Large Aviary. Walk in Aviary Overview, Construction, Plantings, Birds @ Cockatiel Companion

Large Aviary. Walk in Aviary Overview, Construction, Plantings, Birds @ Pheasantasiam.
The Pheasantasiam is around 33m² (355ft²) and was originally being built as a Pheasant aviary but now currently holds 25 birds from 6 different species. These birds are Lady Amherst Pheasants, Cockatiels, Quail, Ringneck (Barbary) Doves, Turquoisine (Grass Parakeets), Java Sparrows (Java Finch). The Chickens you see in my videos are free range and do not have access to the aviary although they always want to get in.
In this video the aviary (Pheasantasiam) is around 17 months old. In that time we have had 6 Java Sparrows born in the aviary as well as 2 Turquoisine parrots. These numbers would be a lot more if it wasn't for us removing nesting boxes. The Javas are always looking for places to make nests. The construction materials of the aviary are explained in the video.
Please do not use the KZbin supplied "Automatic Captions" unless you are doing so for a laugh, they are so inaccurate. If the need arises or I get the time I will type up some correct captions.
The aviary is fully planted with a natural earth base. It is easy to keep clean as the size is big enough for nature to take care of the droppings and seed is not wasted as it usually sprouts giving the birds a fresh source of greenery to eat.
This style of aviary is made a lot easier due to the very small amount of predators and rodents in the aviary location.
I am a collector of Palms also so the aviary has plenty of those. (Check out my channel if you wish to see more palm videos)
I have lots of videos of the birds in the Pheasantasiam on my channel so please take a look if you want to see a specific type of bird more closely.
Please also subscribe above and like the video (if you like it) and feel free to ask questions on How to build an aviary or comment below.
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[@CockatielCompanion]

Thanks to everyone who has watched this video. 200,000 views! Cheers guys and gals!

[@CockatielCompanion]

Wow! 300,000

[@theballisticgamerd1936]

+The Pheasantasiam - Birds Animals Travel Palms 400k now!

[@CockatielCompanion]

@@theballisticgamerd1936 Cheers for that, I missed that one. 400K Woohoo!

[@theballisticgamerd1936]

+The Pheasantasiam - Birds Animals Travel Palms hey no problem mate, hope the birds are well!

[@theballisticgamerd1936]

+The Pheasantasiam - Birds Animals Travel Palms cheers mate! I used to keep a small aviary myself! anyway, all the best!

[@chrisbroughton6669]

must be lovely sitting there with a glass of wine on a sunny day watching them all , i have 2 cockatiels and 2 love birds and i know how satisfying it is watching them do there own little things

[@CockatielCompanion]

Wow! 100,000 views on this video! Thanks to all those who have watched.

[@lizt2820]

Beautiful aviary! I wish I lived in a climate where I could build an aviary like this for my cockatiels.

[@umairahmed1874]

why dont you build one for temporary usage use it in warmer summer months and bring the tiels inside during winter just saying...

[@parley1994]

I live in Utah. The hogle zoo has an indoor area with free flight birds. But... I suppose they are an AZA facility and they have millions that they can spend on that kind of thing.

[@Gabriel21733]

Liz T beautiful aviary? Are you not wearing your glasses or are you simply blind? What a hellhole! If I were a bird I would hate living there.

[@bigbiemacaw]

I live in Ireland and I have a couple of heat lamps in the outdoor parts of my avairy which are only open to them on warm days,they choose to sit near the heat lamps on cold day's.i don't leave them go in it all the time as I don't want nest s built out there...even on a cold day I'll let them out only if I can stay with them for exercise,they love it ...do all you can for ur bird it's the least we can do..

[@alychee8639]

@@Gabriel21733 you'd rather live in a small cage? Alright I guess

[@andrearose9793]

I love how you made it look natural. Having grass in the cage is good for the birds they eat it. Very cool ⭐

[@caseyvue6086]

Surreal and sq ft, also height?

[@estherkelly3265]

This is the way birds should be kept, not in those puny little cages that pet stores sell. How do we make this the norm for all pet birds? That would be my wish!

[@CockatielCompanion]

Esther Kelly It is my wish too! Thanks for watching and spread the word about decent environment cages for birds.

[@noormohmmadmalek5091]

best natural bird home i like it 👌👍

[@CockatielCompanion]

That is an idea I have been meaning to implement for some time now, but I keep putting it off due mostly to difficulty of keeping it clean. Thanks for watching.

[@CockatielCompanion]

They sure are, they are just as tame as the cockatiels we have now, Thanks for watching.

[@AmanExplorerBoy]

Nice spot to chill

[@octipuscrime]

This feels like a dream come true! 😁

[@mstthariq8250]

Superrrrrr

[@MrHypnotic]

your aviary is probably the best in the world its amazing and all the birds look so amazing as well

[@CockatielCompanion]

Mr. Hypnotic I don't know about best in the world, but Thanks. I try to make it as nice for the birds as possible.

[@kit2130]

W♥️W!!! Your aviary has everything. Do you throw grit in the dirt for them to get naturally? Where do the quail sleep since they aren't using their house on the ground? The thoughtfulness & way you notice what they like (such as the bird always looking for a higher roost) is extraordinary. I'm about to convert a giant parrot cage to an indoor aviary like this. I'll need a grow light. This makes birds so happy & that happiness is contagious to watch!

[@CockatielCompanion]

I have now uploaded the release of the Red Rumps and one of them getting a seeing to by a Dove. The videos can be found by clicking on "Caryotagigas" under the heading for this video. Thanks for watching everybody.

[@alaanasserabd]

great job and video dear tennessa.I like aviary work.

[@caseyvue6086]

I'm MN loves your aviary.

[@exercisemyrights]

thats pretty freekin sweet.great job..very relaxing

[@kimuseni]

Very kool

[@marshall886]

It looks quite clean, I see you are north enough to have kikikuyu and I think it grow copes well with the birds, it's regeneration means you have a plant can break down waste quickly, so it cannot become a breeding ground for disease.

[@roselamb163]

They would love a Bird bath with water, birds love to be around water🤩

[@CockatielCompanion]

They have bowls of water for bathing.

[@lisacroft5968]

i love it ,would be so cool with a little fountain in there

[@raselhossain3564]

i like you video 👌👌

[@CockatielCompanion]

You can check out my latest aviary update at the link below:

[@CockatielCompanion]

+Caryotagigas kzbin.info/www/bejne/gomcfnWqgqpmga8

[@user-yy2zq2fp9r]

Very nice

[@zaralunden3202]

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

[@CockatielCompanion]

You're very welcome.

[@bdsatpathy5991]

wow wow wow

[@DropsOfJupiter313]

I love it. I'm wanting to build an aviary for my little parrotlet to play in during the summer. Thank you for the great ideas =)

[@CockatielCompanion]

Glad I could be of help. Thanks for watching.

[@user-vu8yb2cp9u]

رائعه

[@Nina_user]

How nice!❤

[@CockatielCompanion]

R.I.P. Brucie. Nov 2011 - Nov 2013. The Pheasantasiam will never be as Beautiful again.

[@lonelywolf3209]

Beautiful aviary and pheasants... I wish i could have the same pair of pheasants. Very well decorated and well managed aviary and birds.. 👍

[@mochiboy3464]

You guys should try out ornamental quail like California quail or Gambles quail BEAUTIFUL birds!

[@MysoreStudio]

Expert at work gr8

[@cleopatrayt7142]

I love it baby

[@TheBirdfreak]

Beautiful aviary.

[@CockatielCompanion]

Short answer, No. I live in New Zealand and there is very little in the way of predators here. Also the birds don't sleep on the wire mesh so they are safe at night. Thanks for watching.

[@rosa1162]

Wow the birds are so lucky 🍀 lol They are spoilt I wish I was a bird!

[@richardlogan9020]

Brilliant Vid mate well impressed with your set up, and mixture of birds i live in the UK east coast, and get lots of problems with mice and rats, so have to have concrete base and traps, and 1.7 pellet gun, all the best to you from the UK and keep it going

[@mercuryduraid3314]

OMG.. I loved this.. It's wonderful

[@CockatielCompanion]

Thanks! Glad you liked it.

[@flywithholyspirit]

Very nice, thank you for the walk around.

[@5p674]

Lucky birds!

[@212acres3]

That is awesome!!! Great job!

[@rizwanhassan5487]

Fantastic boss

[@ramuc3888]

very nice facility.. good job

[@CockatielCompanion]

Ramu C Cheers. I 'm in the process of building another one at the moment. Thanks for watching.

[@WellinessstattWellistress]

Birds Paradies, it`s a beautiful aviary. Greetings from my little Budgies, Boukies and Splindits.

[@wyangy]

Looks great! I've been wanting to build an aviary like this, where you let nature takes care of the bird droppings. I was wondering how you attached the walls to the ground? I am concerned with rodent invasion so I thought of applying wired mesh underground.

[@dallasmavs623]

loved it !

[@CockatielCompanion]

I have just published my first batch of Tool related videos on my new channel 'Tools & Stuff". If you are in to tools, reviews and building stuff, why not check it out! More Birdie videos coming soon...

[@loveyourparrot_]

Very nice! I am hoping to build one soon.

[@CockatielCompanion]

I think the automatic caption robot drinks too much. Thanks for watching.

[@user-kb9hs1it9g]

nice i like this🙋

[@Erwin_Munchen]

Hi, best video... Cool work.

[@almatarihoran933]

Wow

[@SHARPPITT]

Very pretty

[@udomueller8627]

Thank you so much for this video. Needed some good ideas and certainly got them from you. Thank you. :)

[@sarthakmohapatra3738]

beautiful

[@kermiecassinifinchfriends3823]

beautiful aviary - thank you

[@vlange4776]

we love your video!

[@CockatielCompanion]

v lange Thanks, Glad you liked it.

[@pigeonledishehu2618]

Beautiful

[@CockatielCompanion]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@dakkeli9625]

very -very nice my friend good job n welldone ...tq

[@CockatielCompanion]

+Dak Keli Thanks, and thanks for watching.

[@pauleverest]

I'm making an aviary just from being inspired by this! Good work mate

[@CockatielCompanion]

Paul Everest Glad I could be of help. Good Luck and Thanks for watching.

[@HyraBirdFarm]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@gaelfletcher1231]

Looks wonderful. I have princess parrots - at present 6 but more in the nest. Really like your aviary.

[@CockatielCompanion]

Gael Fletcher Princess Parrots are beautiful creatures and I have thought about getting a pair before. I am currently building an aviary at the moment for a Galah. Thanks for watching.

[@topbreedbirds3157]

Your aviary sooo natural loved it

[@CockatielCompanion]

Thanks

[@carabellofamily4782]

Awesome❤I'm inspired. Just subscribed 🙏

[@pochoringnecklover7781]

th emost bieautiful aivary in the world i everd seen

[@arielperez6048]

Hermoso aviario 😍😀

[@getsmart2382]

so nice setup

[@DavidRodriguez-ci6dm]

well done, thanks for sharing

[@makewithmegma]

😍👍❤🔥

[@didiok773]

Good job... & so nice

[@ruben7820]

I thought your accent sounded like a kiwi accent! Kiwis all the way!

[@CockatielCompanion]

+Ruben Braddock ;)

[@ramanidpr40]

very nice man i love it and your birds i'm building mine now seeing yours now ,i wanna make bigger now

[@ChristianSegonne]

bravo, in the aviary where I worked for two years, I built faux rocks, waterfalls and ponds, I just finished my 3rd faux-rock, so come see me;-

[@jarembahkakung4676]

Hello my friend... i have come to your channel. Please come to my channel

[@parley1994]

If you are going to have birds, I think this is the best way to do it if you can afford it. I think birds should be allowed to fly and be given room to do so.

[@thefloweroldshow8517]

wonderful

[@Loveofpets]

Beautiful aviary, what are the dimensions? Do you have snakes in your area.

[@raymondwright318]

Loveofpets n

[@CockatielCompanion]

Sorry, I don't know how I missed this question. The aviary is approx 8m x 4m with a height ranging from around 2 to 2.5m. There are no snakes in New Zealand. Sorry again for the (super) late reply.

[@ZombieGamerDan]

Wow that's so cool! But do you ever have to worry if they'll dig underneath the fence?

[@CockatielCompanion]

ZombieGamerDan None of the birds dig that much, plus the sides go down underground around 2 feet(ish) 500-600mm ish. Thanks for watching.

[@bridgettedunn]

AWESOME!!! Does it ever get too cold for them? Or do you ever need to bring them all inside? I guess you can only do this if you live in a certain climate. Or can use only for summer. I wouldn't want a bird unless I could give them a huge enclosure like this.

[@CockatielCompanion]

Bridgette Ignatova They always stay outside. It doesn't get very cold here, it never snows or anything like that. The lowest daytime high we have ever had is 9°C and the lowest temp ever around 0°C, but the cold temps only last for an hour or 2. Thanks for watching.

[@stephaniediaz3506]

impressive!

[@CockatielCompanion]

Stephanie Diaz Thanks!

[@MrShaun42088]

wonderful. hope to make one for my birds :D

[@BeachesBeTrippin]

you have some really cool birds.

[@CockatielCompanion]

Thanks!

[@Rogster559]

What about rats and mice do you have a problem with them , I had to put sheet metal around my aviary to stop the mice from getting in , the little buggars can squeeze through the 10 mm square mesh and my dog killed a couple of rats in our yard don’t know where they came from but they have gone now , love your aviary a magnificent structure you could sit in there with a cup of coffee and just relax , all the best from Tasmania Australia 🇦🇺

[@arifkhan9319]

ooh lovely birds I want to make an aviary same like this.

[@caseyvue6086]

Not exactly sure what States you at?

[@Loveofpets]

Very nice aviary, do you worry about predators biting the legs from the birds when they are sitting on the wire? I have seen aviaries with double fencing for this reason. I have heard stories where the birds feet were biting off.

[@ammadnaeem5069]

Awesome. If i have a large garden i'll make almost this type of aviary.

[@CockatielCompanion]

Ammad Naeem Thanks for watching, Glad you liked it.

[@CockatielCompanion]

Thank you and Thanks for watching.

[@bertlindsay]

Thanks very much for your replies. If I may some more: I will be building something similar to yours and leaning towards a dirt floor for the same reason you mention, it is much more natural. I have however been advised to use a concrete slab and put a bit of dirt on their to avoid diseases and worms. I live in Brisbane where it is not as wet as NZ, speaking from experience :-0) Love to hear your thoughts. Thanks again. Bert

[@CockatielCompanion]

Not sure on that one... Australia has a lot more "nasty" things than NZ than could burrow into the cage, and a lot more parasites than NZ. Another method is to put down mesh under some dirt so you stop burrowing predators while keeping the natural soil systems functioning. Wish I could be more help, and good luck.

[@dominicrakei5306]

Hi Bert, I'm thinking of doing one like this too! I also live in Brisbane. Have you had any such luck? Catherine.

[@tayyabmalik8633]

my dream aviary i loved it

[@CockatielCompanion]

Thanks, and thanks for watching. I also have hundreds more aviary videos.

[@MsPunknDrublic]

LMFAO "Hot salsa... lets order now!!!" those Automatic captions are a laugh hahaha

[@familysland3701]

this so amazing...(im getting jealous) lol

[@nicolebordignon2966]

Fantastic job on ur avairy

[@CockatielCompanion]

Thanks

[@SoCalDude805]

nice

[@HurairaHerbals]

you have a very beautiful aviary. Have you thought of adding a pool or fountain for them?

[@CockatielCompanion]

TheForsakenSailor Yes I have, and hopefully one day I will get the time to do it. I have thought of many cool ways to do it, but I do have concerns about how I will keep it clean. Thanks for watching.

[@ionapereira6801]

@@CockatielCompanion thats a BIG time job if you hav a pond. The water gets stagnated. No doubt it would b a BEAUTIFUL idea. A bathing area for all these loveables of yrs amongst all d greneery.... otherwise its very WONDERFUL the way it is now.

[@shayclarke]

nice,,,

[@CockatielCompanion]

Thanks for watching.

[@Amalbalu1313]

2019.feb.. lucky birds

[@drewtucker6923]

I was hoping it would talk more about construction. How are the studs connected to the roof and what is the bottom of the walls relationship to the ground.

[@CockatielCompanion]

Hi, The size of the openings on our mesh are 19mm and the wire is 16gauge (I think), which is about 1.25mm or 0.050inch. I don't have any parrots as large as an Amazon, but I would definitely go for a larger gauge of at least 14, but preferably around 12 (2mm). Cheers.