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Gobbler T
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With no birds nesting here,(yet) would I be ok to turn the aluminum house 90 degrees? One female shows quite an interest in this house, but I don't want to mess her up. Turning it IMO might give a better flyway to the house and would point the available cavities toward the gourd rack.

The last thing I want is to discourage any one of them! But then again this could be the deciding factor. What to do, what to do?
Tony


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The Olsons
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Does she show interest in a specific area of your house? If yes I would leave things alone for this year. If she checks out different cavities you can give it a try in my opinion :grin:
Love it or leave it~~~Astrid :-)
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i agree,,,,leave it be.

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Gobbler T
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No particular interest, she just seems to prefer the house over the gourds.
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Aaron H
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I think if i had a female checking it out i would not move the house
because she must see something she likes about the setup the females
seem to be the hardest to get started at a place, I sure wish you the best of luck...keep looking up :)
1990 -2009 trying
2010 1 pair 2young fledged.
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Gobbler T
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the females seem to be the hardest to get started at a place
Ain't that the truth!

Thanks to all for the advice. I think I'll leave it as is for this year. May turn it before next spring.
Tony


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