How to make a bird feeder?

Even with all the variety of modern chemicals, the best pest fighters are birds. So gardener gardeners need to take care of their assistants. And just listen to the cheerful twitter of birds in the garden nicely. So what can we do for the birds? Well, in the summer, they do not need our help, but in the winter it would be nice to make a bird feeder for birds, as only one of ten birds survives the cold season. And mostly they die because of hunger, so that the bird feeder will surely please. And do not think that it is very difficult, there are many kinds of homemade bird feeders, they can be made from improvised materials, ice-cream buckets or plastic bottles, or from wood. So you need to choose the most acceptable option for yourself and spend a little time to help these chirping feathers survive the winter.

How to make a bird feeder from the package?

Let's start the recommendations for making a bird feeder, with a master class using a packet of juice or milk (packing tetra pack).

1. We take the packaging from the juice.
2. We wash it and cut out from the sides holes in which the birds will fly. Feathers are more eager to use large "windows", so try to make holes in the bird feeder as wide as possible, and it is better to make 2-3 entrances. Just be sure to leave a small paddle underneath, near the bottom, so that the food is not blown away by the wind.
3. We make holes at the top, we pass through them a wire and hang the feeder on the chosen place. By the way, such a bird feeder can be located on your balcony.

How to make a bird feeder from a bottle?

The principle of manufacturing a feeder from a plastic bottle is similar to the previous one.

1. We take a plastic bottle 2 or 5 liters.
2. Cut out several holes in it (wide ones). We try to do it as carefully as possible, so that the entrances to the bird feeder are made without burrs - the plastic is hard, and it can hurt the bird. If this is not possible, then carefully glue the edges of the sections with electrical tape.
3. In the cork we make a hole into which we insert a wire folded in half. We tie the ends of the wire with a knot, and for the resulting loop we hang the feeder on a tree.

How to build a wooden bird feeder?

Well and where without a classical, wooden bird feeder? We build it from edging boards 18 mm thick and wooden bars. Self-made wooden bird feeders are of two kinds - closed and open.

First, let's look at how to make an open bird feeder. It is worth noting that this feeder is more suitable for those who live outside the city, and has the ability to monitor the state of the trough. Because of its openness, the food often sweeps snow, and it will have to be scraped off. But the open feeder can take more diners.

1. Cut out of the board two square pieces about 25x25 cm in size, this will be the floor and roof of the feeder.
2. From the bars we cut out 4 supports, about 30 cm long.
3. We assemble the whole structure with the help of self-tapping screws. On the perimeter of the bottom, it would be nice to fix the beads so that the food is not blown away by the wind.
4. We hang the feeder on a tree or install it on supports.

The feeder of the closed type is suitable for those who can visit it only from time to time to replenish the supplies of feed.

1. We cut 2 pieces of 20x20 cm (ceiling and floor) and 3 details with dimensions 20x25 cm (walls of the feeder) from the edging board.
2. We collect the feeder with the help of self-tapping screws, at the edge of the bottom we fasten the nails from the scraps. The height of the paddle is about 1.5 cm, it is required to prevent snow from falling into the feed.
3. The trough is ready to find only a place in the garden.