{"product_id":"large-wooden-birdhouse-for-outside","title":"Large Wooden Birdhouse for Outside — 10 Entrances, Arrives Assembled","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFree worldwide shipping · Free 30-day returns, we pay return postage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne and three-eighths of an inch. That is the entrance diameter, and it does more work than any other number on this birdhouse. At 1.37 in (3.5 cm) the holes are wide enough for chickadees, house wrens, nuthatches, titmice and tree swallows to slip through, and too narrow for European starlings, which need roughly an inch and a half. Hole size is the one real control you have over who moves into a nest box, and this one is cut for small native cavity nesters rather than for whatever turns up first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat the ten entrances actually mean\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWorth being straight about this, because the category is full of overclaiming. The house measures 11.22 in wide by 7.28 in deep by 10.43 in tall. Ten separate nesting chambers do not fit inside a box that size, and in any case almost every small cavity nester in North America is territorial in the breeding season — a chickadee pair will not tolerate another pair nesting a few inches away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat ten entrances give you is a striking piece of garden architecture, several sheltered pockets, and choice: a pair picks the aspect and height it prefers rather than taking the only hole on offer. Outside the breeding season those pockets earn their keep differently — small birds roost communally in cold weather, and a multi-chambered box gives a huddle of chickadees or wrens somewhere out of the wind on a January night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you want a box built for one pair to raise a brood in reliably, a single-chamber nest box sized to your target species is the better tool. If you want something that looks like a village in your garden and gives birds shelter, this is it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFSC-certified wood, left to weather\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe wood is FSC certified, which means it is traced to a forest managed to Forest Stewardship Council standards — a supply-chain claim about where the timber came from, not a durability rating. It arrives unpainted with a pronounced raised grain and multiple pitched roof sections that shed rain off the entrance faces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLeft outside it will silver over the first couple of seasons, the way any untreated softwood does. That is normal and does not affect how birds use it. If you would rather keep the honey colour, a clear exterior wood oil on the outer faces only — never inside the chambers or around the entrance holes — will slow it down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eIt arrives assembled\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNo flat-pack, no fixings diagram. It comes built; you drive screws through the back panel into a tree trunk, fence post, shed wall or garden wall. That matters more than it sounds, because a nest box that wobbles gets abandoned — birds test a cavity before committing, and movement reads as unsafe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11.22 in wide × 7.28 in deep × 10.43 in tall (28.5 × 18.5 × 26.5 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEntrance holes:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10, each 1.37 in (3.5 cm) diameter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wood, FSC certified — body and roof\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural, unpainted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAssembly:\u003c\/strong\u003e None — arrives assembled, mounts with screws\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShape:\u003c\/strong\u003e Multi-gabled, rectangular footprint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUse:\u003c\/strong\u003e Outdoor, all seasons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShipping weight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.0 kg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eQuestions people ask\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich birds will use a 1.37 in hole?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nChickadees, house wrens, white-breasted nuthatches, tufted titmice and tree swallows all pass through comfortably. Eastern bluebirds want a 1.5 in hole and will generally decline this one — if bluebirds are the goal, choose from our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bluebird-houses-feeders\"\u003ebluebird houses\u003c\/a\u003e instead. House sparrows can fit through 1.37 in, so if they are a problem in your area you may need to monitor and clear their nests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere should I mount it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nFive to ten feet up, entrance holes turned away from the prevailing wind and out of the full afternoon sun. Somewhere you can reach with a ladder in autumn, because it needs an annual clean-out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo I need to clean it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nYes — once a year, after the last brood has fledged and before the following spring. Old nesting material carries mites and parasites. Clear it out, brush it down, and skip the detergent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShould I put anything inside?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nNo nesting material, no food. Birds bring their own. A shallow layer of dry wood shavings is the only common addition, and only for boxes that will be used for winter roosting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill it survive the winter?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is designed for year-round outdoor use. Untreated softwood outdoors is a consumable over the long run — expect it to weather and eventually soften. Mounting it under an overhang or on a sheltered aspect adds years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMore from BIRDLOVER\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSee the rest of our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/birdhouses\"\u003ebirdhouses\u003c\/a\u003e, browse the smaller single-chamber \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/wren-houses\"\u003ewren houses\u003c\/a\u003e, or find a present for a birder in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bird-lover-gifts\"\u003ebird lover gifts\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BIRDLOVER","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49054113136740,"sku":"BL-LWBH-10","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0769\/3624\/9444\/files\/Hc4fbcfcfd26a4439a07699ed5f4eff8fv.webp?v=1787495676","url":"https:\/\/birdlover.store\/products\/large-wooden-birdhouse-for-outside","provider":"BIRDLOVER","version":"1.0","type":"link"}