Things You'll Need
- 3 sheets of 32-by-16-by-12 inch plywood or press board, ¾-inch thick
- 2 sheets of 16-by-12 inch plywood or press board, ¾-inch thick
- 6 sheets of 12-by-8 inch plywood or press board, ¾-inch thick
- Box of self-threading 1 ½-inch screws
- Screw gun
- Wood glue
- Tape measure
- Pencil
- Straw
Instructions
Make the frame for your nesting box. Butt two sheets of the 32-inch plywood up to the two sheets of 16-by-12 inch plywood to form a box. Make sure the ends are flush. Glue all the ends where they butt together. Using your screws and screw gun, sink in four screws on the 12-inch sides and eight screws on the 16-inch sides. Make sure to glue and screw all four sides. When finished you will have a 32-by-16 inch box frame.
Take your last remaining 32-inch piece of wood and put it in the inside-center of the box. Find the center by using your tape measure to measure exactly 8 inches up. Mark the center point on both sides with your pencil. At the exact center point, attach one side of the 32-inch piece inside the box. Then attach the other side using screws and glue.
Install your nesting box dividers. Using a tape measure and pencil, measure out 8 inches along the top. Put one of the 12-by-8 inch pieces of plywood as a divider at that point. Glue and screw it down. Work your way around the box and every 8 inches, glue and screw in a divider. When finished you will have an eight-compartment nesting box.
Fill the nesting boxes with straw. This will give the pigeons a soft, safe place to build their nests. Put the nesting boxes in a pigeon coop and your pigeons will happily move in.