My new aviary

T

the fox

And its not only snakes
Aug 13, 2007
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South Africa, Cape Town
I have been building it for only 1 week and its cost be only about R1000 ($150)!

To day i did my first bird shopping and brought these.
2 kakarikis don't know what sex
2 female cocktails
1 male button quail

i plan to get:
1 or 2 male cocktails
4 or so female quails
a bunch of zebra finchs
pair of Princess Parrot
Superb Parrot(s)
a pair of canaries
pair of polish chickens

If there is anymore ideas your welcome to give them.
 
keeping all these together? hookbills and softbills(finches) don't mix well, just a warning
 
the hookbills will likely end up killing the finches, i do know one person with a big aviary that has them mixed..but i have heard way too many horror stories..i wouldn't take the chance.
 
You need to research ALL of these bird before mixing them, I've seen the results of mixing different sized birds, where smaller birds have lost their beaks, legs ect. and if they don't have beaks or are missing feet.. they aren't going to have a very good life..

After you've done your research, and "stocked" it with compatable birds ect. I'm sure it will look even better!

Do you plan on adding any plants? like a safe none-toxic small tree or bush?
 
I had problems with a very old female lovebird that I added to my finch/canary aviary. I thought because of her age she wouldn't bother with them (She just liked to walk around on the floor.. needed a hard surface) She acted aggressively and I removed her right away.. didn't want to risk her being unsupervised with them..
What kind of polish chickens ? Just surprised to hear that because the ones I've seen are quite large, even the bantams. I had a few big haired polish bantams, they free ranged and were a lot of fun.
I have always been warned by my vet not to mix poultry with parrots/smaller birds, because of risk of disease. They wouldn't have the same immunity to disease as the wild birds that would come in contact with your chickens. I've seen some quail in the petstore bird rooms but I assume they were raised in a sterile environment and immunized.. or something.
I would also worry about them because if someone fell to the floor and was injured the chickens would probably eat em'. I've seen them do that to other chickens! Cannibals!

I would choose either the hookbills or softbills. Even if it is just fighting over territory, it would be very stressful for them. I would think they'd be healthier, livelier and more entertaining to watch if kept safe within a flock of their own kind. (they'd feel safe enough to relax a little)

Looks really nice so far! I wish Iit was warm enough now to let my guys play outside!
Only thing I would suggest is adding more nest boxes. I always made sure to have more boxes than birds/pairs of birds, that way they could be picky and not have as many reasons to fight :) Good luck with your aviary!!
 
Uhm, maybe I'm just silly, but I didn't see any "bird-lock" feature...kinda like an airlock entranceway so you know none of your birds that might try to escape can't when you enter their aviary...

I'm not an avid birdkeeper (had a few as a child) and never kept them outdoors...but I thought that was a basic part of an aviary...I'll bow to those with more experience on compatibility issues.
 
LesbianChap said:
Uhm, maybe I'm just silly, but I didn't see any "bird-lock" feature...kinda like an airlock entranceway so you know none of your birds that might try to escape can't when you enter their aviary...

I'm not an avid birdkeeper (had a few as a child) and never kept them outdoors...but I thought that was a basic part of an aviary...I'll bow to those with more experience on compatibility issues.
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I noticed this too...
 
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