Millet 4,497 Posted December 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Here you go Stig..got the back done in my funky colour but i did cheat though..i got my niece and nephew to give me a hand.. ..i did not paint all the mesh black..just the outside's for now as you may well see as it was too awkward trying to do it while it was on the floor.. ..i will do the rest tomorrow. What do you lot think of the colour.. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 i thought they had outlawed child labour Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Millet 4,497 Posted December 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 It would not be outlawed if they new what i was paying the little helper's.. ..if it was not for them i would still have a couple of day's worth of work left to do.. .. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 looks the mutts ... roll your wire out onto some ply tack each corner then roll it . 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
morton 5,367 Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 If you want a planted aviary,then its pots or soil,soil harbours germs and parasites,as in intestinal worms,an open roof will also be a source of the same,from wild bird droppings.Mice and rats climb,so no amount of underground wire will deter them,mice will squeeze through the narrowest of wire,rats will climb and find a weak wooden barrier to chew through and gain access.The only way to counteract this is to cover the roof and artificially water the plants and put poison stations and traps around the aviary boundaries.Traps and poison work 24 hrs a day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Millet 4,497 Posted December 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 (edited) These work 36 hr's a day.. ..mice and rat's are not a problem to me i can assure you of that.. ..also the roof is just about all covered apart from a 15in strip along the front.. P.s Edited to add VirkonS work's wonder's on nasties sprayed regular but leaves the green stuff alone.. Edited December 9, 2012 by Millet 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
morton 5,367 Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 These work 36 hr's a day.. ..mice and rat's are not a problem to me i can assure you of that.. ..also the roof is just about all covered apart from a 15in strip along the front.. P.s Edited to add VirkonS work's wonder's on nasties sprayed regular but leaves the green stuff alone.. dogs are no detterent to mice, rats and external and internal parasites. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Millet 4,497 Posted December 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Nope they are not a deterant Morton..but i have killed plenty of both over a long period of time so i know where i stand with rat's and mice..mice are no threat to me or anything i own..but as soon as one is detected it's back is sharp broken and the same goes for rat's..but to be 100% honest with you i have lived in this house for 40yr's..some of them year's i will of been young.. and to this day i have only ever had 3 rat problem's in the garden and 1 mouse problem which was in the house.. I have kept no end of thing's over the year's and i am currently on with Jap quail and chicken's which i have had for the past 3yr's and a Goshawk which i have had for 5yr's..and to this day i have had no trouble with vermin what so ever..so i can't for the life of me think why a undetected mouse or rat would go for the hard option of getting in the aviary when they is a open hen shed and plenty of food slung around the garden all say long.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
morton 5,367 Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Nope they are not a deterant Morton..but i have killed plenty of both over a long period of time so i know where i stand with rat's and mice..mice are no threat to me or anything i own..but as soon as one is detected it's back is sharp broken and the same goes for rat's..but to be 100% honest with you i have lived in this house for 40yr's..some of them year's i will of been young.. and to this day i have only ever had 3 rat problem's in the garden and 1 mouse problem which was in the house.. I have kept no end of thing's over the year's and i am currently on with Jap quail and chicken's which i have had for the past 3yr's and a Goshawk which i have had for 5yr's..and to this day i have had no trouble with vermin what so ever..so i can't for the life of me think why a undetected mouse or rat would go for the hard option of getting in the aviary when they is a open hen shed and plenty of food slung around the garden all say long.. I once looked after an aviary,traps poison box,s set on 3 sides,the birds thrived for years,then in one night a pair of bali starlings that were invaluable to the breeding project at that time,met their fate at the attentions of a rat,a learning lesson that taught me to be alert at all times to the obvious that no amount of precautions could oversee,another time a colony of pure Gouldians lost eggs and chicks to a single mouse.Never say never,because it will bite you in the arse. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Millet 4,497 Posted December 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Nope they are not a deterant Morton..but i have killed plenty of both over a long period of time so i know where i stand with rat's and mice..mice are no threat to me or anything i own..but as soon as one is detected it's back is sharp broken and the same goes for rat's..but to be 100% honest with you i have lived in this house for 40yr's..some of them year's i will of been young.. and to this day i have only ever had 3 rat problem's in the garden and 1 mouse problem which was in the house.. I have kept no end of thing's over the year's and i am currently on with Jap quail and chicken's which i have had for the past 3yr's and a Goshawk which i have had for 5yr's..and to this day i have had no trouble with vermin what so ever..so i can't for the life of me think why a undetected mouse or rat would go for the hard option of getting in the aviary when they is a open hen shed and plenty of food slung around the garden all say long.. I once looked after an aviary,traps poison box,s set on 3 sides,the birds thrived for years,then in one night a pair of bali starlings that were invaluable to the breeding project at that time,met their fate at the attentions of a rat,a learning lesson that taught me to be alert at all times to the obvious that no amount of precautions could oversee,another time a colony of pure Gouldians lost eggs and chicks to a single mouse.Never say never,because it will bite you in the arse. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Millet 4,497 Posted December 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 looks the mutts ... roll your wire out onto some ply tack each corner then roll it . The first bit i tried to do was rolled out on a bench but i used around 9 times as much paint in the proccess so i sacked that idea off..as i was also painting the bench.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 looks the mutts ... roll your wire out onto some ply tack each corner then roll it . The first bit i tried to do was rolled out on a bench but i used around 9 times as much paint in the proccess so i sacked that idea off..as i was also painting the bench.. no easy or quick way to do it ..tie it to a washing line chuck some plastic down pair of marigolds and go for it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TUFFTY 1,476 Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Exellent matey That GREEN dont look to bad actually TUFFTY 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Millet 4,497 Posted December 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Tuffty..i have a mouse in my hoose..what should i do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Millet 4,497 Posted December 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 looks the mutts ... roll your wire out onto some ply tack each corner then roll it . The first bit i tried to do was rolled out on a bench but i used around 9 times as much paint in the proccess so i sacked that idea off..as i was also painting the bench.. no easy or quick way to do it ..tie it to a washing line chuck some plastic down pair of marigolds and go for it From my limited experience you best lick the stapled edge's before you put it up then do the rest when it's ridged and in place,, 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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