A Parrot swing is one of the best things to have for moving your bird from room to room with you. Or for putting them out on the screened in porch when it’s warm enough outside. In this article I’m going to show you how to make this swing:
Ziggy Enjoying His New Swing - Click to Enlarge
This swing took all of about 10 minutes to make and only required a few materials:
- A Poplar dowel rod
- 6 foot of Manila Rope
- Large zip tie
- A clip also known as a carabiner
- A hand saw
- A hammer
- A drill
- Some tacks
- Some grip tape strips (which is completely optional)
- Small blocks of furring strips for chew toys (once again completely optional)
Materials for Making the Bird Swing - Click to Enlarge
Making this was very simple.
1. I cut the dowel rod to about 2 foot 6 inches.
2. I cut a couple pieces of furring strip wood and drilled holes in them for the rope to slide through.
3. I wrapped the Manila rope around each end a couple times and tacked it on. After that I trimmed the excess.
4. I attached the carabiner clip to the top and put a zip tie right beneath it. The zip tie was to keep it from moving around
The Clip and Zip Tie - Click to Enlarge
There you have it! A perfectly good Parrot swing made in 10minutes for less than $7.00.
You could also use a branch instead of the dowels, that way it has variation in the shape and size at different points in the perch. It causes arthritis like symptoms in parrots to have one sized, perfectly round perches.