DOVEScot Posted August 8, 2007 Report Posted August 8, 2007 Building new loft and including aviary section, any suggestions for aviary floor material please
andy Posted August 8, 2007 Report Posted August 8, 2007 Building new loft and including aviary section, any suggestions for aviary floor material please Concrete base with a granite finish...
Guest Posted August 8, 2007 Report Posted August 8, 2007 3x2 framing and use the hard wood floor sections you can clean under it no probs plenty air and they are not standing on anything nasty
harky Posted August 8, 2007 Report Posted August 8, 2007 Concrete base with a granite finish... agree with a small gap around the bottom makes it easier to wash out with hose
DOVEScot Posted August 8, 2007 Author Report Posted August 8, 2007 3x2 framing and use the hard wood floor sections you can clean under it no probs plenty air and they are not standing on anything nasty Mmm. never thought of that, wheres the best place to get grills
Guest Posted August 8, 2007 Report Posted August 8, 2007 body ridewood or your corn supplier as i did you can cut them to fit
little sam Posted August 8, 2007 Report Posted August 8, 2007 hi m8 if u have a long piece of wood or meatal would be better at a slant under a mesh floor poo will drop and you could washit off and would all come down th meatal but there is lofts what use concreate and makje a slant that would be more ideal i will find the picture m8 will post it soon
Guest jason Posted August 9, 2007 Report Posted August 9, 2007 our stock loft avairy has a mesh floor with a 2 foot drop under onto smooth concrete, so if you decide to put a bath in all the water thats splashed about can escape and droppings drop through, I just scrape the concrete twice per week. jason
Guest Posted August 9, 2007 Report Posted August 9, 2007 Mine are on 'plain' concrete just now, with deep litter. I've got concrete cancer in places, caused I think by acid in the droppings. Would think Andy's 'reniforced' concrete would be ideal for an aviary. Virtually maintenance free, a handful of lime dries up any damp patches quickly, from bath or rain. Can use a brush, long handled scraper or a hose. Don't know if you intend floor to ceiling mesh walls, if so the mesh is continued down either into or beyond the concrete on all sides, to prevent fox, stoat, weasel or mink burrowing under it. Personally, I advise a solid wooden wall 2 - 3' high from the floor, on all sides, to stop ground level prying eyes sizing up the birds. Had floor to ceiling mesh doors until I discovered a cat watching the birds on the floor inside ... I put a panel on the bottom of the doors.
Guest CS Posted August 9, 2007 Report Posted August 9, 2007 our stock loft avairy has a mesh floor with a 2 foot drop under onto smooth concrete, so if you decide to put a bath in all the water thats splashed about can escape and droppings drop through, I just scrape the concrete twice per week. jason Yes that is what we have for stock aviary and young birds aviary,,, its easy to use
Guest jason Posted August 10, 2007 Report Posted August 10, 2007 Heres a pic of our stock loft aviary, as you can see theres a board been placed in as I've put a few things underneath the avairy,
DOVEScot Posted August 10, 2007 Author Report Posted August 10, 2007 Metal grills Any contacts for them please?
swilcox Posted August 10, 2007 Report Posted August 10, 2007 I get loads in the scrap but they cost a bomb new!! Contact your local scrap dealer!!! Stuart
DOVEScot Posted August 10, 2007 Author Report Posted August 10, 2007 I get loads in the scrap but they cost a bomb new!! Contact your local scrap dealer!!! Stuart Cheers
Guest CS Posted August 10, 2007 Report Posted August 10, 2007 Young birds aviary and stock birds aviary....
DOVEScot Posted August 10, 2007 Author Report Posted August 10, 2007 Heavy plastic grills Any contacts or info please
doos r us Posted August 10, 2007 Report Posted August 10, 2007 Any contacts for them please? we use herras fence panels the one round building sites or you can use 2x2 and cut them to your size decent bolt crops will do
Guest Posted August 10, 2007 Report Posted August 10, 2007 just use wire inch sqare stuff get in king of wishaws ask harky he might break in and get yi some ;D ;D ;D ;D
doos r us Posted August 10, 2007 Report Posted August 10, 2007 construct the whole aivery out them and the floor whatever you decide slabs/concreat or raised wire
harky Posted August 10, 2007 Report Posted August 10, 2007 just use wire inch sqare stuff get in king of wishaws ask harky he might break in and get yi some ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
DOVEScot Posted August 10, 2007 Author Report Posted August 10, 2007 we use herras fence panels the one round building sites or you can use 2x2 and cut them to your size decent bolt crops will do aye, we have used them in the past for upright panels, not any good for floor though
DOVEScot Posted August 10, 2007 Author Report Posted August 10, 2007 just use wire inch sqare stuff get in king of wishaws ask harky he might break in and get yi some ;D ;D ;D ;D Is that near Wishy Cross
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