General Barn Owl Box Questions
Where do I install my barn owl box?
These boxes are professionally installed as I draw on 40 years experience as a falconer to assure they are mounted at the proper height, location and pointed in the right direction.
Do the boxes have drainage holes or slat along the edge?
They have drainage holes. Barn owls should not be disturbed so I have my design never needs cleaning or any other maintenance.
Other websites are recommending annual cleaning, with a side or top that can be opened?
Barn owls should not be disturbed so I have my design never needs cleaning or any other maintenance.
What are the dimensions and weight of your boxes?
They are a little bigger than a breadbox. They have drainage holes. Barn owls should not be disturbed so I have my design never needs cleaning or any other maintenance.
If we place a barn owl box in a pine tree, would the chains damage the tree or kill the branch?
I used to use heavy gauge wire with U shaped nails pounded into the branch. This did not work as the branch later sometimes would fail. I now use chains which I wrap around the branch is such a way that the chains overlap and lock so they do not move.
The chains in time will be included into the branch so I usually place the box on a smaller secondary branch so that in the event of a limb failure, the aesthetic appeal of the trees' canopy is not ruined. I have never had a limb failure yet since I began using the chain method.