09/01/2025
The California fires 🔥 are a very sad and horrific event. Praying for all of the families and their pets.
On the other hand, we have this northern heavy winter storms of snow ❄️ and locally this drastic changes on temperatures over the Florida state, which is where we are located.
Most birds tend to be very hardy throughout winter, when it comes to high humidity states such as Florida and if they have been accustomed to the outdoor conditions. But, every year we continue seeing this phenomenon of colder winters and/or longer summers with bigger storms.
In my experience, the summer heat is more dangerous than the winter cold for outdoor aviaries. But this doesn’t mean that you’ll gonna be placing a bird, that has been raised its entire life in a temperature controlled environment, out to experiment the clemencies of weather just randomly. This requieres lots of observation of how your bird does outside and adjust to the weather. Any bird in distress should be brought inside and then try it again. Or at least wait for temperature raise to an average point.
Also, in Florida we have the issue of temperatures changes drastically and not on a scale. By example, where we are located, today’s daytime temperatures are 70 Degrees and at night will be 20-30 degrees lower than that. Different than northern state that have tendencies to maintain a “stable” temperature throughout winter time. Which helps the average exposed animal to adjust itself positively contrary to an animal that continues to being exposed to up and down drastic temperatures.
In our aviary, we have placed nest boxes to all of our birds and we are just covering them with blankets at night time. Also, we have increase the seeds and sprouts provision to help them sustain their internal heat and fatness composure. They have been doing very well, but we have species that won’t go in the boxes and are very hardy and accustomed to this temperature, such as our Indian Ringnecks and White Bellied Caiques. lol I think they are just stubborns.
Overall, you do whatever you feel it will be safe to protect your animals.
Happy 2025 and pray for Cali. 🙏
