Ever had a problem with rodents?
I bet the answer is yes.
Fortunately there is a natural and safe way to rid yourself unwanted rodents - install a Barn Owl nest box on your property!
OUR NATIVE FRIEND
Barn Owls are a native owl species who like to nest in the hollows of trees and, of course, barns. Unfortunately there aren't many old trees or barns around. Old dead trees with hollows have mostly been cut down for firewood or to reduce the risk of wildfires.
I bet the answer is yes.
Fortunately there is a natural and safe way to rid yourself unwanted rodents - install a Barn Owl nest box on your property!
OUR NATIVE FRIEND
Barn Owls are a native owl species who like to nest in the hollows of trees and, of course, barns. Unfortunately there aren't many old trees or barns around. Old dead trees with hollows have mostly been cut down for firewood or to reduce the risk of wildfires.
Barn Owl coming in for the kill.
After years of work, and over a decade of studying birds of prey, we have developed the ultimate Barn Owl Nest Box. The box is made of cedar wood and strong screws so it will last for years and years. It is the optimal size, keeps the owls cool with small vents and we use an all natural bee repellent to be sure your owl box does not turn into a bee hive.
Our perfect Barn Owl nest box.
Barn owls nest in spring and usually have between 3 and 7 cute little owlets. Each adult Barn Owl eats about 1-2 rodents per night and a nesting family can eat over 1,000 rodents per year (1995 UC Davis Study).
BARN OWLS' FAVORITE MEAL =
GOPHERS, RATS AND MICE
The owls are also very small, weighing about a pound, so you don't have to worry about pets being injured.
BARN OWLS' FAVORITE MEAL =
GOPHERS, RATS AND MICE
The owls are also very small, weighing about a pound, so you don't have to worry about pets being injured.
Chris installing a Barn Owl nest box in a Cost Live Oak tree.
It is absolutely critical that the nest box be placed in the proper location to attract the owls to it AND keep predators like raccoons from getting into the box and eating the owls or owlets.
Many factors go into play when an owl is looking for a home. These factors include the size and shape of the box, opening size, mounting height, mounting substrate, sun angle, box door accessibility, relative grade slope to box and many others. After studying raptor ecology for over 10 years we can ensure your nest box is placed in the best way to get owls.
Many factors go into play when an owl is looking for a home. These factors include the size and shape of the box, opening size, mounting height, mounting substrate, sun angle, box door accessibility, relative grade slope to box and many others. After studying raptor ecology for over 10 years we can ensure your nest box is placed in the best way to get owls.
Barn Owl box mounted on 16 foot steel pole.
Here at Permasystems we are about using natural systems to solve our problems and lead more efficient lives in balance with nature. There is no better example of this than giving a home for Barn Owls. Whether or not you get a Barn Owl nest box from us, we plead you not to EVER use ANY poisons for rodents. THEY ARE ALL NOT SAFE for wildlife, pets or people!!!
DO NOT USE POISONS - EVER
Even poisons that state on the package that they are safe or do not cause secondary poisoning are construing the truth. Secondary poisoning is when an animal, like a coyote, eats a gopher you poisoned, and then get poisoned themselves. The claim that a poison does not cause secondary poisoning means that once a poison is digested by the primary animal, the gopher in our example, it is no longer poisonous to the secondary animal, the coyote. This is true, however, most of the times, when the primary animal dies, it still has undigested poison in it's stomach and therefore will poison anything that eats it!
Learn more about poisoning from our friends at Raptors Are The Solution
http://www.raptorsarethesolution.org/tracking-poisons/
DO NOT USE POISONS - EVER
Even poisons that state on the package that they are safe or do not cause secondary poisoning are construing the truth. Secondary poisoning is when an animal, like a coyote, eats a gopher you poisoned, and then get poisoned themselves. The claim that a poison does not cause secondary poisoning means that once a poison is digested by the primary animal, the gopher in our example, it is no longer poisonous to the secondary animal, the coyote. This is true, however, most of the times, when the primary animal dies, it still has undigested poison in it's stomach and therefore will poison anything that eats it!
Learn more about poisoning from our friends at Raptors Are The Solution
http://www.raptorsarethesolution.org/tracking-poisons/
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