nest boxes & carry cage

[mickp]

made a couple of nest boxes today & a new carry cage.
beats the hell out of paying the prices shops want. only takes about 15 miutes to make each one
when I worked it out the nestboxes cost about $5 and the carry cage $10.

[chadz]

Good work there fella

[FeatherHarp]

Very nice nest boxes there Mick....I like the idea of the privacy barrier. You and my Hubby would get along just fine...he loves to come up with his own ideas like that.

[lovemyfinch]

So you mind if I steal your plan for the nestboxes Hubby build a couple but without privacy porches, I will wait to use this model the next time around. For the moment both pairs of gouldians are building already.

[CandoAviary]

Nice work and great savings

[L in Ontario]

Great nestboxs AND carrycage. I like the rubber to block around the wrist!

Care to share details of the type of wood?

[Finch Fry]

Are you going to put a floor in the "privacy porch" area? I have seen this design before but always with the floor in for the privacy porch. Pre stuff the are with nesting material and then when they go to nest in the main box, if they toss, they end up in the privacy porch. This will typically save the baby from a long drop and the parents usually just keep feeding.

[dfcauley]

I really love that carrying box. Great idea to keep birds from escaping.

[mickp]

Liz, the timber I used was plywood 10mm thick. have found it to be more durable than anything else. all I do is give the boxes a coat of linseed oil once a year, makes cleaning inside & out easier.

Finch Fry, I dont plan to put a floor under the privacy porch kind of like the idea that any crap falls to the ground. it's unlikely that any young will fall out as the entrance hole is 100mm (4") above the floor of the nest.

[Rayray]

I never seen the hand cover in the carry cage and 4 sure i am gonna put it into my carry cages 2morrow ... tnx tnx tnx


Ray

[nixity]

Are you going to put a floor in the "privacy porch" area? I have seen this design before but always with the floor in for the privacy porch. Pre stuff the are with nesting material and then when they go to nest in the main box, if they toss, they end up in the privacy porch. This will typically save the baby from a long drop and the parents usually just keep feeding.

The missing floor might be a better design :/
I've been told with the floor on the porch the birds will sometimes just build a nest in the porch rather than go into the nest box itself!
That's why I build my porch "into" the box itself as more of a foyer than a porch

[L in Ontario]

Is there any perch inside the Carry Box or a place to put food/water? Just curious.

[mickp]

there is no perch in the carry cage.
food & water is made avaiable to the birds when I stop travelling, I put a small container of each in through the main door. take it out again just before starting to travel.
the birds are in it at most for 4 - 5 hours and depending upon the species of finch the maximum I will put into a carry cage is 6 smaller birds for examle cordons, st helenas or gold breasts, for the rest the maximum is 4 birds per cage.

[MamaBirdie]

I'm not very handy with stuff like this but want to give it a try. What do you use to attach the pieces of plywood to each other? Glue? Tiny nails?

[Sojourner]

I'm not very handy with stuff like this but want to give it a try. What do you use to attach the pieces of plywood to each other? Glue? Tiny nails?

Looks like screws ... I would use glue as well. Screwed and glued is my watch word! Or phrase, I guess, LOL!

I much prefer using screws (as opposed to nails or brads) in most applications. They hold much better in Real Wood or plywood.