when the vet comes and visits. Both the nest boxes and the feeding stations are attached to the interior frame, thus allowing easy food and water changes as well as nest inspections, allowing the bird-breeder safe access to these from the corridor. We always hear bird-breeders go on and on about conventional versus suspended aviaries? Choices, choices? It seems that over the years suspended aviaries have gained more and more popularity. In South Africa some bird farms have rows upon rows of suspended aviaries. They are considered to be more hygienic - Well, everyone has an opinion on hygiene. However, on careful inspection it became clear to us that this is only true if the ground beneath the
Each interior cage area is 1.5 metres square and is full height, from floor to ceiling. We chose full height to allow easy access for catching and inspecting the birds, it also makes life easier when the vet comes and visits. Both the nest boxes and the feeding stations are attached to the interior frame…
suspended aviary is still cleaned once in a while (rather more often than less often). We have seen many suspended aviaries that have piles of guano, husks, feathers and mould littered below them and for us it just comes down to plain laziness - A breeding ground for bacteria, virus, and disease. Birds require work and be it suspended or conventional aviaries - you still need to clean up after your birds. So this combination of both an interior full height roosting, feeding, nesting area with an exercise suspended flight attached to it, seems to offer the best of both worlds. The interior section does need cleaning often, but nothing that a hose and disinfectant can’t handle. As long as one has good drainage, the chore takes a few minutes. If you look carefully at the plan you will see that the aviary block consists of five enclosures that will house the same species of bird. Again we want to re-iterate our obsessivness - Don’t let it win it will only be a stumbling block.
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