5 gallon bucket nestboxes?

[k-will]

i have seen these somewhere.but,i cant find the pics of them.anyone seen them?or used them?

[Snowbird Sue]

Nope, but sure does sound interesting! I will keep an eye on this one!

[k-will]

i saw a guy that raced pigeons that had them.he explained about how he kept xtra ones so he could remove them from the wall and clean them,then later put them back when another one needed cleaning.it looked ingenius to me.he sort of cycled them in and out of the loft by keeping xtra ones.if i remember right,he had a pretty large opening cut about 3 or 4 inches from the bottom of the bucket.there might of been some cut off the top.he also had a bunch of vent holes cut out of the sides all around.he said he screwed them to the wall with 3 screws.he had pics of them with babys in them and 1 of the adult pigeons.was really cool looking.it was on a website somewhere....

i think i will work on a prototype just in case i never find the site where they were.i got a feeling i can figure it out.will post a pic for comments when i finish it.

maybe this will help if you look thru the pictures closer to the bottom this guy uses the buckets for nests too .. http://slobberknockerlofts.com/lofts/bob_mcguan/

[k-will]

that wasnt the one i was looking for,but he seems to have come up with yet another way to do it.thanks lakota

[pigeonmama]

I used 5 gal buckets for nest boxes, too. Cut off part of lid, wall mount buckets, put in tobacco stems, put lid back on. After baby season, take down pails, take them to a do it your self car wash, and all set for next time,
Daryl

[EgypSwiftLady]

This is such a great idea! Pigeonmama how do you attach them to the walls?
We are knee high in 5 gal. buckets, last year we had to give them away, I'm really excited about this.

Thanks Snowbird for starting this thread.

[Lovebirds]

Originally Posted by EgypSwiftLady

This is such a great idea! Pigeonmama how do you attach them to the walls?
We are knee high in 5 gal. buckets, last year we had to give them away, I'm really excited about this.

Thanks Snowbird for starting this thread.

Do you guys use the round ones or the square ones? Or both? Seems like it would be hard to stand in a round one once the babies start moving around.

[Snowbird Sue]

Hi Folks, I checked that website, and he used square 5 gallon buckets. Nice idea too! He has quite a nice set-up, that is for sure. I would have to really watch for square buckets, tho. Usually they are round. but, will keep an eye open!! Thanks!

[pigeonmama]

The pails that kitty litter comes in works great. You just have to cut off the part that opens up. I bolted them to the loft walls. I also drilled a few holes in the floor for ventilation.
Daryl

[k-will]

those square ones may work fine and i may try them,but what i was really talking about was a 5 gallon round bucket facing (opening up) on the wall.it would have a large opening about 3 or 4 inches from the bottom.the top would be left open and the lip of the bucket would be cut off.this would make it slightly shorter.it would attach to the wall with 2 or 3 screws.finally i would have a number of holes cut out for ventilation.im gonna make a prototype and post it when i complete it.i think it will work. there i go thinking again.....

well either way round or square I think pigeons with make the most of either as they are very crafty little birds I have seen both used and thou I would prefer the square myself I know both work so it just depends on what you have access too ..

[EgypSwiftLady]

Originally Posted by k-will

those square ones may work fine and i may try them,but what i was really talking about was a 5 gallon round bucket facing (opening up) on the wall.it would have a large opening about 3 or 4 inches from the bottom.the top would be left open and the lip of the bucket would be cut off.this would make it slightly shorter.it would attach to the wall with 2 or 3 screws.finally i would have a number of holes cut out for ventilation.im gonna make a prototype and post it when i complete it.i think it will work. there i go thinking again.....

Hi k-will, I'm also trying to come up with ideas for the ROUND buckets, we have a surplus of them.
I'm trying to think of a way to be able to easily hand them on the wall of the loft, without having to screw each one on the wall.

[k-will]

egypt,the good thing about screwing them to the wall is they will be easy to take down,clean and then put back up.its a little work.but,it beats trying to clean nestboxes that are in place.im a clean freak i guess.

[EgypSwiftLady]

Originally Posted by k-will

egypt,the good thing about screwing them to the wall is they will be easy to take down,clean and then put back up.its a little work.but,it beats trying to clean nestboxes that are in place.im a clean freak i guess.

I agree, Foy's sells a clip that you can nail/screw on the end of perches and have another on the loft wall... the metal clip on the perch fits into the metal piece on the wall making it very easy to take the perch off to clean. I am trying to either find or make pieces similar to these but large enough to hold a bucket tight.
I found a bucket ring type that attaches to the wall, the bucket can be easily taken in and out and an entrance hole can be cut into the bucket. But
the ring sells for $9.00 each.

Robin