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Post by wilsta on Apr 5, 2007 11:34:45 GMT 10
To keep a pair of lovebirds in a large cage on my 3rd floor balcony appartment? can anyone give me some advice.
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Post by trueloveaviary on Apr 5, 2007 14:12:32 GMT 10
No. Sure it's great for your birds to produce Vitamin D3, but their are just too many animals out there that can hurt them if you are not watching them including insects. Check out the link below telling the story of how BeBe, our Dutch Blue Pied Peach-faced Lovebird was attacked by a hawk trying to get through the window of our living room. BeBe's fine!  stargazrt4.blogspot.com/2006/07/hawks-prey.html~Rodney True Love Aviary www.trueloveaviary.blogspot.com |
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Post by wilsta on Apr 5, 2007 14:22:58 GMT 10
I doubt i will have a problem with hawks or eagles in sydney. We only have lorikeets, cockatoo's and other domestic birds. Plus the cage will be secure.
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Post by vankarhi on Apr 5, 2007 22:13:45 GMT 10
I can't see a reason why they can't be kept on the balcony as long as they are protected from the elements. But you will still need to be aware of predators anyway. Just in case.
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Post by AussieBirds on Apr 6, 2007 10:20:38 GMT 10
I doubt i will have a problem with hawks or eagles in sydney. We only have lorikeets, cockatoo's and other domestic birds. Plus the cage will be secure. You would have to watch out for Currawongs and stray cats wilsta but other than that as Tracey said as long as they are protected from the extreme elements they should be ok. John |
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Post by wilsta on Apr 6, 2007 11:01:03 GMT 10
Currawongs maybe but stray cats on a third floor balcony impossible.  |
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Post by AussieBirds on Apr 6, 2007 11:08:32 GMT 10
A friend of mine that I sold two Cockatiels too said the same thing, that was until a stray cat attacked the cage and chewed off one of the birds legs resulting in the bird dying of shock and loss of blood, by the way his birds were on the third floor balcony and were in a very large secure cage, I warned him too and he said the same thing as you " cats on a third floor balcony !!!!!! ".
John
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Post by vankarhi on Apr 6, 2007 15:36:40 GMT 10
Cats can get just about every where. No doubt someone in your block has a cat and if their verandah is anywhere near yours, then it might be possible for them to jump over.
Just keep an eye out. We have stray cats come onto my verandahs of our house. The dogs take care of the ones out the front, but we have to be careful of the ones out the back at times.
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Post by wilsta on Apr 6, 2007 20:39:45 GMT 10
There is absolutely no way a cat could get onto our balcony unless it fell out of the sky.  |
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Post by AussieBirds on Apr 7, 2007 9:48:21 GMT 10
Then you haven't got a problem wilsta good luck with the love birds I always enjoyed breeding and raising them.
John
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