Like the majority of Australian parakeets
they do not generally chew the aviary structure and therefore wood can be used in its construction which is much quicker to attach the wire to the framework. I generally use 16 gauge 1” x ½” weldmesh for my wire because it is strong and allows me to keep African Greys and Ring- necks with no worry of them destroying the wire. Another advantage of Australian parakeets is that they are colourful and not noisy and this is an important issue if you are close to neighbours who might frown upon your avicultural pursuits! When constructing aviaries do not forget that your structure will be a target for both mice and rats during its life. Make sure that you have sound footings that will prevent rats digging down the outside and gaining access through the floor, once rats get a hold inside an aviary they are very difficult to eject and will take birds as large as Ring-necked parakeets and also Kings. You might think that spending money of sturdy footings is not worth the expenditure but I can assure you that it is. Mice especially young mice really cannot be kept out of an aviary as they are so small that they
When constructing aviaries do not forget that your structure will be a target for both mice and rats during its life. Make sure that you have sound footings that will prevent rats digging down the outside…
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In short rats and mice are serious vermin and every effort needs to be taken to eradicate them. Hawks, cats and foxes also can prove very troublesome and their attacks can produce fatalities…
can find their way through very small gaps. The best approach is to use traps and poison to keep their numbers as low as possible. Mice carry salmonella in their urine and whilst eating from the bird’s food trays they easily contaminate the seed. Once this seed is eaten by your stock the salmonella passes straight to your birds often with fatal consequences. In short rats and mice are serious vermin and every effort needs to be taken to eradicate them. Hawks, cats and foxes also can prove very troublesome and their attacks can produce fatalities so keep a good lookout for these pests also. Australian Kings are quite expensive
birds and that is an additional reason why they are a bird for the more experienced aviculturalists but once you have obtained that knowledge they are a bird that stands our winter climate well if provided with a sheltered flight. They can also become quite tame and certainly are not afraid of coming close to you when you feed them their egg food and vegetables especially when they are feeding their brood of babies. These birds are certainly worth keeping provided that you have a long flight.
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