Liberta Oregon Cage

[acr]

How many pet budgies (not exhibition) would this cage ideally hold ?
www.cagesworld.co.uk/p/Liberta_Oregon_Flight_Bird_Cage.htm?product_id=607690

[OP]

A few more than people you can get in a telephone box. Take the toys and perches out you would get quite a few more.
Now if you are asking how many budgies could be housed in the cage then that is a different story. At a guess I'd say eight would be a decent number.

[skysmum]

Its the same size as my Hamberley i have 6 in there at the moment and hopefully 8 when the new girl joins an one is out of sick bay but mine are free range during the day.

Im on the verge of buying this one for my finches because it is a tiny bit smaller and has two doors, being tiny critters the two doors will be safer for them

www.cagesworld.co.uk/p/Rainforest_Flight_Cage.htm?product_id=579584

[jellybean]

I would also say between 6/8 buds, but only IF they get free flight time.
Beautiful cage for the Finches skysmum, they'll have so much fun in this.

[redbeardnz]

i have the same cage...i only have 2.

i like to spoil my 2

[Hezz]

I would not put any more than six, even if they have a lot of out of cage time. I have one with three in it, when they are in it, which is only late afternoons through to early mornings, and I would not add more than one more, myself, even though my guys are out all day, every day.

[acr]

OK thanks everyone for replying !

[Hezz]

I meant to add, when you get this cage, change the perches over to proper tree branches and run them from front to back rather than side to side. This gives your birds heaps more room to flit from side to side, more exercise for them. Make them work while in the cage.

[weelouie]

Nov 5, 2016 0:26:45 GMT Hezz said:

I meant to add, when you get this cage, change the perches over to proper tree branches and run them from front to back rather than side to side. This gives your birds heaps more room to flit from side to side, more exercise for them. Make them work while in the cage.

I'll add to that and say that often the horizontal perches are there to stabilize the cage. Otherwise the longer sides tend to bulge out. Of course it depends on how sturdy the cage itself is. Cages with stout bars or frames don't need the extra support. I have a breeder cage of the same size as the OP's. I bought it secondhand without cups or perches. I had to buy a dowel to add to it horizontally, as the front of the cage was bulging out and the doors were sticking. I have two other smaller breeder cages with horizontal support bar perches. I place the support bar near the bottom to discourage them using it instead of flying.

I agree that most perches should be installed front to back to encourage them to fly. A swing or two in the middle is an added incentive, as they like to fly across and hit the swing for a few swings on the way. This even works for my canary (separate cage). But don't hang too much in the middle that will get in their way. 

In a large, tall cage like this, another excellent item to make them work is a long stainless steel chain, hung straight down from the top of the cage, in the centre of the cage. Hang a small swing or toy at the bottom as a weight and watch the fun. It takes them a while, but they start to climb up and down the chain, then they figure out how to swing on it. Next, they fly across, grab the chain like Tarzan, and swing around it a couple of times to build up speed before launching themselves across to the opposite side of the cage. They will entertain you as much as the chain entertains them. You can use a dog choke chain for this; you'll need C clips or dog lead clips to attach the end rings to the cage and the swing at the bottom. The weight of the chain is important. I tried with a plastic parrot toy chain first and they ignored it. They prefer the plastic chain hung horizontally in a corner so they can swing on it. 

Finally, hang all food and water dispensers at the lower front of the cage. This forces them to come down from their preferred top perches. When they're new in the cage they will hug those top perches for a few days. They get used to the cage and toys a lot faster if they're forced to move around the cage to eat. Mine sure didn't starve themselves! Plus it helps them to learn to fly inside the cage, and you will marvel at how gracefully they can spiral up and down and around toys and other objects (including each other!)

Re number of buds, it depends on how you plan to keep them. I have 6 in my cage, they were rescued from an abandoned apartment. They are not tame, and since I have cats, I don't plan to tame them or have them fly around my apartment. So they get their exercise in their roomy cage. If I were letting them fly loose every day I might keep as many as 8 in that size cage.