Avairy Mesh

[Guest joshdonlan]

Im looking to build an avairy for my stock birds, so they can bath and sit out in the sun etc. Where is the best place to buy either on line or in the Staffordshire/Cheshire area? B&Q etc are having a laugh with their quality and prices for wire mesh.

[OLDYELLOW]

have you the farmers store B.A.T.A in your area as these will be cheaper or try ebay

[alex wight]

Try woodcraft. advert in the bhw, decent prices

[Guest joshdonlan]

i dont know old pal, ill have a look on the net  

[Guest joshdonlan]

Cheers, ill have a look now.

[pjc]

RV Woodcraft for premade panels or a local farmers merchant for rolls of wire, becarefull of buying over the net as there is some realy poor quality wire around!

[Guest joshdonlan]

Thanks for the advice mate, sounds like ill be trying the local farm supplies when i go down tomorrow to pay the bill   lol

[pjc]

avoid wire made by a company that is something like munchester, as soon as you try to tension it the welds break!

[Guest joshdonlan]

cheers, are you speaking from experience there PJC?  ;D

[pjc]

yep, used to make and sell a lot of rabbit runs etc in my spare time.

[Guest joshdonlan]

something which i may try one day, im always messing around with wood, currently building a new ferret hutch.

[andrew gooch]

sucurity fencing very cheep and works a treat hope u can see it on this pic

[OLDYELLOW]

sucurity fencing very cheep and works a treat hope u can see it on this pic

 

as much as that keeps the pigeons in a mink or stoat or other rodent could get through the wire and if a bird stuck its head though the wire they could soon loose it to a passing cat

[REDCHEQHEN]

I have used only 1/4 inch mesh

 

Got it from e-bay

Good value - next day delivery

security fencing may stop your birds getting out - but it offers no protection at all from vermin

[andrew gooch]

 

as much as that keeps the pigeons in a mink or stoat or other rodent could get through the wire and if a bird stuck its head though the wire they could soon loose it to a passing cat

 

dont get any problems with any of them i must b lucky  

[Guest dogeon]

Im looking to build an avairy for my stock birds, so they can bath and sit out in the sun etc. Where is the best place to buy either on line or in the Staffordshire/Cheshire area? B&Q etc are having a laugh with their quality and prices for wire mesh.

 

try these http://www.westhagleyaviaries.co.uk/panels/panels.htm

did all my lofts

[OLDYELLOW]

 

try these http://www.westhagleyaviaries.co.uk/panels/panels.htm

did all my lofts

 

very smart

[Guest joshdonlan]

that would make good mesh for flight or settling cages, will keep an eye out. Did you get it from a building site?

[Guest joshdonlan]

i bet that was expensive?  :-/

[Guest dogeon]

i bet that was expensive?  :-/

the panels are all made ready wired and 6' x 3' wired are £12  half wire half wood are £20

 

 

[Guest dogeon]

i bet that was expensive?  :-/

 

i also brought some supple pvc that rolls down  in the winter

[little sam]

 

as much as that keeps the pigeons in a mink or stoat or other rodent could get through the wire and if a bird stuck its head though the wire they could soon loose it to a passing cat

 

Good point there Mark, I would put that conterax netting on for the reason gave, Also stops driving rain getting in

 

 

[retired]

If you are prepared to travel a little way to save some money then a company called Moncasters at Louth is very very good - I bought a roll of galvanised mesh (Cant remember the gauge but think inch x inch) for £20 - It was one of there seconds all that was wrong with it was the first four inches of the roll hadnt galvansied properly with it.

 

The roll has built me two stock flights this season and secured a 10ft wooden fence to keep the dog in so cant complain at that.

[pjc]

every roll of moncasters i've ended up with has been poor, when you try and tension it the welds break thats why its cheap.

[retired]

every roll of moncasters i've ended up with has been poor, when you try and tension it the welds break thats why its cheap.

 

 

We have used it for years Phil and every roll has been exceptional quality.

 

 

Although you cant see the second flight all that well - The one roll was used to build both Flights and along with the wood coming from a local fancier both the flights cost a total of £25 to make (May regret saying that when the loft is ebayed off lol)