Crescent doors

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bobeteb
Posts: 52
Joined: Mon Jan 12, 2015 4:03 pm
Location: IL/Breese
Martin Colony History: 2014 no birds 12 rm trio house
2015 1 ASY pair fledged 5 modified trio to large rooms with 4 TVG under
2016 added second gourd rack with 2 THGs and added third floor to trio
2 ASY pair fledged 10.
2017 added 2 Bo 11 gourds, 6 pair 26 eggs 23 fledged.
2018 adding 2 more THGs and a 4th floor to the trio, hopefully something for everyone. All SRE, cant shoot in town, can't wait for April.
2018 16 pair fledged 65, great summer.
Just finished building a T14 and will be hanging 4 troyer gourds under it so we will see if my returning birds approve of the improvements for 2019.

I have decided to add a trio house to my Martin colony, I have an old house I am rehabbing and due to starlings always lurking I think I will use crescent entrance on it. Just wondering if anyone has any used/new doors no longer needed and willing to sell.
Thanks Bob
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flyin-lowe
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Location: Indiana/Henry Co.

When I build my T14s I just cut out a square hole and the attach a plastic crescent plate over them. I'm guessing you could do the same on a metal house if you don't find any doors. Enlarge the original round hole and the put a plate over it.
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Dave Reynolds
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flyin-lowe wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 12, 2019 12:15 pm
 When I build my T14s I just cut out a square hole and the attach a plastic crescent plate over them. I'm guessing you could do the same on a metal house if you don't find any doors. Enlarge the original round hole and the put a plate over it.
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. —- Flyin-Lowe,,, That will work ,, I bought the plastic plates and pop riveted them over the round hole in the door.. I had to cut the round hole a little bigger because the Cresent opening was lower on the door.. Not a problem..


Dave
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daveh
Posts: 761
Joined: Wed Oct 22, 2008 7:40 am
Location: Kingsville Mo.

You can buy from PMCA Trio doors that are crescent or excluder openings. Replace the round openings for the crescent openings. No work involved.
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bobeteb
Posts: 52
Joined: Mon Jan 12, 2015 4:03 pm
Location: IL/Breese
Martin Colony History: 2014 no birds 12 rm trio house
2015 1 ASY pair fledged 5 modified trio to large rooms with 4 TVG under
2016 added second gourd rack with 2 THGs and added third floor to trio
2 ASY pair fledged 10.
2017 added 2 Bo 11 gourds, 6 pair 26 eggs 23 fledged.
2018 adding 2 more THGs and a 4th floor to the trio, hopefully something for everyone. All SRE, cant shoot in town, can't wait for April.
2018 16 pair fledged 65, great summer.
Just finished building a T14 and will be hanging 4 troyer gourds under it so we will see if my returning birds approve of the improvements for 2019.

thanks for the responses, i have decided to modify the doors with connely II plates as that is mostly what i have already on my other entrances.
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