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Does anyone have any experience to share with the Barn Owl boxes sold by, e.g., barnowlbox[.]com (or similar sites)? Are they safe for the owls and sturdy? Would the pole-mount option actually be suitable? To someone like me at first glance they seem decent enough, but I don’t know what I don’t know.
Alternatively, if I was going to build one myself, what would be a safe, long-lasting material? I assume treated lumber is out of the question since it’s chemically adulterated, but what about composite “lumber”, cedar, or something else? This probably wouldn’t be my first choice since I’m not super good at building things.
Thanks in advance for any insight!
Thank you! I was exploring the pole mount options as our building mount options are a bit limited by roads, which, as you mentioned, should definitely be avoided. I had also been reading about their nesting habits and seeing that barn owls often use a nest box for a long time, so that was some of my impetus for wanting something that would last them a good long while.
I checked out the Barn Owl Trust and there was a lot of great info there - thank you again and best of luck to you in the course!
Thanks & you’re welcome! Sounds like you’ve done some good research already. Hope you can attract some owls with whatever option you choose.
Haha well if it sounds that way it’s only because I got tons of great info from you, the resources at the UK Barn Owl Trust you mentioned (which is an absolute trove of info), and our friend anon6789 here!
Rest assured if I can get a little owl family to move in, this will be the place I post it!