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72" hardwood dowel needed
Hi flock!
We have Oz, our adorable umbrella cockatoo ![]() But it needs to be of a bird-safe wood: Bird; Birds: Safe, Toxic Trees, Woods. Safe Tree Wood. Parrots. Parrot cages. We're thinking maple? I've asked and called around and everything seems to be for the furniture maker, and isnt long enough for this. I found this: ![]() but they talk about "maple colored" so I suppose they cant guarantee maple. No one locally in the Denver area seems to have it, and I've asked several online sites and struck out with that too. Does anyone know who might have it for a reasonable price. ( not like hundreds of dollars for a rod? ) |
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Re: 72" hardwood dowel needed
Like I said, I've been calling around and went to Home Depot. Nada.
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Re: 72" hardwood dowel needed
Here is an idea for you. Recently at a Phoenix Landing class on perches the speaker brought lots of large an small tree branches in that were parrot safe. She goes to construction sites when the trees are being cut down and gets them for free. You have to know your trees. I took a large branch from a sycamore tree and washed it in the bathtub with water to cover and 10 - 15 drops of GSE.
Last edited by Spiritbird; 05-18-2010 at 01:55 PM. |
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Re: 72" hardwood dowel needed
When you say "large", do you mean what I'm looking for? 72" x 1-1/4 D and maple? |
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Re: 72" hardwood dowel needed
When I say large it is a large tree branch that was cut to the generic size of a cage for a perch. It is not a dowel. The more natural you have your aviary (and cage) the better for the birds. I am suggesting a tree branch that has been cut from a parrot safe tree. No stores are involved. You just go to construction sites where the trees are being cut or where trees are being pruned.
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Re: 72" hardwood dowel needed
Not maple no. But bird safe ... Fir is the most common and easily accessible.
1-1/4 In. x 1-1/4 In. x Random Length White Fur Full Round Molding - 0L233-200RLC at The Home Depot |
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Re: 72" hardwood dowel needed
Except for the rope perches I have only natural tree perches in and out of the cage. I think Rosie likes them better too. The more curves in the branch the better. In the Phoenix Landing class on making perches we were also educated on the importance of having a platform inside the cage so the birds can stand with their feet flat for a while instead of always grasping a perch. When you find that large bird safe branch you cut a slice out for a platform. If anyone wants the directions for this just ask. Not too complicated. They even gave us directions for making the PVC pipe shower perch and orbit perch wich is really something. I am not that tallented.
Last edited by Spiritbird; 05-21-2010 at 03:08 PM. |
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