FEATURE


sure that with a little imagination you could improve on it, but at least it is a place to begin. It can be modified to suit your individual needs and that of the species of birds that you intend keeping. We hope the drawings and plans that we have drawn up will help you to at least start putting pen to paper and to attempt exploring what it is you think you want.


Our perception of what an aviary is constantly changes. The concept of an aviary, with which most of us grew up with, was that it was a place to keep pretty and interesting birds in a mixed collection. Most of us were young so that was all that mattered at the time. Our first aviaries were wooden “Wendy-houses” with a chicken-wire mesh cage attached to it. Our Dads knocked them together over a weekend behind the garage (as long as it was “out of sight” our Mothers’ said) and it served the purpose of keeping the


children entertained for hours, with diamond doves, zebra finches and Chinese quail. The birds bred and it was a good stomping ground for all of us to get a feel for the hobby. Much time has passed from those good old days and since then we have grown up, we can see that the twists and turns of aviary design have been subject to the twists and turns of society’s progress. The emergence of large suburban areas has also been a factor in changing the face of aviaries. Even the law has become more “aware” of our hobby. Health Inspections are now a common requirement and most councils require plans pertaining to these “aviary” structures.


What is aviary design? Design has to do with logic. All good and well but suitability and sustainability also play a major role. Personal style of course, comes into it


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