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[snafu918]

Ok,
Here's a start on my next mew design. What would you do differently? The only thing that I can't change are the basic dimensions of the mew 8x12 because that's the biggest mews I can have relocated, so other than that please give me your feed back on this mews design.

I posted this at apfalconry and no one left any comments! I'm hoping that this crowd will not hold back, I really would like to know your opinions. Also since this mews will have a level wood floor I'm also interested in any ideas about flooring and drainage especially those that will make it easy to clean out!

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[Weasel]

I would add a second window on the far right hand side of the mew picture. One window is not enough for both ventalation and the bird to be able to see out. The weathering yard shows 3 Butcher block perches. I gather that you plan on free lofting your bird in the WY. What materials will make up the walls and roof of the WY? Chain link can have potential problems. Other than that, it looks like a nice design of the set up. Not sure if you really need the shutters, but I suppose they could come in handy now and then.
Cheers,

[frootdog]

The shutters are not a bad idea to close off the mew in case of bad weather. i agree at least one more window is needed. Also why are the doors so d**n big? 4 feet each? It seems a bit excessive and ease of escape goes up exponentialy the larger the door. The double entry is a wonderful idea. I don't know that I would free loft a red tail in a weathering yard under any circumstance.

[snafu918]

The 4 foot door is the standard door that comes with the mew so that's why that is so big. The 5 foot dutch door is going to be always open. A dutch door is cut horizontally in the middle this way the top or bottom can be open or closed independently, so my plan is to have the top open at all times so the bird can fly through into the weathering area whenever it wants, thus acting like a window and allowing air flow.

The walls in the weathering area will actually be sunscreen on the inside and wire on the outside, this is actually the same wall material that I used on my last mews so I know it will hold up fine to the bird and I've also spoken with an eagle falconer that uses this same material on his WA for his eagle's.

I probably wont use that many Butcher blocks but it's the weathering area and will probably be built after the fact.

Also since the areas I'm looking to put this mews may not be optimum I thought the shutters would be good in case it's placed right in a windy spot and it get's nasty outside.