Barn Owl Boxes

[myersbg 1,355]

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

[Flacko 1,732]

Tidy job.

[Hellride 1]

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Edited January 25, 2015 by Hellride

[bunny tickler 876]

nice job do tawny & barn owls share the same territory ?

[Mr Muddy 141]

nice work, what does the tawny owl box look like?

[Mr Wilkes 2,915]

Lovely job.

[gamerooster 1,179]

Always got taught tawny owls push barn owls out of there territory

[trenchfoot 4,243]

tidy those. Ive just put one up very similar.

 

Here's one I put up a couple of years ago

 

and in situ

[bell 3,510]

That's a big box, why did you make it as big as that mate ?

[trenchfoot 4,243]

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

[squab 2,875]

spot on them mate here one on bit permission i got they in it every year

[myersbg 1,355]

nice job do tawny & barn owls share the same territory ?

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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.

[Bunny Digger 21]

myersbg

 

what are the dimentions please

[myersbg 1,355]

Y ou can download the plans from the barn owl trusts website.

 

 

Brian