myersbg 1,355 Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 At first site i know that this may not seem to have anything to do with pest control, but the first one of these i ever made was to stop a problem with Carpet beetles and bird mites,an old farmhouse was having a serious problem with them and i traced them back to jackdaw nests in a small roof space, but in the same space were barn owls so i could not block off the entrance, i put up one of these boxes next to the entrance for a year until the owls started to use it then blocked off the entrance ,following spring they fledged 2 young,obviously then i cleared out old nests and applied insecticide to sort out problem. these 2 i have made for a large caravan site were there are one or two barn owls and they also want some tawny owl boxes putting up 8 Quote Link to post
Flacko 1,732 Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Tidy job. Quote Link to post
Hellride 1 Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 (edited) ? Edited January 25, 2015 by Hellride Quote Link to post
bunny tickler 876 Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 nice job do tawny & barn owls share the same territory ? Quote Link to post
Mr Muddy 141 Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 nice work, what does the tawny owl box look like? Quote Link to post
Mr Wilkes 2,915 Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Lovely job. Quote Link to post
gamerooster 1,179 Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Always got taught tawny owls push barn owls out of there territory 1 Quote Link to post
trenchfoot 4,243 Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 tidy those. Ive just put one up very similar. Here's one I put up a couple of years ago and in situ 2 Quote Link to post
bell 3,526 Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 That's a big box, why did you make it as big as that mate ? Quote Link to post
trenchfoot 4,243 Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 That's a big box, why did you make it as big as that mate ? it better simulates a barn. the extra space allows fledglings to stretch their wings etc and develop within the box. Which gives them a greater chance to survive once outside the box. They do seem to stay in the large boxes longer, and as once they are out, they have no cover, I believe that is all for the good Quote Link to post
squab 2,875 Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 spot on them mate here one on bit permission i got they in it every year Quote Link to post
myersbg 1,355 Posted January 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 nice job do tawny & barn owls share the same territory ? [ /quote] Barn owl boxes need to go up on the edge of rough pasture,that is where they do most of there hunting, tawny owl boxes in the woods. 1 Quote Link to post
Bunny Digger 21 Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 myersbg what are the dimentions please Quote Link to post
myersbg 1,355 Posted January 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Y ou can download the plans from the barn owl trusts website. Brian Quote Link to post
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