Aug 12, 2019 15:44:50 GMT
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Post by Biggles on Feb 18, 2022 12:27:49 GMT
My son wants an outside aviary, but I'm watching the wind, and wondering what you do in extreme weather.
Do you gather up all the birds and bring them inside?
Looking at a number of the aviaries, they looks like a wooden structure on a concrete floor-I presume they must be secured or they'd just tip over with winds like this.
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Post by jellybean on Feb 18, 2022 15:25:07 GMT
I'm sure members who have aviaries will be along to give you advice.
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Post by tweetiepiesmom on Feb 18, 2022 16:16:45 GMT
I lived a few years in Arizona where there are very strong wind storms. One morning I arrived at work just when one of those storms hit and I struggled to get to the building door. I walked past a little bird flapping his wings madly to try to make progress against the wind but it looked like he was standing still. I thought about reaching out, grabbing him and putting him in the shelter of the base of a tree but then decided he'd be so startled that he'd take off and not make it. I do hope he was ok but most likely he became exhausted and blew away.
Most people who had aviaries built them with 3 solid walls against the house with an indoor aviary connecting so the birds could be brought in during bad weather.
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Post by Hezz on Feb 19, 2022 1:07:11 GMT
I don’t know where you live, but most aviaries that I have seen and heard about in the UK have an outside flight area and a smaller indoor “shed” structure for nights and extreme weather. The indoor areas have often been repurposed garden sheds, summer houses ect. They most certainly do need to be fixed, usually to a concrete base.
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Feb 19, 2022 18:51:46 GMT
Yes, definitely need to be fixed. I recently saw an entire shed got blown over in the storm and all the cockatiels flew away.
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Aug 12, 2019 15:44:50 GMT
Biggles
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Post by Biggles on Feb 19, 2022 21:53:35 GMT
Thank you! UK, so no major storms normally. From how protective he is over his budgies I suspect he'd have moved them all inside the house with yesterday's storm.  Maybe I should suggest he clears the garage and we can look at converting that! |
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Post by Hezz on Feb 20, 2022 1:29:10 GMT
Thank you! UK, so no major storms normally. From how protective he is over his budgies I suspect he'd have moved them all inside the house with yesterday's storm. Maybe I should suggest he clears the garage and we can look at converting that! They will still need some extra outdoor uncovered space for sunshine and flight time, but otherwise, why not? |
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