This is Home Sweet Home! We managed to finish the outdoor aviary just in time before the rains came and we transferred the birds in their new home. It is comforting to know that we now have a good house for our lovebirds. They can now fly better at a longer distance because of the much wider space. Since it is now the rainy season here, we enclosed the entire wall of the aviary except for a two-feet open space at the bottom, with a clear plastic material to protect the birds from inclement weather. By using a clear plastic material on the walls, it allows us to see the birds inside and monitor their activities even if it's raining outside. They all seem to enjoy their new home now. They like climbing on the walls and flying from one branch to the next. We placed a yellow plastic chain-link rope near the suspended cage and they just love swinging in it so we're thinking of putting more of these and some toys as well.
I was contemplating on going to a wood working shop and order some nest boxes for the birds when I accidentally found out that they were actually selling these at the pet shop at SM mall at 145.00 pesos each. The experts say that the number of nest boxes in the aviary should be more than the number of pairs. So I bought four of these wooden nest boxes, all of the same kind, even though we only have two pairs of lovebirds. This way, the birds can choose which nest box they like to use best. We hanged these nest boxes on the walls near the roof in the aviary and they're all at the same level to prevent any fighting. We also spaced them apart so they will not disturb each other when they start to breed. We cut up some green leaves and newspapers and put all of these in a container together with some pine needles so the birds can get their own nesting materials. So now it's just a wait-and-see time, we'll see what happens next.
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