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Play Stand on Rollers
 

	Keep your eyes open for old office chairs on casters. The bottoms make great bases for a play stand and the price is right! Here we found one along side the road put out for trash pickup.
	First, remove the old chair seat and back and leave it for the trash pickup.
	The base of the chair is what you will be starting with to build the stand.
	Cut a piece of PVC pipe to fit over the central post where the chair used to sit. If there is no central post, you can make one out of a dowel. The PVC will prevent your birds from climbing down and can be spray painted brown or green. WARNING! Be careful to use non-toxic paint without any metal contents.
	A suitable branch can then be found (use only parrot-safe trees) It is very important to make sure the branch is well balanced. You can add additional branches to fill out the stand and rope can also be used.
	Food cups can be attached by drilling holes slightly smaller than the bolt attached to the cup holder.
	Also keep your eyes open for an old snow saucer or other suitable piece to use as a catch basin. A hole should be drilled into the bottom piece and then slipped over the central post before putting the PVC onto the post.

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