How to make a house for parrots with your own hands
If you dream of breeding feathered pets, then first of all make sure that a nesting house for parrots is attached to the cage. It will help the birds to hatch their eggs calmly, not to worry that the nest will be destroyed or disturbed. In addition, a shy female will not twitch every time someone passes by the cage.
You can buy a parrot house at a pet store, but you can try to make it yourself. There is nothing difficult in this. As a last resort, if you don’t want to buy, but you don’t know how, then you can order a house for parrots from a carpenter (at least in the same housing office or from a private trader). The principle of this house is very similar to the birdhouse, although there are some differences, but they are insignificant. A house for budgerigars will differ from a nest for other types of birds only in size. Agree, a cockatoo or a macaw will be extremely uncomfortable in a wavy house.
What is it: the perfect house for parrots?
It must be spacious. Give preference to a compromise type. It’s a mix between horizontal and vertical. That is, the bird also has a place to move normally, and the masonry is not immediately under the notch (a round opening-entrance). Pay attention to the material. It should not be with burrs and protruding chips, so as not to injure the bird. Suitable thick plywood, chipboard. Before you start cutting out the parts (bottom, walls, roof), it is better to draw a diagram on the sheet. Calculate the parameters so that everything is harmonious. Do not make too huge a house for parrots. Still, it will need to be attached to the cage from the outside. Otherwise, the cell itself will be outweighed. Ready-made schemes can be found on the Internet. The forums dedicated to parrots are full of ready-made drawings and detailed instructions on how to make a house for parrots with your own hands.
Little house for parrots
You should have the following tools: a planer, a hammer, a saw, nails, a chisel, a screwdriver (or a screwdriver if you have one), screws/self-tapping screws, a drill, and roof loops (to fix the house to the cage bars). If you take boards or plywood, then consider the thickness of the material. It should not be less than one and a half centimeters, but should not exceed two and a half centimeters. On the plywood sheets, mark the borders along which you will cut out the details. Take your time. Remember the proverb that you need to measure everything 7 times, and only then proceed to cutting. Don’t forget the entrance. It does not need to be done exactly in the center, as in a birdhouse. Better in the top corner. Just step back from the wall and from the ceiling at least 2,5 cm so that the parrot is comfortable. The perch must be attached under the notch (3 centimeters below the entrance). A high letok will not allow young chicks to fly out of the house ahead of time. The roof must be “tightly” screwed to the walls of the house for budgerigars. It is possible with nails, but it is better for screws, so that if necessary you can open the lid. Loops will be required in order to screw one side of them to the house, and push the other through the twigs of the cage and lift it up. This will help “hold” the cage. For better rigidity, nevertheless, try to fix the house more firmly. Now you know how to make a house for parrots with your own hands.
