Build the Easiest and Simplest Bird House Ever.. Step by step simple direction. Great project to work with the kids.. Makes a great gift A DIY Project..Do it yourself
Hello Bird Friend, Superb work done for our Winged Friends. However, a little advice; - Drill ventilation holes at the bottom at the four cardinal corners and one in the center to avoid humidity and mold which could decimate a partial or total nesting. - For a single sloping roof, always leave an offset on each side of the nest, in case of rain and wind the sides will not rot. - Linseed oil heated in a bain-marie for exterior protection to be repeated each year, the interior remains natural, doing nothing. Good continuation to you the Friend, Sincerely Alain from Belgium.
Thank you my flying wings friend..Funny you should talk about the air flow...I have started using a mesh screen for the floors and its working great..Love the idea of linseed oil. I have use plenty of it in my shop but never used it there..Great ideas..Thanks for the comments, always appreciate good ideas to make us all better..
@@Backyardprojectguy, Hello my friend, Yes linseed oil is a natural product and once on the wood it protects well, obviously to redo the operation every year, I have been using the nest for 10 years, but for the spring of 2024 a new nest will be put in in place, for the mesh screen you are not afraid that the birds will take the middle fingers and nails in the holes?. Sincerely Alain from Belgium.
Nice, simple, and easy to do project. I have that same Ryobi nailer, along with about a dozen other Ryobi tools, including the compound miter saw, and table saw. It makes projects like this easy, fun to do!!!
Love those tools!!!..When you have the correct tools it makes the job or the project so much easier....Sometimes I feel using the tools is half the fun..Using all the tools to shape something is a Great feeling,,stay safe
Hello and good morning The blue birds here in MA start to look for new home… Thanks for your video this is what I was looking for! Can please tell us the size of the entrance hole if you can. Again thank you so much
Nice easy to make houses. I suggest vents at both the bottom and top. This will provide greater cooling. Correct entrance hole will make your house more attractive for the birds you want.
For the bottom I started using screens..It give good air flow and its easy to in stall..Back is two inches taller them the front..This gives you some area to mount the Bird house..Hope this helps you..
The roof should have some latch and lock it doesn't blow off or get knocked off by a predator. I prefer a side opening box, I think it's easier to clean, but otherwise that is the optimal design for efficiency. The best thing you did was the recessed bottom, keeps the nest much drier.
Its an easy project..get them in the yard and you will enjoy watching the birds....and they also make a great and different gifts for family and friends
I had a house wren making a nest in my garage for many years. We have a storage rack next to the garage door and on one of the shelves laying on its side was a 2-gallon green plastic garden watering can (my wife never uses it) that the wren was using. So, I cleaned out the watering can the other day and couldn't believe how much debris was in there, it was literally full of twigs, carpet fibers and other stuff. While I was cleaning out the watering can, the wren appeared out of the bushes and started making noise. I guess he wanted to use it again this year. There were no eggs in the watering can, I think it is too early in the season for that. A few years ago, I found 4 or 5 dead baby wrens on the floor of the garage. It looked like they were trying to get out of the garage because they were by the vents near the garage wall on the floor. They were trapped in the garage because the door was closed, probably closed for a couple days. I live in southern California and it gets really hot here and the garage can be an oven. I felt so bad about it. Anyhow, this prompted me to build a bird house for the wren. I found your video inspiring. 2 questions, 1) I have a bunch of OSB plywood and was thinking of using that, would you recommend that type of wood? 2) Would a 1-1/4" hole be adequate? As that is the only Spade Drill Bit size I own.
Yes the plywood would be fine. Also the inch and a quarter would be fine for the hole size. But I’m not sure what to tell you about the garage door. Keeping it closed for days will mean mom and dad will not be able to feed them. Can you put the new bird nest outside somewhere? Good luck with your project
@@Backyardprojectguyfrom one Ken to another thank you. I was concerned the wood might be too thin, it is only 3/8 thick which i didn't mention. Most recommend 3/4 thick. I could just double it up that might do. And yes i was planning on locating the new bird house outside next to a tree beside the garage. There are shrubs surrounding the tree and i bet that is where the wren lives. I may also build a bird house for the western bluebirds and Northern flickers i feed in my back yard. I will have to purchase more drill bits for that, but hey, I'm retired and have all the time in the world.
From one Ken to another I don’t think the birds care about the thickness of the walls of the birdhouse it may be a construction problem for you trying to nail the sides together and 3/8 inch that’s all the problem I think making the birdhouse for the flicker in the bluebirds cool blue birds are great they’re cool to have around and there’s lots of examples of blue bird houses in the video good luck in your projects hope this helps thanks see ya bye
Great video Ken. First time coming across any of your videos and i must say, it was clear, informative, and most importantly...you seemed to enjoy what you're doing. That goes a long way. Good job!
Yes, I built one of those. Bore hole before assembly. Made of 1x2s and 1x4s that fell into my lap. 3 inch screws made this into 1x6 nominal. The hole saw hit one of these and lost all its teeth! Chiseled out the rest and de- stroyed the front. Fix was to use a 1x4 with a properly bored hole with a circle cutter. Left very long it allowed the use of used Harbor Freight instant garage poles. Drill the screw holes straight through the 1x4 at 2 points and put the pole behind that. That keeps bigger birds from attacking through the hole and pecking due to the double thickness. Well, we'll see.
Awesome video, my five year daughter actually has been asking me for a birdhouse, but I have no wood skills haha. So Home Depot it is haha. Man I really like the one on the right side of the screen. Exquisite!! Love that you thought about grooves to help them stand.
Simple and easy..and let your daughter help..then when you get the babies birds your daughter will think its so cool....here is a Video of the Birds feeding their young..Your daughter might like it..ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8QSg4hLN9_w.html
good video, I always left my bird house looking natural, birds not always used them wright away or took a year or so , I did a corner 3 post 90% in front of my house 2 end poles were 10 ' so 7 ' above ground so decided to put bird house on them instead of cutting them the posts were bright yellow so painted the bird houses red just to look nice the very next day had swallows in them. I did some research and found out that birds do like bright colored houses. Having such good luck I am going to put a lot more up, Have 3 acres so will have fun with them, and hope to keep the bugs down.
WOW.. That sounds so cool..Sounds like you have a great situation on hand..I think you will enjoy the swallows, they love the community setting. Protection in numbers..Good luck with your project..Like to hear more as the babies come...Thanks for sharing the comment
Good video, though Medium Sized Hole is vague. I think inch and a quarter is suggested in other bird house plans. Any thoughts of hinging the top? Thanks for this.
Inch and a quarter is a Good hole size..It opens it up to lot of birds..Yes I have hinged the tops of some of my bird houses and it works well. Just didn't do this one..
Great stuff. Thanks. As you point out, you don’t necessarily need a bench saw or circular saw. A couple of additional points: - some people (me included, with some boxes) add a perching pole on the outside just below the hole. It makes it easier for the parent birds to feed the young. However, it can make the occupants vulnerable to predator birds if the hole is too big - if the box is on a house wall, you may need to consider the roof direction, if you need to minimise the risk of water ingress.
Great ideas! A few questions/concerns: Doesn't it have to be a certain kind of untreated wood and wood that is nontoxic? For example, oak is toxic for birds. Also, zinc/ galvanized metals are also toxic to birds. There are also bird-safe paints. But I like the design of the second house because while the bird is entering the house during rainy weather, he or she is not going to get drenched in runoff water, unlike the first design where during the rain the run-off will likely affect the bird.
Well said, I try to stay away from paint. I have stained some of my bird houses, but most are natural untreated wood. For example I would never used pretreated wood or pressured treated wood.
@@BirdiePariRicoFriends The Pigeons and the doves are open end birdhouses. They will not go into a traditional birdhouse..People that raise them will make the a large coup type with several pairs in it..Hope this helps
I love your enthusiasm and simple approach to your projects! No clue why viewers did not catch your explanation of hole size? Subscribed and looking forward to many more encouraging videos!
