outdoors in Pakistan unless you provide excellent housing with a roof, two solid walls and heating in the winter/fans and a shower system in the summer because the average temperature range I saw for your country is too wide (103 degrees in the summer and 40 in the winter). You have Jendays (which are from tropical South America), lovebirds (from Kenya and Tanzania), IRN's from India and CAGs. None of these birds can withstand temperatures that high or that low.

 

[Ilovemygrey]

My dear, you can't keep the species you have outdoors in Pakistan unless you provide excellent housing with a roof, two solid walls and heating in the winter/fans and a shower system in the summer because the average temperature range I saw for your country is too wide (103 degrees in the summer and 40 in the winter). You have Jendays (which are from tropical South America), lovebirds (from Kenya and Tanzania), IRN's from India and CAGs. None of these birds can withstand temperatures that high or that low.

I don't keep them outdoors.

 

[Ilovemygrey]

Like it's been mentioned above, cover the cage with a blanket would help quite a bit. How is your house heated???

My house is not centrally heated. In Karachi, Pakistan, over the course of a year, the temperature typically varies from 55.4 F to 96.8 F and is rarely below 48.2 F or above 102 F.


The cold season has an average daily high temperature below 80.6 F. The coldest day of the year is January 10, with an average low of 51 F and high of 77 F

 

[Abigal7]

Covering the cages can help. I would look into portable heaters and even plug in fans (for the summer). I have a south American bird (a Hahn's macaw). All I can tell you is that anything over 90 degrees can be too hot for your conures and probably cause them to die of overheating. The part of America I live can get real hot in the summer and real cold in the winter but I keep my house somewhere in the 70s.

 

[weco]

Like it's been mentioned above, cover the cage with a blanket would help quite a bit. How is your house heated???

My house is not centrally heated. In Karachi, Pakistan, over the course of a year, the temperature typically varies from 55.4 F to 96.8 F and is rarely below 48.2 F or above 102 F.


The cold season has an average daily high temperature below 80.6 F. The coldest day of the year is January 10, with an average low of 51 F and high of 77 F

Your birds were bred and raised in the temperatures you enjoy in your home, however, without some air movement (fans) they have a much harder time handling temperatures above 85F as companion birds.....

Your birds should do fine in your environment.....

 

[Farhan213]

I agree with Ginaf..I suggest you to follow GinaF