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Captive Bred Barn Owls

The story & images below relate to captive bred Barn Owls. This is some of the problems we have to deal with when Barn Owls are over bred, sold & given to inexperienced people

The two Barn Owls shown in these images were handed to us by a keeper who struggled to look after them?

This sadly outlines the reality of what is happening in the UK to some of the Barn Owls that are needlessly bred, then sold & passed onto people who are inexperienced.

It is important to state that part of our job at the Centre is to care for the number of birds that are handed to us. In addition we are always prepared to help, to advise & to guide inexperienced keepers on issues that can support bird welfare.More Captive Bred Barn Owls Info from: barnowl.co.uk

Parkers Maple Barn Web Site.

Parkers Maple Barn Web Site - Parkers Maple Barn has been a family establishment since the late 1960`s. It began with nothing more than a small Sugar House by the original Parker family and has grown to become a very popular country restaurant serving hearty breakfasts and lunch. The Corn-Crib gift shop features all of our maple products along with many unique gifts like our maple syrup gift baskets and maple syrup tins. The Sugar House still produces maple syrup following the old tradition of wood-fired evaporators.

Located just over the border from Massachusetts you will find the quiet town of Mason, New Hampshire, the home of Parkers Maple Barn. Mason is a quaint country town historically known as the boyhood home of "Uncle Sam", a fact that this town is still proud of today!

BarnplansBarn Showcase

Be sure not to miss the Barnplans "Barn Showcase". That's right, we built a whole new web page on our BarnPlans web site where, every month, we do a photo feature on your barn project. You'll get to see what other BarnPlans barn builders have done with their own Gambrel Barn Homes, Garage/Shops and Horse Barns!

Your featured barn will be spotlighted for that month and then retired to our "Showcase Archive" where it will remain on display so other folks can see just how cool you are, and get ideas for their own barn project! Check it out by clicking any of these blue Barn Showcase links, or go to the navigation bar on the left of your screen.

So keep sending us those barn photos and maybe you'll see yours in our BarnPlans Barn Showcase!

One last thing.....be patient. There are a lot of really cool pictures in the showcase that may take a minute or two to download depending on your modem. Go grab another cup of coffee and it'll be ready!! You can find out more: barnplans.com

The Barn Owl (Tyto alba)

The Barn Owl has nearly world-wide distribution,being absent from only the high Latitudes. It has been introduced into some Pacific islands for rat control and is provided nest boxes in Malaysian palm nut groves for the same purpose. While the barn owl is found all over the US, its numbers are particularly high in California and the Southwest. Farmers and ranchers are increasingly attracted to the barn owl's ability to control rodents better than traps,poison,or cats and at no cost.

Barn owls in favorable habitats produce large broods once or twice a year. Each young owl as it nears maturity will eat the equivalent of a dozen mice per night if such prey is available. Adult barn owls kill and consume the equivalent of one large rat or gopher per night. The Owl Rehabilitation Research Foundation,Ontario,Canada, reports that barn owls consume twice as much food for their weight as other owls.

The number of barn owls in an area is limited by both prey base and suitable nesting sites. In the West,barn owls not only nest in natural trees cavities and buildings, they also nest in cavities in cliffs and cut banks,stacked hay bales,and in palm trees. Use of these sites often leads to nesting failure such as when bales are shifted or the young outgrows the nest at the base of palm fronds. To find out more Barn owl

This brochure offers several nest box designs that can be made from off the shelf materials. In addition, nest box designs that can be made from off the shelf materials. In addition, nest box designs for boxes made from plywood and lumber can be found in a companion brochure, Using Barn Owls for Rodent Control (209-369-8578) and in several other publications: Woodworking for Wildlife, Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources World Aug 1991.

Prepared for the Western Regional Office of the National Audubon Society in cooperation with RRR,Simi Valley,Ca. a nonprofit wildlife conservation center, and Patagonia, Inc, Ventura Ca. a corporation which supports wildlife habitat protection and restoration. We want to hear about your success with barn owl nest boxes. Send comments to V.J. Ketner, 169 Via Baja, Ventura,Ca 93003. Extra copies of this brochure are available.

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