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Think Bird Houses to Attract Aviary Friends to Your Home & Garden

Bird houses add charm, whimsy, and beauty as well as a place for birds to nest.  It is no wonder that the bird house and bird feeder industry is growing.  There are safety factors to consider when buying or building a bird house.  There are some birds that will use a bird house and others that are not attracted to them. 

Types of Bird Houses

The type of bird house you will use depends on the type of bird or birds that you want to attract to your home.  Bird houses come in many shapes, sizes, colors and materials.  One of the best types of bird houses is the wooden one.  There are several reasons to choose this type of bird house.  Wooden bird houses can breath for ventilation, are durable and have a good insulation quality to them.  Gourds are another good material for bird houses.  They are functional, breathable, and pretty as well.  Properly designed pottery, concrete, and plastic houses will breathe and are also durable. When choosing the bird house that you will use for your feathered friends always check for proper ventilation, drainage, and easy access for maintenance and monitoring.  When considering the type of bird house that you want another thing to think about are safety and maintenance.

Safety and Proper Maintenance

Items to consider once you have chosen the type of bird house that you want are ventilation, drainage, ease of access for maintenance and protection from predators.  You should also make sure that no harmful chemicals where used on the materials used for the building of your bird house.  You would not want your new friends to become sick.  Part of proper maintenance of your new bird house is to check them for unwanted critters, such as fleas, wasp, or flies.  Sometimes mice and others will want to take up residence in your bird house. The main thing to remember if this happens is to remove them.  If insects are the problem, use only pesticides that are not harmful to your feathered friends.  “If wasps are a problem, coat the inside top of the box with bar soap” (US Fish & Wildlife Service "Homes for Birds”).  One of the problems that you may encounter while cleaning the nest and parasites or insects are present, baby birds may also be present.  If one of the baby birds gets out of the nest you can pick it up and put it back where it was.  Birds have a lousy sense of smell and they will not reject the babies because you helped them. 

Don’t let the care and safety be a deterrent in deciding whether you want a bird house or not.  The upkeep and maintenance is part of the joy and can be a wonderful way to learn more about your new birds. You will quickly become a backyard birder with your new bird house or houses. The joy of watching beautiful bird is an immeasurable pleasure. 

About the Author

PJ Hall is a professional writer who provides information on bird houses for For the Birds - your online guide to attracting birds and backyard birding.

Could our bird live in aviary after living in a cage all her life?

We may get an aviary for our 1and a half year old female cockatiel (called Jaz) and its only just occurred to me that she might not be able to live in one due to the fact that shes lived in a cage all her life!
Would it be okay for her to live in an aviary and could we get another/more FEMALE birds (so they wouldn't mate)?

Thanks!

I agree with Caitlin. Jaz would have more fun with all of her new friends. and they could play together. Also she would have more space to fly. So yes it would make jaz VERY happy and it might be a little loud for you cause those birds can chirp!

Pipe organ gets a new sound
Sharlene Sloop plays the pipe organ for the service at Englewood Christian Church on Sunday, February 21, 2010. The pipe organ was installed with the capacity to hold 40 stops, or sets of 61 pipes, but at the time only held 20. Now, the pipe organ's capacity has been expanded with additional stops that will add to the instrument's tonal range.

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