r/birdhouses

Not sure if a post like this is allowed, but any of you have ever had this happen before? I guess next time I should keep the little lid on top closed

Update:

Just a little more information for the people who are curious. Obviously I’m not touching the newly created mansion, and letting the new owner do its thing hahah.

Some were also wondering where this was taken, I live in the Netherlands. I think it’s a “blue tit” (but definitely correct me if I’m wrong).

Update 2:

I have been corrected, it’s a great tit.

Hello,
I’m new to this page and a complete newbie to birdhouses. I know nothing on the topic.
Moved home and there’s a used wooden birdhouse mounted high on the wall. I read I can clean it out with warm water and a little bleach and let it dry in the sun before remounting it but I could only unhook the top part from the nail. I couldn’t get the bottom off..
There were cobwebs behind the house and I do not do spiders so I’m scared to open it to clean it (I’ll get my partner to do it).
Anyway, I’ve left it half hanging as I ran away seeing said cobwebs and I believe they’re inside the house too.
Any tips on the best way to clean it out so it’s safe for use? Is a drop of bleach the way to go?
I’ve got a suet feeder at the ready as I was going to place that underneath the house.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Seems a shame to let it go to waste on the spiders.
Thank you x

Made this one out of Maple wood, with Black Walnut bark for the roof. Hoping for a wren 🙃

Just a little scrap wood project for the birds

sharing a pic of our newest birdbottle bird house. They hang on a tree trunk or the side of a house or barn. The back is open for nest clean out if needed and it has a notch on the back for it to easily hang with a nail or screw. Our birds just love them. Birdbottle houses date back to Colonial times. I threw the pot and my wife Debbi of hand paints the outside. No stencils or transfers - just her artistic eye and vision. We are having so much fun doing joint pieces and we have come so far in 10 months.

hello, I’ve had this birdhouse, that I made myself, up for a couple months now and I’ve decided to finally move it somewhere new because Zero birds have come by to live in it. if yall have any ideas of what might be the problem that would be a great help

I paint them so they weather well and so they aren't boring.

Has anyone else had challenges with securing a heavy birdhouse to a base? I built four bolts into original structure but it needed more. I ended up using wall spring open anchors.

I had to explain a shotgun wedding to my ten year old. 😀