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<\/a><\/p>\nStep 2. Cut 2 18 inch sections of the 12 inch wide shelf material, these will be the cage top and bottom. <\/p>\n
Step 3. Cut a 16 inch section of the 12 inch wide shelf material, this will be the cage “door”.<\/p>\n
Step 4. Referring to the picture above and below, insert one of the 12 inch wide 18 inch long sections into the bottom of the cage resting on top of the bottom lips, with it’s lip pointing up on the side away from the side you want your front door hinge. Tightly secure the bottom of the cage with sections of the 12 gauge wire from above. I would suggest at least 3 pieces on each side, wind the wire around and around tightly with a pliers.<\/p>\n
Step 5, repeat the step above to make the cage top, the lip should face down. <\/p>\n
Step 6, The remaining 12 inch wide by 16 inch long section will be the “door”. Put the door peice so that its lip faces inward, and secure it with wire pieces as shown in the picture above. Note that you will be wiring the heavy shelf edge to the cage end, not the lip bottom. These wires should be somewhat loose to allow the door to open and close. The inward facing lip will prevent the door from swinging inward, it will only swing out. You should have a couple pieces of the wire left, I use these to close the door when Barney is in his “Fun Cage” so I can open and close it as needed.<\/p>\n Now you have the cage finished! However, I suggest you now make a “cage Diaper” This is a folded towel that you can remove and wash to keep the cage clean. However, if you just fold a towel and head down the road, 2 things will happen. First, your bird will find it very interesting and will chew on it and pul it into a pile and then poop on the cage and platform. Second, the wind will catch the towel and blow it to the back of the cage, again resulting in a messy cage and platform…<\/p>\n So, I took the heavy wire from a political sign frame and bent it into a rectangle as shown below. <\/p>\n You will probably need to cut the wire with a hack saw to remove the excess.<\/p>\n Then take an old towel and cut it in half the short way and wrap it around the wire frame leaving the end on the bottom or your bird will pull on it. <\/p>\n Insert the finished “Cage Diaper” into the cage as shown below and you are finished with the cage.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n