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Rosco
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Ditto! 
Hope you don't mind some further questions Craig, but is that some kind of perennial pannicum or millet there and whats with the bricks(?) on the roof and the white thingos?
....and your concrete floor. What depth of concrete did you go with? Bloke at work says rats will tunnel through anything less than 100mm, but I think he's off the planet.
Hope you don't mind some further questions Craig, but is that some kind of perennial pannicum or millet there and whats with the bricks(?) on the roof and the white thingos?
....and your concrete floor. What depth of concrete did you go with? Bloke at work says rats will tunnel through anything less than 100mm, but I think he's off the planet.
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Craig52
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Yep,i think he must have rocks in his head and is having a lend of you.Rosco wrote:Ditto!
Hope you don't mind some further questions Craig, but is that some kind of perennial pannicum or millet there and whats with the bricks(?) on the roof and the white thingos?
....and your concrete floor. What depth of concrete did you go with? Bloke at work says rats will tunnel through anything less than 100mm, but I think he's off the planet.
My concrete is around 75mm thick.
The plant is guinea grass and seeds for around 6 months,if you want some come and take as much as you like "it's free for the taking"
My crimsons only like to use nest boxes so there is one half way down the aviary and one right up the front,the one up the front is under polycarb and gets too hot so i cut down my green seed eskies and place on top of the roof with a brick on top so it doesn't blow away.
They usually have their first nest in the box under the solid roof and the next out the front when the weather cools down a bit as they are doing now.
Sorry to hijack this thread. Craig
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Numo1975
Hi, due to my absolute fear of rodents I only use concrete & the prefab color bond aviaries, which I then construct a suspended flight protruding from the front so the birds can enjoy the sun & rain. For drainage consider using conduit in your slab with a bend that starts at slab level in the aviary and protrudes from the front of the slab outside the aviary, you can buy end caps that can be taken off for drainage, hosing out etc. but still vermin proof.
I'm lucky here to have a good supply of grit and change it regularly , we live near the beach. In larger flights a sleeper planter box can be place on the floor with grasses etc planted. This can be refreshed with new soil & seeds or clump grasses or shrubs.
By the time you source materials to construct aviaries from scratch , the prefab aviary is the way to go and can be adapted to suit your birds and can be totally free from the nasties.
Cheers
I'm lucky here to have a good supply of grit and change it regularly , we live near the beach. In larger flights a sleeper planter box can be place on the floor with grasses etc planted. This can be refreshed with new soil & seeds or clump grasses or shrubs.
By the time you source materials to construct aviaries from scratch , the prefab aviary is the way to go and can be adapted to suit your birds and can be totally free from the nasties.
Cheers