I remember when Dave and I first sep up our Cages by Design aviaries outside, we set up the actual 6' diameter aviaries first. But we still had 2 catch-alls to put up and I thought, Well maybe we don't need those... And boy have I ever been proved wrong since! Really, I was just being lazy because it was a lot of effort to put them up ourselves and I was trying to make excuses but we put them up and I caught video of our military macaw, Cash, escaping from his food dish as I was changing the food. You can tell he's done this more than once! However, he loves Dave so much that if Dave goes into the aviary, Cash goes back in, too!

Article by Jamieleigh Womach. She has been working with parrots and toucans since the age of 17. She isn’t homeless but is home less than she prefers to be. She travels the world with her husband, daughter, and a flockful of parrots whom she shares the stage with.