Parakeets will strip anything growing naturally to the ground. Stick to finches , small doves and quail.

@@MARKSFINCHES Noted on this. I really appreciate your reply. 😊 How about African lovebirds? Actually I already bought a pair a while ago. 😅 But I will be buying finches as well. 😊

Thankyou !

No pond, just a garden resin waterfall water feature under the shed window on the flight floor. It gently flows into a couple shallow pools for the birds to bathe in. I have the water running through a UV light that kills any bugs and bacteria in the water. But I do change the water daily with the hosepipe.

I only have seed outside in the flight for the video, I neverfeed my birds outside normally. And no ive never had rats, But i do have 4 traps baited under the sheds just incase.

It's possible to have a flight on an open terrace as long as it has sun / shade areas for the birds. Also that your terrace doesn't overlook a busy road. You can use live pot plants and have a tiled floor with a thin layer of sand for easy cleaning.

Yes they stay outside all winter. The flight has protective plastic sheets attached to the roof and sides where the high winds/ rains hit. They have access to a heated inside room which is kept at 22 degrees Celsius controlled by a thermostat. The inside is also lit 18 hours a day so the birds can eat late into the evening and before sunrise. so the nights are alot shorter for them thus they can keep their energy levels up to cope with the cold weather.

Also food is very important during winter. I keep the seed boxes filled all day so it never runs out, also I stop feeding green vegetables ie lettuce and spinach too many times a week. But I feed extra fruit and live insects daily. I also add a multivitamin ,B12 and liquid calcium to their drinking water daily. Check out a company called Aviform for water soluble vitamins for birds, they use a 100% natural product with no chemicals or medicines in their supplements.

Hi Montse ,Well it's real easy...From day one from adding your birds to a new aviary, you just go about your daily routine cleaning and checking the wire. The birds after a week or so will just get use to you moving around the flights.. I also have a plastic patio chair that I sit in the flight for hours on the weekend.The floor of the aviary has over 18 inches deep of gravel with wire mesh about 6 inches down to stop my feet from sinking into the gravel.The flight and shrubs are washed down daily with a garden hose ,so the bird phoo actually feeds the plants and the rest just soaks away . It takes 20 mins daily to clean but I do a better clean on the weekends.

@@MARKSFINCHES hi MDC thank you for your explanation. Its is great to see how they enjoy their home. Greetings from Barcelona.

@@montsexena6488 Also I only put food outside for the video. I always feed my birds inside in the birdroom. I might put a bit of vegetables or fruit outside ,but I will remove it after a couple of hours. I'm also proactive with setting mouse traps inside the birdroom and checking the nestboxes everyday.