Building an aviary and outdoor flights

[@rowanwhite3520]

This brings back fond memories. When I was young I had built many aviaries. It was my favorite hobby. You inspired me to keep some birds again.

[@ants_countrylife]

I was the same I built aviaries out of whatever I could find when I was younger and always kept birds

[@stuartfyfe3865]

What a great use of space, going to try this myself.

[@ants_countrylife]

@@stuartfyfe3865 it’s working really well so far for me Stuart

[@thatgirlinokc3975]

The black paint was like an unexpected magic trick in the video 😊

[@ants_countrylife]

@@thatgirlinokc3975 it’s quite amazing isn’t it

[@MrJakeuk1234]

Stunning views from your garden 😮

[@ants_countrylife]

@@MrJakeuk1234 Thankyou

[@kierandowling4586]

Well done I love what you did an gave me some ideas too thanks also the trap door on a rope is class too

[@ants_countrylife]

@@kierandowling4586 glad you liked it cheers

[@janetleblanc8511]

I think Kate will want you to build one for her too! It’s amazing.

[@ants_countrylife]

Thank you Janet

[@terriford5634]

I don't know a single person in the states with an aviary. What a unique idea! Keep 'em coming, Ant!

[@jjudy5869]

The local nursery has one with finches. When my daughter was young, I would leave her sitting in front of it and go shopping in peace for the plants I wanted to put in my flower beds.

[@fernie5128]

I think you and Jack created a 5 star aviary Ant!

[@ants_countrylife]

@@fernie5128 Thankyou Fern

[@projectnestbox]

Great video, nice set up.

[@ants_countrylife]

@@projectnestbox looks like you do an awesome job helping birds 👌

[@projectnestbox]

I try my best, thank you

[@redawnaduling3729]

That black paint is amazing!

[@nickik.9037]

The aviary turned out really nice & the birds all seem to really enjoy it. I love watching all your projects.

[@sharonvantroyen9686]

The birds are lovely, and I really loved how they spoke to each other as you were building their beautiful new home. Thanks for sharing!

[@magdavanzyl6141]

Well done Jack and Ant. Birds look happy.

[@ants_countrylife]

Thankyou they do seem to be very happy now

[@isabellbourke8878]

Loved seeing the aviary emerging into a great home for the little birds to flock together and listening to their happy bird songs. 🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦

[@LauraRowley-j4l]

What a wonderful aviary! Loved how your son came to join you in the build, also. Great work, guys!!

[@ants_countrylife]

@@LauraRowley-j4l Thankyou

[@darlener824]

Anthony wow what a cool build .The birds are beautiful can not wait to see babies in the future.

[@ants_countrylife]

@@darlener824 thank you Darlene I’m glad you liked it I wasn’t sure if people would like it so thank you .. I will keep everyone up to date with any eggs or babies

[@merilynnecohen2941]

This video was pure joy to watch two talented craftsmen build something so beautiful for the birds! Thank you, Ant and Jack!

[@ants_countrylife]

Thankyou I’m glad you enjoyed it

[@SusanBAnderson]

I love the birds! Thanks for sharing. Love seeing your son, too. You are a talented team.

[@ants_countrylife]

Thankyou Susan the birds are great but Jack Is awesome

[@BattyJ1]

well done to both of you, great job

[@ants_countrylife]

@@BattyJ1 Thankyou

[@georgianasstudio]

What a beautiful aviary

[@JeanDey-l4v]

Beautiful new home for your birds. I love watching your work. From Michigan, USA.

[@tammyselbo132]

Thank you for sharing your birds with us and so good to see you and Frank work so well together..he seems to be a talented builder also.

[@Janet-k3o]

Ant so enjoyed the project and video. Brought back memories of my granddad who raised beautiful small birds. It was the first thing he would show us grandchildren, was his new little one. Wish I had been old enough to remember his name for them. I can’t tell you are excited about these birds. What a wonderful carding nature you have. Thank you.

[@ants_countrylife]

Thank you Janet

[@sunltcloud]

Wonderful episode. I must remember about the black paint, quite ingenious. Thanks Ant! ❤️

[@cynthiacorbin2200]

I thoroughly enjoyed that! Lovely , lively birds! It is a treat to see the birds AND your building project.

[@ants_countrylife]

Thank you Cynthia I’m glad your enjoying my channel and the videos

[@JennyEvans-ff1ic]

Thank you Anthony for making this video. It really made me smile watching the little birds at the end. You have done a brilliant job and the birds seemed very excited while you were building. All chatting about their new home. Jack is a real chip off the old block. he he.. Well done to both of you.

[@wendywiese419]

I love birds. Beautiful aviary. Great job.

[@ants_countrylife]

Thankyou Wendy

[@anncook5041]

💞 As Always Absolutely Brilliant You Folks are So Amazing Sincerest Regards, Ann Cook

[@pman2916]

How blessed are the birds. Such a wonderful new home for them😊 Nice to meet Jeff🙏

[@PatrickKelly-lz3pv]

How even more blessed would those birds be if they were not kept in a small shed and only allowed a few feet of air space to fly, all because a human enjoys keeping them incarcerated for his own enjoyment.

[@loriholland6431]

Ant, this is absolutely fantastic! I thoroughly enjoyed this video! Such beautiful birds....I could sit and watch them all day long!

[@ants_countrylife]

@@loriholland6431 Thankyou and I’m the same I watch them all the time

[@NiltonAfonsoXavier]

Boa tarde lindas aves são Paulo Brazil

[@ants_countrylife]

Thankyou

[@Deb1Gilmore]

Such a beautiful place for the birds!! Great job!!

[@ants_countrylife]

@@Deb1Gilmore thankyou Deb

[@JC-hn7cm]

What a marvelous aviary! Great job, Ant. Thank you for sharing this project. Looks like the birds are thrilled with their new home. My grandmother had an aviary and I would watch those birds for hours.

[@priscillabell4392]

Beautiful birds and beautiful liviing arrangement for them. Thank you for showing us.

[@janemarriott3389]

This was a delight! I look forward to more updates!

[@ants_countrylife]

I will keep you all informed as progress happens

[@mariehansen2534]

Thank you for your video with the birds. Thank you to Jack for his help. You guys are a great team. Enjoy the rest of your day and take care.

[@ants_countrylife]

Thankyou you Marie I’m glad you enjoyed it and jack is always a good help

[@carlenehall2979]

This was so much fun to watch! I’ve never seen so many little birds together like that, it must be enjoyable to have them right there at your house! Great idea with the black paint! Thank you Ant & Jack!

[@ants_countrylife]

@@carlenehall2979 thankyou I’m really glad you enjoyed it

[@conniehusband1365]

You do such neat work Ant....great job!

[@annesmith478]

Great work Ant ,love that you have Australian finches. Well done from down under here in Australia

[@BettyKoehler-zg5sv]

Ant, what a lovely hobby! Your birds are so beautiful! They are chattering away telling how they love their new home! Your stone house is beautiful, too! Well done! , love from Pennsylvania, USA 💕🌷🐻

[@sallygaddis8829]

The birds sound like they are giving y’all advice on how to build the interior spaces. 😆🐦🐤🕊️

[@lindaday4956]

What an enjoyable video. I love birds and get such fun out of watching them at my feeders. Thanks for sharing!

[@ants_countrylife]

@@lindaday4956 thankyou Linda

[@julieshort6143]

What an interesting hobby!

[@kimhagen5005]

Love to see happy birds! Great caregivers the have!

[@Auntie7024]

Great job, guys! The bird aviary looks awesome. The birds seem to really enjoy their new home. Thank you fir sharing. ❤

[@ants_countrylife]

@@Auntie7024 Thankyou I’m glad you enjoyed watching

[@jackedwhite11]

What an awesome flight! Love to see the birds being well looked after! ❤

[@ants_countrylife]

@@jackedwhite11 absolutely

[@bambigardner8516]

I love this! The birds all seem very content

[@kathleensmith2574]

Beautiful job! I'm sure your birds will be quite happy with their new aviary.

[@ants_countrylife]

@@kathleensmith2574 thankyou

[@jeanelliott7491]

Very nice job. That was very interesting. Putting that black paint on ....cool idea. I love seeing all the birds in the little groups. Looks like they are enjoying their new home.

[@annmason2491]

that was a great video, thanks

[@suzisaintjames]

I had zebra finches for several years. I found they didn't lay eggs until they were moved out of the family space and into a more isolated space. 💕🌞🌵😷

[@wlwolfe1]

Ahhh yes Indeed, a beautiful learning experience as we in Newfoundland and Labrador don't have these aviary! It must be too cold & windy here in our Atlantic provinces. Thanks again and Take care 🍁🇨🇦👏🦋🌈

[@mikemcgrath8453]

In the summer be ok just put them inside in cold temps

[@marilynpease8782]

Just brilliant!

[@LindaFigler]

Amazing. Lovely build.

[@ants_countrylife]

@@LindaFigler thankyou Linda

[@DeborahVerret-yp9fp]

Fabulous.

[@paularodery8074]

What a novel idea ❤! Good job!

[@ants_countrylife]

@@paularodery8074 thankyou Paula

[@lindabardes9974]

I haven’t seen a clothes drying rack for ages. Here in the us you hardly see any laundry drying outside. In many places it’s not allowed. Visual clutter and all that.

[@karinjudge7277]

I would love to have a clothesline again !!!! We have Amish in Iowa who hang clothes outside all year long. Some have clotheslines that go from the house all the way up a huge light pole. They use a pulley system. 😊

[@ChristineScully-f7k]

Fascinating to watch. Lucky birds.

[@ants_countrylife]

@@ChristineScully-f7k Thankyou

[@daggy1778]

dear Ant.................your birds are lucky birds with this wonderful aviary..........good job............Blessings and Greetings from Daggy,Kiel,Germany☘☘☘

[@tlodell54]

Thanks Ant! Really enjoyed watching

[@lorettahenderson8979]

Delightful posting❤

[@Mike500bikes-p4k]

Brilliant video mate i have a big shed meself i am going to make into aviary thats give me some good ideas 👍

[@Batu930]

looking good

[@ants_countrylife]

@@Batu930 Thankyou

[@canaryfrench100]

nice

[@ants_countrylife]

@@canaryfrench100 thanks

[@AmandaBiddle-n2b]

When you said birds I was thinking more 🦅🦉🦅🦉than 🐦‍⬛🐤🐥…ha ha x

[@marilyn9155]

This is such a beautiful idea and quite an impressive structure as well. A home to loads of birds! I have never seen an aviary till just now. Nice to work side by side with Jack . Can’t wait for you to show us the birds that are attracted ! Great paint job , Jack ! Perhaps Kate will have you build her an aviary ?? ❤ Marilyn xx

[@ants_countrylife]

@@marilyn9155 thank you Marilyn we will have to wait and see how the aviary evolves over time and what birds come to have a look

[@bettykinney5123]

Beautiful bird's good job

[@ants_countrylife]

@@bettykinney5123 Thankyou

[@debbietrotter8857]

Thank you

[@franpie2264]

Hi Ant . The aviary looks great and the birds are happy. I have many finches come to my garden here in Aus, and they love to eat oranges. I cut the oranges in 1/4 pieces so everyone gets a bit. It's lovely to just sit and watch the birds isn't it. Thanks Ant 👍👍😊

[@snsbritishbirddiaries]

Well done lads

[@ants_countrylife]

Cheers mate it’s taking shape nicely

[@LinzeyJoy]

I really enjoyed this video! My grandfather raised canaries so this brought back lovely memories!

[@kimdavenport9820]

This was fascinating to watch.❤

[@ants_countrylife]

@@kimdavenport9820 thankyou I’m glad you enjoyed watching

[@النسرالذهبي-ظ5ف]

Your work is right, you work with sincerity and conscience. My greetings to you ❤

[@nanigail395]

So amazing!!…. & one of my favorite parts is hearing all the bird sounds as you & Jack work❣️I also love how natural & “rough” you made it…😊

[@BernardDauphinais]

That's fantastic! You're giving me ideas for my African Love Birds.

[@carolyndixon7263]

Fascinating! Our neighbor raises hawks and trains them, but they don’t have flights

[@JulieCrawford-l8r]

Very cool!❤

[@dzermina]

amazing

[@gordo2.097]

Great build nicely put together When I was building some outdoor flights a few years back when it came to creating access to the outdoor flights I used some cat flaps mounted upside down so that when the flap falls flat it creates a landing platform, being made of plastic they are very easy to clean also the cat flaps have a built in lock

[@ants_countrylife]

@@gordo2.097 great idea I will look in to that cheers

[@damienk5011]

Hiya Ant & Jack,job well done,as always! Nice to see the teamwork, good clean ,sturdy job,and the trick with the paint l was shown as a child by an aviray builder for his peach faced finches😊Always happy to see you at work,thankyou for this upload!(your dry walling my favourite watches❤)Take care,be well and content.Julia ( D's mother) Brisbane, Australia ❤ 🇦🇺 😀 🪃.

[@craignodder7973]

Its brilliant when thay have eggs and baby's grate two watch them grow up

[@ants_countrylife]

Absolutely I’ve kept birds all my life and love it

[@pamlacey136]

This was so interesting. I hope you will do an update video on them, especially if you get some babies. Thanks for sharing…………….

[@ants_countrylife]

Yes I will

[@maryjomathews4749]

That was interesting. Thank you.

[@suzisaintjames]

3:28 does sawdust stick to damp laundry? 💕🌞🌵😷

[@lesgill6204]

Looking canny Marra .

[@tomaszwszelak5746]

Super 👍👍👍

[@sandrasparkes4501]

I watched this video yesterday 23/12. The shed rebuild was a great idea and the black paint on the wire does disappear.

[@suedale1865]

Took me back to my youth my Dad had an Avery❤

[@OCAVIARY]

Great job 👏🏼

[@ants_countrylife]

Thankyou

[@النسرالذهبي-ظ5ف]

طائرالفنجس جميل جدا 🌹👍

[@NannaLiz]

Wow! This is crazy! What a chatter going on. I think I love it. Have you thought about putting in some small plants or vines to make it more natural, similar to an aquarium? You could even paint some plants on the back walls if you're an artist.

[@patriciavacilek3791]

You said they can go out….do you mean they are free to fly “out” into the wild? Will they return? Glad Jack was there to give you hand, looked like a big job. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@ants_countrylife]

When I said they go out I mean in to the outdoor flights

[@Instinct245]

Fab vid

[@karinfurtkamp9655]

The Aussie finches are noisy little buggars….lol ( from downunder)

[@ants_countrylife]

Very true they never stop chattering

[@craignodder7973]

Brilliant l have made a few myself when l was younger , l lost alot though winters, been thinking about making a nice little myself am in uk West Yorkshire 👌

[@catharineking8640]

Anthony how many birds are you getting on the average? It is wonderful to see the birds have a safe place to be and also able to fly free.

[@jenniferribbon1355]

Hi Ant, what a skilled craftsman you are, Kate's Cabin & new stairway to the treehouse just great. Tell me WHO does the filming when your making these projects? X

[@ants_countrylife]

@@jenniferribbon1355 I do most of the filming but my wife Kelly helps out if I need her too

[@robinmccamont]

Seeing as how I’m named after a bird, this project brought me a lot of joy! Fascinating…! How many birds can you shelter in a facility such as this? I know you said that you plan to breed them; do you intend to sell them, too? Thanks very much for sharing such an interesting video, Ant! And thanks to Jack for helping, too!

[@ants_countrylife]

@@robinmccamont Hi Robin .. great name by the way .. the aviary can house probably fifty birds but I’m not sure I will keep that many and I will sell some as there is a lot of demand for them in my local area

[@robinmccamont]

@@ants_countrylife - Thanks, Ant! I suspected that you would eventually be selling some of the birds… and wow! 50 birds! That’s quite a lot! Bet they make quite a lot of noise when you’re at full capacity. How long do they live on average? I had parakeets when I was a kid, but they never seemed to live very long. I don’t know if I just had bad luck with them, or if they just have short life spans. Anyway, keep up the great work! Love your videos!

[@ants_countrylife]

@@robinmccamont thank you the canaries can live for ten years in captivity and the zebra finches will live for six or seven years

[@AndyFoster-m6b]

Can we have an update on the aviary please / see it full of your birds

[@suzisaintjames]

So the lesson here is... If you want the neighbors to see everything you do, paint your fence black ... If all you want them to see is your fence, paint it white. 💕🌞🌵😷

[@ants_countrylife]

Haha good idea 😂