Which one?

[Kaitama]

I've found 2 cages 1 thats 86"x62"x79" for 1,788$ and another thats 81.6"x 86.4"x 63.6" for 799.99 which should I get they're both walk in aviaries.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

I've found 2 cages 1 thats 86"x62"x79" for 1,788$ and another thats 81.6"x 86.4"x 63.6" for 799.99 which should I get they're both walk in aviaries.

I think the more expensive one may hold up better to the strong beak of a macaw. It's smaller but weighs about 100 lbs more. Look at the details like bar spacing, bar thickness, feeding doors (the high priced one has nice rotating feeding doors). Little things can make a big difference. I noticed that Amazon sells both cages. Big price difference but a blue throated macaw is almost priceless. You wouldn't want him to get injured or escape. They both look challenging to assemble but not impossible if you know someone skilled at it.

 

[Kaitama]

I think the more expensive one may hold up better to the strong beak of a macaw. It's smaller but weighs about 100 lbs more. Look at the details like bar spacing, bar thickness, feeding doors (the high priced one has nice rotating feeding doors). Little things can make a big difference. I noticed that Amazon sells both cages. Big price difference but a blue throated macaw is almost priceless. You wouldn't want him to get injured or escape. They both look challenging to assemble but not impossible if you know someone skilled at it.

I'm not worried about assembly just which is better thank you for your info I'll get the more expensive one it fits my space better anyways

 

[Kaitama]

I think the more expensive one may hold up better to the strong beak of a macaw. It's smaller but weighs about 100 lbs more. Look at the details like bar spacing, bar thickness, feeding doors (the high priced one has nice rotating feeding doors). Little things can make a big difference. I noticed that Amazon sells both cages. Big price difference but a blue throated macaw is almost priceless. You wouldn't want him to get injured or escape. They both look challenging to assemble but not impossible if you know someone skilled at it

by chance do you supplement you birds?

 

[DonnaBudgie]

by chance do you supplement you birds?

What do you mean by supplement?

 

[Kaitama]

I think the more expensive one may hold up better to the strong beak of a macaw. It's smaller but weighs about 100 lbs more. Look at the details like bar spacing, bar thickness, feeding doors (the high priced one has nice rotating feeding doors). Little things can make a big difference. I noticed that Amazon sells both cages. Big price difference but a blue throated macaw is almost priceless. You wouldn't want him to get injured or escape. They both look challenging to assemble but not impossible if you know someone skilled at it.

Also from looking at the reveiws pannels arrived bent and when assembling some people broke bars and it rusted

 

[DonnaBudgie]

Also from looking at the reveiws pannels arrived bent and when assembling some people broke bars and it rusted

Are these complaints with the cheaper one?

 

[Kaitama]

What do you mean by supplement?

like mineral supplement or calcium stuff like that

 

[Kaitama]

Are these complaints with the cheaper one?

most of the reviews on the cheap on are 5 stars but the reviews that are bad say even worse
but I might just go with the expensive one it really depends since the bowls on the expensive on are tiny and all in one place

 

[DonnaBudgie]

like mineral supplement or calcium stuff like that

When my budgies were breeding I added Calcivet liquid calcium and vitamin D3 supplement to their water to prevent egg binding and promote healthy shell development. Other than that, I don't give them any supplements because I feed them fresh veggies (chop and raw broccoli florets) every day. My hand raised female Rocky eats Harrisons high potency super fine pellets her cagemate also eats them but he eats more seed than she does. My other four budgies eat fresh broccoli daily but won't eat pellets. They were raised on seed for years before I adopted them. The whole crew is healthy but you can tell that Rocky has eaten an ideal diet since I started hand feeding her from hatching. She is so well developed, strong and energetic. I wish all my budgies had her eating habits (except when she steals our food) but I believe you need to start budgies on other foods while they're very young. Can't say about other birds.

 

[LoveOfallAnimals]

I've found 2 cages 1 thats 86"x62"x79" for 1,788$ and another thats 81.6"x 86.4"x 63.6" for 799.99 which should I get they're both walk in aviaries.

I like A&E walk in aviaries. It is hard to shop for cages online because you can't tell the thickness of the bars themselves. With small birds it isn't as big of a concern, but with larger birds they will bend the bars or snap them. My personal experience with cages is you get what you pay for. I have bought cheap cages from Amazon and they haven't held up. I would stick with either A&E or Kings cages.

 

[wrench13]

With you getting a blue throat macaw, get the sturdiest one possible. Those macaws are FAMOUS for being mechanically inclined and known for disassembling a cage from the inside. My local bird store has 2, the owners, and they had to WELD their cages together because the blue throats kept taking them apart.

You want the thickest bars and spacing appropriate for a macaw. Personally I;d go with a stainless steel one, much more $$ but they are the best built ones out there.

 

[Kaitama]

With you getting a blue throat macaw, get the sturdiest one possible. Those macaws are FAMOUS for being mechanically inclined and known for disassembling a cage from the inside. My local bird store has 2, the owners, and they had to WELD their cages together because the blue throats kept taking them apart.

You want the thickest bars and spacing appropriate for a macaw. Personally I;d go with a stainless steel one, much more $$ but they are the best built ones out there.

thanks

 

[Kaitama]

With you getting a blue throat macaw, get the sturdiest one possible. Those macaws are FAMOUS for being mechanically inclined and known for disassembling a cage from the inside. My local bird store has 2, the owners, and they had to WELD their cages together because the blue throats kept taking them apart.

You want the thickest bars and spacing appropriate for a macaw. Personally I;d go with a stainless steel one, much more $$ but they are the best built ones out there.

would wrought iron with a powder coating work?