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To Have Owl Nesting Boxes, Blue Bird and Bat Boxes in Every Vineyard and Farming Field

Q.  Where to hang the Barn Owl Nesting Box? 

  Attach it to a pole or in a tree away from a busy road, ten to twelve feet off the ground.  If hung in a tree, hang metal flashing around the trunk to help keep the nestlings safer.

 The entry hole should face a yard or meadow so the Barn Owls can swoop right in.  Not too close to your bedroom window, all those nestlings can make quite a racket when father appears with dinner.

Never hang an owl nesting box that has a perch.  This is a perfect stairway for all predators.

You do not need to supply nesting materials.

Now it is time to invite your neighbors over to see your new nesting box.  It is a good time to check  to see what sort of rodent and insect control they are using.  Try to convert them to non-toxic, one neighbor at a time.  If a poisoned rodent is consumed, the bird will die a very slow death, much like the rodent will do, which makes them a slow-moving target.

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Barn Owl Boxes should be

cleaned out each Autumn

I Click here for information about Non-Toxic Rodent and Insect Control

One family of barn owls will eat approximately

 3000 rodents in one year

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