Not really!I want to own my own pet store specializing in birds (lol) and get a proper education!After I get a career and find a loving husband then ill think it over,lol

 

Yeah, thats the smarter thing to do. I will have to go to your bird store haha! How are your birds?

 

They are all good!Intro:
harley and smokey(yellow and gray ringnecks)
navida and jynx(cockatiels)
savannah and tate(blue and white/green and yellow budgies)
how are your birds?

 

They are good! I have my tiel, Finn, I am guessing hes a boy, hes a cinnamin pied and 10 weeks old yesterday. I also have a very old parakeet who is not tame nor ever will be. She's blue and I got her from my grandma. Maybe around my birthday in March, I will get my Finny a friend

 

updates on the cages...

dallys

tsukas

 

How come dally's cage is 2X bigger than tsuka's?

 

its a set i had, they were sharing it at one point, but tsuka became a bully and was too cage territorial for her. and one day she'll have a new friend in that cage so her cage is the bigger one. besides, tsuka generally doesnt use that much space. hes happy in smaller.

 

In spring one of my tiels bully's the other one, so I move the one who gets bullied into a smaller cage and he actually seems happier. Mine share a big cage most of the time, but I'm thinking about getting two small cages and keeping them separate all the time. It's the room they take up that's an issue.

 

oh that makes sense cool This is the new cage for navida and jynx.Its bare because tommorow we are putting all the stuff in...

 

Wow all of these cages put mine to shame all I have to say in my defense is that when i'm home i have an open cage policy where the door is never closed and he is aloud in every room except the kitchen and bathroom

 

show a pic of your cage this is an open forum no one judges just comments!!!!!

 

Mine have a pretty big cage compared to many I see here, but they don't really get to come out much. I wish it had a bigger door. The top opens up though which is quite nice and generally it's a nice looking cage I think. I assume it is made for larger birds really... like ring necks maybe? I have a spare cage which is their old one which is about 2/3rds the size and I use it to separate them when the grey one is being a bully.

 

Awww they look so sweet posing for the camera
my cage is alot smaller and cookie bully's lucky to move where he wants to be
he is so fussy

 

This is my cage. Like i said before i know its small but its only lasa and he spends most of the time out of the cage instead of in it (usually taking a ride on my head or sitting on the back of the couch).

 

That's a fine cage! I think we as bird parents need to give our birds the best that can we can provide for them, and as long as we love them and feed them and respect them, and give them all the sunflower seeds in the world (lol), they will be happy. If it came down to it, I'm sure all of our tiels would love an outdoor Aviary if it could be possible lol.

Ugh and I just like triple posted. I apologize. *runs away*

 

My cage right now is so big its taking them a while to get around in it, they mostly stay in the top half unless they are eating or drinking.I really want to get a comfy(rope) perch for them in the bottom corner that way Ill see them down there more often!!!!Ill post a pic of em in it soon but my cage is already up not that long ago.

 

I have 3 cages set up for 6 birds. Bottom cage is my footless tiels, the middle is the other baby and my 7 month old cinn and the top cage is my breeding pair.

 

Future Home of Louie

Here are some photos of the cage I have set up for my baby tiel, Louie. He hasn't come home yet since he is still being weaned, but his cage will be ready for him when he arrives!

 

Thats a very nice cage. I want one like that.

 

Thanks. I researched cages for a long time before I decided to purchase this one. It's an HQ Flight Cage Model 13221. It's very sturdy, which explains why birdscomfort.com charges so much for shipping. I was fortunate to find it at a bird show in Atlanta, where I was able to purchase it at a significant discount AND saved the cost of shipping.

 

Moya, that is an excellent set-up for your baby, he will love it! I have the exact same cage for one of my Green Cheek Conures and she loves it. I am getting the same cage for my Quaker Parrot, too. They are great cages with so much room!

 

Thanks for the reassurances about the cage. Since I took the picture, I lowered the food and water cups to the bottom of the cage, at the recommendation of the breeder. I'm wondering if I should keep Louie in a smaller, temporary cage until he gets adjusted to his new surroundings or just go ahead and put him in his permanent cage so he can start getting adjusted right away. I'm afraid he will be overwhelmed by the large cage at first. His temporary, weekend getaway cage is about 18 X 18 X 27. What do you think?

 

i think at first, the less change the better so go for the big cage.

 

here's the huge updated cage since i combined c ages...
waiting for them when they come home...

front

side

 

How did you weld them together? I am planning on getting another Tiel, and assuming both tiels get along well, I'd like to put the cages together. The new one I bought Opens up at the top, but stacking them doesn't seem too safe though I haven't tried it. If you've mentioned it before I haven't seen it, but I'm looking through now! Thanks for the help

 

its not welded, its secured with cotton twine for now until i figure out if they get along this time... once it is, its zip ties for the cage not easy to do lol

my stand also needs some adjustments as it keeps leaning if you simply move it lol

 

Jasper has a brand new cage! All of his toys weren't in it when I took the picture, so don't worry. I apologize for the blurry picture...I should really invest in a camera!

He took to his new cage MUCH faster than I suspected. He's usually such a scaredy bird that I thought I was gonna be spending hours coaxing him inside lol.

And for a review:
I'm not sure of the brand (terrible I know), but it's decent. There are some parts of the cage that I would worry about for smaller birds especially since they said it was ideal for parakeets, theres a large space by the food/water dishes that I wouldn't worry about for a cockatiel. Also all the bars don't match up properly. It opens up at the top which is great, but it seems dangerous to leave the top open, because one kept falling lol, unless one of the perches was supposed to hold the doors open. It was also very difficult to remove the cage off the base. I love the horizontal bars on the side too since it helps him climb. Otherwise, I'm happy and Jasper loves it too!

 

@DallyTsuka:

Okay, well thanks for the reply! I guess I will have to see how well these two cages fit together, maybe I could get away with tying it down too.

 

I just brought home Shelby (my first Cockatiel, and my first bird EVER) today. The breeder sold me this cage, and I bought a bunch of toys. This picture is in really bad light. I'll take better ones soon. What do you guys think, is it too small?

 

It looks good If you have to work or go to school for most of the day I think that bigger then 20X20X20 is better. It also looks like most people are remembering to use different perches, I think this is just as important as the size of the cage. Spike has 6 different perches in his cage a safety pumice perch a sandy perch a custom made plastic perch, manzanita, dragon wood and a really neat bendy wooden perch that I got at his breeders store. He also has a sisal boing and a dowel swing aswell. I got him this perch for Christmas https://www.healthybird.net/store/product_info.php?cPath=29&products_id=2796 Iam not sure where to put it in his cage yet.
Also don't forget the different kinds of toys, I like to have a noise toy (bell ect) forage toy (hidden food) destroy toys (paper, wood ect) in Spikes cage. In his cage he has 11 toys not including his boing. Spike's cage is 30 inches high, 23 inches deep and 31 inches wide so he is not crowded in toys, his bar spacing is 5/8th of an inch and I would not go any bigger than this bar spacing.
Here are some links with more information about toys and perches, which I think are just as important as the size of the cage
http://www.birdchannel.com/bird-housing/bird-toys/toys-play-groups.aspx and http://www.birdchannel.com/bird-housing/bird-housing-accessories/bird-perch-types.aspx