The mew is done. Totally complete inside and out except for having a resident. That will come in a little while. Here's the spec's12 foot long and 6 foot wide, 6 foot tall on the low end and 7 foot on the tall. The roof is 1/2 clear PVC and half tinted. All wood is pretreated except for the douglas fur panels. There's 3 inches of pea gravel for the flooring. Inside
there's also a 65W halogen light with reflector. On the outside there is a motion light. HD astro turf is used on the perches.I learned a lot. I have repaired mews but have never built one. I'm not a carpenter. I'm an aircraft mechanic turned salesman. I've changed jet engines in 100° weather and snow storms. I've recovered down aircraft. This past
week I built a mew.I did make a few mistakes. You'll have to find them though, because I'm not telling you what they are. If there's a next one, it will be when there is no rush. But I did beat the first snow.
I now must start my training with the Snowy. I can now do it without the rush a building a mew.
5 comments:
Looks good to me, Dave.
This is connected to your house? With neighbors nearby? Is that what the motion detector is for? Or for predators?
I like the way the sun comes through the slats on that one end.
You must be very excited. How long before the snowy checks out its new place?
Well done Dave, looking forward to the next exciting installment!
Hooray! Bring on the owl!
Laura - the snowy will be here within the next couple of weeks. I start training with the Snowy with my mentor Cindy during my lunch hour on Wednesday. The mew is attached to a shed in the backyard. The motion light is for me. It's nice to have a third hand to turn the light on sometimes.
Duncan - next installment coming up. Thanks!
Susan - I'm ready for it too.
Thanks John. By the way, my inside bird likes your pictures. They line the bottom of it's cage.
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