Blubird houses

[Admin]

Here's a few pics of some of the bluebird houses that the missus has out. This is a pretty cool design and are easy to clean out, all ya gotta do is squeeze the PVC pipe a bit and it'll pop off the nails that hold it in place. She sets them out in pairs and always has bluebirds in one and tree swallows in the other. Thought I'd post this if anybody wants an easy birdhouse project.

The house


The roof
The roof is connected to the pole and there's a stick of wood on the bottom with two finish nails protruding out of each end by about 1/4". These nails poke into small holes drilled in the top sides of the cylinder and it holds the house there solid. They work out great and these have been out for several years.



This is the clylider removed for cleaning. It's lightweight PVC drain pipe.

[Seldom]

Now that's a design I haven't seen before. Pretty darn neat.

[hounddog25]

hey those are cool.wonder if i got any of that pipe in my junk pile??oh no...i see more stuff coming home with me....lol...for more projects.

[mike692]

Cool! Do you have to fight the English sparrows much?

[halfton]

JC
Been awhile since someones posted on this but did the missus put hardware cloth on the inside front so the young could get out or do you do somethnig different to help them?
That is a slick set up.
I think I might try building a couple of those. Thinking of putting a shingle over the roof to cut down on having to keep painting it.

Russ

[Admin]

May 11, 2009 23:04:28 GMT -5 halfton said:

JC
Been awhile since someones posted on this but did the missus put hardware cloth on the inside front so the young could get out or do you do somethnig different to help them?
That is a slick set up.
I think I might try building a couple of those. Thinking of putting a shingle over the roof to cut down on having to keep painting it.

Russ

No there's nothing in the box but the birds do a nice job of filling it up with nesting material and don't seem to have any issues with getting in and out.

[halfton]

Thanks JC
I have some scrap pieces around here. I will make a couple and see what happens. What I like is the maintenance on them would be almost nothing.

Russ

[Mamma D]

Apr 6, 2007 17:14:35 GMT -5 mike692 said:

Cool! Do you have to fight the English sparrows much?

I have never had anything but BlueBirds ...Tree Swallows & Chickadees in these ...I guess JC already mentioned that - great boxes these are!

[Mamma D]

May 11, 2009 23:04:28 GMT -5 @halton said:

JC
Been awhile since someones posted on this but did the missus put hardware cloth on the inside front so the young could get out or do you do something different to help them?
That is a slick set up.
I think I might try building a couple of those. Thinking of putting a shingle over the roof to cut down on having to keep painting it.

Russ

Actually (I don't think JC is aware) - these boxes are deeply scored on the inside below the opening, to help the fledglings climb up & out ...you could probably do that with a sharp nail or something

[halfton]

Thanks for the info Mamma D. I will rough them up also.

Russ