Building Avairy/Flight

[Budgie Ladee <3]

Does anyone have any suggestions on where you can find a good website or some info on building an outdoor avairy. Or does anyone have some experience they could share with me, or tips. Thanks

[parakeetluverr]

Hi, I'm looking for the exact same thing. I can't come up with any sites. My dad's building one for my birds.

[Budgie Ladee <3]

Does your dad have any tips for me??? How is he making yours??

[BUUZBEE]

its hard to find links with plans attached. they usually want $ for them!
i did find this one, its got plans on an aviary, and breeding cages. some of the pics didnt come up for me, but the ones that did, looked nice

http://www.diamonddove.com/OutdoorAviaries.html

[markc]

hi you can try www.javafinch.co.uk i know its all about javas ,but has some realy good items on building a avairy .regards mark

[Lillianna]

If you have an idea of how big you want it, I can draw up a plan with a list of suggested materials for you.

[markc]

sorry that site was, www.javafinch.com not .co.uk .the guy has built a great bird room ,and it also shows flights ,cages and has some great links.good luck with your project .the only idvice i can realy give you is to take time with your planning and do lots of drawings of how you want it to look at the end ,regards mark

[swishmom98]

Awesome website on the outdoors aviary for the Java finches. There are many list of what plants not to have around your birds. Is there a list of what you can put around your budgies that aren't toxic to them?:budgie: :budgie:

[markc]

i would think that plants that are toxic are toxic to most birds but how about just using branches? iv had budgies dig out the centre and nest in them

[BUUZBEE]

This was an old thread... since then, we have most often reffered to http://www.backyardaviary.com/

[Kerry C]

Lots to do at work these days not much time to play on the boards.....

Building an aviary is as limited as your imagination.

For me I started with a portable mettle Morgan Building. I added electricity to it. I insulated it, and covered the wooden panels with melinine (sp?) You will find this in the shower area of Home Depot it’s the paneling they put behind a bathtub/shower. It’s usually white or white speckled. This will allow you to wash the walls.

As one walks into my aviary I have 5 flight pens on the left side that open to outdoor fight runs as well. I used frosted bathroom windows as the openings to the fights. I have a simple pulley system where I can stand in front of each flight to open/close the windows without having to enter the area. The white PVC piping on the outdoor flights is a misting system I hook up to the garden hose in the summer. The birds LOVE it and it keeps it a bit cooler in the summer.

The right wall is my breeding wall where I hang my breeding cages. I have a counter top space along the wall with the door.

My flight pens are constructed using ½" x 1" welded wire. To build the frame work for my outdoor flights I used electrical conduit. The corners are tent frame corners, but I had to have those special made so they didn’t curve up in an angle. I used PVC pipe to frame the doors between each flight pen on the outside.

The front porch I had professionally constructed. It is covered in ½" x 1" welded wire. This has stopped many an escapee including a $1,200 pr of Jardine parrots!

The ONLY thing I wish I had done differently would be to have sealed the wooden floor before I started any construction. I have to really keep spilled seed swept up because walking on it wears the wooden floor very quickly.

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