Fan or no fan

[BigSwaug]

Hello everyone, I was told when I got Jax to not have him by any breezes, so I am wondering about a ceiling fan. I am looking at a bigger parrot and they say you need to have a fan on to keep the air circulating. So I am wondering is it better to leave it off, or on low to keep the air moving. Thanks!

 

[Flboy]

If they are flighted, you could end up with shredded tweet!

 

[BigSwaug]

Right now he doesn't come out of his cage. We have had him 3 weeks or so and trying to get him more comfortable with us.

 

[Jottlebot]

i think breezes/drafts and circulating air are 2 different things. i can't imagine a ceiling fan in a nice warm room would cause any problems. if you were worried you could cover the top and even a few sides of Jax's cage. but you must never have it on when your bird is out.

 

[BigSwaug]

Thanks!!!!

 

[JamesC]

I run my ceiling fan in the living room all the time to keep the air circulating. But I have a fan control on the wall set on low and the fan's internal pull switch is on low. So it rotates about once every 2 seconds. Birds can see if if they take off up that way and it still stirs the air some. Don't really feel it unless you are standing under it. My Senegal Sidney is very aware of it. He circles around it a lot. The two Blue Crowns seem to realize it is there also though they don't ever go close to it.

 

[Skittys_Daddy]

I agree with Jottlebot. There is a BIG difference between air being circulated and drafts.

For example, running ANY household fan just circulates the air in the room.

I always have fans on (I have stand fans and desk fans) and on those hot summer days, your bird may like to breeze from the fan to cool off.

Now a cold draft from an open window or door is another story. Those are the dangers. For example, having a cold draft in the middle of winter when your home is nice and toasty is not good.

That being said, the healthier your bird is, the less likely they are to get sick by any 'cold draft'. Not that I would ever risk it, but I'm just saying a poorly fed bird is much more likely to get sick from a draft.

I even run the AC in the summer with Skittles loose. I just don't allow him to be directly in front of it or its line of air (I have it blow in a direction Skittles doesn't go near).

 

[BigSwaug]

Thank you all for your info! Greatly appreciated.

 

[Kiwibird]

We run fans (like box/desk fans, NOT the ceiling fan) all summer long. The box one blows right past Kiwi's cage. He moves out of the way if he doesn't wish to feel the breeze but will sometimes move into the breeze too. A fan is just blowing hot air around (or at least in our A/C free version of an oven in summer), kind of like the wind would in nature. I would be concerned about A/C directed anywhere near a parrot because that actually blows colder than room temperature air. And in the winter, drafts of cold air are also dangerous. Parrots do not do well with sudden shifts in temperature and are tropical birds not well suited to the cold, which is why drafts in winter can be so risky.

 

[Kentuckienne]

All very good advice.