for the mews flooring? i THINK that might be ok if u put peagravel etc over it.. im not sure. for the weathering yard.. dirt, or really just the green grass will work!
Pea gravel over concrete for a mews floor? Good luck keeping a bird's talons sharp with that type of setup.
"In matters of style, swim with the current. In matters of principle, stand like a rock." - Thomas Jefferson
depends.which do you think would be better. what would you perfer?
"Falconry is not a hobby or an amusement; it is a rage. You eat and drink it, sleep it and think it. You tremble to write of it, even in recollection. It is as King James the First remarked, an extreme stirrer up of passions." --- T.H. White
dont ask it like that... ask his OPINIONS. not "what he would prefer" what you should ask is WHAT he prefers!
and it depends on the training stage in my opinion
I did ask Wolf WHAT he perfers.geesh,it's only a question.plus, your post makes no sense:"not WHAT he perfers, WHAT her perfers!"
thanks wolf for answering my WHAT question
"Falconry is not a hobby or an amusement; it is a rage. You eat and drink it, sleep it and think it. You tremble to write of it, even in recollection. It is as King James the First remarked, an extreme stirrer up of passions." --- T.H. White
get the states number. ring em up. no worries on the thng. most my posts dont make sense ull get used to em.. lol (even though wolf hasnt! ). but to get my info. i gave the department a ring, talked to the person. got the info packet the next day.. PLUS i found out Aarons number.. lmfao.. that was funny....
I was thinking to drill about 2 inch holes into the floor in certain areas, then putting a wire netting over it, and then using wood chips... NOT woodshavings, but chips. and then grass in the weathering area. The chips can easily be cleaned and raked over and the stuff and liquids could seep through the chips and through the holes. what'd you guys think of that? Also on a side note, should I insulate the cage? My sister suggests that i should, even a properly vented one (I live in So. Cal, and it gets hot), I know that the red-tail will be used to the temps, but my sister says it would get a lot hotter in a box... like an oven
I was thinking to drill about 2 inch holes into the floor in certain areas, then putting a wire netting over it, and then using wood chips... NOT woodshavings, but chips.
Bird crap dries in a day or two and it doesnt leak all that far away from where its dropped so the holes wouldnt serve much of a purpose except for draining when you spray water in there to clean. If thats what you were thinking then I also suggest getting new woodchips to replace the old each cleaning session.
Also on a side note, should I insulate the cage? My sister suggests that i should, even a properly vented one (I live in So. Cal, and it gets hot), I know that the red-tail will be used to the temps, but my sister says it would get a lot hotter in a box... like an oven
She's right, but it all depends on how much you want to spend. I placed my mew in a really shady area with plenty of ventilation. It gets a small cross breeze nearly 24 hours a day. It's as cold in there as it is outside except its protected from rain/snow/wind etc.
why would you want to use woodchips/shavings? no matter what, they both break down, they both can mold, and they both can harbor things like our not so friendly Asper!
and i personaly wouldnt insulate my mews... the birds are used to being out in the cold. they live in it!!!
to solve that problem if you did want to, i just got this thought:
if u have walls with like plywood-2 by 4-plywood ex: |-|. run pipes through the walls, in any order... connect to a water pump, connect the pump to have some way of heating up the water, shoot hot water through the pipes. and BAM pipes heat up, heat up walls, heat up inside of mews!!
i thnk that should work... hell, you might be able to find a way to use the same water over and over, and a cheap way of heating it!!!
well it wasn't the cold protecting from, i know it sounds crazy, but another function of insulation in houses protects us from heat too... its like those 2-in-1 tupperware things, keeps hot foods hot, and cold foods cold, more to protect if from overheating... what is a non acostic surface then... maybe stadium astroturf?