into a well measured out, buildable plan. Technical drawing is simply a matter of familiarity with the equipment used, and confidence. You will need a scale ruler with 1:100 and 1:50 measurements, HB (medium) pencils, a softer 2B pencil for sketching, a compass and an eraser. We have chosen to use an example to work through the process. It is a small breeding setup for medium to small sized parrots, consisting of a set of five aviaries. From the site plan you will see that it is built right towards the back of the property. The logic behind the position is noise, noise, noise. Remember that many neighbours


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don’t share the same passion for birds so take the noise into consideration. Another word of advice is to talk to your neighbours about your plans and get their approval in earlier rather than later. Many bird-breeders have had to sell a noisy pair of birds because of neighbour problems. Investigate this before you draw attention to your aviary - Neighbours always have a funny way of finding out what you are up to so talk them through your plans, show them pictures of the birds and if they are a CITES species explain to them how rare and endangered the birds are. People usually like to support something that has a conservation value.


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