|
Name of Aviary's Owner |
Nannies Wings Aviary owned by Lori Steiz |
|
E-mail Address |
retna@worldnet.att.net |
|
Indoor or Outdoor |
Outdoor aviary. |
|
Geographic Location |
Located in Arizona, USA. |
|
Aviary Size (length, depth, height) |
There are nine flights in all and a walkway. Six flights are 3' x 6' x
7', two flights are 3' x 6' x 7 1/2' and one is 3' x6' x 10'. The walk
way is 3' x 6' x 18' and the floor is cement slab 14' x 22'. |
|
Materials Used |
We
used 1" square tubing steel, welded together and sprayed with kaylon
paint, to make the frame. 1/2"x1" galvanized wire from Home Depot was
used to separate each flight and to close in tops. Self-watering dishes,
made by Little Giant, were installed in each flight. We used 1/2" pvc to
run water lines. The dishes and all the hardware are made by:
Miller Manufacturing Company Inc
494 Villaume Ave South
St Paul Minnesota 55075
Phone # 612-451-1761
3/16" x 14" washers and 10/32" x 3/4"
screws were used to bolt all the wire down. |
|
Floor is Made of |
Concrete. |
|
Ceiling is Made of |
Ceiling is made of greenhouse glazing type material which is smoke
colored and we splotched it with green paint to give more shade so it
looks like the birds are sitting under trees. |
|
Lighting |
We
have two small night lights (the kind used in the house at night) that
go off in the day time automatically. There are also pink bulbs which
provide just enough light for my little ones. |
|
Special Design Features |
During winter months, we place two #hs400 ceramic heaters from Holmes in
the walk way. The entire outside is wrapped with heavy plastic that have
construction zippers installed so I could open any section in the warm
days for fresh air. It works very well for the winter months.
My husband built my feeder boxes so the seed comes out on its own and
the trays under them catch fallen seed, making it very easy to keep
clean and my birds always have fresh clean seed.
I have fake silk greens in the flights
with the nests. |
|
Number and Types of Finches Housed in Aviary at Time of Photo |
I
have one pair each of gouldians, owls, almadines and lavenders in
several of the flights. I am hoping they will all be breeders soon. In
two flights I have baby owls, almadines and gouldians separated into one
flight for females and one flight for males. I have one flight with two
pairs of shafttails and a single fellow who I am looking for a mate for. |
|
Breeding or Non-Breeding |
Breeding aviaries. |
|
Additional Comments |
My
husband Charlie and I built this ourselves and are so proud of how it
came out. |
