The Dovecote Shopping list
We have produced a shopping list of typical items to consider purchasing when you decide to purchase a bespoke Dovecote for your home. Over time we have created this quick list of items to consider. If you already have these items, great! You can get started straight away and begin homing in your doves (we have a dedicated article for this on our blog).
- A Bespoke Robinson Garden Dovecote of your choice
- Hollow plastic dummy eggs
- Homing net of agricultural grade quality
- Ground/tent pegs
- Containers for feed, grit and water
- Tobacco stalk nesting material
- Leg rings
- Bird feeder
- Magazines – Feathered world and Cage & Aviary Birds
- Farrow & Ball Paint of your choice for the annual paint
- Maintenance tools, e.g. Dovecote scraper
- Doves
- Metronidozane tablets
- Bag of all year round feed
- Bag of Oyster shell grit with a mineral additive
- Johnsons anti-mite spray
When constructing your dovecote
- Spade / Shovel
- Spirit level
- Ready to use extra rapid Cement
- Wheelbarrow
- Screws / Drill
- Ground Auger (If using the power of the machine method)
- Planks of wood (If using the traditional method)