Barn Owl Nest-Boxes
Installing an owl nest-box is a great way to attract barn owls to your property.
Barn owls eat rodents. They are an excellent alternative to poison for controlling rats, mice, voles, moles, gophers, even small rabbits.
We offer the following:
Barn Owl Box Plans: $25.00
Built / Installed: Start at $250.00
Our boxes are made from Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified plywood and protected with water-based wood sealer.
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Our boxes are adapted from the Carolina Raptor Center's barn owl nest-box plans. The design helps prevent owlets from falling or leaving the nest too early.
Some nest-box designs (Right) pose great risk to baby owls. If the entrance opens to a ledge, or if the hole is too low, the babies risk falling and injuring themselves. Ledges and perches also make it easier for great horned owls to predate on the babies, reaching in and grabbing them.
Our design helps ensure owlets are well-developed by the time they take their first flight - which can sometimes by more like a fall.
Instead of falling straight down, we want then to be able to flutter, if not fly.
It's important then, that the owlets mature enough that they lose their density - their 'baby fat', and that their wing feathers grow long and full.
Placement of the nest-box is also important. It should face away from prevailing winds and should not be obstructed, allowing the birds an open space to swoop-in.
Another thing to consider is the habitat. Barn owls do well near open fields, along edges of woods - so long as there is open space for them to hunt close by. In an urban environment, this could be a school or park.
Watching the owls grow up can be fun and entertaining for the whole family.
guarantee that unless you provide a place for them to nest, they never will.
