Making a Habitat for 5 Disabled Buttons

[TeresaW]

I still have a few things to do in my main aviary. But I want to get a habitat ready for my 5 buttons that have splay leg as I keep them separated. Right now they are in a 4' round nylon pet playpen.

I currently have a 2' x 2' x 18" cage that held one pair of buttons before I built the aviary. I have another that's 3' x 2' x 18" that's unfinished. It has a bottom, back and sides, but no top or front.

My plan is to build the two together as one 5' x 2' x 18" cage, and where they meet have an opening that can be closed off for cleaning one side while the birds are in the side not being cleaned. I will be using the deep litter method.

I will post my progress with lots of pictures as I go, just like I did with my aviary build.

 

[TeresaW]

 

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I added some wood to the top piece to stabilize it and now I'm making a frame for the liner, as it does not want to stand up by itself and they end up pooping on the outside of it.

 

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Frame for the liner.

 

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I hot-glued it together so it would hold up for me to add screws.

 

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The Velcro on the liner goes completely around the frame.

 

[TeresaW]

Even after all my careful measuring, the liner wouldn't fit back into the cage after it was all put together. The back left corner of the frame was the culprit. I trimmed down that corner while hubby took a chisel to the back left corner of the inside of the cage until we got it to fit in.

 

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[Hasan995]

It looking nice .Just keep cleaning cage at least once a week.