- A Hummingbird House® nesting platform mounted
to the ceiling of your covered porch or patio, or under an eave
on your home, provides a mother-to-be hummer a safe, weatherproof
place to nest and raise a family.
The hummingbird nesting platform (Hummingbird House®) was
conceived by Dan and Diane True in Clovis, New Mexico in 1998.
We are inventors of the original Hummingbird House®, and
we are the only manufacturer of the original hummingbird nesting
platform. Our "factory" is our garage. I bend, drill,
and weld the platform's foundation. Diane paints and puts finishing
touches of the platforms before lovingly boxing them for your
hummingbird mom-to-be. Our children help when necessary. Two
nesting platforms are packed per box, because attracting a hummingbird
to nest is a lot like fishing…the more hooks you have in
the water, the better your chance for success. Years of testing
different designs on live mom-to-be hummingbirds has yielded
a Hummingbird House® approved by female hummingbirds.
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- Our hummingbird house kit includes:
•2 hummingbird nesting platforms
•2 foamy maple leaf "roofs"
•2 fluffs of cotton for nesting material
•2 mounting screws
And Instructions
$30 for 2 hummingbird nesting platforms packed in an attractive
box, plus $7 for shipping and handling for up to 3 boxes (6 nesting
platforms). We accept check, Visa, and Master card.
To Order: by mail: 1332 Stratford, Clovis New Mexico 88101.
- By phone: 575-769-1638. Same day shipping.
- Dealer inquiries welcome.
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- How does the Hummingbird House® Work?
A mom-to-be hummingbird's top priority for nest location seems
to be: Find a place out of the wind. Her priority probably stems
from the fact that hummingbird eggs, and sometimes chicks, are
thrown out of nests built on tree branches that gyrate and sway
in high winds. On Dave Dunnigan's ranch south of Animas, New
Mexico, he often found hummingbird eggs splattered on the ground
after a day of high winds. Some of his hummingbirds solved their
wind problem by nesting in Dave's open tool sheds, and inside
an old house built by Dave's homesteading grandparents in 1905.
In 2008 we placed several of our nesting platforms on the ranch's
newer porches, patios, and eaves. 8 Hummingbirds nested on our
platforms, and each nest had 2 eggs. Every one of the 16 chicks
fledged, and all flew out into the world.
A hummingbird's desire to nest out-of-the-wind may explain why
the birds often nest in odd places, such as on sheltered porch/patio
fixtures, sheltered electrical wiring, etc. Invariably, when
we find a nest in an odd place, that nest is sheltered from wind/rain.
Placing a Hummingbird House® at your home makes it easier
for your hummingbirds to nest. (Diane and I believe that the
more wind/rain you have during nesting season, the better our
Hummingbird House® seems to work.)
Our observations indicate that younger, first nesting hens are
not as smart about finding a nest site that is out of the wind/rain
as older hens with previous wind/rain nesting experience. It
also appears that female chicks that were hatched and raised
on a Hummingbird House® return the next year to their "home"
area and look for a Hummingbird House® for building their
first nest.
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Experience the thrill
of watching a hummingbird build her nest and raise hummingbird
chicks right in front of your eyes. You can make that fascinating
event happen with the Hummingbird House®.
