What can be burned on a birdhouse. How to build a birdhouse so that birds live in it. Materials and tools

Attracting birds to the site is both useful and enjoyable. It is useful because they destroy pests, it is pleasant to listen to their singing and observe the behavior of birds. Therefore, many come up with the idea - to build a birdhouse with their own hands. People older than 40 can still remember school years: at the lessons of labor, the boys made houses for birds. But not only site owners make birdhouses. Often residents of apartment buildings hang them on trees near the house, on balconies and loggias.

What to do

The answer is unequivocal - from wood, and hardwood: conifers are too resinous. Resin can stain the plumage, leading to the death of the bird. Do not use plywood, or. Rarely does anyone settle in such birdhouses: glue and binders scare away birds. For the same reason, we assemble and fasten blanks only on nails or screws, we do not use glue.

Most often, birdhouses are made from boards. The thickness of the boards is at least 20 mm. This thickness is sufficient to maintain a stable temperature inside, which is important when hatching chicks. Moreover, the boards are needed unplaned, in any case, the inner surface should be rough. The front part under the notch is also specially scratched: along these notches, chicks and birds rise to the notch.

To prevent cracking of the boards during assembly, we pre-drill holes for the screws. The diameter is slightly smaller than the diameter of the screw.

Sizes of birdhouses for different types of birds

To attract different types birds the size of the house should change. The proportions of the “body” itself and the letok change mainly. The task is to create more familiar nesting conditions for this species.

bird species	Bottom dimensions	Birdhouse height	Notch dimensions	Note
Starlings	10*10cm	30-40 cm	about 5 cm	letok is preferable to a round shape
Sinichnik - tits, flycatchers, redstarts, sparrows, pygmy owls	10-12 cm	25-30 cm	30-35mm	notch round
Small titmouse or flycatcher (flycatcher, redstart)	10*8cm	25-30 cm	30 mm
Poluduplyanka	10*8cm	20 cm	height 33-50 mm across the entire width of the wall	letok - a longitudinal slot in the entire width of the front wall

As you can see from the table, basically only the height changes. The width remains more or less stable. It's not worth making birdhouses anymore. They will stimulate to lay more eggs, and the birds will not be able to fully feed a large number of chicks, as a result, the offspring will be weak and, most likely, will die.

If you want to attract wagtails, make a birdhouse laid on its side: it will be 10-12 cm high and 35-40 cm wide, with the same small entrance located approximately in the middle. Wagtails have weak legs, and they cannot climb the high wall to the entrance. Therefore, such a choice of nesting. in the wagtail, it is also desirable to make a trapik about 10 cm wide in front of the entrance - so that they can enter on foot.

Some explanation is required for the half-hollow. Some birds are used to nesting not in hollows, but in depressions between branches. in a completely closed artificial nesting they seldom settle. If you want to attract, for example, a gray flycatcher, make a small box for it, in which the notch goes the entire width of the front wall.

Just keep in mind that some types of squirrels also like to settle in such houses.

There is another nesting place that birds often like more - the nest box. This is a birdhouse, hollowed out from a piece of log. Often a dried tree is sawn into logs of a suitable size, turning it into apartments for birds. The height and diameter are selected based on the dimensions that were indicated for an ordinary birdhouse. The bottom and roof in the hollow are made from a piece of board.

Duplyanka - a birdhouse made of logs

Safety

It's a shame and a pity when the nests of birds are ruined. Cats are mainly engaged in this, and even woodpeckers. Therefore, when you make a birdhouse with your own hands, increase the overhang of the roof. In almost all drawings, it is drawn 5 cm long. In order to protect the birdhouse from the cat, it is necessary to make sure that he cannot reach the notch. To do this, the roof should protrude by at least 7 cm, and it is better to add a couple more - for large specimens. This ledge will also protect from slanting rain: the chances that the chicks will get wet becomes even less.

Another option is to put nails on the lid. The cat is unlikely to get hurt, but it won’t work to sit comfortably - they won’t give nails.

There are several ways to protect chicks from woodpeckers:

• beat the notch with tin:
• drive a few nails around the notch;
• nail an overlay made of wood on the notch area, the fibers of which run horizontally.

All this will prevent the woodpecker from expanding the notch and getting to the eggs or chicks. The last trick - the overlay - will also complicate the task for the cat: it is more difficult to reach the chick through a long entrance.

Measures against enemies: 1 - from woodpeckers, 2.3 - from cats

They are still saved from cats and possible invaders with the help of protective belts. They are made either from tin strips or from “brooms”. You will understand everything by looking at the picture. Please note that the distances must be maintained within an accuracy of 3-4 cm. Then the animals will not be able to jump over the protective belts. There should not be knots, feeders and other possible supports between them and the birdhouse.

Where to hang

Where to hang a birdhouse is also a science. If they gathered to hoist on a tree, then at a height of at least 2.5-3 meters. There should not be paths or busy metas near the selected tree - a well, a bench, etc.

When choosing a place on a tree, keep in mind that there should not be large branches in front of the entrance: the approach should be free. At the same time, you need to deploy it so that the “window” looks south. All this increases the chances that tenants will settle in your birdhouse.

Another point: you need to tie or nail so that the “house” is tilted slightly forward. So it will be easier for the chicks to get out, and less rain will clog.

How to make a birdhouse with your own hands: photo report

We will do the easiest option - with a flat roof. As already mentioned, we take non-planed hardwood boards with a thickness of 20 mm or more. To avoid splinters, it is better to work with gloves. We cut the blanks according to the drawing. Try to keep the saw cuts even and at a right angle: there should be no gaps. Immediately after hatching, the chicks are without plumage, and the slightest draft can kill them. Therefore, all edges must be even.

We take long thin nails - diameter 1.5-2 mm, length 4-5 cm and a hammer. We start assembly. We nail the sidewalls to the front part at a right angle. For each - three or four nails.

Turning the workpiece upside down, take the bottom, insert it, align it. We nail to the sides. From above we cover with a back wall, we also nail. Do not forget about the connection of the back wall with the sidewalls.

Turning the notch up, we nail the bottom also from this side. It remains to assemble the roof. We take the remaining square - a double of the bottom, nail it so that the visor sticking out in front is at least 5 cm (preferably 7-10 cm, as they said before). If the nails stick out, bend them.

The roof just needs to fit snugly. If something interferes, we earn money with a chisel. That's all, the birdhouse is ready with your own hands.

Often a perch is installed under the entrance. Is she needed or not? If there are enough branches around, it is better not to do it. If there are no branches, you need to either make a perch or a small shelf, although you can do without them. Why? Because cats also rely on them and it is easier for them to reach the chicks with support.
How to make a titmouse, see the video

We make a nest box - a birdhouse from a log

If the feathered people have a choice - to settle in a nest box or a birdhouse made of boards - they will choose a nest box. It is more like the usual "housing" - a hollow, it has no slots on the sides and, therefore, it is warmer. They are less noticeable on the tree, which means more chances to grow offspring. This is a plus from the bird's point of view. Now about the pluses from the point of view of "manufacturers": a fallen tree goes into work, and it is free. If you find a suitable one, it will be enough for a large number of birdhouses. About the minuses - making hollows is longer and more difficult: you have to manually pick out the core, leaving the walls intact.

Now about how to find a suitable tree. Aspen is best suited: it usually rots from the inside, and remains hard along the outer edge. Therefore, we go in search of an aspen forest, and there, among the fallen trees, we look for a suitable one: we cut several trunks. It is important to find with a whole edge and a rotten middle - the work will go faster.

It is desirable to find such an aspen - with a rotten core, but strong edges

Often such trees have rotten bark, which makes them look unsightly. We clean off the bark, pull the log to the dacha or to the house. There we cut into logs of a suitable size. Dimensions are determined by the diameter. For the birdhouse inner diameter the hollow should be 22-30 cm, respectively, the outer one - 27-36 cm. For the titmouse, the segments closer to the top are suitable - the inner diameter is 15-22 cm, the outer one is 19-26 cm.

The height of the block of wood also depends on the type of house - a titmouse 20-40 cm high (but they are more likely to settle in low ones), a birdhouse - from 30 to 45 cm. precipitation dripped from the roof. For the manufacture of roofs and bottoms, you will need trimming boards, you can use unedged and slabs.

We take a cut off block of wood and begin to pick the core with a chisel. The task is to dig a through hole. After that, even hard wood is easier to chip. To make the process go faster, you can drill holes with a drill, then break out the jumpers with a chisel.

The task is to dig a through hole

As a rule, the rotten core ends quickly, then you have to chip off pieces of wood with a chisel and a hammer or mallet. But with a hole in the center, it is much easier - longitudinal pieces are chipped off, work goes on at a normal speed.

The walls should remain about 1.5-3 cm. We try to work out the middle more or less smoothly, without large chips. When the walls are selected, we make a notch. If there is a knot, you can hollow it out. Or take a bark and a drill, drill into suitable place. If there is no crown, we take an ordinary drill, drill holes in a circle, then, using the same chisel, we cut through the remaining jumpers.

A piece of board 2-2.5 cm thick goes to the bottom. It is nailed or screwed onto self-tapping screws. The protruding parts are cut as close to the walls as possible.

It remains to nail the roof. The same board or slab will do. Before screwing in the self-tapping screw, drill holes, otherwise the board may split.

Actually, you have already made a birdhouse with your own hands, it remains to protect it from woodpecker attacks. If there are knots on the walls, it is advisable to coat them with plasticine (regular, for children). They can also close up the gaps that remain between the bottom and the roof and the walls: it is rarely possible to fit everything clearly. If you do not want to cover with plasticine, you can caulk with a hemp rope. It is applied to the slot, and driven into it, with a flat screwdriver (actually, there are special blades for caulking, but they are large - this is the time, and for “one-time use” they should be bought ...). If it "goes" badly, you can knock on the handle with a hammer.

Caulking "seams" with hemp rope

How to decorate a birdhouse

While the birdhouse is new, it looks relatively good, but after a couple of months it will darken. For birds, this is good - it will become less noticeable and they will only benefit from this. But not all homeowners like to look at such an unsightly “decoration”. To improve appearance, the birdhouse can be painted, but you need to choose “natural” colors - brown, gray, shades of green. Do you want your birds to survive? This means that their nest must be masked, and not painted in all the colors of the rainbow, attracting all possible predators.

And this one is just ideal - no gaps in the floor))

Sinichnik is inhabited

Beautiful decoration and disguise

We hope that now you can not only make a birdhouse with your own hands, but also competently (from the point of view of birds) decorate it.

Dimensional drawings

Some drawings of birdhouses are in the text, we post a few more in this section. Correcting the dimensions for the planned "residents" is probably not a problem. Also note that the layout is given for a board with a thickness of 2 cm. If the thickness is increased or decreased, adjustments are necessary.

Birdhouse with a triangular roof: drawing, dimensions

Sloped roof birdhouse (front wall higher)

Try to cut out such a birdhouse. The work is difficult. Such a craft will surely appeal to your loved ones by placing it in a conspicuous place, for example, on a shelf. To make this craft, you will need the following:

Sawing tools.

First of all, you need to prepare your table on which you will work. It should not have unnecessary things and every tool should be at hand. Not everyone has their own desktop and probably already thought about creating it. Making a table is not difficult - it is difficult to choose a place for it in the house. The ideal option is a warmed balcony, where you can do crafts at any time. I already wrote about table preparation in a separate article and tried to describe the whole process of its creation in as much detail as possible. If you don't know how to prepare your workplace then read the following article. After you have completed the process of creating a table, try to start choosing your future craft.

Choosing quality material

The main material is plywood. Her choice is always difficult. Each of us must have faced such a problem as delamination of plywood from the end part and asked such a question, why such delamination? Well, it's mostly due to low-quality plywood. If you took the jigsaw in your hands not for the first time, then you can pick up plywood from the remnants of the previous craft. If you are new to sawing and you do not have plywood, then buy it at a hardware store. Choosing material for sawing is always difficult. You should always choose plywood carefully, more often look at the defects of the tree (knots, cracks) and draw conclusions. The complexity of choosing plywood lies in the fact that no matter how you miscalculate its flaws and shelf life. For example, you bought plywood, cleaned it, translated the drawing, and suddenly it began to delaminate. Of course, this happened to almost everyone and it is oh so unpleasant. So it is better to pay attention when choosing and choose good plywood. I wrote a special Article, which describes step by step all the principles of choosing plywood.

Stripping plywood

We clean our plywood with sandpaper. As you already know, “Medium-grained” and “Fine-grained” skins are used to clean plywood in sawing. In construction stores, you probably saw skins (sandpaper in a different way), and they are what we need. In the work you will need "Coarse-grained", "Medium-grained" and "Fine-grained" skin. Each of them has its own property, but a completely different coating, in which it is classified. “Coarse-grained” skin is used for processing rough plywood, i.e. which has many defects, chips, as well as cracks.
"Medium-grained" skin is used for processing plywood after "Large" skins and has a slight coating. "Fine-grained" or otherwise "Nulevka". Such sandpaper serves as the final process of stripping plywood. It gives plywood smoothness, and therefore plywood will be pleasant to the touch. Sand the prepared plywood in stages, starting with medium-grained and ending with fine emery. Grind along the layers, not across. A well sanded surface should be even, perfectly smooth, glossy in the light and silky to the touch. How best to prepare plywood for sawing and which sandpaper is better to choose Read here. After stripping, check the plywood for burrs and small bumps. If there are no visible defects, then you can proceed to the process of translating the drawing.

Drawing Translation

For me, the translation of a drawing has always been the main process in my work. I will tell you a couple of rules, as well as tips for high-quality translation of the drawing. Many transfer the drawing to plywood not only with a pencil and copy, but also with the help of the Black Tape, glue the drawing with plywood, then wash off the drawing with water and the drawing markings remain on the plywood. In general, there are many ways, but I will talk about the most common method. To transfer the drawing to the prepared plywood, you must use a copy, a ruler, a sharp pencil and a non-writing pen. Fix the drawing in plywood with buttons or just hold it with your left hand. Check if the drawing fits the dimensions. Arrange the drawing of the clock so that the plywood sheet is used as economically as possible. Translate the drawing with a non-writing pen and ruler. You should not rush, because your future craft depends on the drawing.

Drilling holes in pieces

As you have already noticed, there are parts of the grooves in the details that need to be cut from the inside. To cut out such details, it is necessary to drill holes in them using a hand drill or, as in the old fashioned way, make holes with an awl. By the way, the diameter of the hole must be at least 1 mm, otherwise you can damage the elements of the drawing, which, alas, are sometimes difficult to restore. In order not to damage your desktop when drilling holes, you need to place a plank under the workpiece so as not to damage the desktop. Drilling holes alone is always difficult, so ask a friend to help you with your business.

Sawing details

There are many rules for sawing, but you need to be based on the most common ones. First of all, you need to cut out the internal parts, only then along the outer pattern. There is no need to rush when cutting. The main thing is to always keep the jigsaw straight at an angle of 90 degrees when cutting. Cut out the parts along the lines you marked exactly. The movements of the jigsaw should always be smooth up and down. Also, don't forget to watch your posture. Try to avoid bevels and bumps. If you get off the line while sawing, don't worry. Such bevels, irregularities can be removed with flat files or “Coarse-grained” sandpaper.

Relaxation

When sawing, we often get tired. Often fingers get tired as well as eyes, which are always in suspense. At work, of course, everyone gets tired. In order to reduce the load, you need to do a couple of exercises. Exercises you can see here. Do the exercises several times during the work.

Stripping Details

It is always necessary to clean the details of future crafts carefully. At the very beginning of work, you already cleaned the plywood sandpaper. Now you have to do a small part of plywood stripping. With a “medium-grained” sandpaper, clean the edges of the parts and the back of the plywood. "Fine-grained" skin is considered the final stage of cleaning parts. Fine sandpaper is better to clean the front of the parts. When processing plywood, take your time. You can also use a rounded file, with which it is convenient to clean the inside of the holes. Try to get the details without burrs and bumps.

Assembly of parts

Assembling the details of our crafts here is not so difficult. In order to carry out the correct assembly of parts, you need to read the following article, which details all the details of the assembly. After the parts are assembled into one common craft without any problems, then proceed to gluing them.

We glue the details

It is necessary to glue the parts of the shelf with PVA or titan glue. You don't need to pour a lot of glue. It is better to tie the assembled craft on glue with a strong thread, tighten it and put it to dry. The craft sticks together for about 10-15 minutes.

burning crafts

To decorate our craft with a pattern (for example, along the edges of the craft), you will need an electric burner. Beautifully burn out the pattern can be very difficult. To burn out patterns, you must first draw a pattern with a pencil. You can read how to work with an electric burner and add patterns to a shelf here.

DIY varnishing

If desired, you can transform our craft by coating it with varnish “On Wood”, preferably colorless. Read how best to Varnish crafts. Try to choose a quality varnish. Lacquering is done with a special brush "For glue". Take your time. Try not to leave visible streaks and scratches on the craft.

Greetings to all who have looked at my review. Spring has already become a full-fledged mistress and I more and more often spend all my free time in my garden. So today, from early morning, I diligently made a decoration on a tree. decoration in the form wooden birdhouse with elements of burning.

bird house I bought for 650 rubles in a pet store. This is enough low price for good workmanship and wood. Similar ones made of plywood also cost, but I personally have a question about durability and beauty.

My birdhouse model is the simplest, these hang on every tree. But initially the base is decorated with firing, which already greatly decorates the natural design of the house.

Wooden birdhouse , assembled with staples and glued with glue. The roof has additional bitumen protection.

Made in Russia and to the conscience. I think it will last more than a decade.

So if you like it, look for this miracle in local pet stores.

I liked it so much that I decided to change it a bit. I found suitable pictures on the Internet, copied them with a pen on the wooden base of the birdhouse and began to burn them out.

The whole process burning out It took me about an hour, but now I admire the beauty made by my own hands.

Please do not judge strictly, I can not draw. Yes, and I burned out for a long time and only in childhood.

It turned out such a birdhouse in harmony with nature. And my first figurine, presented by my husband 17 years ago, immediately settled on it.

Building a birdhouse with your own hands is not as simple as it might seem at first glance. . To do this, you need to stock up on knowledge, patience, have at hand essential tool and of course "building material".

So, it is better to build a birdhouse out of wood if as a starting point building material you will use, for example, a birch edged planed board with a thickness of 16-20 mm.

To work, you may need at hand the following tree tool:

1. First of all, this is a hacksaw, but if you have a circular saw, even better.

2. Electric drill or screwdriver with a set of drills.

3. Preferably a jigsaw for cutting a notch (although it can be done in various other ways).

4. Screwdrivers.

5. Square.

preparatory operations.

First of all, we will make blanks, in accordance with the drawing (sketch) No. 1.

1. Front wall 180x300 mm - 1 pc.

2. Rear wall 180x300 mm - 1 pc.

3. Side walls 180x300 mm - 2 pcs.

4. Bottom 140x180 mm - 2 pcs.

5. Lid 200x260 -1 piece (if there is no board 200 mm wide, you can use a board 180 mm wide).

6.Bar fastening

IMPORTANT! Always remove burrs with a file to avoid injury.

On the front wall we mark places for a notch and holes for wood screws (3.8x35).

With a drill with a diameter of 3.5-3.8 mm, we drill 4 holes for self-tapping screws at a distance of 10 mm from the edge (1/2 the thickness of the side wall).

We cut out the notch with the available tool, but best of all with the help of a type-setting drill. The shape of the notch can be different (triangular, square, round) provided that it is convenient for birds.

On the back wall

With a drill with a diameter of 3.5-3.8 mm, we drill 4 holes for euro screws at a distance of 10 mm from the edge (1/2 of the thickness of the side wall).

On the side walls mark places for holes for self-tapping screws.

With a drill with a diameter of 5 mm, we drill 4 holes for self-tapping screws at a distance of 10 mm from the edge (1/2 the thickness of the bottom and top insert).

To cover using self-tapping screws we fix the top insert. We twist the screws flush from the side of the insert. The distance from the rear edge of the cover to the insert must be at least 20 mm (back wall thickness).

To do this, we place all the details on a flat surface: the bottom, we place the walls of the birdhouse around it, install the lid and fix the structure with the help of clamps. Using a square, check the corners. We twist the screws, but do not tighten to the end, first for the side walls, then for the bottom and top insert.

Once again, we check the build quality and finally tighten the screws.

Using self-tapping screws (at least 2 pieces) we fasten the bar on the back wall of the birdhouse. The length of the bar must be at least 600 mm, and its cross section must ensure a reliable and stable position of the birdhouse when it is fixed on a tree or in some other suitable place.

We will not make a perch in front of the notch. Birds do not need it, and cats and other predators will only facilitate access to the nest.

The birdhouse is ready!

VERY IMPORTANT!

ATTENTION! It is recommended to make rough notches on the inner walls of the birdhouse. This is necessary so that the chicks can get out, clinging to the notches with their claws, and not die.
To increase service life the birdhouse can be painted in a color that resembles the color of the bark: dark red, gray or brown. Other colors, including green, are not liked by the birds and may scare them away. You can paint the bird house only from the outside.
The finished birdhouse can be attached to the tree with a rope, but you can use nails or self-tapping screws.
hang birdhouses can be in a variety of places - gardens, parks, courtyards, forest edges, and not only in spring, but also at any other time of the year. If the house is hung in the fall, then in winter many forest birds will find refuge in it, moving closer to human habitation in difficult times, and the earliest heralds of spring will gladly settle in this time-tested dwelling.
The optimal height for fixing the birdhouse 3 - 6 m. It is very important that it be slightly inclined forward with the entrance, so it is more convenient for the birds to fly in and get out. The letok should be directed to the south, east or southeast so that the northwest winds prevailing in our zone do not disturb the inhabitants.
Important! If the birdhouse is inhabited, it is advisable to remove the top cover every 1-2 years in early spring or late autumn and clean it.

Have you noticed that birds do not settle in every birdhouse? We asked ourselves this question and found out how many mistakes can be made when building a bird house and we want to pass this knowledge on to you.

Where did the first bird houses in Russia come from?

The first bird houses in Russia appeared during the reign of Tsar Peter I.

It is well known that the great Tsar Peter was very interested in everything unusual.

In Europe, he looked at how Europeans feed birds and decided to implement this idea on the territory of Russia.

At first, people were forced to make birdhouses by order, this innovation gradually took root, as people liked the gentle chirping of birds, it gave people pleasure to watch the fuss of birds around their offspring.

It would seem pampering, but such a neighborhood brought positive results for the garden and vegetable garden, as the birds perfectly destroyed insect pests.

But in order for the birds to settle on the site, you need to take care of the birdhouse in advance.

Currently, during the season, you can buy any house to your liking.

They offer “couture villas” for every taste.

But, it is much more interesting to make a bird house with children.

The bird house should not be large, if the house is large, then the bird may lay too many eggs and the parents will not be able to feed such a large family.

The offspring will grow up weak, and in late summer - early autumn, the birds will have to fly to warm countries, and a weak bird will not reach its destination.

In addition to the issue of feeding the chicks, the question of the weak immunity of the offspring is acute, since any illness, such as "bird flu", sticks to weak chicks.

And if the house is correct, then only two or three chicks will grow up in a cramped house, but these will be strong and healthy birds.

That's why, birdhouses are built about 30-35 cm high, the bottom usually has a square shape with a size of 16x16 cm, the bird's entry hole is 1/4 of the total height, 4-5 cm in diameter, the roof has a mandatory slope, which prevents water from entering the birdhouse.

How to hang a birdhouse

The house can be hung on any deciduous tree, it can be strictly vertical, or it can be with a slight inclination forward.

The opening for the entry of birds must be directed to the south, east or southeast - thus there is protection from the cold wind from the north.

You can have a bird house at a height of at least three meters from the ground.

Have pity on your living tree, so do not nail the birdhouse, but rather tie it with wire.

In the absence of a tall tree on the site, the birdhouse can be fixed on a strong three-meter pole.

How to protect a bird house from a cat

It is well known that cats are excellent feathered hunters.

A cat is a predator, and at the same time it is a very dexterous, courageous and jumping animal, capable of catching a bird on the fly.

Your task is to protect the bird house from the cat.

So that the cat does not get to the birdhouse - hang it very high on a tree or around the tree trunk, fasten (if possible) an apron made of metal or plywood 30-40 cm wide, parallel to the ground.

And if you hung a birdhouse on a pole, then fix below the birdhouse, in the middle of the pole, a plywood circle with a diameter of 45-50 cm - cats are not able to overcome such an obstacle.

How many birdhouses can be hung in one area

If you want to attract starlings to your site, then for these birds you need to have one birdhouse per 20-25 acres.

If there are a lot of birdhouses, the birds will begin to compete with each other and, as a result, they can all leave the territory.

Don't rely too much on starlings to protect your garden from pests.

Starlings are cute, funny birds, they sing wonderfully, but in July they will all take off together and fly away to the fields, as there is a lot of food for them and they will feed there until late autumn, before flying away.

The blue tit and the great tit are birds with a pugnacious character and therefore there should not be many houses for them either.

There can be quite a lot of houses for wagtails and flycatchers, as these birds are excellent helpers in pest control.

Pied flycatcher.

Tits, blue tit, wagtails manage to grow and feed 2-3 broods over the summer, so many chicks require a lot of food, which means that your garden is always under control.

Preparing the birdhouse for moving in

Autumn and winter are the time to care for birdhouses.

You can treat the houses from the inside with boiling water or a solution of potassium permanganate.

If there are children in the family, do all the work from building a house to caring for it with them.

Such works unite the family well and pleasant memories remain in children's memory for a long time.

We build a nesting box with a chain saw with our own hands in stages

Let's build an exclusive house-house, and for this you need:

chain Saw, better model with little return;

goats for sawing logs;

drill with a feather drill for wood;

• nails 70-80 mm;

• round timber, about 80-100 cm long, not coniferous.

Progress

First stage. Firmly fix the round timber on the goats.

Second phase. Remove the core from the round timber, for this, cut parallel from the end of the round timber to the left and right, to a depth of about 20 cm. Then turn the round timber on the goats by 90 * and repeat the same steps.

For such work, it is necessary to use a familiar saw, i.e. have experience with a chainsaw. Follow all safety regulations as there is an increased risk of kickback or kickback during this operation.

Third stage. We got the inside of the house, from the side of the base.

Now you need to separate the body of the house from the main round timber. To do this, at a distance of 30 cm from the bottom, it is necessary to cut at an angle to tilt the roof.

Fourth stage. Saw off a disk of wood 3 cm thick with a saw, to do this, make a vertical straight cut. This disc is the bottom of the bird house.

Fifth stage. We are faced with the task of cutting a board for the roof. To do this, from the remains of the round timber, using two longitudinal cuts, from the central part of the round timber, we get a board 3 cm thick.

The length of the board should be about 3-4 cm longer than the diameter of the house. The roof overhang is designed to prevent rain from entering the bird's entry hole.

Sixth stage. With the help of a feather drill, we make a hole for entry. If you want to populate starlings, the diameter of the entry hole should be 45mm.

If you are preparing a house for a lazarevka - a hole of 28 mm., For a great tit - 32 mm., For a wagtail - 40 mm.

Seventh stage. Fasten the bottom of the birdhouse to the body with nails.

Eighth stage. Nail the roof. The hollow house is ready! Looking forward to housewarming.

If you want to ennoble the birdhouse, then it can be painted with gray or red water-based paint.

Remember that birds do not like the color green.

Do not use stains, nitro paints, varnish and impregnation.

Birds love only environmentally friendly material.

The same house-hollow can be built with an ax - this is the fastest house.

In the center of the round timber we make a split into four parts.

Remove sharp corners with an ax.

We fasten all four parts together with wire, fasten the bottom, the roof, make a hole for entry - the house is ready.