Super cheap dove outdoor aviary?

[Kuritsumon]

Due to new landlord rules, I either have to get rid of my doves or put them in an outdoor aviary, and thus not inside the house.

Is there a cheap way yo build an aviary for less than $100? That's all I have. .n.

Thanks for reading and I hope to hear good news from someone soon.

Edit: I just have two female ring neck doves.

 

[Welshies]

Use recycled materials for free.

 

[LamarshFish]

I would explore your options with 1/2" hardware cloth and wolmanized/pressure treated 1x1" lumber. You could even get it cheaper by using chicken wire, but I have noticed small wild birds such as sparrows and finches can get through chicken wire and possibly expose your birds to disease worst case, or at least bother you and your birds by eating their food.

 

[Welshies]

I would explore your options with 1/2" hardware cloth and wolmanized/pressure treated 1x1" lumber. You could even get it cheaper by using chicken wire, but I have noticed small wild birds such as sparrows and finches can get through chicken wire and possibly expose your birds to disease worst case, or at least bother you and your birds by eating their food.

Chicken wire is not predator proof.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Due to new landlord rules, I either have to get rid of my doves or put them in an outdoor aviary, and thus not inside the house.

Is there a cheap way yo build an aviary for less than $100? That's all I have. .n.

Thanks for reading and I hope to hear good news from someone soon.

Edit: I just have two female ring neck doves.

Hi!

i was looking into something like this for my quail:

 

[DwayneNLiz]

look in your area for pallets, maybe a screenhhouse frame that you can repurpose
lots of thins can be reused

Good Luck!

 

[LamarshFish]

Chicken wire is not predator proof.

As a general matter, if fastened on to wood properly, it will keep most predators such as coons, coyotes and such out, but yes some like coons and other predators with grippy hands can still get their mitts through the larger holes of chicken wire, and snakes can also get in as well, so I agree, it is not totally predator proof, plus it was really designed to keep chickens in, not predators out. Plus the fact that it lets in small birds that could carry diseases, I usually would rule it out completely. My friend's coop is walled with chicken wire and they get sparrows in there all the time (not predators, but I wouldn't want them in my coop). IMO 1/2" hardware cloth is ideal. At my Home Depot I think it is around $40 for a 4'x25' roll.

 

[Welshies]

As a general matter, if fastened on to wood properly, it will keep most predators such as coons, coyotes and such out, but yes some like coons and other predators with grippy hands can still get their mitts through the larger holes of chicken wire, and snakes can also get in as well, so I agree, it is not totally predator proof, plus it was really designed to keep chickens in, not predators out. Plus the fact that it lets in small birds that could carry diseases, I usually would rule it out completely. My friend's coop is walled with chicken wire and they get sparrows in there all the time (not predators, but I wouldn't want them in my coop). IMO 1/2" hardware cloth is ideal. At my Home Depot I think it is around $40 for a 4'x25' roll.

No, actually, coyotes, foxes, and coons can tear it apart quite easily! Here's some other members who have more experience than me, who can explain better:
@Blooie @aart @junebuggena @casportpony

 

[LamarshFish]

No, actually, coyotes, foxes, and coons can tear it apart quite easily! Here's some other members who have more experience than me, who can explain better:
@Blooie @aart @junebuggena @casportpony

That's interesting, I have never heard that. I am wondering whether they are actually tearing the metal itself or tearing it off of what it was fastened to. I know some rodents chew through metal wire no problem, but I can't see a coyote doing it. Not saying it didn't happen, but it is just surprising to me.

 

[Welshies]

That's interesting, I have never heard that. I am wondering whether they are actually tearing the metal itself or tearing it off of what it was fastened to. I know some rodents chew through metal wire no problem, but I can't see a coyote doing it. Not saying it didn't happen, but it is just surprising to me.

Chicken wire is surprisingly fragile. Hardware cloth is much stronger. I use chicken wire on my extended "paddocks" (500 square feet or more) double layered, but it is kept very taut. I use hardware cloth on all my coops and runs though.