L SHAPED NEST BOXES

11 Oct 2011, 14:03

can anyone help me with some measurements?,

im thinking of making some or getting someone to make some up. for my gouldians.

any close up pics of front and side would be great also.

cheers

Jarryd

11 Oct 2011, 15:02

If I remember tonight I'll measure mine and post a photo for you.

11 Oct 2011, 20:37

Not to scale

I bought these of another breeder, not sure how scientific the exact measurements are. There is a little shelf below the hole the full width of the upper L section and about3mm deep. there are 3 holes (about 5mm in diameter) on front and rear at shelf level for airflow.

I had 3 pairs in the flight, 4 boxes that shape and 4 boxes Mike Fidler's shape and all birds chose the L shaped boxes.

I paid $6 each for mine, figured I couldn't make them for that (although they are a bit rough and ready they did the job).

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130mm width and also depth (can't draw 3D in machine code.

Yes, I know, taking a picture might have been easier after all. Check your phone

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11 Oct 2011, 20:42

Hey AFF, what's with stripping out the extra blank lines from my 2D drawing. Oh well, worth a try. Now I really do need to take a photo and draw all over it.

11 Oct 2011, 20:45

thanks heaps Natamambo. got the pic too

11 Oct 2011, 21:03

Try 2

11 Oct 2011, 21:34

even better!!!! cheers!

12 Oct 2011, 13:43

Misso the ones i use, i went to a Cabinet makers joint where i did some work for a while and got them to cut mine up on the computer saw and they have kept the cutting list for future. They worked out to be $13 but taking into account they spent some time on measuring it right and puting it on the computer so maybe my next lot mayb a fraction cheaper. Mine are made from 18mm ply to keep them cosy and with 4 young or so can get very warm and cosy for the young.

So i dont understand why people need to use heaters under them.

12 Oct 2011, 14:14

I've used these boxes for Gouldians for a couple of seasons in the past & the birds certainly like them but I found they resulted in over keen 1st season males building over the top of existing clutches of eggs & hatchlings. I had a handful of cases of this with them for the couple of seasons I used them. This didn't occur at all with traditional standard rectangular nestboxes before or since. I also previously experienced this same thing many years ago when I used home-made bamboo nest receptacles for Gouldians. These also had a much larger than usual nesting chamber area, so I'm firmly of the opinion lately that a smallish chamber prevents this as there's simply not the space for an extra nest chamber in the same box. FYI

16 Dec 2011, 21:49

I got some L Shaped Nest Boxes made up by a friend of mine to try out on my gouldians in 2012, very happy with how they turned out. if anybody needs some i can pm you my mates number.