Don "the Duckman" was a helpful contact online that sent me these plans. They may be helpful to anyone who wants to build a wood duck house. The nice thing about these plans is that he gives a template to trace for the exact size of the entrance hole, and the plans are designed so the pieces all come out of one piece of wood with little waste.
I like his idea of the metal mesh for the baby ducks to climb rather than cutting grooves in the wood with some tool.
He have ideas on how to keep squirrels out, and also found in his experience that when you fill the box 1/4 full with chips/shavings that the ducks preferred aspen shavings over cedar shavings. Both are available in bags in stores that sell pet supplies as these are often used for rabbits, gerbils, etc. The ducks like the larger flakes not sawdust.
