Making the Gourd Bird House As soon as you have the proper amount of gourd, it is now easy to create your own bird house and place it in your garden or backyard to attract birds. Preparing the gourds is somewhat easy. You can just imagine working with woods. On the other hand, doing so would definitely require certain jobs to be done. You could drill at least four holes for drainage at the bottom of the birdhouse and another two holes on each side. Secure the roof. Make sure that the roof is at least two inches hanging over the front entrance so that rainwater would not easily get inside. Also have the sides of the birdhouse enclosed going to the floor to keep away the rainwater from seeping into the nests inside. - You also need to choose the kit that suited for their characteristics, some life single while others stay in groups, so needing an apartment-type birdhouse can maximize your effort in building your bird house. A nest box simply needs the best materials. Houses made of cedar are the best kits you can get for them. Most bird houses you can find out there are made of alloys that can't be easily bent and are also rust avoidant. However, durability and dependability is not the only important thing in choosing a decorative bird house. A bird house with a stylish look will be very important too. When you buy a bird or decide to take care of a bird, you don't always have to think of the protection. Be sure to use non-toxic and water-resistant paints in these woods. Bird houses that are made of metal can be effective if you want to place it inside the house. Unlike woods, it does not invite termites and other insects that fed on woods. Be sure to ask some bird experts for suggestions of materials to use for your bird house. There is also a type of bird house kit that caters to the needs of only one type of bird. And there is some of this bird house kit that answers to the needs of a different variety of birds. Some bird house kits are also made in order to protect birds from all sorts of dangers like heavy winds, storms and of course, birds' natural predators.