Authors: Peter T. Bromley, Extension Specialist, Wildlife, Virginia Tech; Kurt A. Buhlmann, Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Fisheries and Widlife Sciences, Virginia Tech; Louis A. Helfrich, Extension Specialist, Fisheries, Virginia Tech.
Publication Number 420-802, Posted January 1998
Figure 7This plan for building a wood duck nest box calls for 10 linear feet of 1-inch by 12-inch rough sawn lumber. Use cedar, cypress, or other weather-resistant lumber. Drill several drain holes in the bottom. Attach a mesh strip of one-quarter-inch hardware cloth from the inside of the hole to the bottom to allow the ducklings to escape the box. The hole should be four inches wide and three inches high. The door should be placed above the lower side of side No. 2 and mounted with a rustproof, bras hinge and a hook and eye to permit replacement of sawdust each winter.
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