Homemade Bird Toys
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Dawna from Boone, NC
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RE: Homemade Bird Toys
My green cheek conure loves to play with the hard plastic caps that come on soda bottles. They are made of very durable plastic and come in a wide variety of colors. They make great foot toys that he enjoys picking up, banging, and tossing to the ground. I even hide treats in them from time to time. My husband drilled a hole through 3 different colored caps and attached them to the cage with a zip tie so that hangs. Despite all of the pricey bird toys that I have purchased for him, this is what he plays with the most.
Post By Anita (Guest Post)
RE: Homemade Bird Toys
Hi! I recently made two happy huts for my two quakers and they LOVE them! They were extremely easy and I did not use a pattern. I can give you step by step instructions if you'd like. Email me @ Msmollieb AT hotmail.com
Post By Mollie (Guest Post)
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We make all of our own toys as we have approximately 100 birds. One easy toy is wooden spoons. You can find them at a dollar store. Make a hole in the handle and hang in the cage. What kind of bird/birds do you have? I can give you all kinds of ideas. contact me at grammiecracker AT aol.com
Post By Diane: Lazicki's Bird House & Rescue (Guest Post)
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Fleece. (its safest fabric for birds & wont catch toes as easily as other fabrics). Cardboard for the bottom to be sturdy.
hot glue gun *use outside
stainless steel or nickle plated toy hangers
(zinc is TOXIC)
if you don't have toy hangers use Sisal or Hemp to hang it.
resoruce: birdboard.com DIY section
Post By Guest (Guest Post)
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Oh, you know what else I thought of as I looked at this picture? It looks like one of those car washing mitts. I bet you could get one of those and cut off the edges so it's accessible from both ends. I'm not sure if that would work or how frugally you could get one...but I thought I'd mention in case.
Post by khilde80
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Hi Marcia -- I have never had birds and wouldn't know the first thing about making toys for them, so sorry in advance if this advice isn't practical.
Is that picture above an example of what the Happy Hut looks like? If so, to me it looks just like one of those natural loofahs you can buy at the store. Like those round, hollow ones (not the mesh ones). I suppose you could find one of those at a dollar store or for a few dollars at Walmart. I'm not sure if that would be ok for birds...but those loofahs are natural sea sponges. Anyway, the top you could attach to the cage with carabiners (that's what they look like in the picture). That's the first thing that came to mind when I saw this picture. Good luck!
Post by khilde80
RE: Homemade Bird Toys
Can you tell how you made them? Do you know where you found the directions?
Post by Marcia S
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I made some bird toys with large wooden beads and bells and twine. My bird loves them!
Post By Karen (Guest Post)
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