Johnny house pics

[murphys42002]

Hi there,
I am going build some johnny houses and I was hoping for some ideas.I am hoping some of ya'll might be willing to share some of your plans and include some pics. I am thinking of making them 4' by 4' and I'm thinking they can hold 15 to 20 birds each. Will that to many birds for that size J house? Also I am on 130 acres with good cover so I would like to know how many houses I will need.I would like to be able to train when ever I want without over working the J houses.I'm thinking 4 so that i can rotate every 4th day.

[wildergamebirds]

Four houses, and 60-80 birds for 130 acres.  That doesn't sound like any too many of either(is there such a thing?),  If the whole property is "huntable".
  I have a couple of different styles, out back.  I'll try to get pictures, tomorrow.  I prefer barn metal, rather than the common plywood type.
  Rotating is a good idea, consider using half the population of a house at a time.  Or just take two, or three out of each house to plant, or use in launchers, near their house.
  I would suggest placing them in, at least 250 yards from the property boundaries, and from each other.  If you have permission to use adjacent property, you can vary this.

[murphys42002]

Thanks wildgamebirds for your input.I picked up 120 day old birds 4 weeks ago and so far i have lost 4. I have 2 J houses made and I think I'm going to make one more . I do have neighbors that want me to put a hs or 2 on there places but i was thinking of just putting the houses on the fence line and seeing what happens.That would give me more land to work the dog on.
Thanks again