+BunHeads Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 How do you hang bird houses? I've done a few bird houses now and I'm wondering how you guys hang them? Quote Link to comment
+lee737 Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Cable tie to a loop on the roof, or wire around the tree through back of house.... Quote Link to comment
+Smitherington Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Mine hangs from a bracket on a post. Quote Link to comment
+kunarion Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 (edited) I found some weatherproof bungee cord. I wrap one around a tree at the top of the birdhouse, and one at the bottom, with eyelets to loop the bungee cord. Then I cinch it tight and lock the cord with zip ties (also UV outdoor quality). On one birdhouse, I also looped a plastic coated gardening wire over a branch, for extra security. My plan doesn't always work very well. On one cache, with the bungee cord as loose as possible to still support the birdhouse, there were visible scars becoming evident in the pine tree bark as the tree grew. In only a few months. In a nature area. I tried moving the cords, then archived that cache. Hardwoods seem better suited for this mount method. But it depends on a lot of things. Edited February 20, 2022 by kunarion Speling Quote Link to comment
+barefootjeff Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 This isn't a bird house but I'd probably do something similar if I was hanging one of those. I used a length of chain inserted into plastic tubing, with the ends cable-tied to the mounting ring on the bison tube. I've allowed enough slack in the chain for any likely tree growth over the coming years and can always use a longer length if it starts becoming a problem. 1 Quote Link to comment
+BunHeads Posted February 4, 2022 Author Share Posted February 4, 2022 I like the bungee cord idea but I would worry about it getting stolen. Quote Link to comment
+CAVinoGal Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, lee737 said: Cable tie to a loop on the roof, or wire around the tree through back of house.... The single birdhouse cache we have hidden uses this method; small holes drilled in the back of the "birdhouse", wire looped around the tree branch and twist/tightened inside the house. No changes made to the tree, and it holds the house in place securely. Edited February 4, 2022 by CAVinoGal typo corrections Quote Link to comment
+captnemo Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 My bird houses are attached to a board that is attached to the top of a pole or to a fence. This allows the cache to be removed for maintenace without affecting the pole or fence. Quote Link to comment
+Lostboy1966 Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Easy: Just kidding, obviously... 2 Quote Link to comment
+Jayeffel Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 I might miss that! Quote Link to comment
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