How to Build a DIY Bat House!
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- čas přidán 22. 07. 2024
- How to build a DIY Bat House from start to finish! Not only was this a fun project that resulted in a cool looking bat habitat, but it also served as a very good learning opportunity for my daughter! She researched about all the varieties of bats, habitats, food sources, their role in the natural cycle, benefits to local ecosystems, and so many other amazing facts! And to be honest I learned way more than I even could have imagined on bats too... super cool little creatures!
If you are looking for a cool project to do with the kids or grandkids, or even just yourself.... definitely give it a look! See below for a link to the batcon.org plans we used as a guide for our bat house!
Please let me know if you have any questions! -Joe
Here is a link to the plans we used:
www.batcon.org/wp-content/upl...
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Ok this was adorable. Great father daughter build!
Thank you Kyle! Love building projects with my little girl😀👍
What a good example of a n engaged dad.! And a very blessed little girl to have a daddy that loves her and cares enough to teach her. God bless you sir.
"Because bats don't like, of course, being eaten". -Marley 😂🦇
😂 I loved that part too! 🥰
Bats are worth their weight in gold! Nice box!
They sure are! Thanks for watching!
Hi dad and Marley. You are the cutest little bat expert on the internet. Last summer 2021, I had shoulder surgery, this project was something I can handle. So I built the bat house per you well research instruction. I finished it and then had problems with my shoulder. So just this week on July 5 2022, I installed it. And guess what I put it up. I left a piece of plywood under the house. And after less than 14 hrs I had bats, as evidence by bat guano on the plywood, SUCESS, MARLEY! You are the best I am 66 yrs old and your the best teacher I've ever had. I look forward to your new videos. God Bless!
I'm a volunteer guide at the Panhandle Pioneer Settlement in NW Florida and they have a very successful bat house. The bat house is quite effective in ridding the settlement from mosquitoes. Their bat house is mounted on a tall 4 X 4 which is bolted with a single hinge-bolt between two adjacent side posts. That way the bat house can be swung down for maintenance. Nylon screen is stretched over the compartment panels. The screen provides a surface for the bats to cling to. The Settlement also sells ready-made bat houses. The bats are notoriously picky in adopting a new home. Sometimes rubbing bat poop on the new house will help attract new residents.
Well, I wouldn’t have guessed about the bat poop but I’m sure it couldn’t hurt. And I like the idea of having it be able to swing down for maintenance...smart! 👍😀
n Mystic maybe Iggie will be able to give some better insight...,but I’ve read about 12-15’ is a good height😀👍
Hi Joe, thank you for posting this video of you and Marley doing a building project together. Time with our children is precious! It reminds me of projects with my daughter when she was a little girl. Marley is getting so tall and smart! Congratulations Dad and Mom!
Thank you Daniel! We are just trying to enjoy every moment with her! But she growing so fast and wish I could sow the time down at least a little bit😂👍
Lucky little girl to have such a wonderful dad.💕
What an great project for an intelligent little woman to take on. Marley certainly has done her research. This project, and the time spent with dad, will be an experience she will cherish for the rest of her life, and now it's been captured on video to watch and reflect upon for years to come. Great video!
That’s the way I look at it too! Educational, skill building, time with family.....and a record of our experience to look back on😀👍
First let me say that I love the build.
Also, I find it wonderful that you would include your daughter in the build. It builds a wonderful memory as well as giving her a foundation of woodworking.
It’s fun watching your little girl grow up. Good job daddy.
Thank you! But I just need her to slow down a little bit....growing way to fast
To Marley,
You did a wonderful job building the bat house 👍.
I am so impressed with you, young lady.
Dad, you and your wife are the best!
❤️🌵🦇
Aww, thank you Laurie! I will show this comment to the girls for you😀👍🙏
@@homesteadonomics I forget to mention how well she did speaking, and presenting, in the video. She was clear and confident, and overall did beautifully 👋👋👋
Nice to see that the master woodworker can show her dear old dad a thing or two!
😂👍
You just built an awesome memory with your daughter. God Bless
Thank you Rami! And may God bless you as well😀👍
Hehe watching her working the little sander all excited is the cutest thing! :) She will cherish these memories for sure!
Golden.....what a confident young lady......
Pretty great how she is so interested in things like bats...and building stuff...at such a young age.
Most kids now a days are only interested in social media and playing video games...you did good Mom & Dad :)
Thank you Gregory! I really appreciate that! We try to do our best😀👍
And regarding the tech stuff...Yes, there is such a draw to social media, games, videos and just general tech for kids these days. Especially for the kids that have parents that use tech as a crutch. By simply occupying there kids with one screen or another. Not saying it’s all bad, but just that some folks let it control them completely.
But I think some people are starting to wake up a bit. Realizing the amount of control just a handful of tech giants have in people lives....scary in my opinion.
I wish our babies could stay that age forever! This video made me smile, thank you!
I agree! She is growing way too fast! Wish I could slow it down just a bit😉
Fantastic project! Loved the involvement of your daughter. I also appreciated that you were concerned with her tool safety but please don't forget about YOUR tool safety. You did a number of dangerous things on your table saw. Please take the time to educate yourself on proper table saw safety. I can't stress it enough. You were doing a number of very dangerous things (pulling material through and cross cutting without a sled to name two). I only say this as I enjoy your videos and want to see more and I'm sure your daughter wants her dad to have all his fingers.
Thanks for checking it out! Always enjoy projects with my daughter.
Regarding safety....definitely understand👍😀
So fun! This should become a series of daddy daughter builds.
Thank you! There will definitely be more in the future😀👍
Bruce Wayne approves. Marley's Bat & Breakfast will be featured in Wayne Enterprise's Bat's monthly magazine.
Haha...I hope he would! ‘Marleys Bat B&B’.... love it!😂👍
Father ,Mother and Daughter project ,, sweet , be safe and see you all on the next one..!!
Thank you Anura!
You go Girl ! ! I love the pink hammer.
Bats prefer to live near a water source. Maybe add another tarp/wildlife drinker near by?
Bats are worth their weight in gold.
Marley - They are lucky to have you helping them. - KJ
I will show her this KJ! She will love to hear it😀👍🙏
Nice job Dad and daughter. The pink hammer was particularly a nice detail... :-)
She's a natural on camera and building projects. Nice work!
A Star Is Born. Marly (sp?) speaks well and makes her points. Smart too. Great video!
Thank you! She will appreciate that🙏👍😀
Wow, Marley is super articulate. I love how you talk to each respectfully...that's not all that common now a days. Awesome video 👏🏼👏🏼💓🦇
Thank you so much Laura! 🙏😀
She's not a teenager, most kids are like this. Idk what you're on about.
Brother, that is by far "father of the year" kinda stuff! Your design and build was spot on!! I have watched many "bat house" videos this evening, and yours was the only one using Tightbond 3 food safe bonding. I don't understand why people think caulk is safe to use for an animal habitat. Also, taking the time to cut thin slots for grip, so many others using staples and mesh screen? Those staples rust out and fall apart in 2 months time in a humid environment!! Thank you so much for the detail of craftsmanship, and again, for raising a child so great! She will be strong, self confident, and self sufficient when she grows into adulthood!! Our planet needs more children like that!!!! BRAVO!!!!
Your daughter is a natural on camera. That's fantastic that you got her involved on a project she was interested in. That's taking learning to the next level and getting valuable skills using tools as well.
She is far more camera friendly than me! And we love getting her to learn as much as we can....as I’m confident in the not too distant future she will probably know far more than dad will😂👍
We are currently discussing making bat boxes at work as a team building exercise...I think I should be able to sell them on the idea after this video! Happy to see y'all build together.
Well that sounds awesome! I think it would be a great team building exercise too!😀👍
This project was just awesomeness from start to finish. I put up a bat house over a year ago and no bats for me either, but I learned something from your daughter that it takes time for bats to come and reside.
Thanks for checking it out! Hopefully we both will have bats in the houses soon! Up to 2 years is what she read....but hopefully it’ll be sooner than that! We check every day😀👍
I vaguely remember the bat house I built, many years ago. Research referenced that the front had to be facing either north or south or maybe it was either east or west. I can’t remember. Your daughters young mind should be able to verify my statement quicker than me and make adjustment, unless you already knew this..! Great job. Yours was almost twice my size...! It took 18 months for first inhabitant in rural Maryland. We already had bats flying around at dusk, every Spring n Summer nite, which was good eating for the mosquitos..!
I wish I could’ve taught my daughter as you enjoyed with yours..! Enjoyed your production immensely..!
Thanks so much Harmon! I’m hoping we don’t have to wait too much longer for them to take up residence! As we sure like seeing them flying around. But I’m glad to hear yours was a success😀👍
Dawwww! Super cute and knows her stuff! Go-getter like her Dad! Well done BOTH OF YOU!!!
The best helper ever!
She sure is!!!!!!!
Very sweet project with your daughter.. I wish I had a child.
Thank you! We really enjoyed building it a lot!
Not only are you the coolest dad ever you are helping the environment while helping yourself and your family that’s it lots of mosquitoes I’m trying to find a way to keep them around my home without them being in my home or barn and this seems like a good way to get started. Thank you so much for all you do! It is extremely hot fulfilling to know that there really are people out there who care. I’m sure you were just being yourself as I am but it seems we are the minority. Keep doing what you’re doing. You definitely got it going on :-) totally made my day.
Awe, you have a natural future you tuber. Great job dad encouraging learning.
Thank you Deb! 😀🙏
Your daughter will have skills that you taught her. Nice sentiment with the movie steel! You are a Great Dad!!!
My daughter and I built a small travel trailer about the same size as yours and documented it in a slideshow on my channel. These experiences are great for any child. They're like brain fuel! Mucho respect from this dad to you.
That sounds awesome Eli! I will definitely go check it out! Glad to hear you guys did it together too. What a great experience for her! 😀👍
Super cool project for you and Marley, and for the bats. Can’t wait to hear about when the bats move in. 🦇❤️
Oh I can assure you that you’ll be one of the first to hear about it Jess!😀👍
She is an AUTHORITY on bats! Very cool. Been wanting to build a couple of bat houses for years. *needing* Cheers! C
Thanks Chris! She sure jumped in head first on researching these little critters! And it has been educational for me as well😀👍
Awesome to see father daughter projects and with some practise she can do the voice overs for your video's! LOL!
Thank you Robert! I would love to start putting her in on some of the voice overs! Much sweeter voice than mine😂👍
This is the first time I have ever read all the comments of a post. I have learned a lot from your videos and all others. I first thought that your cool things of flying a thin wood over table saw and free-hand artwork drawings with circular saw. I was thinking about trying to do so, but others had remind me of many times I cut my fingers almost to the bones. Thank you all.
Very cute assistant you have to build that bat condominium.
Pretty cool that this video came out today. My wife and I enjoy watching the bats at dusk at our home. Today, I contacted the Pennsylvania Bat Rescue on Facebook to find out where to find some houses or good plans to build them, then when I got home I had an notification about this video. Good job on it!
Wow! What incredible timing! There are so many cool bat houses out there to check out too! And it sounds like you’ve got the right start by checking in with PBR too😀👍
What a great way to spend time together during a pandemic. Thanks for sharing. Peace!!
Yes it is! Good times, bad times....always time for family to spend together😀👍
I always like your videos, this one was one of your best. You my friend are a great dad!!!!
Thanks Craig! I really appreciate that! One of my ultimate goals is to be the best dad I can be😀🙏
loved the video it made me cry i was so happy,so nice to see father and daugters building things togther..
I would give Marlee an (A+) on her presentation! GR8 JOB! And she did a wonderful build and assembly! To you and your wife gr8 job, building relationship with her!
Thank you David! We very much appreciate that! And I will let Marley know she gets an A+ too👍😀
Great instructional video! And what a great Dad and daughter relationship you have! God bless!
Batman and Batgirl would be proud!👍👍👍
Great job Marley! Thank you for sharing your knowledge on bats and your build for their new house! Better get on that playground dad!
Haha... she won’t let me forget😂👍
Build the playground before she grows up on you and no longer wants it. I love that she researched all the info and remembered it all. Good job. All three of you did a great job.
Awesome, Love it, teaching his daughter to built a bat house.
Thanks for checking it out Warren!
Your daughter is adorable! And SMART too!
Lovely. I am planning to show this wonderful video to my grandchildren and hopefully they will be enjoying building this beautiful house on their visit in November of 2022 soon.
That was a charming video! Both the bats and us viewers win.
Thank you Lois! We enjoyed the build and learning way more than I thought there was to even know about bats!
Beautiful, such excellent parenting.
Thank you Harry! We really appreciate that!
I have been wanting to build a bat box for some time now, I haven't seen a bat for so long, I miss watching them fly around. So I thought it was awesome watching you and your daughter building it together. I can't wait to see you both building a playground.
That is something she is reaaally excited about😀👍
Great job, your daughter is such a great helper and she has such an amazing personality. Our oldest daughter just got engaged and I have fond memories of doing a lot of different projects with her. Thank you for sharing.
Congrats on her engagement! Oh man, I Lee hearing that the time flies by and the last couple years have definitely confirmed that. Just trying to enjoy every moment! 😀
homesteadonomics thank you, enjoy your time together for as long as you can. Our youngest daughter is going into her junior year at DU in Colorado so I feel like I’m missing out on Daddy/Daughter time but thank God we have two sons also. Our oldest son just moved here to the Scottsdale area two months ago and our youngest son lives in Florida but is planning on moving here within the next two years. When I was a leo I was gone most of the time and I’m trying to play catch up with them before they start their own families.
"Bats don't like, of course, being eaten" LOL That made my day. Yup, mind those fingers chief! Had to add that you and your daughter warmed my heart, thanks so much for posting.
haha... yes, that made me laugh too! of course I'm pretty biased ;)
Awesome work guys! The apprentice did a wonderful job! I hope my daughters follow her path in a few years! :)
Thank you! And about your daughter following in your path.... I have no doubt they will! Learning from you they will learn a ton!👍😀
Great job, Biggest diy bat house I've ever seen. Had some neighbors with a few occupied small bat houses on their barn. Oddly there was a street light between our houses and I would sit out on the porch at night and watch a bunch of bats of all sizes swoop into the large swarm of bugs around that street light. It was very cool to watch, probably my neighbors. They like to live close to a sure source of food I'm sure for their young.. Just a thought.
Thanks! And the food source from the light sounds like a good idea too! And whatever they don’t get, that eventually falls to the ground the chickens will clean up in the morning😀👍
Excellent build with your daughter!
Thank you John!
What a fantastic video and project! I learnt a lot more from this than I was expecting! As soon as you mentioned the largest bat, I paused the video and searched to learn more. Please tell your daughter that her project has enlightened, taught, informed and inspired a 51 year old Welshman living in Japan! I hope she will equally find it inspiring that what she does can influence people far and wide and keeps that with her all her life. Most importantly, tell her 'thank you' or 'diolch' as we say in the Welsh language.
Oh wow Andrew! She loved hearing that and is now asking to learn more in Welsh! Thanks so much for checking it out and giving the welsh lesson. Not to mention the aspect of the connection to a Welshman living in Japan 🇯🇵! Wow, super cool! 😀👍🙏
Awesome father and daughter project 👍!
Thank you Lebron!!!
Nice bat house. That is great that you are showing your daughter how to build. Very smart girl you have there. Looking forward to more videos. 👍👍👍👍👍
What confidence, intelligence and poise Marley has. A star is born!
Great teaching philosophy. Awesome when you can teach kids practical skills too, using their interests as a motivator. Cool project!
Thank you! I never liked to be forced into learning something when I was a kid and we figure there are so many cool and interesting subjects out there to generate a genuine interest in a kid. And fostering that interest just naturally brings in everything else..math, science, reading, etc😀👍
Great Job! More children need parents like you we would have a better place to live and a lot less problems that we have in this world.
Thank you Chad! We try to do the best job we can!
Sadly many kids are simply raised these days by a parent putting a screen in their hands.... which is just the ‘easy button’ for many parents. and for as much good and amazing stuff there is to be found online, there is just as much bad and negative stuff that can lead a kid down the wrong road just as easily.
You need a push stick for your table saw. Your daughter is adorable. Great Father daughter time!
Dude….you are a very cool dad and Marley seems to be an amazing helper, great build and I enjoyed the video a lot.
You both did a great job on the narration. Thanks for the information on bats.
Thank you Robert!
Loved your video and yes, your daughter has also inspired me. Thank you kindly.
Very cool. It’s great to watch you teaching Marley! Can’t wait for the playground... 😁👍
I love that video! Your a great father and she will remember that build the rest of her life. Nothing greater than bonding times with your kids.
Great video, I'm so glad she's into bats. I'm going to make one myself . Thanks for sharing .
Thank you for checking it out Justin!
“The bats do NOT like to be eaten” 👍🏼🤪
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What a cool Dad Marley has. I was raisex when Dads only taught those skills to their sons. Marley would enjoy the series of kids books about bats Silverwing is one. I’m sorry I don’t recall the author but they are excellent.
I’m going to check them out! Thank you!
And luckily both sides of my family have been pretty good about teaching skills to the girls too. My mom was raised on a ranch and was haying fields and driving cattle when she was 11....and my grandpa even had her get her pilots license before she had a vehicle license!
So awesome project to create and teach your daughter!
Great job, Marley! I'd be happy to stay there if I was a bat!
She says ‘thank you so much Mark’😀🙏
Love It!!!! Because bats dont like to be eaten!
Aside from the nice bat house, this has been a great example of good parenting. Thank you.
G'day Marley, greeting from Australia. You and your dad did a great job with the bat house. I look forward to the playground project.😉👍🇦🇺
Thanks for checking it out Wayne! I’m sure Marley will be thrilled hearing from Australia 🇦🇺😀👍
What a cool project! Thank you for sharing. Watching bats come out at dusk is so neat.
Very cool project to start with your daughter! I remember my first being a skate board. This is Bat Dad Approved!! :):)
Haha....bat dad approved! I totally forgot about those videos but they are hilarious😂👍
Super sweet video. Looking forward to an inaugural roosting update.
Man ur lil girl has grown since the playhouse build...great job guys you will have guests soon and they will love the house yall have built lol
Fantastic video! Great project for dad and daughter!
Such an awesome video Joe. I can't believe how big your princess has gotten. I said it before and I will say it again, you are the only channel that I follow that has stayed consistently great without becoming arrogant as the channel grows. I commend and respect you for that. I love the way you start involving your princess in your videos. Awesome and natural progression of your channel, and a true reflection of your ethics and the kind of person you are. Stay safe, greetings from South Africa as always. Charl
Wow! Thank you for those kind words Charl! I very much appreciate that!
I always try to be myself and some folks will like it and others will not. But that is life right.
I heard a quote the other day that was pretty good. It goes something like this
“Be yourself, because those that matter to you will not mind, and those that mind do not matter”
That’s not exactly right I’m sure, but I think the general message is just to be yourself and focus on the things and people that matter. And don’t try to be something different just to please people that probably aren’t going to like you in the first place. Or something like that....I think I’m confusing myself typing that😂🤦♂️
But I know you get what I’m saying.
As always love hearing from you Charl!
Joe
@@homesteadonomics complely agree.
Joe great idea to power down the nail gun. I’ll have to remember that. What a great project! Take care and as always Bear Down!
Thank Henry! She really wanted to hammer something and I figured that would give her a lot of partially sink nails to hammer down👍😀
Joe I saw Lute Olson passed away. I feel so fortunate to have been at UofA at the start of his career in the desert. He will be missed. Bear Down!🏀
enjoyed you and your daughter and all her bat facts. keep her busy, oh i want a bat house too
Thank you! I will let her know😀👍🙏
Great father/daughter build!
Take care and stay safe,
Rob
Well done guys thanks
Thanks for checking it out Brad!
I love your hand work
Thank you Noshad!
That was awesome! I love that pink hammer. Keep on building.
Thanks for that nice and entertaining video. I like such daddy and kid projects.
Thanks for checking it out Gladio!
Great job young lady.👍👍
She says thank you! 😀🙏
What a great video. It reminds me of when I was a kid and would do things with my dad. Thank you for making it.
Your random projects are what interest me the most too. I do enjoy your larger projects, but the smaller projects are my favorite.