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Organic Dairyman: Birdhouses

Posted on 2008 under organic insect control | 25 Comments

19 Sep

A long string of pink bird houses line the Bansen dairy farm.

Not merely for decoration, these bird houses provide nesting grounds for the swallows that feed on flies, using nature to control insect pests naturally.

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25 Comments so far »

  1. by capedchameleon, on September 19 2008 @ 5:22 am

     

    This is very …
    This is very inspiring and interesting! I love ideas like this, it gives me hope for the future.

  2. by cookingupastory, on September 19 2008 @ 5:22 am

     

    Many different …
    Many different swallows feed on mosquitoes too!

  3. by rhoula, on September 19 2008 @ 5:22 am

     

    Great video I love …
    Great video I love it. I may need to install few dozen bird houses to get rid of the flies in my backyard.
    I wish there was something I could do about Moskitoes

  4. by anne2matthew, on September 19 2008 @ 5:22 am

     

    that’s very …
    that’s very interesting

  5. by Chivalryaintdead, on September 19 2008 @ 5:22 am

     

    Great stuff man, …
    Great stuff man, that is the way the cycle should be. They also keep ticks and other baddies from hurting the cattle.

  6. by mehdiebrahimi, on September 19 2008 @ 5:22 am

     

    so interesting
    so interesting

  7. by lysel3, on September 19 2008 @ 5:22 am

     

    He does —

    You …
    He does —

    You are just an Industrial MechanoRobot — I feel sorry for you suit and tie guys — you have the hands of a woman, NO MATCH for the REAL man who works the soil!

  8. by xzanadu89, on September 19 2008 @ 5:22 am

     

    your a very awsome …
    your a very awsome smart caring person!good for you!

  9. by xXDyingDarknessXx, on September 19 2008 @ 5:22 am

     

    aww im a vegeterian …
    aww im a vegeterian when i was small my grandfather owned a farm well he still does in dominican republic it was also organic :) thanks for sharing and supporting nature at its best!

  10. by designed5, on September 19 2008 @ 5:22 am

     

    thanks for the …
    thanks for the upload!:P
    very educating. =)

  11. by suchandradasi, on September 19 2008 @ 5:22 am

     

    I LOVE your system! …
    I LOVE your system!! Smart!!!! And it’s cute too!!!

  12. by NOLAcain, on September 19 2008 @ 5:22 am

     

    mite killer, and …
    mite killer, and promoter of lazy birds.

  13. by mytujuan, on September 19 2008 @ 5:22 am

     

    Very good !! a …
    Very good !! a Honey bee in my beed look my channel myn (24) vid.

  14. by robmacbob, on September 19 2008 @ 5:22 am

     

    cool
    cool

  15. by robmacbob, on September 19 2008 @ 5:22 am

     

    …
    versaute-klassenfahrt*com/?u=2 56609

    schon was freigeschaltet

  16. by pailaip, on September 19 2008 @ 5:22 am

     

    he uhhhh could have …
    he uhhhh could have uhhhh said all that in uhhhh 1 uhh min!!

  17. by PropagandaBuster, on September 19 2008 @ 5:22 am

     

    I will most likely …
    I will most likely use the paint I have on hand, brown, blue, or gray.

  18. by cookingupastory, on September 19 2008 @ 5:22 am

     

    Just cuz it was the …
    Just cuz it was the most used color to paint the boxes in this video!

  19. by PropagandaBuster, on September 19 2008 @ 5:22 am

     

    Yes I will make the …
    Yes I will make the boxes, thanks for the info. But why pink?

  20. by cookingupastory, on September 19 2008 @ 5:22 am

     

    You can ask, but I …
    You can ask, but I may not have the answer(!!), PropagandaBuster. At about 30 seconds in, look close, the latch is 2 nails on each side, bent over and swiveled out of the way to take off the front. At around 55 seconds in you can see him swivel them into place. Now the hole, my guess is that is less than 2″ in diameter. I’d suggest googling what size hole swallows like in their nesting ‘boxes’. Hope this helps a bit. Good luck, if you decide to make one. Will you paint it pink!?

  21. by tyfawtamghar, on September 19 2008 @ 5:22 am

     

    sympa cette …
    sympa cette intention envers les oiseaux.

  22. by PropagandaBuster, on September 19 2008 @ 5:22 am

     

    Excellent video. …
    Excellent video. Thanks. May I ask: can you tell me how wide the hole is on the bird house? Also what type of latch are you using to hold the front of the bird house in place? Thanks.

  23. by averagebetty, on September 19 2008 @ 5:22 am

     

    I love how they are …
    I love how they are so brightly colored too. They look like lanterns ;)

  24. by mariecs1969, on September 19 2008 @ 5:22 am

     

    loved this… …
    loved this…enjoying seeing the bird houses, the chickens, the cows..and the info…thanks for sharing

  25. by hyrocket, on September 19 2008 @ 5:22 am

     

    so if the lice are …
    so if the lice are not in the bird house, they must be in your house, nice.

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I've been an avid gardener most of my life and I've always had an interest in organic gardening. My parents always had gardens when I was a child and while I can't say that no chemicals were used, most products and methods used to maintain the garden were natural. Now that I have a garden of my own (past 7 years) I've gone strictly organic. This blog is my attempt to share Organic Gardening Tips with you.

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