How to Build a Bluebird House with Slot Entry🐥! Not Your Grandpa's Bird House Plans for Bluebirds!
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- Опубліковано 25 жов 2017
- In this video, I build a bluebird house with slot entry. This birdhouse for bluebirds help them defend their nest better.
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In this video, I show you how to build a bluebird house. This is a slot box construction, which is apparently supposed to deter sparrows. Hope you enjoy don’t forget to subscribe to my channel!
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This is a very well done video! Very informative - could you tell me why you glued two pieces together for sizing rather than cutting a board to size?
Hey, thanks for asking bro! I had to glue the pieces together because, in this design, the side pieces are on the outside of the front and back pieces. Since the front and back pieces of the birdhouse are the width of the plank, if I just put the roof on without making it wider it would just fall into the top. Make sense?
Excellent bid & plans are super. Did not care to watch a cleaning-up vid.
Alan L. Simmons What do you mean by cleaning up video?
I have a conventional bluebird nest house and this year has been great. This is the first year my bluebirds have raised their chicks to fledgling stage. They have raised two broods and have laid five more eggs for a total of three sets! I had the box on a fence and lost eggs to predation or one time the adults hatched three chicks and then abandoned the nest. This new house is on a pole with a baffle around the pole. It is working.
Great video! Love the different shots and angles 👍🏻
Shanell Cubed, thank you so much!
Great show, I use an 8 D duplex head nail for the door lock, easy to grab.
had a squirrel build in house with circular hole and guard. going to try slot house. I built and gave away about 30 with hole during covid stay at home period. some successful nestings but not all. slot house seems easier. will try this year. good video, Austin, Thanks.
Thanks for the video, have multiple bluebird houses and will try yours too. I would save the old house and reuse it somewhere
Thanks for this well done offering: straightforward design, nice tone and pace, and excellent video quality. Any basic craftsman can tweak the design build as desired.
Perhaps you could take just a minute to explain why this design is more effective? A lot of us have had issues with other birds, predators - and the design is fundamental for solving those problems. Perhaps provide some links to references?
BTW - I like the long roll out work table with home below for larger tools. I'm going to steal that solution for my garage : )
Wish you had discussed the size slot or holes that accommodate the blue birds.
Where are the plans for this available?
What is the actual size of the slot in the front of the house?
Thanks
what is the slot size? thanks
Great video no I listen but I didn’t hear how wide how thick of a hole or should I say space at the top it’s looks like inch and a half inch and a quarter. Wasn’t very successful for blue birds? Did you get other rodents in there or other birds
Very cool! Thanks for sharing... our kids actually built a really similar one to this in the Spring.
Brothers & Best Friends Awesome! I am excited to see how it works out!
Nice video! What is the size of the slot? Do we need a predator guard in front of that slot?
The slot should be 1-1/8" high.
Surprised you didn't score the front panel to give them some "bark" to grip when they land to check it out.
I have conventional bluebird and wren houses all around my property. The bluebirds use the one that is built like this with slot entry.
the reason you had sparrows is that the correct bluebird hole size is 1 9/16. I can already see the raccoons scooping the baby birds out for breakfast
Austin. Nice design. I live in GA and would like to build a few for my bluebirds!
Are pressure treated cedar or pine pickets ok? My H-Depot has them in stock.
Just wondering about the pressure treatment
Thanks
Bob
Pressure treated wood is fine.
"The North American Bluebird Society's nestbox recommendations (June 2012) state "Do not use pressure treated wood because it includes toxic compounds." "
If you want it to last more than a year or so, you need to use either cedar or treated wood. The horizontal pieces can tend to cup and split in no time. A good alternative is a Gilbertson design.
I agree with the Bluebird Society. Instead, coat the outside of the box with boiled linseed oil a week or so before setting out. Renew annually.
Pressure treated is "poison treated". Not only does the chemical used to prevent fungus and insects harm humans, but all vertebrates.
The Chilean Flag ! Muchas gracias.
Think again.....Amigo
@@mrpanther7013 Sorry Mr. > The Chilean flag was adopted as the official flag on the 18th of October 1817.
It was/is called 'La Estrella Solitaria. The colors are from the flag flown bt the Mapuche's during the Arauco war.
(Chilean) - Flag day is every year on the 9th of July , commemorating the 1882 Battle of La conception.
The flag is displayed properly in horizontal position.
The Texas flag was officially ADOPTED on the 25th of January 1839 ( 22 years later than the Chilean one)
When Texas became the 28th US state , the national flag ( Jan.25 / 1839) became the DE FACTO Texas state flag.
The DE FACTO use was in effect from 1879 till 1933 , when it was re-adopted .
The display is vertical. Texas flags : 1821 the James Long flag.
1821 till 1823 The flag of the first Mexican Empire.
1823 till 1836 First flag of the Mexican republic. >>> 1835 / '36 Texas independence war.
1836 till 1839 Texas : the Burnet Flag.
1839 till 1845/46 Lone star flag : Republic of Texas. A lot of interesting history with the Texan flag.
I think that credit should be given to where credit is due to the Chilean flag, don't you agree ?
Former property owner has several Blue Bird houses on the Ponderosa Pines here. Three mornings ago a young Cinnamon Bear destroyed the Blue Bird house and the bird couple kept flying back and forth as they witnessed all their work destroyed in seconds. I want to replace that same tree with a Blue Bird house and am wondering if I go higher on the tree, would still attract the Blue Birds ? Your houses are maybe four to five feet off the ground and that will not work here.
From SFgate.com "The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service recommends a maximum height of 7 feet; the Missouri Department of Conservation recommends a maximum height of 6 feet." I would say you can certainly put it as high as 7 feet but any higher than that might not be attractive to a blue bird.
-Austin
@@AustinMakesVids Thank You
i have built several bluebird house and am going to go to this entrance design because of the idea it will help to prevent house sparrow takeovers, . my point of this comment is i have not found a glue that holds up to water so just opt to buy a bigger piece for the roof or protect it with a roof shingle if glued
Go with a good application of Tight Bond III (3). Apply tightbond to both surfaces, a few brad nails & well-placed screws.
You may want to consider some snake guards for your bird houses. This year I have had two instances, one after it had eaten the mother bird & chicks. Greasing or oiling pvc, metal, .etc mounting posts or installing inverted buckets, stove pipes are not really effective. So you are left with two options. 1) ua-cam.com/video/LL8hdxUGtMk/v-deo.html 2) Install multiple layers of netting about two feet from ground around mounting pole, about 16 inches wide. For illustration google Harry Krueger Snake Trap Plan. It stopped a snake from eating birds in my 2nd house. You WILL have birds eaten by black snakes without an EFFECTIVE snake guard.
I'm going to have to check this out. Thanks for the tip!
I use an 18” or so stove pipe with cap On my 5 foot pipe that my bird house is attached to. (I could figure out how to add a picture I would) I use this on my feeders too for squirrels or cats, snakes etc.
Switch the drivers. I use my impact to drill the pilot holes and my drill-driver to drive the screws with the appropriate clutch setting. Impact drivers are much too powerful and will split the wood even with a pilot hole. Also, it's not really necessary to cut grooves as the nest height is very close to the hole and the fledglings can easily jump up to the hole. If they can't they shouldn't be flying anyway...
One reply said to use boiled linseed oil, that can kill your birds. Use RAW linseed oil. I was able to purchase a guart from Amazon .
Austin, what are the slot dimensions? Thank you
4:16. Happens to the best of us
The question is... did it work? Bluebirds typically like a specific size for entry... House sparrows are a problem when competing with the bluebirds for nesting. I'd like to see/hear the results. Thanks!
It actually did very well last year, it stayed occupied most of the summer. I already have a couple of them scouting it out for this year. I may do a follow-up video. The sparrows definitely were interested in it, but it seemed like the bluebirds were able to fend them off. I have read that this shape helps them defend it easier, and that sure seems to be the case.
@@AustinMakesVids Great to hear. My 13 year old is wanting to get into the birdhouse making business, I'll have him check this one out. Thanks Austin!
I think it would sell pretty well, it's a unique design and it has some features that I think are definitely better than a traditional birdhouse. I've got free plans on my website www.austinmakesstuff.com/slotboxplans feel free to use those! Let me know how they sell!
@@AustinMakesVids I saw another bluebird house plan that was designed to be less desirable to the invasive sparrow. In that video he drilled a hole in the top of the birdhouse then covered the top with Plexiglas. He indicated that the invasive sparrow prefers a dimly lit interior .. so the top hole lets in light which bothers sparrows .. whereas it does not bother bluebirds at all. Guessing that your entry slot, across the width of the top, lets in more light to the save effect of deterring sparrows.
@@rschelp1 i saw that too..... does it work?
How wide is the board
5.5 inches. Here are the plans. drive.google.com/file/d/1b_ulgodO6kfTnCJgD0qgvSfmXcGjnZ4v/view?usp=drivesdk
What is the size of the slot?
Calculated as 1 3/16.
Front edge of side piece is 9 1/4 height. Front piece is 8 1/16 height.
Plans cannot be downloaded; guess this video is abandoned.
Try this - drive.google.com/file/d/1b_ulgodO6kfTnCJgD0qgvSfmXcGjnZ4v/view
That house can be restored in ten minutes by using wood glue in the crack.
That is true, but I think he used that as an excuse for a how to DIY the newer version of a bluebird nesting box.
You sound like cris.
Hope those screws were long enough :)
whats wrong with sparrows?
I like all kinds of birds, don't get me wrong. However, the common sparrow is actually an invasive species. They aren't originally from North America and have competed against native birds for resources. I am not doing anything to eliminate the sparrows, however I AM giving the native bird species a better chance of survival. Sparrows are very territorial, and I don't just mean their box. They are territorial over large areas and other birds aren't welcome to even coexist. So they will run them off and destroy/take over their nests. Thanks for watching!
@@AustinMakesVids you're so racist
house sparrows are killers of so many other birds. i have had one bluebird nest with babies and a chickadee nest with babies killed this spring alone. i am about to take action either with my slingshot or a trap to then kill them. i cried for over two hours yesterday finding my bluebird babies dead. they kill parent birds too. leaving the babies to starve
@@User556q no your just ignorant
Speaking of birds , a little birdy told me this is going to be a great channel!! Great vid, might give this a go with my children this summer!
Alice Smith what an awesome bird! You should totally build it this summer! Such a simple project, kids would love being involved in the process!
I wasn't able to tell, did you mount the box on a wood post, if so that is a no no,, a predator could easily climb the post and make a meal of the adult or young
@Jessica Chung actually bluebirds can attack predators and eat them like bugs n stuff ok
Why the hate on sparrow's
Robert White House sparrows are not native to North America and directly compete for nesting habitat against native songbirds.
Yes, basically what Isaac said. They are not native, they are aggressive and can kill native birds as well as eating all of the food available. They don’t coexist well.
@@robertwhite2241 they are illegal aliens 👽
Pre drill so wood won’t split but I see a split
Got a little heavy handed with the drill.
"Serviceable" but a bit Plain Jane for me. I like a "cute" or "pretty" looking nest box.
And the 4x4 inch floor?
My boxes are 5x5 or even 6x6 inches. But, I'm out West!
Here the 4x4 inch floor would barely fit our Chickadees!
Yeah, it's a bit plain. From what I understand, that's what the bluebird like. You are right, a bit larger wouldn't hurt.
It doesn't work !
Are you kidding, no self respecting bluebird would use a house that close to the ground.
Sparrows need a place to live🤨
I see the wink! Still I have to comment. They have plenty of places. Like the house of the dead bluebird they just killed. Can't tell you how many years I'd have a nest of bluebirds and later find the mother/father or babies dead in spots all over the yard (after noticing a few days prior to sparrows were fighting with them). Never round a dead sparrow so I assume the bluebirds aren't as aggressive.
Sparrows are an invasive species. Starlings are as well. Bluebirds are native to North America and they need every fighting chance they can get against European sparrows. like Marvin Martian says, they have plenty of places to live.
English House Sparrows kill many birds even hatchlings to take over nests. Read up on them. Very disturbing.
Would be better without the music.
What about just better music?
2 commercials = 1 👎
why the stupid music ???
Try the mute button!