it's for a peach faced lovebird, ideally looking for a perch 1/2"-1" in diameter (no wider than 1") and 6"-18" long. her cage is 18" deep, so i would not mind a perch going the whole depth of it. her cage is roughly 48" long. but no branches in store are likely going to be that longi so wish though, that would be amazing!!
for now she's nesting so perches aren't used at the moment, but once she gives up on these eggs, we are redoing her whole cage and i will be introducing the new perch then.
as for bird safe branches we can get here....
sycamore (i might try again, she has been able to debark it. i might debark a piece first and try it, i have a few perches kicking around i just have to get the hardware)
willow (too soft, she would eat it for breakfast)
birch (too soft)
silver maple (she splinters and debarks it)
cottonwood (too soft)
grapevine (dont have access to a sandblaster or wide enough branches! so, thin vines are too small and the bark spells "instant nest" lol)
the above trees are tress i use frequently in my flock.
Norway maple (the bark gets chewed off, possibly could debark it if i get a thick enough branch)
other trees that do grow in my area that are safe (but don't have easy access to or able to ID easily):
aspen (her ledge in her cage is aspen, she chews it, so we covered it in fleece)
pine
spruce
mulberry
lilac
