How cold is too cold for small birds?

[ilikepigeons]

I'm looking to upgrade my birds' aviaries, and they would need to be outdoor aviaries. They are in indoor aviaries right now, but they are just too small for what I want to do.
The bird species I have are budgies, zebra finches, canaries, diamond doves and lovebirds (Fischer and Masked varieties).
I believe the coldest it has ever gotten here is -8 Celsius (17.6 Fahrenheit).
I am looking to put the aviaries 'inside' a shed I have, to there floor is concrete and the aviary pushed up against the tin to give a bit more shelter in the flight and the aviary would also be under the roof.
It will have a wood 3 sided area at the back that they can shelter in, but no heating.
Will they be able to live with this temperature okay?

 

[cavemanrich]

@Zoohtasim​

I cant help you with these birds , but I tagged someone that keeps Budgies,, and may be able to help out.

 

[Zoohtasim]

I'm looking to upgrade my birds' aviaries, and they would need to be outdoor aviaries. They are in indoor aviaries right now, but they are just too small for what I want to do.
The bird species I have are budgies, zebra finches, canaries, diamond doves and lovebirds (Fischer and Masked varieties).
I believe the coldest it has ever gotten here is -8 Celsius (17.6 Fahrenheit).
I am looking to put the aviaries 'inside' a shed I have, to there floor is concrete and the aviary pushed up against the tin to give a bit more shelter in the flight and the aviary would also be under the roof.
It will have a wood 3 sided area at the back that they can shelter in, but no heating.
Will they be able to live with this temperature okay?

I'm sorry but -8 celsius with no heating definitely result in the death of most of the birds there. Heating will be necessary

 

[Serin]

I wouldn't keep any of those birds except canaries under 50 degrees F, and though canaries - if acclimated - can tolerate freezing, they wont do well much below 25 and only if its dry and draft-free.

 

[ilikepigeons]

Alright, I'll have to look at heating then. Would these birds do okay outside with heating?

 

[itsasmallfarm]

i have a few budgies, i would never think of putting them outside in freezing weather. but then again are coldest is like -50C (-58F) but keep in mind if the heat fails due to power failure.

 

[Poultrybonkers]

It gets that here and my budgies live outside but i foamed and plasticed the cage and stays way warmer then outside and being in the sun heats it up like a greenhouse yesterday was 35 and inside the cage was 54. Havent lost a single one and my oldest was hatched 2012 heres a video when it was 9 degrees https://fb.watch/b183QEsSQx/