Aviary help?!

[wellsjordan]

Hi there! Me and my mother are wanting to get an aviary outside in the garden with a little nest box/shed attached to it and have a few budgies in that. We currently have two but we would like them to stay in the house. We just some help with the following:

Would we need an incubator like heat producer? If so what temp?

How much light should the box have?

How many budgies would you recommend us to get? (We are looking to get a 6ft by 4ft cage including nestbox.)

How big should the nest box be?

Should there be some type of foliage in and outside of the box?

Toys within the box?

Should there be some type of flooring in the nest box and bottom of the aviary? (e.g. sand-sheets?)

I'm sorry if this is soooo many questions but we are very nervous and we would like to know anything and everything before moving ahead with the idea as we don't want to end up neglecting the budgies!

Anymore IMPORTANT INFO PLEASE ADD AS WE NEED EVERY TIP WE CAN GET!! Thank you in advance for your time <3 xx

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[Hezz]

You are better off getting a couple of breeding cages with their own separate nest boxes, rather than stick all the birds in together into that small space and expecting them not to fight over a nest box.

This link might help answer some of the questions.
budgerigarsforum.proboards.com/thread/231/basic-budgerigar-breeding

[wellsjordan]

Dear Hezz,

Thank you for this lovely thread that you sent to me! We are fully prepped now but are going to do a little more research before we begin the breeding process. Thank you for your time <3