Re: Outdoor Aviary
Posted by Rose on 4/25/08

On 4/21/08, JKCASWELL wrote:
> On 4/20/08, GreyLady wrote:
>> What a coindence. I was going to ask you if you are, or if you know
>> anyone who is, near California. That's where it comes from. In the
>> right areas, you can go out and pick up as much as you can carry
>> off. As for the trees and plants, I, agree, I would not want to
>> compromise the integrity of the cement floor if I were you. What
>> about getting a couple really large planter pots or urns? And if you
>> put them on castered bottoms, you can move them around where you want
>> them.
>
>
> I think I like the large planter/urn idea. Home Depot gets some really
> neat extremely large heavy ones, so I won't have to worry about them
> tipping over. I need to find out about what materials are safe for
> them though. My main concern is what they are coated in, so I will be
> doing research on that. I got some samples on the netting, and it is
> extremely heavy, and the type zoos use in aviaries for large birds of
> prey. It is very tough yet still has a little give to it, so if the
> birds should hit it, it has some give to it. This company will
> actually build the net, so it will just pull over the structure, in one
> piece, besides the doors and the divider, and they put on a binding
> around the edges for added stability. This is going to be a fun
> project!

Make sure your builders sink the netting into the ground a foot or two
around the cement floor. Otherwise, rats and raccoons might try to dig
their way under to get in the aviary after the food and/or birds.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Outdoor Aviary, 4/06/08, by JKCASWELL.
• Re: Outdoor Aviary, 4/18/08, by GreyLady.
• Re: Outdoor Aviary, 4/18/08, by JKCASWELL.
• Re: Outdoor Aviary, 4/19/08, by GreyLady.
• Re: Outdoor Aviary, 4/19/08, by JKCASWELL.
• Re: Outdoor Aviary, 4/20/08, by GreyLady.
• Re: Outdoor Aviary, 4/21/08, by JKCASWELL.
• Re: Outdoor Aviary, 4/21/08, by GreyLady.
• Re: Outdoor Aviary, 4/21/08, by Birdy Mom.
• Re: Outdoor Aviary, 4/25/08, by Rose.