Get out your tools and make some birdcages or upgrade the old ones by washing them(disinfecting), sealing any
any seams. And purrhaps a new coat of paint. A little bit of bleach to keep them healthy. And maybe a dash of demetrius earth (foodgrade) to help rid of mites and insects.
https://www.backyardchickencoops.com.au/blogs/learning-centre/diatomaceous-earth-a-natural-remedy-for-troubled-chickens
My work with pigeons found them to be very clean. Ours were, anyway. Baby starlings picked up insects as they grew, being brought in by parental feedings.
Pigeons enjoy a weekly bath.
Most birds, not pigeons, have an oil gland just above their tail feathers to preen their feathers with oil, but as they eat seeds high in oil this may serve another benefit as well.
Keep an eye out for birds that don't eat or have unkept feathers. Disinfect their feeders and around birdhouses often to prevent spread of any disease.
It doesn't take much to give them cover for the amount of work they do for us.
Go ahead build an apartment complex.
Different birds require different sized openings. What birds do you have or want to attract.
Hint: Rooster are circadian clocks, you cannot retrain them. ....easily.
https://www.motherearthnews.com/diy/garden-yard/birdhouse-plan-zm0z12onzhun
They seed, and eat soo many bugs... They exercise your cat.. And they wake you at dawn. That is fair trade for a little space.
Here is an article on birdhouse maintenance.
https://www.instructables.com/id/Birdhouse-Maintenance/
My birdhouse after an upgrade of beach glass. Now where am I going to hang out the shingle?
