Hi. Not sure if I would take both out at same time as the IRN likes to try to bite the cockatiel. But that's a different topic. Yes would like to use in my backyard year round if I can, but not a deal breaker. I live in South Florida. Yes, would love a walk-in option.
Thank you.
I don't know if a sunroom is the same as a conservatory? Anyway that's what is next to the outdoor aviary. The birds have taken over the conservatory/sunroom too which is useful in the winter when it's too cold to go outdoors. The reason for the outdoor aviary is so that the birds can get proper UV light - UV-B and UV-C can't pass through glass; plus rain (which JoeJoe loves!) and just fresh air. The conservatory also has extreme temperature variations - really hot in the summer and really cold in the winter. I can regulate it somewhat by opening it's French windows for which I made a flyscreen so the birds are safe.
Sorry yes, conservatory. I forgot that was the term in the UK; my uncle has one (so I should have remembered)! Thanks for the explanation and for sharing those photos; I really enjoy looking at what you've built. Does the deck just get hosed off? How long can/do you leave your birds out there for? (So many questions....)Thank you.
Thanks for posting it! What you have set up is exactly what we'd like to do when we rebuild our deck - it looks amazing!
Framing and building a door isn't the most difficult thing to do in terms of lumber and construction- I think if you made it tall enough it would be quite easy. Not sure how you could make a secure airlock entry.We just brought home our newest feathered family member today, who is signifcantly larger than our Linnie, so the search resumes for an outdoor aviary solution! I stumbled on these tonight:
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.. they're brackets to assemble a geodesic dome with. $180 for the set, roughly $50 in lumber (depending upon the height/size you're going for), and then your choice of screen material on the outside. I'm not sure the best way to integrate a door, though.
Thoughts?
Hmm. It would be very hard if not impossible to make a secure airlock entry, I think, given its shape. If you could hang the door section and have it swing in from the top (like a doggie door), I wonder if that would make it more difficult for a bird to escape. They'd essentially almost need to be on the floor/ground to have a chance at getting through as they'd need to fly up through the open door.
I would be worried about it swinging shut and into the aviary and hitting the birds...Hmm. It would be very hard if not impossible to make a secure airlock entry, I think, given its shape. If you could hang the door section and have it swing in from the top (like a doggie door), I wonder if that would make it more difficult for a bird to escape. They'd essentially almost need to be on the floor/ground to have a chance at getting through as they'd need to fly up through the open door.
