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When Good Nestboxes Turn Bad
Notice how the roof of the box warped and separated is the photo above?
Time for a new box with a more-secure roof.
A joint along the peak of the roof, with nothing but a few cheap nails to keep it tight? Really?
Why aren't some nestboxes built better?
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Same problem with my birdhouses. Currently I have rope around two of them as they were coming apart while the eggs/babies were still inside. I usually have to replace them every few years. Years past I had some that my aunt & uncle made, they had old license plates for roofs. The roofs lasted, but eventually the houses fell apart!
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Carol Flanagan
Same problem with my birdhouses. Currently I have rope around two of them as they were coming apart while the eggs/babies were still inside. I usually have to replace them every few years. Years past I had some that my aunt & uncle made, they had old license plates for roofs. The roofs lasted, but eventually the houses fell apart!