budgies wont go indoors at night

[bluetone1008]

hi
just put 5 budgies in my newly built avairy but they dont seem to want to go indoors at night. they have been sleeping outside. should i worry? how can i encourage them to go inside?

[Marianne Marlow]

Is their food inside?

Perhaps that and the highest perches would tempt them in?

[bluetone1008]

i have for them both indoors and outdoors. if i take the outdoor food away will they work out they need to go indoors to get it?

[Deleted]

Keep all food indoors, they will find it, when the birds go indoors for their last feed late in the afternoon lock them in.

[Bird Junky]

Oct 1, 2012 20:13:34 GMT bluetone1008 said:

hi
just put 5 budgies in my newly built avairy but they dont seem to want to go indoors at night. they have been sleeping outside. should i worry? how can i encourage them to go inside?[/ quote]


Hi. Aviary birds as stated should always be fed inside this encourages roosting indoors. A light left on inside just before
dusk & then dimmed or switched off after half an hour or so
will give them a chance to settle down into this routine...B.J.

[Marianne Marlow]

I am glad I was thinking along the right tracks. Thank you Corie

[bluetone1008]

thanks i'll try that then. will sleeping outside do thm any harm?

[BudgiesBuddy]

You have good advice from all the members. The answer to your last question is, that sleeping outdoors doesn't harm if the weather is not too harsh and there is no danger of dogs and cats etc.

[bluetone1008]

thanks for the excellent advise. i have done as suggested and put the food inside. still no sign of them going in. they are currently looking on the floor for food. i have put some millett by the enterence to the shed to try and intice them in. do you think they'll the idea and go in eventually?

[Deleted]

all birds are best in at night.. .
never feed them in the outside flight ....
it attracts rats/ mice and other things you dont wont ... ...
follow what BJ and the others has said ......
and you will not go wrong ... ..

[bluetone1008]

just an update. still not inside tonight. not sure what to try next.

[stace]

Are you also turning the lights on inside, and turning them off outside to encourage them inside? Plus, putting the perches up higher on the inside.

[Deleted]

sorry i dont no what your your set up looks like...
so could you post pics of it....
so we can see what we are talking about ..
outside flight pics...
and inside pics ...

[bluetone1008]

They are in! all tucked up tonight. i moved one of the perches inside to enterance height and put some millett inside close to the enterance but far away enough so they had to go inside to get it. hopefully now they will get the idea. they may have just got used to the new surroundings and decided to go in anyway. thanks for all the help.

[Marianne Marlow]

Hooray!

Well done on being persistent.

Night night budgies!