birdy back pack

A cool and ingenous way to safely transport and travel with birds,
Cage in hard gage wire so dropping or crushing the pack does't harm bird.
Frees your hands to do other task or in this case carry another bird,
I have camped hiked and traveled with my bird in a similar set up.

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Pets & Animals

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• bird
• carrier
• home
• made
• macaw
• hyacinth
• blue
• gold
• military

[dcentral]

OK, thank you for all of your help here. I'll see how successful my project will be. :)

[nonskids]

I build them with either a small door on the side or one big one facing towards the back if you go with the big door it has to be reinforced with a half bend or have sheet medal added to keep it from being too wobbley

[dcentral]

Did you put your bird in and out from the top or the side? My current "rabbit" carrier has the door on top, but I see many parrot carriers having side doors .

[nonskids]

the one in the video is about that size , I have taken a few long road trips , night isn't a problem the birds seemed pretty content all night driving in them , but during the day I would pull over at a rest stop and let them out, in the vehicle, when they would get fidgety ( I drive a van) , or put harnesses on and let them outside to stretch their wings.

[dcentral]

How does my measurement sound to you ?

34'' L, 13'' W, 18''H. (34'' head to tail vertically but when put when put horizontally in the car, bottom to top will be 18''H) enough head room? How long can your birds handle sitting in such a tight carrier during travel?

[nonskids]

for a travel carrier I would suggest only allowing a couple inches on either side of the bird . reason being is in case of a drop or car crash the bird doesnt work up enough speed to get slammed against the sides, and so it can't fully open its wings in case it get scared it won't injure itself flapping , also you want to make it long enough for the tail feathers to not hit the bottom , macaws require longer cages than say a grey. these type of cages should only be used for safe transport

[dcentral]

Thanks for the tip. I just thought that lexan with drilled holes for ventilation would be lighter in weight and more comfortable for the bird to look through than steel wire mesh. So, I will consider steel mesh now.

But my issue is figuring out the size of the carrier. I want the cage to be compact but also safe and comfortable for my macaw. Too small & narrow and he will feel cluster-phobic and it won't be stable vertically.  Any tips on sizing? Thank You:)

[nonskids]

I would not suggest lexan, It is heavy and gets hot , if it cracks, believe it or not birds get their tongues pinched, 1/2 x 1 wire works well and you can get suitable gage according to your birds need.

[dcentral]

What's the Width, Depth, Height, dimensions to this carrier? I bought a dog crate for my macaw but he doesn't feel comfortable in it. Now I want to make one out of Lexan myself but want to do it right. :)

[conraythebird1010]

wow cool birds i have a cocketoo ther cool they takes and stuf lol cut birds