Purple Martin House Pole Installation

If you are looking to attract purple martins to your property there a few things you need to know. The higher the housing is placed, the more susceptible it is to wind damage.

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Use with heritage farms purple martin pole system.

Purple martin house pole installation. Experts on purple martins suggest mounting martin houses on metal poles between 10 and 20 feet above the ground surface. Pole, is lined up with the cable that is located under the roof of your martin house. 30 inch ground socket makes removing the pole easy when the season is over.

If using gourd purple martin houses, the interior height should be 8 inches to accommodate the unusual shape and upper tapering of the house. To prevent the pole from falling, a taller polewith two to three feet set into the groundis required. The only pole that will adjust 1 at a time!

You can raise and lower your house as needed for cleaning and maintenance. Ground sleeve for 1.9 round pole. Galvanized steel pole with 9 sections of pole to provide doubled layered strength all the way up the pole and durability to a line of new s&k products for the 2013 season.

Each kit attaches easily to system with two screws and contains: Don't put your martin house up until four to six weeks after the first purple martins arrive. Standing at over 16 feet tall the pole system can be used with any housing that uses a 2 square pole.

A martin house having a compartment size of 6 x 6 is just too small for an 8 long bird, let alone all the young that will be in it. First, you will need a place for the purple martins to live (not just any birdhouse will do). It was found that compartments measuring 7 x 12 are far superior.

For maximum stability, we recommend you plant the pole deep in ground or concrete. Made of galvanized steel the system is electroplated to. You are trying to attract young purple martins.

Uses a rope and a pulley system for lifting your houses and gourd racks. Will allow landlords to fix any problem before it affects the entire martin colony. Second, location of the purple martin birdhouse is just as important.

Slide house upward onto the pole until the pole extends out Purple martin poles and accessories often overlooked, purple martin bird house poles are the backbone of your purple martin colony site. Ground sleeve, hardware and mounting instructions are included.

Zinc plated brackets and hardware. Proudly display your bird chalet. Diameter and approx 22 in.

The quick lock pole makes it a breeze to raise and lower your martin house. When installed properly, this can hold heavy houses. Installing purple martin house was no small feat i'd then raise the whole kit and kaboodle adjacent to the little lake behind my house, l.

Six galvanized arms 1/4 in. The deluxe pole guard helps prevent climbing predators; Height and installation of pole:

The optional 24 ground socket allows your posi lock pole to be completely removed from the ground. The lone star pole system is a sturdy 2 square pole that comes with a compact winch already preinstalled. All s&k manufacturing, inc models of poles:

Nice pole for inexpensive set up. Young males who were hatched last year are in their first nesting season. The purple martin conservation association (edinborough, pa) conducted some studies (as well as other martin agencies) and it was found that:

Fits m12k purple martin house. When fully extended, it stands 12' tall to proudly showcase your birdhouse for returning feathered customers. The exrp19 is a 12 foot 1.9 inch o.d.

Total height of 15 ft The counter weight system allows for easy raising and lowering of multiple gourds and houses. To learn more, click the photo for the full article with installation photos!

Perch kit offers over 10 feet of perching/roosting area for martins to use around housing. Or if it's already in place, keep the holes plugged until then, to exclude starlings and sparrows. Telescopic purple martin poles are the most economical but involve some lifting and limits the weight of the purple martin house you can put on the pole.

Designed for purple martin houses; Adjusts from 5' to 14' after installation. Porches are not necessary on purple martin houses, but if they are used they should be 4 inches wide to allow birds to walk safely.

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