Just as a little introduction, I am currently in college for a degree in welding in Arkansas, my family owns a small moving company here and the plan was to be a pipeline welder on the road but as I have matured my goals and such have changed and would not enjoy living on the road. I have been researching on if an African grey would fit my life, and if one did I was going through the costs of owning the bird and could not help but notice a lack in American made bird cages that are not 1000+ dollars. The last 2 months basically I have been researching costs, requirements, and specific details on manufacturing bird cages/aviaries and have reached a point where it is time to design the first cage,(thank the lord I took a CAD class last year). What I am looking for is experienced bird owners to help me in finding a way to make my cages unique to the market and also very practical, I figured this was the best way to go about this as I have little to no experience in owning a bird so if there was anything you ever wished out of a cage, or any ideas you have had through the years to make a cage more efficient, clean, or even better for the bird would be much appreciated in my new journey. I am wanting to stick with a steel cage with a powder coating as I do not see the benefit of stainless steel for a cage, please correct me if I am missing something about the benefits of stainless.