Oopsyoure rightthe other photo was the ¼. Like you, I prefer ½ and
thats what is on our new dove aviary. If the openings are too small its
hard to see the birds and the small stuff catches too much debris. ¼
hardware cloth gets badly clogged with molted feathers.
-Cathy
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From: mickacoo-bounces@mickaboo.org [mailto:mickacoo-bounces@mickaboo.org]
On Behalf Of Barna Mink
Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 9:32 AM
To: Barna Mink
Cc: Discuss MickaCoo
Subject: Re: [MickaCoo] Aviary Wire Advice needed
Actually, looking closer I think the image I just sent is 1/4" hardware
cloth (the openings are smaller). I prefer the 1/2", it's small enough to
keep mice out but it looks more "open". It's also easier to find.
Barna
On Jul 23, 2010, at 9:25 AM, Barna Mink wrote:
What I use and I think what you may be referring to Mary, is "1/2 inch
hardware cloth". I think it works really well. It's really sturdy, I also
use it in my vegetable beds to keep gophers out. I even built a "balcony"
for my birds so they can sunbathe, out of it. It's stapled to the frame of
the aviary.
I buy it from Home Depot. You can get it in 25 or 50 foot rolls, either 3 or
4 feet wide. It costs around a dollar per foot. You will also need a cutter
(looks like very sturdy scissors), and work gloves otherwise it will scrape
up your hands as you work with it. If you go the stapling route, you will
also need a staple gun and staples.
Barna
On Jul 23, 2010, at 8:23 AM, Mary Camacho wrote:
Hi Cheryl - I am not actually sure what my wire is called, but it's a
galvanized fairly heavy gauge type; it came with the aviary that was donated
- Elizabeth, do you know?
I used 10' cyclone fencing panels, and then zip-typed the wire to the
fencing panels and did this for the long sides; I ran out of the wire for
the top, so zip tied chicken wire with the smallest openings I could find.
I don't like the chicken wire, so when I get the chance, I'm going to find
the other type wire and replace the top.
Hope that makes sense! I will try to send pics next week so you can see it
...
Ms.Mary
Promise me that you will always remember,
You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than
you think.
~ Christopher Robin to Winnie-the-Pooh ~
--- On Thu, 7/22/10, C Dickinson wrote:
From: C Dickinson
Subject: [MickaCoo] Aviary Wire Advice needed
To: "Discuss MickaCoo"
Date: Thursday, July 22, 2010, 8:35 PM
Hello! I am currently working on purchasing the building supplies for my
Aviary whicg is being built next week sometime between Wednesday and Friday.
In doing so I never knew there were so many options for wire. I wanted to
put a note out to this expert group of people, if you put in an aviary what
size and type of wire did you use, where did you purchase it and do you like
it, would you do it differently?
I appreciate any advice you may have! Thank you so much!
All My Best,
Cheryl
The link to my Facebook Aviary photos (keep on checking back)
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=230904
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=230904&id=640866498&l=d05d1a9c26
&id=640866498&l=d05d1a9c26
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