In order to get the birds to work you must look at the drawing on the wall in Grandpa's room. Then look at the whited out pieces of the wheels. Look at the wheels as though they are clocks and the whited out pieces represented numbers on the clock. The space on the very bottom is 6. The space to the right of the 6 is 5 and the space to the left of the 6 is 7. Once you figure out the numbers go back to the birds in the downstairs den and place according to the numbers. You know you've done it right when the box opens and you see a fuse. I hope this helps y'all. ;-)