How to BUILD a WOOD DUCK House?? ((Nest Box)) 

Nice video! A jig saw makes the cutting process very easy.

Thanks for including the supply list and board sizes at the end of your video. Very helpful. I make mine with a side hinge opening towards to bottom of the box so it’s easier to clean out the box and watch out for wasp or snakes. Great video 👍🏻

You should place two or three holes in the bottom to let the water drain. Prevent the grass from becoming moldy. An expansion life of the nesting box.

Never hang a wood duck box from a tree unless you enjoy feeding predators. The box should be mounted to a pole with a metal cone underneath as a predator guard. Failure to do this will result in egg/hatchling predation. Also, one of the sides can be cut with 15 degree cuts about 10" apart which will allow you to hinge the side. The angled cuts allow you to open the box on the side and yet will not allow water intrusion. Hard to explain.

I just had a clutch of 15 baby wood ducks hatch yesterday in my first house. The hen and all babies were banded.

Thanks Brian. I inherited a wood duck house from the previous homes occupants. I found your video on a RU-vid search for how to build a wood duck house, it came up first. I knew I needed to put in a mesh or something and you showed me exactly what to do. Thanks from a fellow Minnesota boy

Thank you for giving us something to do while stuck at home! Built two with my family! ENTERED

Works perfectly for my eagle project!

Jigsaw for hole, faster and cleaner cut.

Hey this is perfect timing! Great vid

I don’t hunt ducks but have 15 acres of river property. Gonna make a few of these boxes! Raccoons are my only worry

Army Strong!!!

Did you go and build a wood duck house after watching this video? Let me know down below!

Made mine out of plastic mailboxes. Screw gun, wire cutters, pocket knife. Nuts, bolts, washers, hardware cloth, baling wire. 1.5" PVC, t-post. Done.

Nice what, Hooah!!!

Need to staple half in by half inch screen under the hole so they can climb up

The boards are nominal a 1x12 is actually 3/4 x 11 1/4” wide

Is the mesh metal or plastic?

Nice looking box but I prefer to make my front door to hinges that way I don`t need a tall ladder so I can go down through the top . And possibly pull out a snake that I couldn't have seen . Not knocking your box it looks good

Dunno why I love "Guys and Gals" so much

I’m starting to do this now so every season there is more ducks to shoot

how do the ducklings get out

1 5/8 screws, got that! But what kind of screws? Galvanized or what?

what duck can fit through that entrance

Entered contest

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