How to make a bird feeder

How to make a feeding trough? This question is far from being asked by many people, but there are still such people. Winter is a rather severe test for birds, and therefore making even one small feeder for them will be a serious help in survival. You can assemble the simplest models even without any instructions, however, if you want, you can start making more complex and beautiful products. Such a feeder will not only help the birds, but also decorate the yard.

How to make a feeding trough?

By independently making such a product and hanging it in the yard, you can not only help the birds to winter. Birds will get used to the fact that there is food. Thus, you can lure in your own garden a large number of different birds. They will make nests, give offspring, etc. In other words, the feeder will help to see the hidden life of winged animals. And in the spring, great and beautiful singing will be heard in the courtyard. How to make a feeding trough, from what material? A variety of materials can serve as raw materials for assembly, however, there are some general rules that must be observed in any case.

• First of all, the feeder is made in order to feed the birds, and therefore it should be as convenient as possible. Visitors should be comfortable taking out food.
• It is practically necessary that there are sides and a roof, since under the influence of rain, snow or wind, the food can become moldy or fly apart. In the first case, the food will turn into poison.
• It is recommended that maximum attention be given to creating moisture protection for the feeder. Otherwise, it will quickly become unusable - you have to do a new one.
• Walls, joints, corners and other structural elements should not be sharp and prickly.
• How to make a feeder so that other representatives do not steal food? Most often this product is intended to help small species of birds. This means that the size of the feeder itself should also be small so that large birds do not steal food.
• The optimal height for placing the feeder is a height of one and a half meters. This distance is enough so that cats could not reach the birds and at the same time it was convenient to pour food.

The last thing that is important to know is that the birds get used to feeding, and therefore often overcome many kilometers to the place of food. Lack of food can lead to their death.

Plywood

How to make a do-it-yourself feeder from a material such as plywood? Of course, you can buy a feeder in the store, however, it will take only a few hours to assemble the product yourself. This type of design can be equipped with a flat or gable roof, hopper compartment. The feeder itself must be open. In order not to be mistaken in the process of work, it is best to do everything according to the drawings. Of course, you can draw them yourself, but on the Internet there are a lot of ready-made options that you can use.

How to make a feeder with your own hands so that it performs its functions? Here we are talking about the fact that it is necessary to take into account the population of birds in a particular area. Such winged inhabitants as jays, crows and pigeons may well eat all the food, which is why smaller tits will remain hungry. Therefore, if you need to take care of exactly the smaller species, then the opening in the feeder should fit only them in size.

To assemble a structure from plywood, you will need a hammer, an electric jigsaw, nails, glue, plywood, sandpaper, 20x20 mm bars. To make a bird feeder from improvised materials, in this case from plywood, as follows:

1. On the plywood sheet, all the necessary details are marked and sawn. As the bottom, it is best to use a square of 25x25 cm. As the roof, it is recommended to use the same design, but with large dimensions, so that moisture does not get inside.
2. All edges of each workpiece should be sanded with sandpaper so that there are no burrs.
3. From the existing bars, it is necessary to cut four racks 25-30 cm long.
4. As a roof, you can use a single-slope model. In this case, the two bars should be 2-3 cm higher than the other two instances.
5. All joints are first glued with waterproof glue, and then additionally fixed with nails.
6. All four posts must be attached to the bottom, and sidewalls should be attached to them.
7. The lid is fixed on racks using self-tapping screws. Such a connection will be more reliable.
8. A hardware with a hook is screwed into the roof, for which the feeder is suspended in the right place.

As it turned out, making a feeder from improvised materials with your own hands is quite simple, and it does not take much time.

Dining room for birds (wooden)

The main advantages of wood in the manufacture of the feeder is its durability and reliability. This is due to the very properties of wood, especially if it is carefully treated with protective agents against moisture. In order to successfully and independently assemble such a design, you will need a drawing and the most minimal skills and knowledge of working with various tools. The boards to be used for assembly should have a thickness of 18 to 20 mm. In order to construct the simplest version of the product, you will need: a beam of 4.5x2 cm for racks, a square of plywood 25x25 cm for the bottom, two pieces for arranging the roof of 35x22 cm, as well as nails, screws and glue.

Wood construction

You can also make a bird feeder from improvised means, in this case from wood, without any problems.

Assembly work begins with the foundation. To do this, it is necessary to connect a sheet of plywood, which plays the role of the bottom, and the sides. After this, it is necessary to cut the bars to the size of the bottom and, for fitting, glue them with the ends to the bottom. To do this, use waterproof glue. For final fixation, self-tapping screws are used. After all these steps, you should get a small frame. It is also worth adding that two parallel sides can be made 5 cm longer than the bottom itself. Later on, poles can be added to them.

After that, the bottom of the frame is nailed with nails. You get a box to which you need to nail four racks with a length of 18-20 cm. Next, you need to attach rafters to these racks. To do this, two beams between themselves need to be connected at right angles. For additional fixation, they are interconnected with a small piece of wood. The result should be a right angle with the same sides. There are two such details. It is important to pay attention to the fact that the assembly work is carried out on the table. The dies should lie on the surface with their wide sides, and the additional beam is mounted on top. Then all work will be completed correctly.

After assembling the rafters, they can be attached to the posts using self-tapping screws. Next, two pieces of wood are nailed to the rafters, which will be the roof slope. The final touch will be the installation of poles. To do this, between those sides that were elongated, it is necessary to fix the window glazing bead or sticks. They will act as perches.

You can mount such a feeder on a dug post, or you can drill two holes in the ridge, install hooks inside, and hang the product on a chain on a tree. The result is an excellent design, the feed in which is protected from wind, moisture and precipitation.

If there is a gazebo on the site, then inside you can hang the simplest feeder without a roof. Normal bottom with sides. To protect the wood product as much as possible, it is necessary to cover it with protective varnishes. Here it is necessary to pay attention to the fact that they should only be water-based so as not to harm the birds.

How to make a feeder out of boxes of juice or milk

In order to independently construct a feeding trough of this type, no special skills are needed at all, even a child can cope with such work. All that is needed for work is:

• a clean juice or milk bag;
• to hang the feeder, you will need a rope or nylon cord;
• adhesive plaster, marker;
• scissors or a clerical knife.

How to make a feeder out of boxes? The first thing is to make two holes on the opposite sides of the tetrapack. This is done so that it is convenient for winged animals to take food from there. In order for the birds not to damage the paws, the lower part of the hole is glued with a band-aid. Further, under the holes that were made earlier, with the help of scissors or a knife, a small hole is pierced, into which the cardboard remaining from cutting the holes is pushed. In the bent corners of the tetrapack, a through passage is made through which a rope, cord, wire is passed. After that, the structure is tied to a tree.

After reading the brief instructions, it becomes clear that answering the question of how to make a feeder out of the box is quite simple.

There are several nuances that relate to the attachment of the dining room to the tree. If you hang the product on a cord or something else, then with a strong wind it will sway strongly and may break. To avoid this, the feeder can be attached directly to the tree trunk. For this, the holes need to be made not on opposite sidewalls, but on adjacent ones.

How to make a feeder out of juice boxes? Here it must be said that the next option is feasible if there are two tetrapacks, and not one. One of the packages is cut along its narrow sidewalls, but the top must be left intact. One third part is cut from the second tank, and a hole is cut out in its front side, which will serve as a feed board or the bottom of the feeder. Next, you need to combine the bottom with the package so that you get a triangle. The parts can be joined together with glue or simply wrapped with tape.

Thus, it is clear that it is not difficult to make bird feeders from boxes, as described above.

The simplest model in plastic

The first option is to make a simple product from a plastic bottle of 1.5 or 2 liters.

First you need to cut two holes on the sides of the bottle. It is very important that they are located completely symmetrical with respect to each other. The holes themselves can be of any shape: round, square, rectangular, in the shape of an arch, etc. It is also important to note here that there must be jumpers between these holes. If you make a slot in the bottle that looks like the inverted letter "P", and then bend the plate up, you can get an excellent visor that protects the food from rain. When the question of how to make a bird feeder out of the box was considered, it was necessary to glue the adhesive plaster on the lower edge of the hole. This also needs to be done. In addition to adhesive tape, you can also use tissue tape. In this case, the edges will not be pointed and the birds will not damage the legs. In the lower part, you can make a hole into which the wand is then inserted. Thus, it turns out a feeder from a plastic bottle with a perch.

Other models from the same material

You can make a bird feeder out of a plastic bottle and on a different manufacturing principle.

The second model is called a bunker feeder. The main advantage of the design is that the feed is poured with a margin for several days. As the birds eat it, the right amount will automatically be added to the feed platform.

In order to successfully assemble such a model, you need to have two plastic bottles of the same displacement. One of the bottles is marked with a marker before cutting, so as not to be mistaken. Further, a hole is made in the bottom of the bottle, as in the first model, and the upper part, equal to one third of the entire bottle, is also removed. In the upper part, two symmetrical holes are made on opposite sides of the bottle. With their help, the product will subsequently be suspended. Next, a second bottle is taken and several holes are cut through the narrowest part of it - feed will be strewed through them. It is worth noting that you do not need to make them too large in diameter, it is better to expand later, if necessary. Further, the feed is poured into the container, twisted with a cap and inserted into the first bottle, which is cut off by one third.

To make a bird feeder out of plastic containers can be another method. A hole is made in the cork into which the twine is inserted for hanging. Next, two holes are made at different levels of the bottle. They should be symmetrical to the size of a small spoon. Above that part of the spoon where the cup-shaped platform is located, the hole expands so that the birds can get it out of the container. After that, the bottle is filled with food and suspended in a convenient place.

Use of 5 liter plastic containers

How to make a bird feeder from a bottle? The question, like the answer, is quite simple, especially if a small capacity is used. However, in almost every house you can find plastic containers from under the water, the volume of which is 5 liters. It can fit much more feed, and in addition, several holes will allow several birds to feed at once.

Despite the fact that the volume of the container is larger, the work will still pass quite quickly. For successful work, you will need a tape, wire for tying the finished structure, a clean plastic container of 5 liters, a sharp knife, pruning shears or an office knife.

Next, you can proceed to the work itself. It should be noted that the holes are cut in different ways, depending on how the container will be suspended. If it is suspended horizontally, then you need to cut a wide hole from the bottom and from the neck side similar.

If vertically, then at a distance of 5-7 cm from the bottom you need to cut a few square or three triangular holes. It is also quite convenient to tie the dining room for birds by the neck with a tape, wire. If the horizontal model is performed, then several places are cut with a knife through which the twine is threaded. Since the container itself, even filled with food, is quite light, a quarter of the brick is laid on its bottom so that it does not swing so much during the wind, and only then they pour food. How to make a feeder out of plastic containers, if there is only a 5-liter capacity? As can be seen from the description of the work, this is not at all difficult.

Large capacity hopper feeder

The bunker model can be assembled from containers of 5 liters, but here you will need two more bottles of 1.5 liters, as well as a marker, stationery knife, rope.

At the bottom of a large capacity marker marks several places that will be cut out and serve as a summer for birds. The best option is a few small holes and one larger so that a bottle with a volume of 1.5 liters passes through it. As in previous models, the part that should be larger is cut out in the form of an inverted letter "P". The resulting visor bends upwards and serves as protection from the weather. The lower and lateral edges are covered with a soft coating (fabric tape, adhesive tape, etc.). How to make a feeder out of a plastic bottle next?

After that, you need to take the bottle that will be inserted inside the 5-liter container and make several holes in the places where it will be in contact. A few more are done a little higher. Food will wake up from them as the birds eat it. A round hole is made in the cap of the larger bottle so that in the twisted state, the thread from the 1.5 liter bottle rises. After that, you need to take a second plastic bottle and cut off its neck and top so that a funnel forms. This funnel is worn on the neck of the first bottle and twisted with a cork. After this, the feeder can be considered ready. To make a bird feeder from a plastic bottle, as described above, is quite simple and does not take much time.

Dining room for winged out shoe box

You can make feeders from the material that is abundant in almost any family. It can be cardboard boxes from under any electronic goods, shoes, etc. The advantage of this option is that there is already a bottom, walls, and a roof, although it will have to be slightly modified. It is also best to choose boxes in which cardboard is as dense as possible, as well as laminated. It is not strong, but it will extend the service life. , .

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