There are several types of Bluebird house plans

There are several types of Bluebird house plans to use a nest box building. Depending on where you live, you will build a house, whether for an Eastern Bluebird, Mountain Bluebird and Western Bluebird. Or where the fields overlap with Eastern Bluebirds, you can create a Bluebird house, house building, with both species.
The basic design Bluebird house is made of a 1 "x6" x4 "and a 1" x10 "x10.5" piece of wood, untreated and unpainted. From these two panels, you will need to create and care for the roof, floor, two sides and the front and rear. Several designs for the birdcage include bluebirds Gilbertson, Peterson, Carl Little and Dandre nest box plans.
A big difference between making a bird house for Eastern Bluebirds at one for Mountain Bluebirds and Western is the entrance hole size. For the former, you may want or a diameter of a half inch round hole or a 1 3 / 8 x 2 1 / 4 inch vertical oval hole that the Western or Mountain Bluebird requires a slightly larger round hole size of 1 9 / 16 customs or using the same vertical size as the oval Eastern Europe. Where are the areas of overlap between the East and a Mountain Bluebirds and Western Bluebirds, make your hole size 16.9 ", so take advantage of the two species it if you just want to Eastern Bluebirds. Your hole should be 6, 5 inches from the bottom of the front wall to be drilled that it is high enough for easy reach of predators, in and damage to the eggs or chicks.
After viewing the clips, you can use to galvanized nails together to solve. Do not use nails, not intended for outdoor use and rust. A side by two nails attached to the top of the front and rear walls, and opening and closing the entrance to nest monitoring and cleaning Pivot. They want a kind of deposit on the bottom of the door so that it can be ensured and not easily opened.
Make small cuts on all four corners of the earth to act as drainage holes. The rear wall will be higher than the front wall, so that the roof provides an angle, also for drainage with a slight overhang. They are also the mountain of the sidewalls of the front and back, so there is a 4.1 cm space at the top for ventilation.
Now it's time for you to install Bluebird house. You need to mount your nest box in an eight-foot, 0.75 cm diameter galvanized pipe, with the entrance hole five feet off the ground. Mount the box away from prevailing winds and / or the hot Sunday afternoon, the installation of a predator guard snakes, raccoons and other predators to harm, eggs, chicks or parents to keep. Install directly in the field, whether installed fifty-eight three meters long, eight inch diameter stove pipe or PVC pipe sleeve at the pole, shake it loose and keep predators away.

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