8. Rats, Mice and snake problems

To make it more difficult for pest to get into your aviary, Put some smooth tinplate 60–70 cm high on the outside of the bottom part of the aviary. You can also place fine mesh chicken wire vertically into the ground to a depth of 40cm and then bend it out horizontally. This will not keep out small field mice or small snakes but it keeps out the rats that kill larger birds.