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They can go outside but they have to be acclimatized for cold weather and the wind has to be kept of them. During cold days and nights we hang tarps to keep the wind of them and have heaters that turn on at 40 degrees. If you keep heat on them all the time they wont grow the feathers that protect them from the cold.
We have tried a lot of different heaters from infra-red lamps, oil filled heaters and heated wires. The heated wire seem to work best for us as a bird can loose at lot of heat while perched (they stand on one leg to keep the other warm). Any heater that is safe should be ok to use. my aviary's are designed for hot climates and high winds there are designs that work better in cold climates where the aviary is more of a shed with the nest boxes inside and a few small windows with shelf's to a large outside flight. During cold weather the bird will stay in the shed area and a heater can keep it from getting to cold.
As for bigger birds stay away from conures if noise is a problem. A ring neck would be my best recommendation but that can be slightly boring as they will happy sit and watch the world go by.
We have tried a lot of different heaters from infra-red lamps, oil filled heaters and heated wires. The heated wire seem to work best for us as a bird can loose at lot of heat while perched (they stand on one leg to keep the other warm). Any heater that is safe should be ok to use. my aviary's are designed for hot climates and high winds there are designs that work better in cold climates where the aviary is more of a shed with the nest boxes inside and a few small windows with shelf's to a large outside flight. During cold weather the bird will stay in the shed area and a heater can keep it from getting to cold.
As for bigger birds stay away from conures if noise is a problem. A ring neck would be my best recommendation but that can be slightly boring as they will happy sit and watch the world go by.
i guess I'll stick with budgies keets or tiels?
