A project is started--Breeding boxes

[DEEJAY7950]

Hi everyone while recooperating I started a small project making breeding boxes for some birds of mine! Semi-finished still need more work done but this will do for now! I made boxes 16x16 x24 (8) of them with dividers that can be pulled out between two boxes making one large box, right now i have the birds separated cock,hen,cock,hen top and bottom, I plan on putting them together soon, just waiting on some supplies to arrive first! Here are some pictures of the partially finished project! Since this will end up in the country at a much later time we tried to make sure raccoons wouldn't be able to get their paws into the cage and grab a bird so we used 1/4 inch hardware cloth for that reason and will also add locks to each cage!

Shot with DSC-W5 at 2007-12-06
Shot at 2007-12-06
Shot with DSC-W5 at 2007-12-06

[DEEJAY7950]

I was reminded to state that my son helped to do most of the work, but hey I'm management and he is labor, so I do the Brain work, he does the work work lol!
Here are a couple of more pictures everyone loves pictures!

Shot with DSC-W5
Shot with DSC-W5 at 2007-12-06

[DEEJAY7950]

Just for those that are curious the top cages are all mixed blood being Mortveths, Sion, and Jannsen the bottom cages contain all Bastin background!

[TAWhatley]

Those are great pictures and a very nice set up! Thank you for sharing with us! More pics, please, when you have the time!

Terry

[Lovebirds]

Nice boxes. Got a question though..........I assume that these birds will be put together at some point for breeding. It looks like your dividers are solid? Once you are ready to mate them up, you might want to build the dividers with wire, so that the birds can see each other for a day before you pull the dividers out. The way they are now, you'll probably wind up with a few fights or the cock beating up on the hen and they can do some real damage in a short time. Just a thought.

[Margarret]

Those are absolutely gorgeous! Both boxes and birds.

Margaret

[DEEJAY7950]

Thanks all for the nice comments, Rene i thought about them seeing each other but i wanted them to have a break from each other, however they seem to know whats up they were cooing, prancing and trying to get a seek peek where i sometimes don't push the divider tight to the back of the cage! One mistake i found was putting cock hen cock hen---I know this is bad now because it leaves the middle two to mess things up, i should have placed them cock hen,hen cock, so the hen doesn't get any ideas with another cock!

[Lovebirds]

Originally Posted by DEEJAY7950

Thanks all for the nice comments, Rene i thought about them seeing each other but i wanted them to have a break from each other, however they seem to know whats up they were cooing, prancing and trying to get a seek peek where i sometimes don't push the divider tight to the back of the cage! One mistake i found was putting cock hen cock hen---I know this is bad now because it leaves the middle two to mess things up, i should have placed them cock hen,hen cock, so the hen doesn't get any ideas with another cock!

I meant make dividers so that when you are ready to pair them up, you can switch the divider. Guess I didn't "splain" myself good enough......

[DEEJAY7950]

AH, very good idea I think I'll work on that may come in very handy, thanks renee !

[DEEJAY7950]

Just some more pictures as i change things and tweak things!

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