How to Build Breeder Boxes for Pigeons

Breeder boxes, or nesting boxes, for pigeons are large, rectangular or cubic and open from one end. In large pigeon coops a whole wall is filled with nesting boxes, also called pigeon holes. Pigeon breeder boxes are very simple structures and can be attached to the wall in a coop, or even a house wall, for free-flying pigeons.

Things You'll Need

  • 2 planks 17-by-24-inch 3/4 inch plywood
  • 2 planks 14-by-24-inch 3/4 inch plywood
  • Carpenter's glue
  • Clamps
  • 1-inch nails
  • Hammer
  • 1 plank 15.5-by-18.5-inch 3/4 inch plywood
  • 2 pieces 1-by-2 inch lumber, 16 inches
  • Drill
  • 3-inch screws
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Instructions

    • 1

      Form two planks of 17-by-24-inch 3/4 inch plywood and two planks of 14-by-24-inch 3/4 inch plywood into a rectangular box with the 17-by-24-inch planks as the top and bottom, resting on the edges of the 14-by-24-inch planks to form corners.

    • 2

      Bead a line of glue on the edges of the top and bottom planks and clamp the box together. Leave it for two hours to dry. Unclamp the box.

    • 3

      Hammer a 1-inch nail spaced every 3 inches through the glued joints of the box. Place a 15.5-by-18.5-inch piece of 3/4 inch plywood over one end of the box and secure it in place with 1-inch nails hammered every 3 inches around the box edge.

    • 4

      Glue a piece of 16-inch 1-by-2 lumber at the top and bottom of the inside back of the box for screw anchors.

    • 5

      Position the nesting box in place in the pigeon coop. Drill four 3-inch screws through the screw anchors into the wall to mount the pigeon box.