Tip for Modified Trio Houses
From: Ken Kostka, PMCA, Edinboro, PA
Date: 6/7/01
Time: 4:01:11 PM
Remote Name: 205.188.196.47
Comments
Putting
a few rivets through the door & plug of the rear compartment doors of
Trio modified (6"x 6"x12") house compartments will keep the plugs
from being accidentally pulled, flexed, pushed, or scratched out. I’ve decided
to do this on my Trio houses because when I do nest checks, I always open the
plugged door, from which it’s easier to observe the nest (which is right behind
this door). But I sometimes accidentally pull the plug out when I’m opening
the door, and I'm always paranoid about the plug coming out when I’m not there.
(It’s never happened but I think it could, so better safe than sorry.) If the
plug were to come out, the nest/eggs/nestlings would be right in front of a
2" hole, exposed to the elements, starlings, predators, etc"
Ken
