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Post by Strider on Feb 21, 2005 16:49:10 GMT -5
Are Double Doors necessary? I plan on having them. In my state they are not required.
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Minca
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Post by Minca on Feb 21, 2005 17:02:16 GMT -5
Double doors are a very good precaution to have. Not only do they add an extra security from your bird escaping, but the space between the doors provides an awsome place to keep most of your equipment if the people you live with would rather not have it in the house. I've known a few people that run electicity to that space for mini freezers and such so they can prepare the birds food right there.
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Post by Strider on Feb 21, 2005 20:35:18 GMT -5
Ok thanks. I live with my parents and I dont think that they want me to have the bird in the house everyday.
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Post by buteoflyer on Mar 1, 2005 16:49:35 GMT -5
The easiest double door is a sheet. My mews are 8x8x8. I then staple on the inside over the door and old sheet. When you step in the sheet prevents the bird from seeing out the door. It takes a little getting used to but it's a quick, cheap alternative.
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Post by Weasel on Mar 1, 2005 17:04:19 GMT -5
I have heard of this used a bunch too for folks that have a mew without a double chamber. It sounds like it would work fine to me.
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Post by Austin on Mar 1, 2005 17:40:36 GMT -5
In my mew I have my additional room between the mews on the left and the one on the right. I can enter either mew from that center room, or I can stand in that room when it's cold outside and observe either bird. And as said on here it is a great place to keep medical supplies, equiptment, and any other item that is related right at your finger tips. This is also a great place to hang a light if needed, Now I'm not for electric in the mew so I run an exstention cord that can be disconnected when I'm finished.
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Post by Strider on Mar 1, 2005 17:57:15 GMT -5
I like the sheet idea.
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Post by Weasel on Mar 1, 2005 19:49:57 GMT -5
The sheet idea is not the best idea. It is a cheap alternative to use if you have to. If you plan on building from scratch, then add a safety chamber on. I have one just like Austin stated where the two mews are seperated by an enclosed room. I ran electric to the mews, but I did make sure to encase everything so it would not cause any harm to the birds. I am a licensed electrician so it's a bit easier for me. ;D
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Post by frootdog on Mar 1, 2005 20:04:26 GMT -5
I built my mew and then bought a 13'x6'x6' dog run at petsmart. I covered the top of the run with chicken wire and butted it up against the mew with the small side cut out, so that there is no fencing where it butts up to the mew. I enter the weathering yard first and close the door behind me then I enter the mew. That is the best double entry I came up with. i do like the small room in the middle of the double mew Idea though. I might do that when I build my next mew.
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Post by Minca on Mar 1, 2005 20:53:50 GMT -5
hmmmm..... i have qualms about the sheet idea. What if a breeze moves it a little? We have no control over that.
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Post by buteoflyer on Mar 2, 2005 10:19:08 GMT -5
The breeze does blow the sheet, but the birds get used to it. Besides, the door is there, it's not like it becomes a sail.  |
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Post by Yarak on Mar 2, 2005 11:53:16 GMT -5
The value of a safety door cannot be overstated. I lost Bane for 60 days due to not having one. Do not let this happen to you!
Yarak
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Post by rt on Mar 10, 2005 16:04:30 GMT -5
If you dont free loft you dont have to worry about it.
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Post by Strider on Mar 10, 2005 19:12:51 GMT -5
The value of a safety door cannot be overstated. I lost Bane for 60 days due to not having one. Do not let this happen to you! Yarak that had to be hard. |
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Post by wes on Mar 20, 2005 23:15:27 GMT -5
I covered the top of the run with chicken wire and butted it up against the mew with the small side cut out,quote] frootdog, I'm tring not to sound harsh, no offense intended, But chicken wire? Please rethink this material for a BOP, as you may end up with an injured bird. In my state, chicken wire and hardware cloth are not allowed for window openings in houses of solid wall construction, because of safety and security issues. So I wouldn't use it for a weathering area either for the same reasons. Just something to concider. To each his own. Happy Hawking! I too enter my mew though my weathering area as a D/D system. wes |
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