Post by kmic on Feb 11, 2014 22:00:40 GMT
Hi guys 
So the bird-safe room is almost ready! (Finally!) I still have to add some toys for them to play with and perches for them to stay on. But I think it should be pretty safe for them to fly in at least.
While clearing it up and arranging it I really realised I chose the worst room in all the house - absolutely full of glass and full of places where they can hurt themselves!
Here's the 'compromise' I got to convince myself that it's safe enough.
Skylight - fitted in plastic on all the glass parts.
Windows that aren't see-through, I hope they'll consider them as a wall (placed bamboo decorative 'curtains' in front of them though just in case - they'll be hanging properly not as they are in the picture)
Big window at the other end - roll-up blind (not yet fixed - dad needs to help me drill holes in the walls) (temporary solution - rough paper taped to the glass from inside)
Glass door - can I assume that the netting at the back makes it non-see-through enough for them to crash into it? can't cover that as well coz I'll soon be testing my parents' temper
The two small windows - I guess they'll just have to learn they cannot pass through them the hard way.
The rest is either a wall or non-see through plastic
Over 100 screws that are keeping the ceiling in its place: cut a small pipe to cover all the pointed parts (in case they manage to crash into them)
Only one bulb (can't eliminate it) but it's wire is clipped to the top so they can't perch on it and possibly nibble it.
The 'drain' hole (so that water goes straight to the well) I've placed nylon netting (4 layers) but I'll also place a plastic box in front of it just in case while they're in there.
One of my biggest concerns: had to paint parts of the wall in bleach coz there was quite a lot of mold. Is it still ok for them? (Smell has gone)
For now they don't have much to perch on (haven't yet had time to invent ways of placing perches) so I left the rocking chair (obviously won't use it while they're there) and there'll be their cage, the skylight and the metal bar near the windows for now. At the same time I'm hoping it'll give them a bit more initiative to get back to the cage and maybe come to me for treats.
Sky will be trying it out tomorrow - that is, if she decides to come out of the cage (which I really doubt) or let me get her out. (AND it's not raining - since the top is plastic, each droplet of rain sounds like a thunderstorm + the windows (and ceiling) leaks [yeah there's a reason why no one used this room
] )
So what do you think? Any other precautions you think I should take? Hopefully they'll be supervised all the time, but if they won't go to the cage while I'm in there, I was thinking of leaving them a bit unsupervised if the room's safe enough to reduce chances of them getting themselves hurt. The room is still boring without any toys, but hopefully it'll improve soon enough, for now it's just a safe space for them to fly in)
(the plastic covers for the screws)
So the bird-safe room is almost ready! (Finally!) I still have to add some toys for them to play with and perches for them to stay on. But I think it should be pretty safe for them to fly in at least.
While clearing it up and arranging it I really realised I chose the worst room in all the house - absolutely full of glass and full of places where they can hurt themselves!
Here's the 'compromise' I got to convince myself that it's safe enough.
Skylight - fitted in plastic on all the glass parts.
Windows that aren't see-through, I hope they'll consider them as a wall (placed bamboo decorative 'curtains' in front of them though just in case - they'll be hanging properly not as they are in the picture)
Big window at the other end - roll-up blind (not yet fixed - dad needs to help me drill holes in the walls) (temporary solution - rough paper taped to the glass from inside)
Glass door - can I assume that the netting at the back makes it non-see-through enough for them to crash into it? can't cover that as well coz I'll soon be testing my parents' temper
The two small windows - I guess they'll just have to learn they cannot pass through them the hard way.
The rest is either a wall or non-see through plastic
Over 100 screws that are keeping the ceiling in its place: cut a small pipe to cover all the pointed parts (in case they manage to crash into them)
Only one bulb (can't eliminate it) but it's wire is clipped to the top so they can't perch on it and possibly nibble it.
The 'drain' hole (so that water goes straight to the well) I've placed nylon netting (4 layers) but I'll also place a plastic box in front of it just in case while they're in there.
One of my biggest concerns: had to paint parts of the wall in bleach coz there was quite a lot of mold. Is it still ok for them? (Smell has gone)
For now they don't have much to perch on (haven't yet had time to invent ways of placing perches) so I left the rocking chair (obviously won't use it while they're there) and there'll be their cage, the skylight and the metal bar near the windows for now. At the same time I'm hoping it'll give them a bit more initiative to get back to the cage and maybe come to me for treats.
Sky will be trying it out tomorrow - that is, if she decides to come out of the cage (which I really doubt) or let me get her out. (AND it's not raining - since the top is plastic, each droplet of rain sounds like a thunderstorm + the windows (and ceiling) leaks [yeah there's a reason why no one used this room
] )So what do you think? Any other precautions you think I should take? Hopefully they'll be supervised all the time, but if they won't go to the cage while I'm in there, I was thinking of leaving them a bit unsupervised if the room's safe enough to reduce chances of them getting themselves hurt. The room is still boring without any toys, but hopefully it'll improve soon enough, for now it's just a safe space for them to fly in)
(the plastic covers for the screws)
letting me move around with them freely (obviously not when I had to get them back to their cage) So hoping letting them out will help taming them. Mum and Dad both came up to see them, but at one point Skittles flew onto mum and she panicked till I removed her!
