Owl Question

[walshie 2,804]

I've heard a few owls round here and I fancy putting up a box for them. 2 questions:

 

How do you try to make sure only owls nest in them?

 

Where would be the best place to site the box? I have a barn overlooking an area where there's a lot of voles. Would the box be better inside the barn or on the outside?

 

 

[trenchfoot 4,243]

1) build the entrance the right size. After that, air rifle

 

2) best inside if its a quiet barn and not just a tractor shed. allows young to stretch their wings inside among the beams.

 

The barn owl trust website is very useful when it comes to advice. And most of it either makes sense, or works anyway

[squab 2,875]

A lad on here done a thread on them a while back,there's a few round me not in barns but on the edge of woodland up on tree trunks,they all seem to be triangle shape for some reason seen the barn owls use them regular

[trenchfoot 4,243]

I've a few triangle ones about, on trees. but they attract jackdaws. this is one of 2 I have put up on the edge of rough pasture. after a couple of lean years, both are now occupied

[squab 2,875]

Some pics on the search,in the pest control section

[Chicken_man 1,651]

That's a good looking one trenchfoot.

Atb

[trenchfoot 4,243]

That's a good looking one trenchfoot.

Atb

cheers buddy, rolled the tractor getting it up there though

[Hydropotesinermis 724]

Another tip. Put your boxes up in pairs. Not right next to each other, but nearby. One for the female and one for the male.