minimum size for mews/aivery

[sambam 8]

just wondering on what the law states is too small for a bird, i have an old concrete base from a dog run wich is 8ft by 6ft, i was going to buy a harris off my mate who breeds them but i heard that it would be too small and would need to be 10x10ft

 

could i keep a bird in this space as i have always wanted one since i first started goin out with him at 12years old

 

cheers

sam

[trappa 518]

Legally its large enough but ethically you would be pushing it. Can you put some form of extension/weathering over more ground?

You need to remember that the bird will be locked in here during the summer months and she will need some space.

I personally would say 8x10ft would be minimum if your serious but ive seen smaller.

[sambam 8]

cheers for the reply mate, iv seen smaller too, yeah i could extend it easy enough i may even have the mesurements wrong lol, i was thinking about using thermolite block to construct it with steel bars and mesh as large windows, is there a minimum hight i should know about, was thinking of going to the top of the 6ft fence

 

cheers sam

[eye in the sky 0]

ive heard that the legal requirment for an aveiry is twice the width of the birds wingspan so on average i think the harris is about 3 and a half foot wingspan so you are well in the legal requirment but like trappa said the more the merrier mate as for the height you are sound although they advice that you enter the mews/aveiry in a lower position during the training of your bird so you dont intimidate it if you get what i mean mine is around 6 foot ov course when your bird is fully trained then walking in at full height shouldnt really matter the bird knows the owner this advice is out of the hawk board guidelines for keeping bop so dont shoot the messenger lol

Edited February 5, 2010 by eye in the sky