It's going to be 54 degrees at 7:00am tomorrow. I'm worried that my birds are going to get sick. I was still cold with a sweeter on at 70 degrees today. What can I do to warm things up in the aviary? I made a huge improvement by blocking the side were it's windy with tarp. Soon it will be so cold that the wind won't even be the main problem anymore.

It's 63 degrees out and I checked and it's FREEZING for me! I feel bad for my birds. I'm having thoughts of letting one sleep in the house today. I don't want them to freeze.

Surely your birds should be acclimatised,
they don't go in doors do they?
As long as the wind isn't on your birds they should be ok...
maybe I'm wrong.... as I don't live in a warm country.... I'm sure someone else will be able to help you with this problem...

How have they done in previous winters?

Thanks guys. I brought them indoors for all the winters but I really don't think I would like to do that because they will have to go in tiny cages. I would like to find a solution for them to stay in the aviary all year long.

If there's a sudden huge change in the weather (like a 20-degree change) it would be good to bring them in at night, but you can keep them outside when it's more moderate so they can adjust to the seasonal changes. Wild cockatiels have to deal with freezing temperatures sometimes (I'm talking below 32 F) so they're evolved to deal with it as long as the change isn't too extreme and abrupt. Once they've adjusted to the cooler temps they'll be able to stay out even at night.

It's possible to put a heat lamp or heat panel in the aviary. There are heat lamps made for reptiles that emit heat but not light, and these are OK for birds. Some of the UV lights made for reptiles aren't good for birds, but that's a completely different type of bulb that serves a different purpose. There are heat panels made for birds but they're expensive: http://www.avitec.com/Cage-Heaters-AviT ... s-s/50.htm

We just had a big change in the weather here too. It was 90 a couple of days ago. The forecast for tomorrow calls for a high of 69.

Come and live here....
today its 7cels ....had
the central heating on all day....
its cooooooooolllllllld! winter has arrived...

Thank you guys. Jan, I think I'll pass

Down to 2C today really chilly!

I have one of those red reptile heating lamps, used it for the chicks but it was way too hot.
If you put it outside in a corner near a perch they will have the choice of sitting there and get warm. These lamps are quite inexpensive, no uv just heat