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re: Wood Duck Boxes
Posted on 3/10/15 at 10:37 am to Clyde Tipton
Posted on 3/10/15 at 10:37 am to Clyde Tipton
It doesn't matter whether it is on a pole near the bank or over the water. Putting it in a tree is not advisable unless you can protect from predators above the box. It needs some kind of screen on the inside of the box under the hole for the chicks to climb out and it needs some fill. It really needs good predator baffles underneath. I used the metal sheet cut plans in this publication and they worked well. Wood Duck I used rivets to assemble the cones.
This post was edited on 3/10/15 at 10:40 am
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Posted on 3/10/15 at 11:31 am to TBoy
An old timer in Lafayette area who I've putchased a few boxes from has been making them for years. He recommends to mount them on 4"x4" square posts. Claims the snakes will not climb a square post that thick. And all of mine are on land just near water, but not below many trees or anything that predators could have easy access to.
Also, if you notice in the plans, there is a pretty decent overhang above the entry hole. The guy says this prevents raccoons from standing on the top and being able to reach into the hole and down into the bottom of the box where the hen or her eggs would be. Definitely put the chicken wire on the inside lining the panel below the hole for the chicks to latch onto and make their way out.
Also, if you notice in the plans, there is a pretty decent overhang above the entry hole. The guy says this prevents raccoons from standing on the top and being able to reach into the hole and down into the bottom of the box where the hen or her eggs would be. Definitely put the chicken wire on the inside lining the panel below the hole for the chicks to latch onto and make their way out.
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