I wouldn't change the design of the first one. You need the 1X8 to create an overhang on a slope so the water doesn't run along the walls and then inside the house. Also Cutting the 4 corners of the floor is quick and easy to do on a chop saw and also important, because if water does get inside, it won't accumulate in any of the 4 corners. I like that design.
@tonisee2
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for really informative video! Too bad I did not see that 6 months earlier when I was building few bird houses for my garden - opening of the front side is really a great idea. But next ones I will make in few months will definitely be like this. 🙂 There is one thing I probably can't agree fully - making simple tilted roofs is not really time consuming nor difficult. Two sides with tilted upper part is just one cut by a saw: e.g. a 60 cm long plank cut at an angle in the middle gives two sides for one bird house. Marking of cuts takes a blink of an eye when a template is made. My process was: a 3 meter plank divided into 60 cm sections by hand sawing (4 cuts), then marking tilted cuts using a strong cardboard template and making those 5 additional cuts to produce sides of 5 bird houses. I did not cut back or front side at angle (that would be doable but not really convenient with a hand saw). All that is even faster with mounted circular saw. I also wondered if you have also added birdhouses in woods or orchard(s)?
@lmnopgrl
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video very informative I learned so much! thanks for posting
@tom_olofsson
2 жыл бұрын
This was very helpful. Thanks for the detail.
@Kristoffceyssens
2 жыл бұрын
The value is azing on your chanel. Thanks! I think 'ill be implementing some birdhouses by this design in my pasture.
@LifeOnShiloh
2 жыл бұрын
Such a great video! Thank You
@happyhobbit8450
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video -- Very informative Thank You!!! My Grandpa did a boys club years ago where they built birdhouses and placed them for ranchers in the Porcupine hills AB ... that's what we need more of these days. We have so many mosquitos in July and Aug here in the Columbia Valley BC ... so close to all the wet lands. The Dragonflies are plentiful and there's some bats and swallows but they can't keep up.
@euphioquestion420
3 жыл бұрын
You're like a younger Sepp Holzer. Can't believe I never realized what you do even though Im familiar with Verge. Hats off to you Takota.
@PeggySue-RL
2 жыл бұрын
Great news. Thank you
@Ajaxxgopw
2 жыл бұрын
LOVE what you do, Takota! Thank you for sharing! Question: you have over 200 bird houses at 10 bucks a pop.... how does that 2000 dollar expenditure benefit your farm????
@y0nd3r
2 жыл бұрын
@14:32 bird diversity, they eat various insects that cause all kinds of problems on the farm.
@bettinaripperger4159
9 ай бұрын
The birdhouse is too low to the ground? Couldn’t a cat get inside of that
@SMALLFARM146
3 жыл бұрын
Thanka
@MrPatrickHart1
3 жыл бұрын
Paint with boiled linseed oil and pine tar. It will last a very long time.
@ianbaird6113
2 жыл бұрын
Is it important to orient the door toward a path of the sun, say just after sunrise?
@LongRidgeFarmer
9 ай бұрын
Let me know if you get an answer to your question, I’m also curious.
@25Soupy
3 жыл бұрын
Is that a Greg Judy bird house design?
@spatt833
3 жыл бұрын
Sun shields?
@Giget79
3 жыл бұрын
Takota, have you experimented with any bat houses on your property to help with pest control?
@TakotaCoen
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Amy, we have lots of bats, they just live in our fire wood shed! The spaces in between pieces of wood is perfect for them.
@Giget79
3 жыл бұрын
@@TakotaCoen I like that your videos around the farm often take notice of the wildlife that is returning to the land as a result of the work you & your family have invested.
@TakotaCoen
3 жыл бұрын
@@Giget79 Seeing a new creature I have never seen before is honestly my favourite thing about farming. I always take it as a sign that we are moving in the right direction! The first time I saw a dung beetle I almost cried for joy!
@Giget79
3 жыл бұрын
@@TakotaCoen I think that would be my favourite part too. An amazing feeling!
@Drisdelle09
3 жыл бұрын
Did you sow the Sage in the pasture or is it there naturally?
@TakotaCoen
3 жыл бұрын
All natural! It makes a great herbal anti-parasitical.
@Drisdelle09
3 жыл бұрын
@@TakotaCoen That’s exactly why I asked! I was amazed when I heard this. I’m trying to mimic just about everything Greg Judy does, but I’d be a fool to put all my eggs in one basket. Thanks for this nugget man, stay warm for now.
@roadkxll_
3 жыл бұрын
I’m an industrial designer Someone please discuss with me!!! So I honestly say it all depends on the bird but all birds lay nest out in the open, most if not all bird houses are close, this is actually closer to a cave and not at all natural to the bird, yes it offer protection but it takes away from the natural aspect of the bird and making them dependent on humans. Isn’t the best solution to provide open platforms with minimal roofing for rain?
@tomrudd1118
3 жыл бұрын
Hi there. A lot of smaller birds are cavity nesters and don't nest in the open.(Titmouse, Chickadees, Wrens, House Finches ....) They live in drain pipes and knot holes in roofs and trees and swings sets and ect.... By building houses for Blue Birds, they don't have to search for old growth trees with knots, which are fewer every year and we get to track and monitor their migration and numbers. Plus you can use predator guards to make it safer for endangered species, like Blue Birds, to populate and everyone is happy.
@roadkxll_
3 жыл бұрын
@@tomrudd1118 yes I did a little more research for my project, it depends on the species of the bird. Not all birds have the same requirement and needs, thanks for the video! (:
@Kristoffceyssens
2 жыл бұрын
i have cats running around. unprotected platforms seems like free candy for them.
@y0nd3r
2 жыл бұрын
@@Kristoffceyssens cats are an introduced, invasive species and need to be culled.
@Kristoffceyssens
2 жыл бұрын
@@y0nd3r replace cat with naked monkey.
@donnamccullough8985
2 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed life on your farm very much! Fyi, according to another kindhearted steward, the slope of the roof on your favorite birdhouse is to keep water from entering the birdhouse entrance. Here is the link: Watch "Building a Birdhouse - Things to Consider" on KZitem kzitem.info/news/bejne/sZ6ErmmDmmmbmaQ
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