Pictures I made a boing :)

[Zara]

Sydney won't stop staring at it. He's very intrigued but ultimately decided to take his usual afternoon nap before climbing onto it.


I'm hoping these will be harder to destroy for my girls over the cotton perches/boings





I also made a "rope" perch for Charlie, I'll take it upstairs when I know my neighbour is home, I did wire it so it can bend and stay bent,

 

[Zara]

 

[JewellBird]

That turned out great! Wonderful job!

 

[Zara]

This will be the true test....
Boing vs Aldora the Destroyer,



So far she's grabbed it with her beak and shook it, and now she's having a snack

 

[Gigibirds]

Oooh, great boing! I hope it passes the test!

 

[Khizz]

It looks great! Are they shoelaces?

I'm hoping these will be harder to destroy for my girls over the cotton perches/boings

I just thought to myself "where there's a will, Aldora will find a way"

 

[Zara]

I hope it passes the test!

Me too!!

Are they shoelaces?

No. It´s teeshirt material - cotton. But unlike the rope boings, they are not all those tonnes of thin strands that my birds love to shred to bits to make nests with.

I just thought to myself "where there's a will, Aldora will find a way"

Haha I know. She will annihilate literally everything! I can only hope this can withstand her!!

 

[Hermesbird]

No. It´s teeshirt material - cotton. But unlike the rope boings, they are not all those tonnes of thin strands that my birds love to shred to bits to make nests with.

Not that’s awesome! Cause mine love to just shreds and I get nervous she’ll eat them. What did you use for wire? This is a diy going on my list lol

 

[saroj12]

Impressive! Amazing craftswomanship!

 

[Birdie Mama]

What kind of cotton? I need to make a smaller one for Bailey’s camping cage, the one he has is way too big for that cage….great idea!!

 

[Zara]

Stainless steel. You could use iron but it might rust if it gets wet.

You could also use polyrope to make the boing. I would use that but can´t find it in bigger quantities around here. I used 12.5metres for Aldoras boing. 8.5m for Sydneys.

 

[Birdie Mama]

And assuming just braided together? At least that’s what I’m thinking of doing…

 

[flyzipper]

Great job!

You could also use polyrope

... but I wouldn't use poly.

I know this story is about poly fleece, but I'd worry about similar issues with any poly material unless they couldn't destroy it (like a PVC pipe).
The same authors have another article about natural alternatives.

I realize you know this stuff, but adding this for other readers, and maybe I'm missing what your poly suggestion is intending.

 

[Sodapop&Co.]

that is awesome!!!!! I'm gonna make one

 

[Zara]

poly fleece,

I don´t think I know what poly fleece is.
I mean the safer polyrope for toy making etc for birds

Poly Rope for Bird Toys - 5 colors Available-PolyRope

www.tbbtoys.com

1/4" Polly Rope(by the foot)

www.cabirdnerds.com

I suppose leather could be used, but would work out more expensive. As long as it´s the stuff for making bird toys. Undyed, untreated.

 

[Zara]

I sent the pics to my parents, and my dad called and said ¨Oh, that knitting you made, it´s very nice but... it looks like a snake¨

Umm ok dad

 

[rockoko]

Oooh beautiful!

 

[Zara]

Lapis got a perch to replace the rope one she annihilated,


Nube is taking a leaf from @Khizz 's Jeff's book and supervising from afar... Just in case it really is a snake...

 

[Zara]

I made a shorter rope perch for Jaime and Aldora bit I mustn't have taken a photo.
I just made another for Charlie,

They look like fruit salad sweeties

 

[faislaq]

Very impressive! That's some advanced braiding.

I think my favorite feature is the quick links instead of those plastic end caps the store bought ones come with. Well done!