6/16/2008 - New Bird Perches!

Since we came to Boulder, the birds have spent most of their time in the room and new cages. They've not minded since they like both their room and their cages. However, we've noticed that they've been more reluctant to leave the safe confines of their room. That's no good. So, we decided to build some nice portable bird perches to get them out of their room more.



I used to have some super basic ones, but after some time of "use" I tossed them in the trash in STL. Dave designed some new ones that provide greater ease of cleaning, plus they are easily stored. We don't have a lot of extra storage space here so that is critical. Check out the cool hinge design so the fit easily in the closet when not in use.



Once they were completed, we poured ourselves a drink for the bird introductory ceremony. I carried the flock in the room. Ferne and Clover were immediately leaning toward the perches. As I knew would happen, they all loved the perches.



I thought Clover would have been the first to take a big bite out of the perch. To my surprise hough, Henri was! That old guy (he's 30 years old) still has a lot of tricks up his sleeve. After some happy time chewing up the perch, Henri opted to sit with Dave and share his drink. He wasn't allowed any alcohol, but only the tasting of the ice cubes.



I had the birds out this morning while Dave was at a meeting. He'll be surprised to see the "work" the birds have done to the perches already. Happily his design makes for easy replacement of the horizontal perch.

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