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Post by Budgies Retreat on Oct 7, 2014 21:43:23 GMT
Hi guys, long time no post!
Well we have finally moved in to our new house, and as we are having my wife's parents move in with us, I have had to move the birds out into the garden. Dad has pulmonary fibrosis so we can't have any kind of dust. Luckily the previous owners left behind a fairly decent 10 x 8 shed, so the indoor flight that I had at our previous house is now in the shed, on a purpose made stout timber bench which has 2" thick kitchen worktop on top, and the flight sits on that. I also bought an outdoor aviary which I have attached to the shed and made a pass between the indoor flight and that, with a closable door to shut out any night time chills. Today I fitted 25mm Jablite insulation boards to the roof and walls, and ordered a thermostat controlled 120w tube heater, but my question is, where is the best place to site the heater?
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Post by ffiscool on Oct 7, 2014 23:09:54 GMT
Welcome back. It would be great to see photos. Sorry, I don't know re the heater. Others will
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Post by Hezz on Oct 8, 2014 0:15:53 GMT
Can't help either, and trying to think of anyone who may be able to. The breeders who come to mind have no need for heaters.  |
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Post by jellybean on Oct 8, 2014 8:37:30 GMT
Nice to have you back Darren. Good luck in your new house, and with your new outside aviary.
Hope you're well.
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Post by skysmum on Oct 8, 2014 18:49:01 GMT
Good to hear all is going well for you Daz. In my old Aviary i kept a small oil filled radiator inside, not right next to the birds but a short distance away from the flight.
Im not sure about the tube heating but i would assume not too close to the birds, this is something i will also have to look into when my new aviary gets under way.
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Post by Rachael Kellett on Oct 10, 2014 20:12:45 GMT
I will try and remember to take a photo for you in the morning but I have a small tube heater in my aviary. I would like a bigger one for them but my dad refuses to let me and says I baby them haha! I have the heater attached to the outside of the frame of the indoor flight, near the bottom if that makes sense? As heat rises it makes sense to have the heater lower down.
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Post by Budgies Retreat on Oct 12, 2014 18:16:19 GMT
Thanks Rachael.
I have fitted the heater to the wall in the farthest corner so it is about 5 feet away from the flight, and around 4" off the floor. I'll keep my eye on it and see what the temperatures are inside on a cold night and adjust the thermostat accordingly.
What is the lowest sensible temp for budgies?
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Post by skysmum on Oct 13, 2014 19:44:55 GMT
I think Barrie keeps his around 10-11 C, i keep mine between 8-10 C, some just put heater on frost guard but i know some people don't heat at all in winter.
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Post by Learner on Oct 13, 2014 20:31:41 GMT
I have a 2' tubular heater in an insulated 6x8 shed. It hangs on two big cup hooks along the bottom outside edge of the indoor flight. The thermostat is set to come on at 7 degrees.
I thought this seemed pretty low but a friend keeps her budgies outside with no heat at all just a roosting box and covered area.
Yours will need to adjust to lower temperatures gradually - the main thing is to avoid cold drafts and see that their water doesn't freeze.
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Post by Budgies Retreat on Oct 22, 2014 13:53:34 GMT
Thanks all for your posts. I have also bought a digital thermometer which has an outside probe also, so I can tell what the inside and outside temps are. I need to set it all up so that when the inside temp drops to around 7 deg C it will kick in the heater, as my heater doesn't show temp settings so at the mo it is a guessing game.
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