New aviary

[ally mac]

Thats the aviary up at last, one more job I can cross of the list.  

[Guest bakes]

looking good mate

[Guest Owen]

Nice job. You will enjoy the condition it will give your birds. Just one thing, watch out that you do not encourage hawks to land on the top. If they do, they will terrify the birds. I have given my own aviaries a part roof and a place of safety, in case they need it.

[ally mac]

Nice job. You will enjoy the condition it will give your birds. Just one thing, watch out that you do not encourage hawks to land on the top. If they do, they will terrify the birds. I have given my own aviaries a part roof and a place of safety, in case they need it.

 

I was thinking about a bit of roof right enough, maybe just a couple of feet at the loft end. I will try and pick up a wee piece of unduline to suit.

[Babybird]

Nice job. You will enjoy the condition it will give your birds. Just one thing, watch out that you do not encourage hawks to land on the top. If they do, they will terrify the birds. I have given my own aviaries a part roof and a place of safety, in case they need it.

 

What do you mean 'condition'?

[Guest spin cycle]

nice loft as well...any more pics ? what make is it ?

[ally mac]

I got it built by a local shed building company, they didnt make the best job of it to be honest and it needed a wee bit of sorting out but its all good now.

[Guest spin cycle]

well it looks very nice to me...well worth your efforts

[Guest Freebird]

That's a braw loft Ally.

[ally mac]

Thanks folks, the wife was away in Glasgow when it was put up, guess what her reaction was when she got home!!!!!!!!!!

[Guest spin cycle]

erm....'OH DARLING WHAT A LOVELY SUMMERHOUSE'....(evil)

[Guest Owen]

Babybird,

the best way for me to put it is as follows. If you have birds in an enclosed place, even with good ventilation and another lot of birds in an aviary, you will notice the differance. The outside birds will look much better. You will see it in their feathering, their eyes and their general demeaner. All my cocks are living in an aviary at the moment. The aviary is partly covered and there are box perches at the one end against a wall, where they sleep. They look to be in tremendous condition and they are never still.

After the young bird racing is over and I have made my selections for next year's widowhood team, they will all be moved to the widowhood loft proper, to settle down for the winter. My 5 stock cocks will be moved to the stock loft to be prepared for December pairing. All of them should be lean and fit by then and full of life and energy. For me, nothing else will do.  

[Babybird]

Babybird,

the best way for me to put it is as follows. If you have birds in an enclosed place, even with good ventilation and another lot of birds in an aviary, you will notice the differance. The outside birds will look much better. You will see it in their feathering, their eyes and their general demeaner. All my cocks are living in an aviary at the moment. The aviary is partly covered and there are box perches at the one end against a wall, where they sleep. They look to be in tremendous condition and they are never still.

After the young bird racing is over and I have made my selections for next year's widowhood team, they will all be moved to the widowhood loft proper, to settle down for the winter. My 5 stock cocks will be moved to the stock loft to be prepared for December pairing. All of them should be lean and fit by then and full of life and energy. For me, nothing else will do.  

 

That has just motivated me to build mine, Thanks, good explanation  and makes good sense

[pigeonpete]

Thats the aviary up at last, one more job I can cross of the list.  

 

Nice loft ally, and Aviary looks good to, this is not a critisism, but will the aviary not be liable to flooding? :-)

[ally mac]

 

Nice loft ally, and Aviary looks good to, this is not a critisism, but will the aviary not be liable to flooding? :-)

 

Thanks Pete, I see where your coming from re the flooding. It wont be an issue though as there is 4" of gravel from which any water can drain through.

 

Al.

[Guest gladdo]

nice set up mate ...birds will love that aviary having bath s and plenty of fresh air mate !!!! mikey

[REDROCKET]

top job your place looks the business and regarding the flooding you dont get that much rain in oban do you lol

[ally mac]

top job your place looks the business and regarding the flooding you dont get that much rain in oban do you lol

 

 

Your spot on, its been like the Sahara up here for the last few years, cant wait till the winter when it cools down a wee bit!

 

[michelle]

your loft is really nice id live in it :)

[ally mac]

Here you are Jonesy

 

Al.

[Guest JonesyBhoy]

Here you are Jonesy

 

Al.

 

Is the old bird section the farthest to the left as you look at the picture..??

[ally mac]

No its 2nd from the right, it would probably be better there right enough.

[Guest JonesyBhoy]

Right cool i think ive worked it out..

 

The farthest right is 6 x 9 for stock as it has no corridor...

 

Then 2nd from right is old birds.. 6 x 6 with corridor.. soon to have no corridor.. and be 6 x 9

 

Then the two to the left are 6  x 6 with corridor..

 

That right..??

[ally mac]

Right cool i think ive worked it out..

 

The farthest right is 6 x 9 for stock as it has no corridor...

 

Then 2nd from right is old birds.. 6 x 6 with corridor.. soon to have no corridor.. and be 6 x 9

 

Then the two to the left are 6  x 6 with corridor..

 

That right..??

 

 

Spot on pal, well done  , except I also have a hinged door on the left hand end of the corridor to close of the corridor and give me a wee 6 x 3 section or I can open the sliding section door to give them access to the front of the loft, make sense  

 

[Guest JonesyBhoy]

Ye im with you mate.. sounds good to me...

 

And the new door will be going in front of the stock section.. or one of the yb sections..??