How to make a home made bird feeder
You may not have realized how many different types of birds you have in your area. You can make a homemade bird feeder to inexpensively attract birds to your backyard so you can admire their different colors and attitudes. A birdfeeder can be made with materials you have in your home, such as a milk jug or a pinecone. Add a little birdseed to your creation and watch the birds flock to your yard.
Things You'll Need
- 1 gallon milk jug
- Scissors
- Large aluminum pie plate
- Strong glue
- 2 feet of string
- Rock
- Bird seed
- Cornmeal
- Shortening
- Pinecone
- Cake pan
- Yarn
Instructions
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Milk Jug Bird Feeder
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Rinse the milk residue from a 1 gallon milk jug.
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Measure three inches from the bottom of the milk jug. Use scissors to cut a hole three inches in diameter on one side of the milk jug. Cut a hole three inches in diameter on the opposite side as well.
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Glue the pie plate to the bottom of the milk jug. The pie plate will act as a perch for the birds.
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Use the scissors to poke a hole near the top of the milk jug. Poke another directly opposite the hole you just made. Run the string through the holes and double-knot the string so you can hang your bird feeder.
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Place the rock in the bottom of the milk jug, pour bird seed into the jug and hang the bird feeder on a tree branch.
Pinecone Bird Feeder
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Mix cornmeal and shortening and thickly spread the mixture all over the pinecone.
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Pour bird seed onto a cake pan and roll the pinecone in the birdseed. Get the bird seed into every crevice of the pinecone. Let the pinecone harden overnight.
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Tie a piece of yarn to the top of the pinecone by looping it under the topmost leaves of the pinecone. Double-knot the yarn and hang the bird feeder outside.
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Tips & Warnings
The best bird seed to attract a variety of birds is a black-oil sunflower seed because the seeds are easy for small birds to crack.
References
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