Custom Building Birds Aviary

oliman on 22/10/2018 - 13:15

I have a few hand tame birds which I want to have a good flying space in a cage. Would love to let them go free, but I don't think they will survive as they were hand reared and does not have survival instincts for the wild.

I have see some bird aviaries for sale and I think they are ridiculously high priced. Anyhow I was looking into building my own aviary (without base) to setup in backyard.

I am not good and building hardware, but I was thinking if I can build a rectangular structure from pipes or woods, then I can put mesh around it. But what about the entrance door? building that will be tricky.

Can anyone advice me if stores like bunnings would have the parts/door required to build my own aviary?

Would really appreciate an advice.

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  • [Deactivated] on 22/10/2018 - 13:26
    +3

    I only studied ornithology for two years so take this as unprofessional advice only.

    Can anyone advice me if stores like bunnings would have the parts/door required to build my own aviary?

    YES

  • wei13 on 22/10/2018 - 13:45
    +1

    If you don't already have basic tools (ie drill and saw) it might turn out more expensive.

    Have you tried second hand off Gumtree or Facebook marketplace ?

    Yes to make a door you can just use hinges to attach something that can open and close to part of the frame .

  • hawkeye on 22/10/2018 - 14:27

    Could just make it out of conduit tees and elbows and glue it together when you think it's right. All you need is a hacksaw and tape.
    https://www.bunnings.com.au/deta-25mm-medium-duty-rigid-cond…
    Make a double door by stitching 2 bits of bird mesh together like a double door enter into the 2 pieces then exit/enter through the next

  • Euphemistic on 22/10/2018 - 15:30

    Maybe just pick up a second hand screen door from gumtree etc then make a basic frame for it. I’ve seen a few aviaries like that.

  • Geekomatic on 22/10/2018 - 17:00

    Best/safest door design is to have a small, separate entry you open and step into, then close behind you— then a door to the actual aviary. No escapes that way.

    This is a good place for ideas:

    https://www.herebird.com/how-to-build-an-aviary/

  • Quantumcat on 23/10/2018 - 07:28

    Foxes are going to love you

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