Author Topic: Would you think I was crazy if I told you that..... (Read 14331 times)

BlackNMild2k1 · « **on:** April 03, 2011, 10:08:22 PM »

I spent the last few hours building a birdcage?

No?

How about if I told you that I did it completely with materials I found in the house?

What do you mean it depends?

Ok, what if I told you I used nothing but a cardboard box, 2 cardboard lids, a handful of paperclips, some plastic wrap, a piece of wood, tape and a some staples?

enough replies and I'll post pics. It actually turned out pretty damn good too.
Excellent for just diving in with no real plan and making something I could really be proud of.

I need a hoibby..... looks over at my dusty Wii :lol:

ShyGuy · « **Reply #1 on:** April 04, 2011, 12:30:34 AM »

I built a bird feeder once. It wasn't very good.

that Baby guy · « **Reply #2 on:** April 04, 2011, 12:46:26 AM »

Quote from: ShyGuy on April 04, 2011, 12:30:34 AM

I built a bird feeder once. It wasn't very good.

The food is for birds, not people. Put people food in it next time if you're going to try it out.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 04, 2011, 12:48:58 AM »

I guess the complete lack of interest and only 2 actual reply is enough. I'll post the pic, you guys don't have to twist my arm or nothin'. So relax.

My girls daughter went and bought a bird with all the money she had left over from her birthday ($11) and forgot that she had nowhere to keep it and a dog that was curious to see what it taste like. So I gathered up some stuff around the house and got to work. I think it turned out pretty damn good if I say so myself.

that Baby guy · « **Reply #4 on:** April 04, 2011, 12:52:03 AM »

That's a birdcage, not a birdhouse! Completely different. I'd have been far more interested if you said it was a cage to begin with!

ThePerm · « **Reply #5 on:** April 04, 2011, 01:11:08 AM »

eh, projects are what make MEN. I repainted my shoes last week. Now they look newish. Now, to go to thrift stores and buy name brand stuff and repair them.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 04, 2011, 01:21:10 AM »

Quote from: thatguy on April 04, 2011, 12:52:03 AM

That's a birdcage, not a birdhouse! Completely different. I'd have been far more interested if you said it was a cage to begin with!

cage... house. whatever. It's that bird's house for now. It's temporary, but I think it is a work of wonder considering I just made it up as I went along, finding new material as I go.

Stogi · « **Reply #7 on:** April 04, 2011, 01:30:57 AM »

Not bad considering.

Last thing I made was in shop class back in highschool. I made a table with a top that lifted up and out to reveal a hidden drawer. Still have it to this day, but it could use a restaining.

ThePerm · « **Reply #8 on:** April 04, 2011, 01:52:28 AM »

it looks more functional then a conventional birdcage

nickmitch · « **Reply #9 on:** April 04, 2011, 01:56:55 AM »

That's pretty fly.

ShyGuy · « **Reply #10 on:** April 04, 2011, 02:44:02 AM »

is that a parakeet?

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #11 on:** April 04, 2011, 03:11:43 AM »

yeah, I think so.

Seems to really like the upper part where you see it sitting on the stick. I just checked on it to make sure it didn't get out and it's still perched there even though it has a bed inside the box.

I was actually planning to modify the box more by cutting out the sides on the bottom box and putting in more bars so that the bottom isn't so enclosed and looks alot more like the top. I figure that will be the main bird cage for a while since I'm not gonna spend money to buy one and I don't see anyone else spending money on a real cage either, at least not anytime soon, unless there is a nice one for a really good price somewhere.

King of Twitch · « **Reply #12 on:** April 04, 2011, 03:20:04 AM »

that's really exciting

ShyGuy · « **Reply #13 on:** April 04, 2011, 04:05:39 AM »

There was this one parakeet that my parent's tenants had and it was very tame. It flew around and would sit on your shoulder. It liked to tease my mom's little dog. It would fly down close, like the coffee table, and turn around and shake it's butt and call out for the dog. Patches would run over and it would fly to the top of a bookcase and laugh.

Crimm · « **Reply #14 on:** April 04, 2011, 12:13:23 PM »

Parakeets are just smart enough to be jerks.

The reason it wont go down to the bottom is exactly what you suspect, they like to have a good view of everything and don't much care for not being able to see their surroundings. It's a safety thing.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #15 on:** April 04, 2011, 01:20:41 PM »

it goes to the bottom, it just seemed to really like that perch I made since it was a new addition to the box it was in since the night before. Besides, that is also where it's food and water is and why I was gonna alter the bottom of the box so that the bird can see out while on the bottom.

I believe it was a wild one as it would bite alot the first few hours and we had to clip it's wings. It also tried to get away while the dog is in the room, and as a result has no more tail features.

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #16 on:** April 04, 2011, 02:40:04 PM »

This Mexican dude I work(ed) with bought some white shoes and spray painted them black. Therefore, he is a MAN. We all decided that must be how black shoes are made to begin with, like if you watched "How It's Made" they would show the process of making white shoes, then they would just paint them black.

Stogi · « **Reply #17 on:** April 04, 2011, 02:44:00 PM »

Well if it's pleather or leather, they usually bleach the **** out of it making it white, but I doubt they spray paint it black. My guess is the spray dye it black. Dye and paint are very different after all.

Stratos · « **Reply #18 on:** April 04, 2011, 05:57:44 PM »

Not a bad cage there. Though I doubt it will use the bed. They sleep standing up.

Opening up the bottom more will be a good thing. My sister's birds are easily scared but one finally lets us perch him on our fingers. My sister and I had some when we were younger and they were much easier to work with than this one. It may be because these ones were bought together and the older ones were bought years apart from each other.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #19 on:** April 04, 2011, 06:47:51 PM »

All done.

Unless I decide to put in that water slide....

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #20 on:** April 04, 2011, 08:01:40 PM »

Don't forget you can always eat the bird too.

bustin98 · « **Reply #21 on:** April 04, 2011, 08:49:37 PM »

What, did you take that box from your mom?

Tweet tweet... Avon calling

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #22 on:** April 04, 2011, 08:54:34 PM »

No, my girl sells Avon. (I can link you to her site if you or your girl wants to buy some Avon products)

She has a few of those boxes laying around for a few days every other week.

Stogi · « **Reply #23 on:** April 05, 2011, 05:24:08 AM »

You should get a chicken. They lay an egg almost 3 out of every 4 days.

Stratos · « **Reply #24 on:** April 05, 2011, 05:37:24 AM »

I remember my elementary school librarian had a pair of some kind of parakeet. There was a boy one and a girl one. One day she had each class come in to the library for show and tell because they had lain an egg together. She was so happy that there would be baby birds...until a week later when they dropped the egg into their water bowl. I felt bad for the librarian as she was a sweet old lady but I lol'd at the birds. The water bowl was on the opposite side of the cage from the nest so it was no mistake where it fell from the nest.

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