Assembling New Outdoor Parrot Aviary

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I bought an outdoor aviary for my parrots. This video shows the complete assembly process. Why is the video 15 minutes long? Because there were so many defects and problems assembling the cage that it took 10 days before it was completed!

This 8'x5' Suncatcher Aviary made by Cages By Design is one of the most problematic products I have ever encountered. Please click the link on top to read the full story and product review. If you are thinking of buying anything from Cages By Design, make sure you read my full article before you spend a fortune on one and regret it.

I am really happy to have an aviary for my parrots and after all of the hard work and modification I had made, I am sure it will be a great aviary for them. However, I am quite disappointed what a terrible product it turned out to me. I wouldn't go so far as calling it a scam, but the fact that this company has no quality control standards and is oblivious to the problems with the product is undoubted.

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Once again, here is the full story. It is quite long as is the video but it turns out to be quite humorous. Thanks for watching.

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[citrix69]

honestly i would get rid of those feeders and replace them sheet metal cut to be a few inches larger thatn the feeder holes.

Zip ties scare me because they can weather become brittle and fail. PLUS its zip ties are not security all a thief needs is a wire cutter and he would have those feeders off in 15 seconds.

just my two cents.

[kiliparrot]

@citrix69 And a thief could cut the lock, wires, or unscrew the panels. It's not foolproof, but with hundreds of zip ties it makes it a heck of a lot more work to take things apart. I also used stainless steel zip ties (not only corrosion proof, but parrot proof as well). Those feeders would take a while to get off with all the screws and zip ties (mostly to keep the parrots from dismantling them). I don't like them, but don't have a good replacement at this time. Terrible company though, beware

[sakebleugirl]

OMG thank you for posting this! I have been researching buying an aviary for my cockatoo and NO WAY will I buy one from this company!

[kiliparrot]

@sakebleugirl Glad sharing my story can help save others the money, frustration, and problems. I'm very happy to have an aviary and think it is totally worth it for the birds. But that company cannot be trusted by anyone. Good luck finding an alternative.

[Polexia3]

That's ridiculous.. For the price of those Cages By Design aviaries, that thing should be absolutely FLAWLESS. Lucky you were resourceful enough to modify their defects. I have the walk-in aviary from A&E Cages and they had similar defects with the holes not aligning, being too small/too large. I wasn't able to fix those, so some parts of the ceiling are not bolted together. But mine's an indoor aviary and I have 1 small quaker, so I left it as is.

[kiliparrot]

@Polexia3 That's a shame. It sux that there pretty much aren't any reliable aviary manufacturers out there. But in our cases, zip ties are your best friend. They even make a stainless steel kind in case your parrot is a huge chewer but so far my parrots haven't touched the reinforcing zip ties I used all around my aviary. There are probably over 100 zip ties on that thing and they are doing a greater job of holding it all together than the bolts. Does your quaker build nests in the aviary?

[Eaglesfaninca]

Wow! What a trainwreck... They should give you massive compensation.

[yeldarb133]

if someone wanted to steal your birds, they'd just snip through the cage lol no point in making feeder more secure

[yeldarb133]

why didnt u just used a bigger nut instead of drilling a new hole lol??

[51324588615]

dude that's a shame... their suncatchers aren't as good as they appear then huh... man those cages are soooo soo expencive. they really shouldn't have any defects...

[iMachacker]

this is embarrassing for the company, this needs to be shown everywhere, u should more than half back

[Ariel1292000]

i enjoy this video amamzing dude.

[007Knives]

Hey sorry to hear about the defects man. That must suck. Bet you were annoyed with the company. Glad to see you got it sorted in the end bro. Just a sugfestion with the nut going through the hole just use washers but guess u may already have thought of that. Take care my friend

[12345mike6789]

It came out very nice in the end. The manufacturer needs to assemble their product before shipping it out, The factory is probably just a small mom & pop shop but they are very popular. I hope it lasts years & year's for you. Your bird's will be in paradise =). My video is 4th one down on the right on your video page & your video is on my video page too. Take care, Mike

[PovichG]

I can fix this by making my own holes

[PovichG]

@JabbaJabba6 hahahahah

[JabbaJabba6]

omg i feel so sorry 4 u :(