4. Displaying aviaries

Breeding Aviaries and displaying aviaries is not the same thing. Aviaries built to show of birds with rockeries, plants and housing a large variety of bird species do not produce the best breeding results. Small species such as grass parakeets, parrots and parrot-like birds can’t be kept in display aviaries because they will chew all the plants to ribbons, unless the aviary is particularly large. Only put one pair (male and female) of parrots per aviary, otherwise they will fight to the death. If a variety of birds are kept in one aviary they will pester each other, rip apart each others nests and fight. Pheasants and ducks living on the ground, may kill and even eat baby finches and doves that can’t fly. Its also extremely difficult to keep such a big aviary free of mice. Mice spread diseases and eat chicks and eggs.