advise needed

[newboy]

hi all im gonna build some nest boxes wot size do they need to be ive got two compartments to build them in ones 8 ft x5 other is 6 ft x5...

8ft old bird race shed other stock shed thanks darren :)

 

[Guest IB]

Hi, going back to time I was building my own boxes, before I started I decided first what type of nest fronts I wanted; I chose a plastic type, and got my box measurements from that. The section dimensions then determine whether the boxes are two or three rows wide , and height.

 

Would also recommend your bottom box to be a foot off the floor, and your top box floor no higher than eye level.

[newboy]

hi im not gonna have fronts 4 now will build them my self got a load of dowls so will use them so i can build them to fit i was gonna make boxes 1 and a half ft sq is this too small

thanks for info cheers

[Whats it called Cumbernauld]

18" just fine mate,make them easy to remove as the front is not needed once birds settle.

 

Big advantage of plastic is it  easier to keep clean, than the wood and dowling ones.

 

However like making things to fit loft best for apperance and most practical.

 

Cheers

 

Rab Smith