Mary Allen
Keeping birds is a fulfilling pastime. Anyone who has birds is part of a centuries-old tradition. However, the attitude also brings with it many obligations. This is how you become a bird keeper
Do you want to keep birds and don’t know exactly how to proceed? Perhaps you have visited a fair or exhibition, are inspired by all the species, and would like to take care of finches, canaries, or parrots yourself. First, you should get a detailed picture of the bird species and especially the requirements for keeping and breeding by reading specialist books and magazines as well as the “animal world”.
How can you keep birds? Do you have a large garden and are you thinking of building a birdhouse with indoor and outdoor aviaries? Or do you live in a city apartment? Satisfactory bird keeping is possible in both places. Birds don’t feel comfortable in cages all the time. That is why indoor aviaries are ideal accommodation options.
Aviary builders build custom-made indoor aviaries. You can find their addresses, for example, in the advertisements section of “Tierwelt”. For a pair of finches, you can set up an attractive indoor aviary with dry reeds, a ficus tree, stones, and sand. Additional artificial lighting may be necessary for the plants to grow well. If you later become interested in breeding, you can also set up breeding boxes and use your pairs of magnificent finches there for breeding. Or you keep a pair of Meyer’s Parrots in an indoor aviary measuring 2 × 2 meters × room height.
It is important that nothing is rushed, that everything is well thought out. In a bird club, you can talk to bird keepers and breeders. You can find contacts there and build up a network. You can either find your birds directly from the breeder or at an exchange such as that of the Grenchen Color Splendor Club, where good quality birds are sold and you can get personal advice from the club members. Keeping and breeding birds has many facets and leads to countless interesting areas. It can become a life theme.