Question about this Perch, If you need one I can give what you need as a donation :)

[HovosHome]

Hi guys, I have a question. I just wanted to know what you guys would think the value of a branch this big is. It is a coast live oak. I absolutely love parrots and I want to donate them but it would be great to know what I am giving away. I have a bunch of them of various sizes that I recycle from a tree trimming bin and I knew their value was much more than the land fill. They are Quercus Agrifolia Coast live oak. But my specific question is for this largest branch I have. Ill post a picture of all of my branches so you could see my collection. They took up alot of room and they used alot of my comfort area to dry so I did put effort into keeping them in a clean area.

 

[HovosHome]

I just wanted to mention. Making these branches took alot of effort. Just removing the leaves which is near impossible without hurting your hands took alot of effort. And the only way to remove them easily was to let them dry but then that took weeks and made a mess so its a little bit harder than a beginners project. It cut my hands alot.

 

[noodles123]

it depends on a lot of things-- where did you get them in relation to roads, have they been treated for insects in the past (the trees), how did you dry them and at what temperature? etc etc etc

 

[HovosHome]

They were sun dried for a months
and they were 100 feet from the road always

 

[SailBoat]

In my area, they have minimum value because we are in an area with large stands of mid to hard woods, plus loads of mid to soft woods. Minimum efforts results in vast number of natural branches for perches.

If one is in an area with little to no trees, the value could be anywhere from $20 USD to as much as $100 USD for the lot. A better idea for your area would be from an Exotic Bird Club, Rescue or Avian Clinic.

 

[fiddlejen]

According to this website Safe and Dangerous Woods, regarding Oak:

"Oak (except Tan Oak which should be avoided because of the VERY high tannin content) though there is some controversy about Oak it appears that the wood should be safe. the bark leaves and especially the acorns have much higher levels of tannins and should be avoided. While many bird species including many parrots regularly feed on nuts and vegetation that have levels of tannin much higher than oaks, it is unclear how their bodies deal with the substance and it is therefore probably advisable to avoid high doses. "