The right Bird Aviary for you
A bird aviary is the most important piece of equipment you’ll need to purchase for your new bird. A suitable aviary can assist in keeping your bird safe and healthy. There are many assorted aviaries and choosing the one that best suits you and your bird can be difficult.. The big question is how to choose the right one?
Firstly, study the species of bird you are intending to keep. In keeping any type of parakeet, cockatiel or any other long tailed species of bird, then it would be advisable to have a long aviary for the bird to exercise in. Ideally, your aviary will need to be long enough so the bird can easily fly from one side to the other. The birds with a heavyset body, such as the lovebird or a Senegal parrot, gets a good deal of exercise by climbing around in the aviary. They do well in a aviary that is taller rather than it is wide.
You should then consider the size of the aviary. Generally you should always meet the expense of the biggest aviary for your bird, although a new baby bird may feel lost and terrified in a large aviary. Young birds can have trouble locating their food and water cups. If you can afford to, buying a smaller bird aviary while your bird is a baby would be a good idea and then move onto something bigger when it is older.
The spacing between the aviary bars is something else you need to consider when selecting your bird aviary. A good looking $400 bird aviary will not be very successful if it can fit through the bars! If you want to use wire mesh on your bird aviary then it is best to measure the size your mesh to the size of your bird’s head. An aviary built form one inch mesh would be jsut the right size for a cockatiel to stick a head through. When cockatiels bring their heads back through the bars, they have been known to bend into a ‘U’ shape and put their heads into a different hole.
When you have determined the aviary size and bar spacing, look at a few other facets of bird aviary design. Take a look at the cage tray. When removing it to clean, is there a grate in the aviary to stop the bird from escaping? Is the tray of the aviary deep enough to catch the mess of your bird? If the aviary has a deep tray, then you may still find that your bird scatters a lot of seed hulls and feathers on the floor if there’s no cage apron. You can place the aviary in a plastic apron base or cover the bottom with a cloth apron but an in built metal apron is a better choice.
To end with, don’t forget to have a look at the aviary cups. You will need to easily access the cups without reaching into the aviary through the main door. If you are buying a bird aviary for a larger bird, the cups should actually bolt to the aviary unless you want to spend every morning and afternoon for the next 50 years reaching for cups that your bird has flung onto the bottom of the bird aviary
If you a replacing a bird aviary for an older parrot type bird, some owners have told me it’s crucial to get a bird cage of the same colour. It is believed that a bird that has been accustomed to a white painted aviary, it won’t adapt easily to a metal coloured aviary.
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