When you are walking on the street or fast searching on the Internet, then you see a sign, bird houses for sale! For nature lovers, especially those that have a soft spot towards fowls will pause and read further or go in to check out what the store has. Before purchasing that bird house, there are some thing you will have to keep in mind. First make a survey of your homestead to ascertain whether you will need a ground based or lifted bird house. In you survey, you will also take note of how much of the available space you will need for the bird house, if you have a smaller space, then it is advisable to go for a raised one. Raised bird houses are also more beautiful to add into you backyard.
Statistics have it that,a good bird house should have a space of 3 feet per bird, and if your space limits you then you can have a smaller house with fewer bird. The fowls will need the space in order to move around. Many of the bird are very locomotive, hence the space. Airing the house will also be a factor, how will you put up your house in a such a way to make it easier for air current to move in and out of the house? You don’t want to build this ind of structure amidst air current barriers. With no much air flowing in and out of the house, the health of the birds will be at stake.
After all this, then the purchase can begin. There are many types of bird houses for sale, either they differ with the construction materials or the targeted bird. Not at any chance, will you find the house of chicken, the same as the house of a parrot. At at this point that finding the right bird house for your birds comes in. each bird species has different needs and requirements for a daily life, and the best design will have to consider all the factors that make such a bird comfortable. Some birds love light, so in your plan you will have to include a well lit place. Other love insects, if so then build your house using eucalyptus wood. eucalyptus is said to attract many insects that are food components but scare away those that are predators. If you want to completely bar insects, the consider cedar.
Most of the bird houses for sale are made in such away to ensure protection of the creatures inside. Security is paramount, this is because birds have a very wide range of predators. Even man himself can be classified as a bird predator. Other will include cats, snakes, raccoons, falcons, squirrels and others. Evaluate which of the predators of birds is the most common in you neighborhood and take the necessary step of security. And above all, even you the owner should be less of a disturbance to the birds, purchase or build a food inlet or a viewing place that will create very little commotion to the birds.
0 comments:
Post a Comment