Worlds largest selection to Attract Bluebirds, Purple Martins, Chickadees, Nuthatches, Finches, Crested Flycatchers, Golden-Fronted Woodpeckers, Red-Headed Woodpeckers, Carolina Wrens, Swallows, Hairy Woodpeckers, and more.
We have the largest year-round inventory of ready-to-ship gourd bird houses anywhere!
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Acorn Gourd Birdhouse with Hat 1.5″ Hole
This adorable gourd birdhouse looks like an acorn. Measures about 5-7″ diameter and comes with a 1.5″ hole. Comes with leather hanging strap and drainage holes.
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Butterfly Bliss Hand Painted Gourd Birdhouse 1.5″ Hole
Gourd birdhouse with a beautiful hand painted design featuring a butterfly and flowers. Measures about 6-8″ diameter and comes with a 1.5″ hole. Comes with leather hanging strap and drainage holes.
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Honey Marbled Gourd Birdhouse 1.5″ Hole
Gourd birdhouse with a beautiful honey colored marbled pattern. Measures about 6-8″ diameter and comes with a 1.5″ hole. Comes with leather hanging strap and drainage holes.
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Hummingbird Happiness Hand Painted Gourd Birdhouse 1.5″ Hole
Gourd birdhouse with a beautiful hand painted design featuring a hummingbird and flowers. Measures about 6-8″ diameter and comes with a 1.5″ hole. Comes with leather hanging strap and drainage holes.
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Mahogany Marbled Gourd Birdhouse 1.5″ Hole
Gourd birdhouse with a beautiful mahogany colored marbled pattern. Measures about 6-8″ diameter and comes with a 1.5″ hole. Comes with leather hanging strap and drainage holes.
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Midnight Purple Marbled Gourd Birdhouse 1.5″ Hole
Gourd birdhouse with a beautiful midnight purple colored marbled pattern. Measures about 6-8″ diameter and comes with a 1.5″ hole. Comes with leather hanging strap and drainage holes.
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Red Apple Gourd Birdhouse with Hat 1.5″ Hole
Gourd birdhouse painted a beautiful red color. This adorable birdhouse sports a hat with a scalloped edge design. Measures about 6-8″ diameter and comes with a 1.5″ hole. Comes with leather hanging strap and drainage holes.
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Sunflower Hand Painted Gourd Birdhouse 1.5″ Hole
Gourd birdhouse with a beautiful hand painted sunflower design. Measures about 6-8″ diameter and comes with a 1.5″ hole. Comes with leather hanging strap and drainage holes.
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Turquoise Marbled Gourd Birdhouse 1.5″ Hole
Gourd birdhouse with a beautiful turquoise colored marbled pattern. Measures about 6-8″ diameter and comes with a 1.5″ hole. Comes with leather hanging strap and drainage holes.
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Warty Gourd Birdhouse with Hat 1.5″ Hole
This warty gourd birdhouse comes in a rustic red color and a scalloped hat. Measures about 5-7″ diameter and comes with a 1.5″ hole. Comes with leather hanging strap and drainage holes.
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Unfinished Gourd Birdhouse- 1-1/2″ opening
This is a 7-8″ diameter gourd that has been drilled with a 1-1/2″ entrance hole, ventilation holes and hanging holes. They are cleaned and ready for your finishing touches. Paint them, dye them, or just spray a coat of urethane on them for that great natural look. LEATHER HANGING STRIP INCLUDED Diameter: 7-8.5″ Height: 10-12″
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Unfinished 9″ Gourd Birdhouse 1.5″ Hole
Great unfinished birdhouse made out of a 9″ diameter kettle gourd with a 1.5″ hole drilled
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Gourd Birdhouse (medium) 1-1/2″ hole – Green
For some wrens, titmouses, nuthatches, and more. Measures about 8-9″ diameter and about 10-11″ tall and comes with 1.5″ hole.
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Gourd Birdhouse (small) 1-1/8″ hole – Green
For some wrens, titmouses, nuthatches, and more. Measures about 6-7″ diameter and 12″ tall and comes with 1 and 1/8″ hole.
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Welcome Sunflower Birdhouse
Welcome your friends with this hand painted birdhouse. 8″ dia. gourd with hand painted sunflower. Sealed for outdoor use. Ready to hand with leather strap.
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Gourd Birdhouse (medium) 1-1/2″ hole – Clear
Gourd Birdhouse for bluebirds, carolina wrens, swallows, hairy woodpeckers, and more. About 8″ – 9″ diameter, 10-11″ tall, 1-1/2″ entrance hole. Clear finish and sealed for outdoor use.
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Gourd Birdhouse (small) 1-1/8″ hole – Clear
Gourd Birdhouse for bluebirds, carolina wrens, swallows, hairy woodpeckers, and more. About 6″ – 7″ diameter, 1-1/8″ entrance hole. Clear finish and sealed for outdoor use.
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Gourd Birdhouse (medium) 1-1/2″ hole – saddle tan
For some wrens, titmouses, nuthatches, and more. About 8″ – 9″ diameter, 10-11″ tall and has a 1.5″ hole.
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Gourd Birdhouse (small) 1-1/8″ hole – saddle tan
For some wrens, titmouses, nuthatches, and more. About 6″ – 7″ diameter and has a 1 and 1/8″ hole.
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Gourd Birdhouse (medium) 1-1/2″ hole – red
For some wrens, titmouses, nuthatches, and more. About 8-9″ diameter and 10-11″ tall. Hole is 1.5″ wide
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Gourd Birdhouse (small) 1-1/8″ hole – red
For some wrens, titmouses, nuthatches, and more. About 6-7″ diameter. Hole is 1 and 1/8″ wide
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Gourd Birdhouse (medium) 1-1/2″ hole – Mahogany
Natural Gourd Birdhouse, Mahogany color. Entrance Hole is 1-1/2″. Gourd is 8-9″ in diameter and around 10-11 inches tall.
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Gourd Birdhouse (small) 1-1/8″ hole – Mahogany
Natural Gourd Birdhouse, Mahogany color. Entrance Hole is 1-1/8″. Gourd is 6-7″ in diameter.
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Unfinished 9″ Gourd Birdhouse 2″ Hole
Great unfinished birdhouse made out of a 9″ diameter kettle gourd with a 2″ hole drilled
Choose a hand painted gourd bird house or make one for yourself!
Worlds largest selection of specially-cut birdhouse gourds for specific birds. Every gourd loving bird wants an entrance hole that fits.
You pick the style you want for the birds you seek. These natural gourd birdhouses invite birds to your backyard, garden, patio, or farm. Wherever you want birds for insect control, living scenery, or just plain enjoyment!
Gourd birdhouses are so popular, I hung this gourd outside to dry after seal coating it and a few hours later a wren was already trying to build a nest inside of it! Funny how they fit the long sticks inside the 1-1/8″ hole.
Gourds Make The BEST Bird Houses
Birds seem to prefer natural gourd bird houses over manufactured housing. When given a choice, and all other things are equal; ie, cavity size, hole size, color, and placement, they will frequently choose natural gourd birdhouses to raise their family. Click on the link above to read this article from The Purple Martin Update to learn why birds prefer gourds.
Gourd bird houses come in many sizes to accomodate different types of birds. Birds like an entrance hole that allows them to get inside, but keeps bigger birds and predators out. Our Birdhouse Hole Size Chart helps you attract the birds you want. Choose the right size entrance hole, hang the gourd according to the chart, and soon you’ll be enjoying your new feathered friends.
About Perches
Birds have such great flying skills, they don’t need them. We do not add them to our gourd bird houses, since they encourage predators. Perches allow bigger birds to sit on the perch, reach their head in to the house of a smaller bird, and cause trouble. If you would like a gourd bird house for decoration, and want a perch, you can drill a hole a couple inches below the opening and insert a piece of wooden dowel.
Care of your Gourd Bird House
Except for the Purple Martin Houses, each gourd bird house has 2 coats of Polyurethane to protect it from the elements. (Purple Martin Houses are painted with exterior paint). You may notice after some time outside, they could use some more protection. We recommend that each year after the birds have gone, bring the gourd bird house inside, clean it out, wipe it off, sand lightly, and spray on a fresh coat of polyurethane. For an easier way of cleaning out the old nest, a cleanout access cylinder and lid can be added to any 8″ or larger gourd bird house. See Purple Martin Houses, Kits and Accessories page.
The inside of the gourd bird house will be rough (not completely scraped out). They like to dig their claws into the pith (soft inner part) of the gourd to navigate around their nest. Holes are drilled in the sides and bottom of each gourd bird house for ventilation and drainage. Your birds will be happier in a gourd bird house.
To see an actual clip from the Martha Stewart show, demonstrating making a purple martin gourd birdhouse!
https://www.marthastewart.com/264245/gourd-birdhouse
here are links to some of the birdhouses that will be available in late 2021 or early 2022:
https://www.amishgourds.com/product/7-inch-birdhouse-unfinished/
https://www.amishgourds.com/product/multicolor-gourd-birdhouse-white/
https://www.amishgourds.com/product/7-inch-birdhouse-blemished/
https://www.amishgourds.com/product/Green-Gourd-Birdhouse/
https://www.amishgourds.com/product/BHKRT-14/
https://www.amishgourds.com/product/BHKRR-14/
https://www.amishgourds.com/product/BHKM/
https://www.amishgourds.com/product/BHGMA/
https://www.amishgourds.com/product/unfinished-birdhouse-2-inch/