Keywe

we went through 3 cages before I went to a SS and it looks as good as the day I got it 5 years ago.. def worth it even though they are pricey.

Thanks.. Yep I like to build stuff. Always wanting a project to do around the house. I like the look of the thatched roof, but it's not that durable.. I've had it about a year and it's already rotting. I'm going to replace it with a metal "key west" looking roof that should last longer than the cage!

never... I was a little worried about that too, but it's really small..too small for her to even climb on. she uses the ropes I have along with a perch hanging from the center. I usually take her out when I'm working in the yard and she just sits and sings to me.

screen is aluminum mesh from Home Depot.. like the stuff you'd use on a screen door. It's more to keep the mosquitos and wasps away from her when she's in it. I was about $100 worth of material NOT including the palapa roof.. That's actually an umbrella cover that I stapled onto sheething/roofing paper. wasn't that bad to build. Glad I'm not the only crazy one out there!

yes.. but I'm actually going to tear this one down because I made a smaller tiki style one for her... she never really used any part of it. She just sat on a branch up in the corner. Here's her new one and she LOVES it!

I have one too and I'm about to sell it.. Keywe is scared to death of it and it is too small.. It's not really meant for CAGs (construction is a little flemsy) Especially for the price.. ridiculous!

me too..this is sickening

this is mine... you could have a handyman build something for you..

we've taken Keywe on out of state vacations and brought along a smaller travel cage and she loved it. we also have two kids.. 2 years old and 3 months old, and the older knows not to touch her. We keep a gate up in the "birdroom" doorway so that there aren't any accidents. Sydney LOVES to watch Keywe and Keywe doesn't seem to mind her, as long as I pay attention to her too! They can be jealous!

i used aluminum screen mesh on mine... Keeps the bees and wasps out pretty good..Heard one time that a guy had a grey and it was stung outside by a hornet and died! That has stuck in my head since.

painting a cage is just plain stupid and careless... Birds are way too sensitive to chemicals. Build a wooden cage and use galvanized wire... Lasts forever outside. I'm building a tiki hut as we speak for my Keywe. Pentagon shaped, about 4 feet in diameter. I'll post pics after completion. I had a regular cage that I kept outside and it lasted all of 4 months before it literally fell apart from the rust. I do live in FL though where it's really humid most of the year.

i used galvanized wire from Home Depot on my outdoor aviary, and it's been fine..had it for 2 years and so far no rust. I did wipe it down with vinegar to neutralize anything on it though. Keywe climbs on it now and then, but mostly sits on the branches I have in it. I also put a corregated roof over part of it for shade..

I try and hide my bites but my wife always knows and laughs at me... She always says I deserve it because the bird gets more attention than she does... Jealous wife!!!

So these are from just regular landscaping palm trees such as Queen Palms and Foxtail Palms, correct? I live in FL and have many palm trees, which all produce seeds... Are these ALL safe for them? I have Christmas Palms, Foxtails, Royals, and Arecas that all produce...

get antibiotics and an air cleaner... done