Birds are our smaller friends who delight us with their chirping and singing. Yes, and any garden in the presence of birds seems to come to life, is filled new life. Besides birds help to protect the summer cottage from attacks of various insects in the summer. And in winter, when they have almost no food, the task of a person is to help the birds survive the frost by feeding them. A good attitude towards birds will pay off handsomely. for birds with their own hands is done quickly, without unnecessary manipulation, it will not only become a source of food for birds, but it will also be able to decorate any area.

Feeders for winged birds were made by many while studying at school, and someone, together with their parents, managed to make more than one feeder while still attending kindergarten. At that time, tasks for making feeders were given at school in order to instill in the child a desire to work and take care of our smaller brothers.

Now, in most cases, feeders in the adjoining areas are located in order to lure birds for permanent residence in the garden or to take care of them in winter period. There are a great many variations of feeders, but do not forget that if a person pursues a good goal, he must make sure that the feeder is not just beautiful, but comfortable and attractive to birds.

So what should it be like so that birds from all over the area flock to peck at delicious delicacies?

1. The feeder should not be bright. Do not forget that birds are inhabitants wildlife, in which a bright color often indicates the danger of an insect or animal. So it is unlikely that birds will fly to nuclear flower feeders. The best option is the color of the wood.
2. The place for feeding should be equipped with small sides so that the food does not fall out of it during the wind and at the moment when the bird lands on the feeder and shakes it.

   

3. It is important to make sure that the sides and other elements of the feeder are not sharp and do not pose a danger to birds.
4. The best thing, so that the feeder has a small roof- then the food lying in it will not get wet in the rain, and it will not be covered with snow.
5. It is recommended to place the feeder where cats and other predators cannot reach it.. Then the birds will happily fly to it. If the place carries danger, then it is unlikely that it will be possible to lure the birds.

   

6. All openings in the walls of the feeder must be spacious so as not to create the effect of an enclosed space. Otherwise, the birds will be uncomfortable.
7. It is best to make a feeding place that will withstand various weather conditions and will not collapse after the first season.
8. Feed in the feeder should be clearly visible- Birds use their eyesight more than their other senses when looking for food.

   

Advice! In order to make the structure heavier and protect it from swinging in the wind, you can place pebbles in it, but so that they do not end up in food.

Which is better: homemade or from the store?

You can make a place for birds to eat on your own, but the stores now sell ready-made designs and products that you can simply purchase and hang in your garden or outside the window. Of course, then a lot of time is saved, but it’s better to make the feeder yourself or order from the masters. Only in this case, you can be sure that the feeder is made of materials that are safe for flying inhabitants of nature and will perform its function correctly.

On a note! Undoubtedly, you need to pay attention to the design of the feeder, but if this is not just a decorative decoration of the garden, then, first of all, you should pay attention to its functionality.

It is also important to understand that a good feeder, but made in production or by craftsmen, will cost a lot of money. So it’s worth considering what to do - save money and do everything yourself, or still spend money and buy a ready-made version.

Provided that a feeding place can actually be made quickly and easily enough, the DIY option remains the best. The main thing is to decide and decide what and how to make a feeder, how and where it will hang, and also take into account the availability of skills in the manufacture of various products. Shouldn't take on complex project without proper experience, it is easier to choose the simplest option. Fortunately, there are many types of feeders.

Table. Types of feeders.

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	This category includes all types of feeders that are fixed in the right place by hanging. Such a design, most likely, will require weighting with something so that it does not sway in the wind and during the landing of birds. This category also includes simple feeders with bacon or grains stuck together in one lump. They are hung from the trees on the braid.
	The most familiar, familiar from childhood and common option. The roof of such a product is made in the form of a house, it protects the food from getting wet. It is best if the roof is installed on thin blocks so that there is as much free space for birds as possible.
	Such a feeder is a board with sides, fixed on something or suspended. It does not have a roof, and therefore the food will constantly get wet or covered with snow. But this is the easiest option.
	Such a feeder is a small container-bunker, inside of which there is food. The birds, pecking at the food spilled out on the pallet, make room for the new one, which gradually spills out of the bunker. Also, in some cases, birds can peck at the grain directly from the hopper. The main advantage is good protection of the feed from water and wind.
	Feeder designed for stubblers. Often sold in stores. It must be periodically cleaned of debris, as the birds will leave it behind themselves and food in large quantities.

On a note! The design can be made simply from feed, combining the grains into a single lump with the help of various nutrients and hanging such a “gingerbread” in a conspicuous place. Suitable for small birds that will peck out grain from the feeder, catching on it with their claws.

What can you make a feeder out of?

You can make a feeder yourself from a variety of objects and materials, ranging from an ordinary board to a plastic bottle or even a tetrapack box. Each material has its advantages and disadvantages, and choose what will be made from fodder base, you need, based on the presence of certain skills in working with various tools, the availability of free time, funds, as well as the goals of creating a place for eating.

Wooden feeders

The best option for creating a bird feeding area was and remains a natural, untreated tree. Such a design will be closest to nature, and its neutral color and smell will not scare birds away from food. It is ideal if the natural bark is preserved on the boards. So when choosing a material, you can stop at saw cuts of birch, pine, etc. You can even make a feeder from branches!

Wooden feeder - the best option

But in order to make a wooden, even the simplest feeder, you will need certain skills and tools for working with wood.

Advice! You should not decorate a wooden feeder with various bright objects, but you can decorate it with natural material, for example, by masking the roof with twigs, cones, leaves.

How to make a tree feeder?

Consider how you can make the simplest feeder from wooden materials. To do this, you need to buy wooden blocks, a small piece of fiberboard, a furniture stapler, a saw, drawing supplies and a tape measure.

Step 1. From a sheet of fiberboard you need to cut a square or rectangle. You should apply a drawing of a square or rectangle of the appropriate size on a sheet of fiberboard, and then cut off the excess with a saw.

Step 2 Now you need to make the sides for the pallet. It is necessary to cut out two pieces of the same length from the bar, equal to the side of the square or the long side of the rectangle, as well as two shorter pieces, which will be equal to the width of the square or the narrow side of the rectangle, minus the thickness of the bar.

Step 3 The sides need to be attached to the bottom of the feeder, which was previously made from fiberboard. The easiest way to do this is with a stapler.

Step 4 Now you need to make 4 supports for the roof of the feeder, all from the same bar. They must be the same height.

Step 6 The upper parts of the supports standing on one side must be connected with crossbars cut from the same bar. You should also make saw cuts on them at an angle of 45 degrees.

Step 7 Next is made. It is required to connect two sheets of fiberboard at an angle of 90 degrees. The connection is made using a small "ridge" bar with a length equal to the length of the slope. It is worth remembering that the roof should hang a little over the tray of the feeder, which means that the slopes should be made taking this factor into account.

Step 8 Next, the roof must be fixed on the racks for it using the same stapler or nails. The junction of two slopes can be glued using any material that does not allow water to pass through. The feeder is ready. If desired, it can be stolen with cones and branches.

Advice! While fixing the sides on the bottom of the feeder, they can be additionally smeared with PVA glue to ensure the connection not only due to the stapler staples, but also due to glue.

Feeders with sides are most loved by shelling birds, and for the rest, you can make a feeder without sides. The main thing is that the side is not too high.

Similar designs can be made from plywood, refusing to use fiberboard. In this case, the feeder will be more reliable and durable.

Video - Wood feeder

Simple hanging feeders

These are very simple feeders, they can be easily and simply made in just a few minutes. They are a delicacy placed on a braid or in a case and hung on a tree. Often, according to this principle, pieces of fat for tits are fixed on the trees. You can also make balls from seeds. To hold the grains together, you can use peanut butter or interior fat. And such feeders just need to be fixed on a braid somewhere in a place noticeable to birds. To attract attention, you can try to tie a sprig of mountain ash to such a feeder. You need to form balls on the street so that they immediately freeze in the cold.

Advice! It is best to make pendants in the shape of a ball, and not in some beautiful and exotic shape. It is the ball that is the most convenient option for birds.

Making a fat feeder

Let's see how we can do it simple design to place the fat, for the manufacture of which you will need twine, wire and a regular hoop - an accessory for embroiderers.

Step 1. In the store you need to buy ordinary plastic hoops. They need to be separated into two halves, but in the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe castle, the hoop should remain connected.

Step 2 In the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe castle, you need to wrap the hoop with wire on both sides.

Step 3 On the other hand, where the hoop is separated, you need to make a wire jumper and wrap it with a “tail” from the wire to about the middle.

Step 4 The rest of the wire must be twisted and formed into a hook at an angle of 90 degrees, which is directed inside the hoop. Fat will be planted on it.

Step 6 After that, the hoop and wire must be wrapped with ordinary twine. The feeder is ready. It remains to place it in the right place in the garden and put a delicacy for the birds on the pin.

Making a feeder from a plastic bottle

Of course, you can simply cut a hole in the wall of a plastic bottle and hang it on a tree, filling it with grain. But you can contrive and make the feeder a little more complicated. To do this, you will need pallets for flowers of different diameters and a plastic bottle of about 1.5 liters. A strong rope will also come in handy.

Step 1. In one of the pallets (which is smaller), you need to make a hole of the same diameter as the neck of the bottle. You can cut it both with a knife and with a special crown put on a drill.

Step 2 Next, you need to remove the cap from the plastic bottle and screw the bottle itself into the tray with the neck, and screw the cork onto the neck from below. But for now, the structure can be temporarily disassembled. A small hole should be cut in the side of the bottle so that the food can spill out of it and be available to birds.

Step 3 Cut off the bottom of the bottle with a sharp knife.

Step 4 Now on the pallet - both on the first and on the second - you need to mark and drill holes for the rope. First you need to make holes on the smaller one, and then, applying it to the larger one, mark it and also drill holes.

Step 5 The final assembly is underway. The bottle must be screwed to the bottom tray.

Step 6 It is required to cut six pieces of rope of the same length. The rope is better to take dense and thick enough. You can also use a synthetic version.

Step 7 Now on each rope you need to tie a knot at the same distance from the edge.

Step 8 It is required to thread the ropes into the holes on the small pallet so that the short tails of the ropes are at the bottom.

Step 9 The second pallet will become a makeshift roof for the feeder. Now you need to thread the ropes into the holes of the second pallet.

Step 10 The ropes must be well tensioned. You should get the same design as in the picture.

Step 11 Now it is required from below and above from the remains of the rope to form "tails". On the top side, do not forget to make a loop for hanging.

Step 12 It remains only to fill the feeder with seeds and fix it on tree branches using a hanging loop.

Video - Large plastic bottle feeder

Video - Glass bottle hopper feeder

You can make bird feeders from any material. In haste, a feeding place can be built even from cardboard, but such a feeder will not last long. If you want to decorate the garden with beautiful and durable feeding places for birds, then it is better to spend your time and make a tree feeder.

Winter has always been and remains a difficult time for birds. Day by day it is getting harder and harder for these little animals to find food. Think about birds and place a handmade feeder in your yard, because any materials at hand that we usually throw in the trash are suitable for working with. The article will present ideas and photos ready-made solutions, for the implementation of which neither complex drawings nor any special skills are required.

DIY birdhouse

Think for yourself, because it is impossible to imagine all the splendor of the surrounding world without birds and fervent trills. By their nature, these animals fill everything around them with harmony and life, and therefore even a tiny garden will look much nicer if there are birds in it.

By placing the feeder in the countryside, you can daily observe the secret life of birds and the fascinating bird bustle. Some of them will enter into fierce competition with other species, others will try to defend their own rights in the fight against relatives. But all of them always carefully look around, so as not to miss the moment of the attack of any predator.

The bird feeder can be assembled by hand from the most different materials. However, there are certain general rules to be observed during assembly:

1. It is best to place the feeder on the wall of outbuildings or directly on the branches of trees. At the same time, the placement height should be at least half a meter, so that it is convenient for you to feed the birds, and so that the cats cannot climb to them.
2. For small birds, the birdhouse should be made of appropriate dimensions so that larger animals cannot get inside.
3. The corner walls of the finished structure should not be piercing and sharp.
4. It is better if the building material from which the bird feeder will be made will have good resistance to adverse conditions and moisture. Otherwise, the birdhouse will not be able to last for a long time, and it will have to be replaced.
5. Provide special sides and a roof in the design of the feeder that will protect food and birds from wind, rain and snow.
6. And most importantly - the feeder itself should always remain convenient for feathered animals, so that it is easy for them to take out food!

Advice! Do not forget that the birds remember the place of constant feeding, and therefore they are ready to fly a long distance to the right place - in our case, the feeders. Based on this, feeding the birds must be carried out daily, otherwise they may die!

Plywood bird feeder

Of course, the feeder can always be purchased ready-made in the store, but it is better to make it yourself, besides, if it only takes a couple of hours. A plywood feeder can be made with a gable roof, flat or without it at all. It is also possible to provide a special bunker compartment if you know that you will not be able to accurately monitor the amount of feed inside. Naturally, drawings will be required for work, since a huge number of developments are presented on the Internet with ready-made sizes and dimensions for cutting. You will only have to decide on the solution you like.

Important point! Do not neglect the drawing: firstly, it will greatly facilitate and speed up the work. Secondly, this approach ensures that in the end you get exactly what is shown in the picture.

Determining with appearance future feeder, do not forget to take into account the bird population specific to your region. After all, for example, pigeons are able to eat all the stocks, leaving tiny titmouse without food. Based on this, it is recommended to make the opening in the feeder so that large birds cannot penetrate inside.

Required to work:

1. Bar with a section of 20 by 20 mm;
2. Plywood sheets;
3. Sandpaper;
4. Hammer;
5. Water based adhesive;
6. Electric jigsaw;
7. Nail.

Operating procedure :

1. First of all, all the elements are outlined on the plywood sheets, which are then cut out with a jigsaw. A square sheet of plywood with sides of 25 by 25 cm will serve as the bottom of the feeder. At the same time, the dimensions of the roof should be made a little larger in advance so that water during rain does not flow down onto the food along the walls.
2. To avoid burrs, the edges of the workpieces should be pre-treated with sandpaper.
3. We cut out 4 racks from a bar about 30 cm long.
4. If you want to make the roof lean-to flat, you should shorten a couple of bars by 2-3 cm.
5. We fix all the details with waterproof glue, after which we fasten the structure with nails. We attach racks to the bottom of the feeder, to which we fix the sides.
6. We fasten the roof to the racks with self-tapping screws.
7. We install a container for food, add food and watch the bird feast.

Wooden feeder: photos and ideas

The main advantage of a wooden bird feeder is that this design keeps its shape perfectly and can serve for a long time, which in turn is explained by the high reliability and high characteristics of the tree itself. For self-assembly of the feeder, you will need drawings, as well as at least minimum experience in working with tools.

To assemble a wooden feeder, you will need a board about 18-20 millimeters thick.

Next, we will consider a variant of a simple design, which can be easily done with your own hands, using the place of the drawing simple photo. For work you will need: glue, timber for racks 2x4.5 cm, nails, for the bottom a piece of plywood sheet measuring 25x25 centimeters, self-tapping screws and a pair of sheets of plywood 22x35 cm for the roof.

Work order:

• First of all, of course, the sides and bottom of the structure are assembled. The bars, fitted to the dimensions of the lower part, are assembled for fitting, the end sides are smeared with adhesive, after which we strengthen the fastening with self-tapping screws. As a result, we get a small frame. At the same time, it is recommended to make two parallel sides a little larger than the base, approximately 5 centimeters, so that later perches can be installed to them.
• We fix the bottom of the feeder to the finished frame and nail it.

• We fix 18-20 cm racks from the inside of the resulting structure.
• We supplement the racks with rafters. To do this, we install a pair of bars at a right angle, strengthening the joint area with an additional bar. As a result, you will see a right angle with the same sides. You will need another similar part.

Important point! Fix the bars at right angles on the table, while it will be correct if the wide side is on the table, and the additional bar is on top!

• Next, we fix the rafters to the racks with the help of self-tapping screws.
• We fix sheets of plywood to the racks, which will play the role of a roof. If you have a wooden corner, you can use it by making a skate.
• Do not forget about the elongated sides - glue sticks or bead to them, which will play the role of perches.

Thus, you can easily and quickly assemble a bird feeder with your own hands. The finished structure can either be hung on a wire by a hook by drilling several holes in the ridge, or placed directly on top of any pole in the area. Inside the house, the food will be perfectly protected from rain and wind, moreover, several birds will be able to fly up to the feeder at once. The birds will love this kind of cozy dining room!

Photo instruction

If there is a gazebo on your suburban area, then it would be a great idea to place a simple open feeder near it. In this case, it will be sufficient to build the bottom and side.

If you want to cover the feeder with varnish or paint, you should use water-based formulations! This approach will protect the birds.

Birdhouse from a box or bag of milk or juice

A beautiful bird feeder can also be made from such simple things as a bag or a box of juice or milk. Moreover, even a child can make a birdhouse. For work you will need:

• Stationery knife or scissors;
• A box of juice or milk;
• Marker;
• Wire or nylon rope;
• Adhesive plaster.

The first step is to precisely mark and cut small holes on opposite sides of the box. The lower part of the window should be pasted over with adhesive tape so that it is safe and convenient for the birds to fly out and take food from the feeder.

Using scissors, we make tiny holes under the holes, here later we will insert the cardboard rolled up with a tube, which remains from the holes made earlier. We put the rope or wire through the holes in the bent corners of the future birdhouse and tie it to the branch. Ready!

The finished feeder can be placed on a tree branch, since the structure will not swing much in the wind. Once again, feeding slots will contribute to this, which can be performed on adjacent sides, and not opposite ones. You can fix the craft more strongly if you attach a wire to one side of the feeder, tying it to a tree.

Run beautiful birdhouse with your own hands you can also from several juice boxes. In this case, it is worth cutting off the third part from the first workpiece by cutting a hole for the birds in front - the element will become the bottom of the feeder or fodder board. We cut the second blank along the sidewalls, leaving the upper part untouched. We combine the components in such a way that in the end we get a triangle. You can connect the elements with adhesive tape or glue.

Craft from small plastic bottles

1 option. Simplest

We cut a couple of small holes symmetrically on both sides of the bottle. What shape is up to you to decide, they can be both rectangular and square, rounded and in the form of an arch. Leave jumpers between the holes. The visor will cover your feathered friends from the rain, you can make it by making a cut with an inverted letter “P”, after bending the plate up.

The bottom of the hole in the new birdhouse should be covered with some material, whether it be fabric electrical tape or adhesive plaster - this will remove the pointed edges of the bottle, allowing the birds to sit comfortably.

At the bottom of the bottle, we make holes at the same level, so that after that you can place the stick in a horizontal plane - a kind of perch for birds.

You can place the finished bottle feeder directly on the tree by wrapping the jumper with rope, tape or any other material, as in the photo.

Make holes in the bottle cap by inserting the ends of the twine into them and tying them into a knot, thus obtaining a loop with which you can conveniently fix the birdhouse on a branch of any tree in the yard.

Option 2. Bunker feeder

A bunker-type bird feeder is advantageous in that food can be poured into it with a margin, up to several days. At the same time, as the birds eat part of the reserves, the feed will automatically be filled up.

For this design, you will need a pair of identical bottles. The first one should be marked with a marker, after which small holes should be made at the bottom, similarly to the first feeder, and the upper third of the bottle should be removed. From above we make a couple of holes at the same level - subsequently, twine or a ribbon for hanging the feeder will pass through them.

In the case of the second bottle, you need to cut several holes in the narrowest place - it is through them that feeding for birds will fall out.

Do not make large holes, if necessary, they can always be expanded over time.

Finally, fill the bottle with food and screw the cork back in place, then simply place it in the rest of the first bottle. Ready!

3 option. spoon design

A hole is made inside the cork, where the twine is later inserted. After that, a couple more holes are made at the same level according to the dimensions of the spoon. The last hole is cut in the bottle itself, above the deep bowl-shaped area of ​​the spoon. At the same time, it should be slightly expanded so that the birds can comfortably eat in the feeder. In the end, it remains only to fill the birdhouse with food.

A little advice! Moisture can accumulate inside the craft over time. This can be avoided by a simple solution: using a tiny carnation or a heated needle, make a few holes at the bottom of the bottle - this will allow moisture to leave as it accumulates.

Craft from a 5 liter bottle

Surely everyone has at least one 5-liter plastic bottle that is lying around. A bird feeder is quite simply made with your own hands from this material. In addition, the volume of the bottle will allow you to place much more food for birds inside, and well-made holes will make it possible to eat several animals at once!

Using a bottle as a birdhouse is a fairly quick and easy solution that even kids can do: just use wire or tape to place the structure on the tree and place a small supply of food inside. Of the devices, you only need a clerical knife or secateurs and, of course, the bottle itself.

It is worth making a hole depending on how the feeder is planned to be placed on the tree:

• Vertically - 3 rectangles or a pair of square holes are cut at a distance of 5-7 centimeters from the bottom of the bottle;
• Horizontally - a pair of large holes are cut from the side of the neck and bottom.

It is convenient to hang a future birdhouse for birds from a bottle by twine or wire by the neck. When choosing a horizontal placement option, a couple of holes are made on the wall of the bottle, where a rope is later passed for tying to a branch.

You can avoid swinging crafts if you place a quarter of a brick inside, which will make the feeder heavier. Load the feed from above and there will be no problems with rocking.

Bunker

If desired, a 5-liter bottle allows you to do it yourself with a bunker feeder. For this, in addition to the mentioned bottle, you will need a couple of one and a half liter bottles, a rope, a stationery knife and a marker.

Work order:

• First of all, we mark future holes for bird entrances on the bottom of the workpiece. The ideal option is one large and a couple of smaller holes. The first should fit a 1.5-liter bottle.

At the same time, it is better to cut a large hole in the shape of an inverted letter “P”, with this approach, the visor bent up will cover the birds from rain and snow. As in the case of 1.5-2-liter bottles, the bottom of the edges of the openings should be sealed with some kind of material, such as adhesive tape, to avoid injuring the birds on sharp corners.

• Inside the smaller bottle, we also make holes in those places where it will touch the bottom of the 5-liter container. An additional hole will be required and just above the indicated place. Through them, as you eat, the food will wake up in the feeder.
• Inside the lid of the 5-liter container, it is necessary to make a round hole so that when full twist the carving of the neck of the second bottle was visible from above.
• We remove the top and neck from the second container to make a funnel. We put it on the neck of the bottle placed inside, after which we fasten it with a cork.
• In this way, a beautiful and comfortable bunker bird feeder is obtained. All work is done simply and quickly with your own hands. It remains only to fill the new birdhouse with food and place it on a branch in the yard.

Having shown a little imagination, you can always make interesting and unusual crafts for birds from the same plastic containers, which will not only become a real find for birds, but also decorate the design of your garden well.

Using a shoebox

For self-assembly of a bird feeder, any material that is idle on the balcony can fit. Shoe boxes, food and utensil boxes can also come in handy!

Give preference to boxes and cardboard, having a laminated finish! Thanks to him, the finished feeder can last much longer.

The main advantage of a birdhouse out of the box is that the original blank already has a roof, walls and bottom. You just have to make small holes on the sides of a rectangular or square shape.

For work you will need: tape, a knife or scissors, as well as a nylon cord. As you know, cardboard cannot be called a durable material, especially when used outdoors. Therefore, it should be wrapped with tape, so that the feeder can last at least until the next season. After making holes on the sides and fixing the new birdhouse on the cord on the tree, fill the container with food, and the birds will not take long to wait.

So that the craft does not shake strongly with the wind, it is worth placing some pebbles or sand at the bottom of the box.

You can do everything differently. The lid of the box is placed perpendicularly so as to act as a stern stand, while the second part will act as a roof and side. In this form, the design is glued with adhesive tape for greater reliability. A pair of hooks are made from a piece of wire, with which the "ceiling" of the birdhouse is pierced. The hooks are twisted and bent from the inside. With the help of hooks, the bird feeder can easily be fixed on the branch, as shown in the photo. It remains only to put food and wait for feathered friends.

Video Ideas

Original ideas, photos and instructions for making simple beautiful bird feeders with your own hands with your children.

How to make a bird feeder out of a tin can

Necessary materials:

• coffee tin with plastic lid
• can-opener;
• acrylic paint;
• brush;
• scissors;
• colored tape;
• yarn/tape;
• birdseed.

Source: momtastic.com

How to do

1. Cut the bottom of the can with a can opener.

2. Cut the plastic lid into two ladles.

3. Paint both sides of the lid with acrylic paint. Let dry.

4. Decorate the jar with colorful tape strips. Stack layers on top of each other to make stripes of varying widths.

5. Cut the thread or ribbon to the desired length. Pull through the jar. Place the lid halves on the sides of the feeder.

6. Pour the bird food into the feeder and hang it on the tree.

Do-it-yourself treats for birds

Source: eighteen25.com

A simple and unusual treat recipe for feathered friends. Positive emotions will accompany the child from the beginning of preparation to the process of hanging the food on the tree.

Necessary materials:

• ready-made food for parrots (millet, seeds are suitable);
• water;
• gelatin;
• cookie cutters;
• cocktail tubes;
• rope.

How to do

In this recipe, gelatin acts as a binding ingredient, it must be diluted as it is written on the package, but take 2 times more gelatin than indicated in the instructions. We add the required amount of diluted gelatin to the feed, so much that it envelops all the grains. We lay out the grain mass in molds, insert the straws to make holes for the threads and send them to harden in the refrigerator. After about 1-2 hours, we take out the frozen figures, thread the ropes through the holes and go outside to hang treats for the birds on the branches.

Nourishing muffin for titmouse

Make a nutritious muffin with the children for titmouse. Take raw bacon (beef or pork), cut into pieces and melt over low heat. Pour the seeds into a silicone cake mold and fill with melted lard. Wait for complete solidification. Remove a treat from the molds and hang on a string on a tree or balcony.

What to feed the birds in winter

Birds can be fed sunflower seeds (raw, unsalted), oats, millet, wheat, crushed peanuts, raw unsalted lard. Put in the feeder apple slices, many birds peck them with pleasure.

What not to feed the birds:

• Bread. Birds digest it very hard, because. it contains a lot of fat and protein. Bread fills the stomach, but does not provide enough energy.
• Salty. Do not feed spoiled (rancid, etc.) cereals to the birds. You should not treat the birds with potato chips, cookies and buns.

Ideas for original bird feeders

Unusual bird feeder from a cup and saucer.

You can hang treats on strings on a tree.

A feeder made from a plastic bottle and wooden spatulas.

Let your child make a bird feeder out of Lego.

A simple feeder made from orange or lemon peel.

The idea of ​​how to make a bird feeder from a milk or juice box.

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DIY bird feeder - examples and ideas

You can make a beautiful bird feeder from improvised materials. Consider a few ideas of original feeders made of wood, plastic bottles, cardboard, juice bags, as well as dimensions, drawings and photos. finished products.

Don't let the birds starve to death in winter - prepare a beautiful feeder with delicious treats for them. Enjoy the cheerful and joyful chirping of little titmouses or sparrows.

In the cold season, it becomes increasingly difficult for birds that remain to winter to get food. Heavy snowfalls, icing and frosts are a real threat to birds. Many birds, due to a lack of calories, freeze, without waiting for fine days. Man remains their only hope. Even a few bread crumbs from the table or a handful of cereals can save the life of funny little birds.

It is quite easy to please bullfinches, tits, sparrows with delicious delicacies. For this you need to make a simple feeder from wood or other improvised materials and periodically pour grain or bread crumbs into it. You can make an original feeder at home. A variety of improvised materials are suitable for this, for example, plastic bottles, cans, five-liter bottles, carton boxes, plywood trimmings, timber imitations and much more. A beautiful and reliable feeder can be built even from wood. To do this, you need to prepare a drawing and select suitable wood trimmings or wooden planks.

How to make a bird feeder with your own hands?

A homemade feeder can be made from various improvised materials. To do this, you can use wooden planks, plastic bottles, boxes, ceramic cups and many other suitable materials.

How to make a bird feeder in kindergarten with a child?

A children's bird feeder made with a child will be a great craft for kindergarten. This will allow from a young age to teach the child to take care of others, and will also be an entertaining and interesting activity. The original feeder, decorated on its own, will perfectly complement the garden plot. Just imagine how pleasant it is to watch small feathered friends who chirp cheerfully, helping themselves to a delicacy prepared for them.

If you want to make a feeder in kindergarten with your child Be sure to consider his age. For kids, it is better to choose simple options for home-made feeders so that the child can participate as much as possible in the process, developing their own imagination and hand motor skills. Older children can participate in the creation of more complex crafts, made for example from plywood or wooden planks.

Bird feeder from a plastic bottle

You can make a bird feeder out of plastic bottles in minutes. Suitable for this 1.5 or 2 liter plastic bottle for mineral water or lemonade. To make a feeder for tits and sparrows from a bottle, you need to mark a hole with a marker and carefully cut it out with sharp scissors. A soft wire or cord should be tied to the neck of the bottle, with which it will be possible to hang it on a tree branch.

Also for birds, a self-filling or bunker feeder from a bottle is suitable. To make a hopper feeder, you need to prepare two bottles of the same volume. On one of them, you should also mark a hole, cut it out, and then cut off the upper part along with the neck. In the second bottle, it is necessary to pour grain for birds, then put the first one on it and turn it over. After that, the grain from the second bottle will be poured into the first as the birds peck it out.

Bird feeder from a canister or mayonnaise bucket

You can make a bird feeder from improvised materials at home. For these purposes, you can use a plastic canister or mayonnaise buckets, as in the photo below. The shapes and configurations of feeders can vary greatly. Ideally, all of them should be covered so that in winter the grain is not covered with snow.

A plastic bottle feeder for birds should not have sharp edges so that the birds do not cut their paws during lunch. After cutting holes in the bottle, the edges can be pasted over with electrical tape or plaster. The windows in the bucket should be large enough. Mount such feeders should be higher on the branches of trees or in other places where the birds would not be in close proximity to cats.

Original feeder from improvised means with a photo

The onset of cold weather is a great excuse to hide at home and do needlework. Even manufacturing do-it-yourself birdhouse or a simple feeder can be a fun and enjoyable activity for family members. There are many options for feeders. Here are a few ideas that can be easily implemented using simple improvised materials.

A simple bottle feeder with wooden spoons

Simple and convenient feeders can be made using plastic bottles and wooden spoons from kitchen sets. This design is quite convenient for birds, because spoons serve not only for additional grain collection, but also act as comfortable perches. To make such a feeder, it is necessary to prepare through holes in the bottle so that the spoon is located with a slight slope. Above the spoon, you need to make additional holes through which the food will be available to the birds. The level of grain should be higher than a spoon, therefore, as it is consumed, the feed must be added to the bottle.

Tin can feeder

To make such a feeder, you can use any tin can, preferably with a plastic lid. A can of coffee or cocoa is perfect for these purposes. How to make a feeder from a jar, can be clearly seen in the photo. The plastic cover in this case acts as a barrier to the grain, preventing it from spilling. The bottom of the jar can also be removed. To fasten the jar, you can thread a thick cord or wire through both holes.

How to make a bird feeder from a juice box

Milk bags And juice well suited for creating a feeder. Such packaging is easily cut with an ordinary knife or scissors, and does not sag in rain or snow. To make a feeder out of a juice box, you just need to mark a hole with a marker and cut it out with a kitchen or clerical knife.

In a similar way, one can cardboard bird feeder, cutting out the necessary parts and gluing them with PVA glue. However, cardboard construction is not the best option. It quickly sags under the influence of moisture, so it is not used for long, and even then mainly under a canopy.

A bird feeder made of wood is a great solution for birds!

Homemade wood bird feeder- this is the most reliable and durable design option, which can also be done at home. Any person who has a hammer, a saw and, of course, a desire can make it. To make a wooden feeder, it is not necessary to buy materials. You can simply take scraps of plywood, wooden boards, lining or other materials remaining after the repair.

The dimensions of the feeder are shown in the drawing. If desired, you can make a feeder with a smaller bottom, for example, 250 x 200. If you have wood trimmings that can be used, be guided by their length.

So, the flooring for the roof and the bottom of the feeder is made of plywood. To do this, you need to prepare three parts: the bottom - size 300 x 240 with a thickness of 3 mm, roof details - 280 x 212. Crossbars, racks and other structural elements can also be made from wooden slats. If necessary, parts should be sanded, and after assembly - varnished or painted.

The assembly of a wooden feeder is carried out in several stages:

• Take a wooden piece for the bottom and use nails to attach four corner posts to it;
• Fasten the sides with nails, nailing them to the bottom and corner posts;
• Place the planks of the crossbars on top of the racks and nail;
• Place the connecting rail and roof rails on the crossbars according to the drawing;
• Build a roof deck;
• Decorate the craft as desired, varnish or paint.

As a result of the work performed, a reliable and beautiful wooden feeder capable of lasting more than one year. To protect the product from rain, the remnants of linoleum, waterproofing film or other moisture-resistant materials can be stuffed onto its roof.

The design and size of a wooden bird feeder can be different. Wooden products decorated with painting or woodcarving look very interesting. Each person who owns certain decor skills can decorate a wooden feeder with your own hands. Sometimes feeders are made in the form of a house, complementing it with windows and doors, constructing miniature fences and other decorative elements.

Bird feeder made by hand from improvised materials

A few more original ideas for making feeders.

Easy to make and beautiful.

Ceramic cup feeder. Happy tea!

A 5 liter bottle feeder is beautifully decorated.

Bird feeders - original ideas with photos

Coconut feeder. Everything is simple.

A simple feeder can be made even from an ordinary coconut. Do not be afraid to show imagination to please the birds. Any materials at hand can be turned into a real masterpiece!

Wicker basket feeder.

Wooden feeder with a house. Two in one.

Feeders from improvised materials

You can make a feeder from improvised means. You can make it from a piece of ordinary wood, a saucer and even a car headlight. The main rule is that the feeder should be comfortable. It should protect birds from rain and snow and be hung above the ground at a safe height.

Feeder from a car headlight.

Don't know how to properly feed birds? Organize them a comfortable place, sheltered from rain or snow. For this, any materials are suitable. Look, for example, if you have an old car headlight lying around in your garage?

A feeder carved from a piece of wood. Unusual log crafts.

What can you feed the birds in winter?

When the first snow falls, it becomes quite difficult for the birds to get their own food. Because of hunger and cold, many of them die without waiting for fine days. Snow and ice hide all the remnants of edible food, while birds have to spend much more on natural warming. more energy than they get from food.

To save our feathered friends from death, you can build a feeder and periodically replenish it with edible treats. You can feed the birds in winter with breadcrumbs and cereals, such as oats, millet, wheat and barley. Birds also eat rice, pumpkin seeds and seeds well. Tits are very fond of eating pieces of bacon, which can be hung in a large piece directly on a tree branch.

Food for tits and other wintering birds

In winter, it replaces larvae and beetles that birds eat in natural conditions. However, when preparing such a delicacy, one should not forget that it should not contain salt and any spices. You can fix the pieces of fat by passing a strong cord through them or by placing them in a citrus net. millet and fresh fruits better not to give to birds. Bananas, sour foods, black bread and citrus fruits are also contraindicated for them.

Since not only tits strive to feast on treats, universal feeds can also be poured into the feeder. Great for attracting birds raw sunflower seeds, nuts, white millet, seeds of watermelon, burdock seeds, swans, thistle, dried rowan, ash seeds And maple. The latter are very fond of bullfinches, which also need winter bait.

By the way, you can build a feeder not only for tits and sparrows, but also for squirrels, woodpeckers and jays. For them, you can save nuts and acorns, put cones in the feeder. During the nesting period, the birds can be added to the feed crushed egg shell, shell rock or crushed chalk. The supplement will also help digestion. river sand or eggshell .

Generally bird feeders- a fairly simple product that does not require any special skills in manufacturing. You can build it from various improvised materials, involving even the smallest children in the process. You can install the feeder near the window to watch the birds right from the house. However, it is better to hang it higher so that cats do not get to the birds.

Beautiful bird feeders

If you decide to build a beautiful and original feeder for birds, we suggest that you study designer products. Such bird feeders will not only please the birds, but will also be an excellent decor for the backyard.

By the way, if you have a desire, you can always make original feeders yourself.

If you are skilled in wood carving, you can make a carved feeder that will be a great decor item for your garden.

Ceramic bird feeders also look very original.

Forged bird feeders with original design.

What should be a bird feeder

special requirements no one presents to the feeders. However, consider the following points:

1. A roofed feeder will be better protected from snow and rain. Such a design will withstand natural precipitation longer, and it will be easier for the birds themselves to eat in bad weather.
2. Wood products are more practical and reliable. They are not afraid of moisture and can last for several years.
3. By making a beautiful feeder with a decorative pattern, you can not only attract birds, but also decorate your own backyard profitably.
4. When making a feeder from a plastic bottle, small openings and sharp edges should be avoided. Remember that a quality feeder should be comfortable and safe for birds.

Unusual feeders made of glass and metal.

Bird feeder - time for good deeds

Every time we brush crumbs off the table or sort through cereals, we don’t even think that we can do a good deed and feed hungry little birds. But it's so easy - to make a feeder and feed your feathered friends with simple and tasty delicacies.

In the winter season, the feeder with treats sometimes becomes the only source of food for tits and their brethren. When everything is covered with snow, it is not at all easy to get food.

Even a child can make a feeder on their own. For this, various improvised materials, packaging, beverage containers, wooden boards or cardboard are suitable. Even pieces of simple fat, suspended on a thread from a tree branch, will become an exquisite delicacy for tits. Having once found such a treat in your yard, feathered friends will definitely invite their fellows, and already with a whole flock they will delight you with their chirping, returning to you every day for new portions of lunch.

Simple and beautiful plastic feeders.

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