Our aviary complex is made up of a predominance of suspended aviaries with a few conventional aviaries also being used to house various birds including some of the young stock. We find suspended aviaries have many good features over the conventional type such as being easier to clean. They are also less obtrusive as you do not have to enter the aviary to clean it which helps during stressful times like when the breeding season is in full gear. In the coming months we will be adding plans of our aviaries to the site.
The size of each suspended aviary used to house Amazons, Hahn's Macaws, Caiques and Conures measures 1.2 metres wide x 1.2 metres high x 4.5 metres long and is situated 1.2 metres up off of the ground. During the breeding season the African Greys are kept in suspended aviaries of a smaller size. In the off season however the African Greys and Amazons are removed from the suspended aviaries and kept in large communal flights. These aviaries are conventional aviaries measuring 3.6 metres wide x 2.4 metres high x 10 metres long with a washed river gravel floor which are used to socialise the birds. They also help to increase bonding between the birds and provide extra enrichment as fresh branches are regularly placed in the aviaries.
