|
It seems we that
keep lorikeets, or for that matter any type of birds in suspended cages
are always looking for a solution for keeping under the cages clean and
as tidy as possible, well maybe at least the majority of us anyway.
Well maybe I might have come up with that so called solution. I am sure
that I am not the first one to use it, but I will let you now all about
it just the same. I have been keeping lorikeets for many years now, and
I have tried many different ways under my suspended cages to try and
keep them free of build up and untidiness, without I must admit great
success. Over the years I have tried dirt, sand, a mix of both dirt and
sand, lawn clippings, and also 10mm river gravel. I don’t
believe concrete to be a great idea either because the lorikeet
droppings seem to eat it away after awhile. Out of all these the 10mm
river gravel seemed to do the best job, when packed deep enough it
helps with water drainage. The dirt or sand floor was I feel a complete
failure, sand does not drain well and dirt gets too muddy, the lawn
clippings were too uneconomical, too much work involved that didn't
last long at all. The 10mm river gravel I used for quite a long period
until I came up with the new idea.
Who ever has seen
my suspended cages will know that they are completely boxed in, which
makes cleaning underneath them the hardiest job I must do to keep my
set up neat and tidy as possible, which I believe is the right way to
keep our birds.
|
The way I have found to keep it clean is to use garden leaf mulch,
simple but practicable. Under the suspendeds I have taken out at least
6 to 8 inches of the old river gravel and replaced it with the garden
leaf mulch. After awhile all I have to do is rake it over and hose it
down to make it look and smell like new again, problem of changing
floor |
|
Photo
showing one of Authors old banks of suspended cages
|
bed solved. Although I have only been using this new way for a short
while I believe it will be the best, simplest, and cheapest way to keep
your floor beds clean and tidy without problems. I am a firm believer
in keeping lorikeets in suspended cages, they are easier too build and
maintain, they are economical, and if you like to keep them in banks to
blend in with your gardens etc, then maybe you should too consider
giving the garden leaf mulch a try.
Yours in aviculture: Paul Stevens.
|
