How to Collect, Clean and Install Natural Perches for Budgies
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- Опубликовано: 11 окт 2024
- Wondering how you can make natural perches for your budgies? In this video, I show how I collect, clean, and install them.
There are several ways you can make natural perches for budgies. Maybe my video can help you get started with your very own wood perches for your birds :)
If anything is unclear or if you would like to know more about the process, feel free to ask in the comment section!
These sources were very helpful for me:
"Natural Wood Perches - Part II" by Avian Ambition
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"Making natural wood parrot and bird perches" by mdvaden
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"How to use natural tree branches in your bird's cage" by BirdTricks
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At 6:53 and 6:56, I meant millimeters, not centimeters 🤓
you have to pin yourself, bcoz this comment is really down.
@@supercarloverbutnosupercarsad thanks for the reminder! That’s so kind of you :) It’s pinned now.
Great explanation video. Thank you.
You can get some hangers with a hex hole at the end. It makes it easier to screw the hanger in the perch and prevents the hanger from coming out again, while screwing in the wing nut 😉. Just hold the hanger with the hex driver.
No problem! 😊 Thanks so much for the tip 😄 That's a great trick!
This looks like a lot of work but I really wanna try this. I got lovebirds just a few days ago and have to work with dowel perches. Thanks a lot for giving every possible step in this process. 😄
It did feel like a lot of work at the time, but once you've got the perches they can last long if you clean them regularly ☺️ I'm glad it was helpful for you 😄
Nice informative video 👍 👏
I have also used natural branches of trees 🌳and my budjies really love them ❤
Yes natural perches are really best for them 😊
Also, tysm for replying to my comments I have alot of questions.
Gladly done 😊
Thanks for making this video, it's gonna be super helpful! Also, if it's not too much to ask, I was wondering what type of cage you have and what toys are in it? I am buying my budgies a new cage and it looks pretty similar to this one but I want to make sure, also they're gonna need some new toys lol
The big cage that we were using before we got the aviary was gifted to us by neighbors. I never saw it in a shop or online, so I'm not sure which one it is 🤔 It's got wheels, a rounded roof with two sliding doors and a big door at the front. There are four small doors where you can place food containers. I hope you can find something similar! Though I recommend a squared roof, not rounded, because it's more comfortable for the birds to sit on.
Toys they really like are swings with natural sticks and a thicker type of natural rope, pieces of cork wood, ladders with wooden sticks and colorful beads, coconut halves, colorful plastic balls with bells inside. I hope that helps!
@@misty_blue thanks a ton! :D
@@sdg1 any time! 😊
Great video!!!
Thanks so much ❤️🤗
I use natural wood for my birds too
That's great 😄
Nice my friend!!!
Thanks! 😊😊
I have the woods behind my home , but not good at id what tree is what , that was a good video
Yes it's tricky to id them. Sometimes I use leafsnap, an app to id plants. But for the perches I took birch and pine because they are quite easy to recognize 😋
I know..🥺
Im trying to find more sources on crape myrtle because i did fine one site leaning towards unsafe but the quotes on other sites say ‘broadleaf myrtle(not crape myrtle)’ is bad”
its 2v1 for my search for good and i may have misunderstood the the notes(notes may have been reversed for the myrtles) on the site apposed to them?
Based on my search crepe myrtle is safe. People do recommend avoiding smaller branches that had flowers because they could cause issues. But the other branches are fine. The other myrtle types are seen as unsafe but crepe myrtle is an exception.
Is paper tree safe for use??
I’m not sure 😅 I’ve never heard of the paper tree 🙃
So the apple or pear tree branches are ok?
Yes 😊 I saw a couple of websites who weren't sure about the pear tree. But I also read that there were no known cases of parrots dying from being exposed to pear trees, so I think both apple and pear trees are safe 😊 Fruit trees are generally good, but the cherry tree is not safe.
Can i give them guava perches? Please tell me!!!
According to this list guava wood is safe: www.mdvaden.com/bird_page.shtml
I do recommend washing the wood with a vinegar and water solution or with boiling water. Alternatively you can lay it in the sun for some hours because it kills molds or bake it in an oven (with care) 😊 It's also important that the wood wasn't sprayed with pesticides since they are harmful to birds.
@@misty_blue ok and thank you sooo much 🥰🥰
@@misty_blue i don't have vinegar... So, can I use boiling water?
@@sagies1 yeah I think that would be enough to disinfect the wood 😊
@@misty_blue thank you
How can i identify what wood my tree's are?
I sometimes use the leafsnap app to identify plants. I also like to use birch because it's easy to recognize with the white bark. With the last branches I asked my dad because he knows a lot about plants, but I guess that's not very helpful for you 🙃 Sometimes it can help to look at pictures of a specific tree to get familiar with how it looks.
My pine looks different then yours, is it still safe ?
I researched and the only pine that's not safe is the spike pine, if I remember correctly.
Correction: it's the pitch pine, not spike pine.
At this forum they say it's best to use old pine that dried for at least 2 years: budgerigarsforum.proboards.com/thread/10799/good-bad-trees-budgies
I did take fresh pine and it was very hard to get rid of the tree sap, so I do recommend something else than pine wood 😅
@@misty_blue of course when I actually try this it's pitch pine ;-;
@@arielwadkins5428 if you want to be absolutely sure, you could go for woods from a birch or apple tree or something else that is easier to recognize. But it's always the question whether you can find trees like that of course 🙃
What if the branches can’t fit in the oven ? Does anyone have any other tips ? Or just scrub well with vinegar ?
Other methods I saw was scrubbing very well or placing branches in a plastic bags for several weeks to kill of any insects that might be there. Placing the branches in the sun for some hours can also help against mold and such. Some people soak the branches in water with bleech, but I personally find bleech too chemical 🙃 With some branches I only scrubbed them well and the birds are fine after months of chewing the branches. I just tried the oven thing to see how it works, but I don't think it's 100% necessary 😊
If the don't fit and they're wide enough you can fit double-sided bolts on them I'd recommend that you cut them in half and do that if you don't want to then soak them in bleach for 8h+ on a tub, them another 8h+ in regular water, scrub wirh vinegar and pour some boiling hot water on them before leaving them in the sun for a week
I have a question to ask.
Why do we bake perches? Can't we just keep it the way it is as in wild is?
It's possible 😊 It depends on where you get the perches as well. If they are like in the wild with no pollution and when they are dry without mold etc., I think you don't need to bake them. But sometimes the perches have more contamination and it can be beneficial to bake them. At times there are also harmful mites or parasites that need to be removed. There's also a difference with the wild and a cage or aviary. In the wild birds live in many different trees and they can simply choose another tree when they feel like a tree is not suitable. In a cage they can only use the perches that we give them, so it's important that they are of high quality.
@@misty_blue Thank you so much for your response :)
@@abdulmajeedtaher5475 sure! It’s my pleasure ☺️
I use screw hooks on my perches. Faster cheaper and easy to take out to clean.
Wow thanks so much for the tip! Indeed, that’s super practical 😄 I can’t believe I hadn’t thought of that 😋
@@misty_blue Time to make another video with the upgrade perches, You would be the first on youtube showing perches being made this way.. 😆😆
@@popholmes5825 I‘ve noted it down haha 😋 I would sure like to experiment with perches that have hooks 😊
Can i use indian gooseberry ( phyllanthus emblica) tree for perches???
I'll do some research on it 😊 So far I found that they use Indian gooseberry as a natural remedy for birds, but I couldn't find anything about the wood yet.
@@misty_blue okay thankyou so much 🥲
@@tanu-nohara no problem ☺️ I still didn't find anything specifically about the Indian Gooseberry. It might be a rare plant. I did see that the general Gooseberry is safe.
Lol shewing the walls
🙈😂
How much is the baking time
I put it for about 15 minutes I think. Not very long because I saw the wood was turning dark. Of course it depends on the oven.
For tree sap u can use rubbing alcohol
Thanks for the helpful advice! ☺️
Can someone use this from a cherry tree? I ask for a neighbor... 😉
According to this list cherry wood is not safe for budgies: www.budgieworld.org/wiki/safe-and-toxic-wood-branches-and-trees/
@@misty_blue Thanks a lot!
@@equestrian_8499 no problem!
I don’t do any of that and they hate pine- oak is the best!
Yeah, I’ve discovered I hate pine as well. It’s very impractical 😆
Is it a problem if the sticks are still green?
In my experience older, dry sticks work best because they are stronger. So they are safer to sit on and better for chewing. Some sticks that are still green can also release juices that are not so nice for birds.
I'm so scared to grab the wrong branch.
I get that. I also have that 🙃 But I think it should be fine! 😊
@@misty_blue thank you