Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Bird Cage Stand

If you want to imitate a tree with offshoots where birds can play on and climb, you should have that free bird cage standing perch, called a bird cage stand.Often it is difficult for the birds to stretch their wings to full span,to exercise and play. The bird stand gives them socialization and freedom and variety in life, something very important to the health of your bird.
Sometimes if birds are unoccupied or bored they may start feather picking or screeching, which shows that they are nervous. If there is plenty of playtime, this misbehavior could be prevented, so a bird cage stand could be the solution of the problem.
There are bird cage stands from plastic, wood or metal material. To choose what stand to buy, you should consider the size of your bird and its destructiveness. It will not be good for you to buy a new bird cage stand every time your bird damages it. Bird cage stands could be just a single bird perch or plenty. We have them in two styles - in a play gem style with many different bird perches and levels, and in mimic natural environmental style, which allows your bird to feel as it is flying from branch to branch.
If you want to place your parakeet or parrot on something where they can climb or just for human interaction and freedom,you will need a bird cage stand. It will prevent your bird to become bored, depressed and stressed if it is confined to a bird cage all the time.Your bird will feel more vital if it exercises or plays, it will be with better physical and mental health. The exercises for birds are flight and climbing.They provoke a good healthy skeleton, heart and muscles and also keep your bird healthy and happy.
There is another kind of bird cage stands, where stands are placed under your bird's cage.It helps you to move your bird's cage from room to room in case you have a large bird cage.Also you can give your bird the opportunity to be outdoor more regularly,something very important for a healthy bird. These bird cage stands are also in different sizes and from different materials. Always when you buy a bird cage, you will be able to match the stand with it.
If your bird cage is already bought, then you just have to fit the bird cage stand with it. These bird cage stands are better in case your bird is a messy eater or if you don't want it hanging from the ceiling or on a side table.Water spills or other accidents like some wood tables will not damage those bird cage stands. Anyway, what ever type of bird cage stands you buy, your bird will be happy and healthy with it.

Friday, February 6, 2009

Tips For Buying A Bird Breeding Cage

If you are going to breed birds, it could be both a challenge and a very interesting endeavour. It will be a lot smooother for you, if you get a good bird breeding cage. To make your choice easier here are some tips.

It is much more difficult to breed birds than mammals because it needs a lot of care and work. Consider the idea of breeding cockatiels, canaries, or other birds carefully having this in mind. After all the pros and cons for choosing bird breeding and if you have made the decision to start, you will have to buy a bird breeding cage. It is larger than general bird cages and there is a pull-out divider in the center.After your birds get used to live together ,you can convert the split bird cage into a single large bird cage.

Depending on what kind of bird you are going to breed, you should choose the size of breeder cage.For example, cockatoos require bigger room than tiny parrotlets. You have to be sure that there is enough space for your birds and that they will not get their heads trapped in the mesh. A breeding bird cage for a pair of cockatiels has to be wide and high at least eighteen inches and forty-eight inches long.

If you have a bird family also there has to be a nest box in the bird breeding cage,twelve inch by twelve inch in size ,in order both parents and all the babies to fit properly.It is possible if there is no enough space that parents could pluck their babies. Maybe you should cut a space in which to hang the nest box,but be careful with wire-cutting. If you are not happy with this , choose a bird breeding cage with a precut opening with a sliding door.

If you have parrotlets, choose a bird breeding cage tall and deep twenty-four inches. All types of bird breeding pairs need enough room. A bird breeding cage for lovebirds should be thirteen inches long and fourteen inches high and deep. Depending on the size of the other birds, they will require bird breeding cages of varying sizes. It doesn’t matter if the bird cage is specially designed for breeding, but its size is very important.

Also be careful with mesh spacing or sharp edges, because they could be the reason your young birds to be hurt. Make sure that the perches are solidly mounted, without wobble. Do not buy zinc coated wire bird cages, because they are dangerous for the babies, which usually chew on their bird cage wires and it could be poisonous. Be sure that your bird cage is from stainless steel or powder coated wire, not galvanized mesh. You can purchase bird breeder cages in some pet stores, but often they have to be mail ordered, so you have to pay for the delivery and to go shopping around to find the best price.