hawk aviary

[ferreterwithnets 0]

hi i am going to make my aviary next weekend does enyone have eny plans to help me plan it

[jasper65 6]

do you want it Secluded or open fronted mate? what sort of bird you planning on putting in?

[ferreterwithnets 0]

open

harris hawk

[jasper65 6]

12 x 8 would be fine! useing 8 x 4 ply sheets or sterling board, you could then open up a window at one end of side corner, to be Honest I would'nt use any sort of wire for the window! the best thing I have found is steel galvinised conduit from electrical suppliers, you can then cut verticle bars the length you want useing a disc cutter and place them somewhere around 4 inches apart, the Bars I use are 22mm.

 

The good thing about Bars is they don't damage feathers or themselves like they can with wire or even plastic coated wire, the verticle Bars also gives them nothing to hang onto, in the pic is the Bars I use on all the Imprint pens.

 

For the roof you won't go far wrong than the netting they use on the Landfill sites to keep the litter on site, its cracking stuff that won't damage your bird as there is always plenty of give...

 

Cheers

 

Jasper

[ferreterwithnets 0]

nice thanks that will help me

will let you know how i get on

[Blaze 49]

Excelant advice from Jasper!.......Build it to his spec and you wont go far wrong!

[Fletcher 0]

Heres my set up, I used plastic overflow pipe on my window as it a has a little of give in it.

[jasper65 6]

Thats a lovelly tidy set up Fletch very nice , its like Buckingham palace compared to my aviaries

 

ferreterwithnets

 

If you can build one like Fletchers above you won't go far wrong mate, it also looks very nice and tidy.....

 

Cheers

 

Jasper

[Fletcher 0]

Thanks, it's not quite as tidy during the moult but as soon as he's on the bow at the beginning of the season it'll get a lick of paint, there's a possibility we'll be moving house later in the year so it looks like I'm gonna have to do it all again.

Edited June 30, 2007 by Fletcher