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• <br /> Hospital Cages <br /> The Infirmary Building (2 floors; 24 1/2' x 42') houses the hospital <br /> cages. The intensive care cages are designed to accommodate a variety of <br /> species, with removable partitions to increase the flexibility of the <br /> facility. Up to 11 cages of various sizes are created in this manner, <br /> all with wooden dowel doors to prevent climbing. Plastic mesh, towelling <br /> or other materials can easily be tacked to the doors if needed. Cage <br /> interiors are built of "structo- glass ", a Formica -like material u:led is <br /> dairy barns which is easy to clean and relatively economical; stainless <br /> steel could also be used. Cages are placed at waist height or higher for <br /> convenience and safety in removing raptors for treatment and cage - <br /> cleaning. Partitioning of cages also allows cages to be cleaned without <br /> handling the patient: by removing a partition and encouraging the bird <br /> to move into an adjacent cage during cleaning and then back again, stress <br /> can be substantially reduced. Sky kennels and portable wooden -frame <br /> cages built by a volunteer are kept on hand for use during times of hear' <br /> case loads. <br /> Larger recuperation cages which permit limited exercise are used <br /> during the transitional, pre- flight cage phase of rehabilitation. They <br /> are also used to provide relatively spacious overwintering cages f)r <br /> birds which cannot spend Vermont winters outdoors. Timers in all cage <br /> rooms permit approximate replication of natural photoperiods. <br /> Hospital Cages Height Dimension- <br /> Intensive Care: <br /> 2 cages 4' 2 1/2' x 2 1/2' <br /> 1 cage 4' 2' x 2 1/2" <br /> I 2 cages 4' 1 1/2' x 2 1/2' <br /> 2 cages 2' 1 1/2' x 2 1/2' <br /> 4 cages 2' 2' x 1 1/2' <br /> 1 <br /> 27 <br />