During the cold season, it is difficult for our feathered friends to find food for themselves, especially in winter, when the trees have lost their leaves and the grass and bushes are covered with snow. It is in our power to help winged creatures survive in terrible times for them. You need to make bird feeders from scrap materials with your own hands.
Dining room for birds
A feeder is not a birdhouse in which a family of birds can live. This is, so to speak, a bird's canteen in which any flying guest can eat. Quite simply, it is a table suspended on ropes from a tree branch.
You can make the simplest feeder out of plywood. Make holes in the corners of the plywood sheet using a nail or drill them with a drill. Thread the twine and you can hang it on a branch. The birds will not be offended by the unpresentable appearance, but such a feeder is also inconvenient for them, because the birds love to rummage through the food, throwing it in all directions. Very quickly there will be nothing left on the makeshift table, all the food will fall into the mud or snow. To prevent this from happening, you need sides. In addition, the birds' lunch may be wetted by rain or covered in snow. So we need a roof. So, everything became clear with form and functionality, all that remains is to put your hands to it, because you can make a feeder out of anything.
Unnecessary boxes
In every home there are probably a couple of empty boxes lying around unused. They make a wonderful bird feeder. Cake boxes are especially good in this regard: you can easily cut out windows in them, everything is visible through the transparent walls, and the birds are not afraid of any rustle, and the plastic cap also protects from rain.
For hanging, you can use the same twine that was used to tie the cake.
Together with your child, you can make a feeder from a juice box.
To do this, you need to cut a window in one of the walls, insert a cocktail stick from below and attach a rope or cord on top. When your baby shows you the place where you need to hang the feeder during a walk, he will consider it his own and will begin to make sure that there is always food for the birds in it.
Feeders are made from milk cartons using the same method.
From gift paper bags:
You just need to remember to glue the top edges of the bag so that the roof does not leak.
Veranda for birds' meals
From large boxes you can create a real dining room for your feathered friends.
It can be made from a shoe box.
Or from under candies.
Or from a parcel box.
If you suddenly run out of all the boxes, and you feel sorry for the birds, you can make a feeder out of paper, but it will not last long. It's better to make one out of cardboard.
House for a long time
All feeders made from cardboard, tetra bags and paper, although they are made quite quickly, do not last long. A couple of rains will pass, and the birds will again have to look for their own food. Plywood will undoubtedly last longer, but it will also become unusable. It is best to make a feeder from wood or boards.
Winter has always been and remains a difficult time for birds. Day by day, it becomes more and more difficult for these small animals to find food. Think about the birds and place a homemade feeder in your yard, because any available materials that we usually throw in the trash are suitable for working with. The article will present ideas and photos of ready-made solutions, the implementation of which will not require either complex drawings or any special skills.
DIY birdhouse
Think for yourself, it’s impossible to imagine all the splendor of the world around us without birds and playful 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 a feeder in a suburban area, you can daily observe the secret life of birds and the fascinating bustle of birds. Some of them will enter into fierce competition with other species, others will try to defend their own rights in the fight against their relatives. But they all always carefully look around, so as not to miss the moment of attack by any predator.
A bird feeder can be assembled with your own hands from a variety of materials. However, there are certain general rules that must be followed during assembly:
- It is best to place the feeder on the wall of outbuildings or directly on tree branches. At the same time, the height of the placement should be at least half a meter, so that it is convenient for you to feed the birds, and so that cats cannot climb up to them.
- For small birds, the birdhouse should be made of appropriate dimensions so that larger animals cannot get inside.
- The corner walls of the finished structure should not be prickly or sharp.
- It is better if the building material from which the bird feeder is made has good resistance to adverse conditions and moisture. Otherwise, the birdhouse will not last long and will have to be replaced.
- Include special sides and a roof in the design of the feeder that will protect food and birds from wind, rain and snow.
- And most importantly, the feeder itself should always remain comfortable for the feathered animals, so that it is easy for them to remove food!
Advice! Do not forget that birds remember the place of constant feeding, and therefore are ready to fly a long distance to the desired place - in our case, a feeder. Based on this, birds must be fed daily, otherwise they may die!
Plywood bird feeder
Of course, you can always buy a feeder ready-made in a store, but it’s better to make it yourself, moreover, if it only takes a couple of hours. A plywood feeder can be made with a gable roof, a flat one, or without it at all. You can also provide a special hopper compartment if you know that you will not be able to accurately monitor the amount of feed inside. Naturally, the work will require drawings; fortunately, there are a huge number of designs on the Internet with ready-made sizes and dimensions for cutting. All you have to do is decide on the solution you like.
Important point! Do not neglect the drawing: firstly, it will significantly facilitate and speed up the work. Secondly, this approach guarantees that in the end you will get exactly what is shown in the picture.
When deciding on the appearance of the future feeder, do not forget to take into account the bird population specifically in your region. After all, for example, pigeons are able to eat all the reserves, leaving tiny tits without food. Based on this, it is recommended to make the opening in the feeder so that large birds cannot get inside.
To work you will need:
- Beam with a section of 20 by 20 mm;
- Sheets of plywood;
- Sandpaper;
- Hammer;
- Water based glue;
- Electric jigsaw;
- Nail.
Operating procedure :
- 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. In this case, the dimensions of the roof should be made a little larger in advance so that water does not flow down the walls onto the feed during rain.
- To avoid burrs, the edges of the workpieces should be pre-treated with sandpaper.
- We cut 4 posts about 30 cm long from a block.
- If you want to make the roof flat, you should shorten a couple of bars by 2-3 cm.
- We fix all the parts with waterproof glue, and then fasten the structure with nails. We attach stands to the bottom of the feeder, to which we fix the sides.
- We fasten the roof to the racks with self-tapping screws.
- We install a feed container, add food and watch the bird feast.
Wooden feeder: photos and ideas
The main advantage of a wooden bird feeder is that this design holds its shape perfectly and can serve for a long time, which in turn is explained by the low reliability and high characteristics of the wood itself. To assemble the feeder yourself, you will need drawings, as well as at least minimal 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 simple design option that you can easily do yourself, using a simple photo instead of a drawing. For work you will need: glue, timber for racks 2x4.5 cm, nails, a piece of plywood sheet measuring 25x25 centimeters for the bottom, self-tapping screws and a couple of sheets of plywood 22x35 cm for the roof.
Work order:
- The first step, of course, is to assemble the sides and bottom of the structure. The bars, adjusted to the dimensions of the lower part, are assembled for fitting, the end sides are coated with adhesive, after which we strengthen the fastening using self-tapping screws. As a result, we get a small frame. In this case, it is recommended to make two parallel sides slightly larger than the base, about 5 centimeters, so that in the future you can install perches to them.
- We fix the bottom of the feeder to the finished frame and nail it.
- We fasten 18-20 centimeter racks from the inside of the resulting structure.
- We supplement the racks with rafters. To do this, we install a pair of bars at right angles, strengthening the joint area with the help of an additional bar. As a result, you will see a right angle with equal sides. You will need another similar part.
Important point! Fasten the blocks at right angles to the table; in this case, it will be correct if the wide side is on the table, and the additional block is on top!
- Next, we fix the rafters to the racks using self-tapping screws.
- We attach sheets of plywood to the posts, which will act as a roof. If you have a wooden corner, you can use it by making a skate.
- Don’t forget about the elongated sides - glue sticks or glazing beads to them, which will play the role of perches.
This way you can easily and quickly assemble a bird feeder with your own hands. The finished structure can be hung on a wire by a hook by drilling several holes in the ridge, or placed directly on top of any pole on the site. Inside the house, the food will be perfectly protected from rain and wind, and several birds will be able to fly to the feeder at once. Birds will love this kind of cozy dining room!
Photo instructions
If you have a gazebo on your country property, then it would be a great idea to place a simple open feeder next to it. In this case, it will be sufficient to build a bottom and a side.
If you want to cover the feeder with varnish or paint, you should use water-based formulations only! This approach will protect the birds.
Birdhouse from a milk or juice box or carton
A beautiful bird feeder can be made from such simple things as a bag or box of juice or milk. Moreover, even a child can make a birdhouse. To work you will need:
- Stationery knife or scissors;
- Juice or milk box;
- Marker;
- Wire or nylon rope;
- Band-Aid.
The first step is to accurately mark and cut small holes on opposite sides of the box. The lower part of the window should be covered with adhesive tape to make it safe and convenient for the birds to fly out and take food from the feeder.
Using scissors, we make tiny holes under the holes; later here we will insert the cardboard rolled into a tube, left over from the holes made earlier. We insert a 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 sway much in the wind. Feeding slots, which can be made on adjacent sides rather than opposite ones, will once again contribute to this. You can secure the craft more firmly if you attach a wire to one side of the feeder, tying it to a tree.
You can make a beautiful birdhouse with your own hands from several juice boxes. In this case, it is worth cutting off the third part from the first piece, cutting out a hole for the birds in the front - the element will become the bottom of the feeder or the feeding board. We cut the second blank along the sides, leaving the upper part untouched. We combine the components so that we end up with a triangle. You can connect the elements using tape or glue.
Crafts from small plastic bottles
Option 1. 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 either rectangular or square, round or arch-shaped. Leave jumpers between the holes. The visor will cover your feathered friends from the rain; you can make it by making a cut in an inverted “P” shape, then bending the plate up.
The bottom of the hole in the new birdhouse should be covered with some material, be it fabric tape or adhesive tape - this will remove the sharp edges of the bottle, allowing the birds to sit comfortably.
We make holes at the bottom of the bottle at the same level so that later we 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 the branch of any tree in the yard.
Option 2. Hopper feeder
A bunker-type bird feeder is advantageous in that food can be poured into it in reserve, up to several days. At the same time, as the birds eat part of the reserves, the food will be automatically replenished.
This design will require a pair of identical bottles. The first one should be marked with a marker, then make small holes in the bottom, similar to the first feeder, and remove the top third of the bottle. We make a couple of holes at the top at the same level - later twine or tape will pass through them for hanging the feeder.
In the case of the second bottle, you need to cut several holes in the narrowest place - it is through them that the bird feed will pour out.
You should not make large holes; if necessary, they can always be expanded over time.
Finally, fill the bottle with food and screw the cap back in place, then simply place it in the rest of the first bottle. Ready!
Option 3. Spoon design
A hole is made inside the cork, where the twine is then inserted. After this, a couple more holes are made at the same level according to the dimensions of the spoon. The final hole is cut into the bottle itself, above the deep cupped area of the spoon. At the same time, it should be slightly expanded so that the birds feel comfortable eating in the feeder. At the end, all that remains is to fill the birdhouse with food.
A little advice! Moisture may accumulate inside the craft over time. You can avoid this with a simple solution: using a tiny nail or a heated needle, make several holes at the bottom of the bottle - this will allow moisture to escape as it accumulates.
Craft from a 5-liter bottle
Surely everyone has at least one 5-liter plastic bottle that lies idle. A bird feeder is quite easy to make with your own hands from this material. In addition, the volume of the bottle will allow you to place much more food inside for birds, and well-made holes will make it possible for several animals to feed at once!
Using a bottle as a birdhouse is a fairly quick and easy solution that kids can do too: just use wire or tape to place the structure on a tree and place a small supply of food inside. The only equipment you will need is a utility knife or pruning shears and, of course, the bottle itself.
It’s worth making a hole depending on how you plan to place the feeder 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 neck and bottom.
It is convenient to hang the future birdhouse 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, into which a rope is then passed for tying to a branch.
You can avoid the craft from swaying if you place a quarter of a brick inside, which will weigh down the feeder. Load the food on top and there will be no problems with rocking.
Bunker
If desired, a 5-liter bottle allows you to make a bunker feeder yourself. To do this, in addition to the mentioned bottle, you will need a couple more 1.5 liter bottles, a rope, a stationery knife and a marker.
Work order:
- First of all, we mark future holes for bird holes at the bottom of the workpiece. The ideal option is one large one 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 upward will cover the birds from rain and snow. As in the case of 1.5-2-liter bottles, the bottom edges of the openings should be sealed with some material, for example, adhesive tape, to avoid injuring the birds on sharp corners.
- We also make holes inside the smaller bottle in those places where it will touch the bottom of the 5-liter container. An additional hole will be required just above the indicated location. Through them, as the food is eaten, it will spill into the feeder.
- It is necessary to make a round hole inside the lid of a 5-liter container so that when fully screwed in, the thread of the neck of the second bottle is visible from above.
- Remove the top and neck of the second container to create a funnel. We put it on the neck of the bottle placed inside, and then screw it with a cork.
- This creates a beautiful and convenient bunker bird feeder. All work is done simply and quickly with your own hands. All that remains is to fill the new birdhouse with food and place it on a branch in the yard.
By showing a little imagination, you can always use the same plastic containers to make interesting and unusual crafts for birds, which will not only become a real boon for birds, but will also nicely decorate the design of your garden.
Using a shoe box
For self-assembly of a bird feeder, any material lying idle on the balcony can be used. Boxes of shoes, food and utensils can also be used!
Preference should be given to boxes and cardboard, having a laminated coating! Thanks to it, the finished feeder can last much longer.
The main advantage of a birdhouse out of the box is that the initial blank already has a roof, walls and bottom. All you have to do is make small holes on the sides of a rectangular or square shape.
For work you will need: tape, a knife or scissors, and a nylon cord. As you know, cardboard cannot be called a durable material, especially when used outdoors. Therefore, it is worth wrapping it with tape, thanks to which the feeder can last at least until the next season. After making holes on the sides and fixing the new birdhouse with a cord on the tree, fill the container with food, and the birds will not have to wait long.
To prevent the craft from being blown around too much by the wind, you should place 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 structure is glued with 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. Using hooks, the bird feeder can easily be fixed on a branch, as shown in the photo. All that remains is to put down the food and wait for your feathered friends.
Video ideas
Wild animals and birds that live in nature cannot count on someone helping them in the winter just like their domesticated “brothers.” However, many people understand this and try to provide all possible assistance during the winter cold.
Benefits for both you and the birds
Caring people understand well how difficult this time is for our little brothers, since starting in late autumn, it is becoming increasingly difficult for many of them to find food. Of course, with all the desire, it is not so easy to help those of them who live in the forest or in remote areas. However, if you live in a city, town or village, then everything is within your power. Today we will talk about bird feeders. It is quite possible to make them, and we are talking about using improvised means, old packaging and containers, as well as other materials that, in any case, would most likely be thrown into a landfill.
By the way, having “accustomed” the birds to your feeder located on the site, in addition to the feeling that you are helping them, saving them from hunger during a difficult time of year, you receive some kind of additional “bonuses”:
- Birds will get used to your site and will begin to live in and around it more often. Thus, they will constantly delight you with their games, bustle and chirping, filling the surrounding space with vital energy.
- Quite often it happens that in the summer birds return a kind of debt to you, destroying numerous insects and pests that live in almost every garden or vegetable garden.
Wood is a reliable material!
In today's article we have presented photos of many options that will help with ideas on how to make a bird feeder with your own hands. As a rule, in order to implement a project for such a feeder, you do not need complex designs and drawings.
Attention! You can feed birds not only in winter, but also in summer, especially if you live in a country house or in a private house.
Before we look at the basic ideas for making feeders, let's talk about some of the features of choosing the material, as well as the places where you can hang or attach such a homemade structure.
Selection of material and installation location
Before choosing a place for a feeder, it will be very useful to learn the most common types of birds that live in our latitudes.
1. Nuthatch; 2. pika; 3. small spotted woodpecker; 4. crossbill; 5. jay; 6. nutcracker or nutcracker; 7. bullfinch; 8. waxwing; 9. common grosbeak; 10. goldfinch; 11. siskin; 12. common oatmeal; 13. greenfinch; 14. great tit; 15. blue tit; 16. tufted tit; 17. Muscovy tit; 18. long-tailed tit; 19. titmouse.
It is traditionally believed that a bird feeder should have the shape of a kind of house, which would be somewhat similar to a birdhouse. And in fact, this configuration is optimal for organizing a place for feeding birds. Let's consider the advantages of this form:
- The roof allows you to create protection from rain and snow.
- This design, made of plywood or wood, is strong, durable and reliable.
- It will not look alien, since we are talking about landscape design and the visual appeal of the entire site.
However, you should not be limited only to this form, and also to the fact that only wood can be used as a material. In fact, both the configuration and the material can be completely different.
The main thing is that the feeder meets the basic requirements:
- The material from which the feeder is made must be stable and not deform over time. In other words, a birdhouse made of cardboard or similar improvised means is not suitable. It simply will not withstand difficult weather conditions: rain, sleet, etc.
- At the same time, you can, as a last resort, make a small feeder from juice packaging or dairy products (kefir, milk, etc.). Tetra Pak and similar cardboard packaging are to a much greater extent, compared to ordinary cardboard, adapted to the effects of moisture. However, such structures cannot be classified as durable. On the other hand, they are quite suitable as a temporary solution, which, under favorable circumstances, can serve you throughout the whole season. At the same time, it is necessary to understand that a feeder made from a milk carton is suitable only for small birds, since large ones simply will not fit in it.
- From the previous paragraph, by the way, the following conclusion follows: the material must be strong and stable, since it must withstand not only autumn-winter bad weather, but also the weight of the birds themselves, some of which are quite massive. In addition, keep in mind that wear will also occur due to the constant impact of their claws, since they will, as a rule, sit in a cut-out opening (“window”).
- By the way, since we are talking about a window, an entrance (this technological hole can be called, in fact, whatever you want), then we need to understand that its edges should not be sharp, because, otherwise, birds can injure their paws on them.
Location
In addition to the material, as well as manufacturing technology, you need to understand that the place in which you install or hang the bird feeder is also an important point. Thus, if possible, it is necessary to avoid installation in places where birds will have difficulty accessing. We are talking about dense branches and other similar places.
In addition, pay attention to ensuring that the feeder is located in a place that is difficult to reach for cats, which, as you know, are excellent hunters, living in large numbers in villages, dachas, as well as in cottages and private housing estates.
Advice! Place the feeder in an open space, in places easily visible to birds.
Popular ideas
Let's look at the basic ideas on how best to make a bird feeder with your own hands, looking at “live” examples of how many people have implemented their projects. There can be many feeders, and there are countless options for making them. However, they are all made for the same purpose. So, here are the main types of structures of this kind.
A dispenser is a very useful device for feeding birds. In addition, the bottle can be hung vertically “upside down”
Wooden house
It is quite possible to make such a design yourself. There is no need to have any specific skills or knowledge. As a rule, in such work, improvised or unnecessary boards, pieces of logs and many other wooden elements are used. Taking planks or veneer as a basis, the main task is their strong connection.
By the way, wooden bird feeders can be used not only for feeding yard birds. Similar designs are also used in chicken coops, when feeding chickens and other poultry. However, this, as they say, is a completely different story.
Plywood feeder
This design can be made with your own hands right at home. You don't need any special tools or conditions for this. In this case, of course, you will have to find drawings of the feeders. On the other hand, you can make a drawing with dimensions yourself, since there is nothing particularly complicated in its development. For additional ideas, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with photos and examples of finished work.
Hopper feeder
This type of construction, so to speak, “migrated” from agriculture. One of its main advantages is that it allows one to exclude “discrimination” of some bird species by others. You yourself have probably noticed that often a flock of birds, for example, sparrows or tits, takes an advantageous position in the immediate vicinity of food (seeds, bread crumbs, grains, cereals, loaves, etc.) or even in the feeder itself and strives to prevent other birds from accessing such a valuable resource.
Therefore, limiting the area where feathered friends can feed becomes an important task. Therefore, in such cases, homemade bunker feeders, also known as anti-passerine feeders, can be useful.
Feeders made from plastic bottles
A canister feeder is also a great option.
This type of design is extremely simple, so everyone, including children, can make it themselves. In order to make it, you just need to cut one or two holes in the bottle in order to pour bird food inside, and, in fact, so that the birds have the opportunity to get inside. Of course, you need to be careful in doing this, since the holes should be as even and symmetrical as possible.
Interesting! If you have the time and desire, you can further decorate the feeder with natural materials or apply inscriptions.
Let's take a closer look at the features of carrying out work when there are bottles of different sizes. The fact is that the most common starting materials in such cases are:
So, if you use the first option, then you can choose two types of designs. In the first case, we are talking about making holes in both sides of the bottle. They can have different shapes: round, rectangular or square.
In the second case, you can make a special canopy that would cover the hole, protecting it from snow. In order to make it, you just need to cut a U-shaped hole, leaving one side (top). After this, this section of the bottle is bent upward, thus forming a kind of visor. This, by the way, can also be done on both sides.
To make it more comfortable for the birds, you can make two small holes under the main openings and insert a long stick into them for them to perch on before getting inside. As for the lower edge of the main holes, for greater safety it is advisable to cover it with adhesive tape or several layers of electrical tape. A cloth adhesive plaster will also work. In this way, you can make your own feeder from plastic containers of relatively small volume.
Even easier, you can make a feeder from a 5-liter bottle. The fact is that the walls are often straight, which allows you to cut a more even hole. Plus, more seeds and crumbled loaf can be placed in such a container, and it is more convenient for birds to fly inside. To make this you will need a knife or strong scissors.
If the plastic bottle is attached horizontally, then holes can be cut in place of the bottom and neck. If you plan to fix it vertically, then you can cut 2, 3 or even 4 holes on different sides if you are working with a bottle that has a square or rectangular cross-section. This, by the way, will allow several birds to fly in and feed at once. For round bottles, you can cut 2-3 holes. By the way, based on a large bottle with a volume of 5 liters or more, you can also make a bunker feeder.
On a note! It is advisable to cut the holes at a height of at least 5 centimeters from the bottom, maybe a little more.
Attaching such a feeder is quite simple: you can tie it either by the neck or by the handle, which is an integral part of the lid, using twine or thin wire. This is if we talk about vertical options. When fixing horizontally, it is best to make 2 parallel small holes (they can be made using a knife or other sharp object), passing the wire or rope through them, which is necessary for fastening.
In any case, this option is very affordable, since almost everyone has unwanted 5-liter water bottles at their disposal. Example photos show various options for how this can be done.
Bird feeder made from a milk or juice carton
5 minutes - and a new feeder from a juice bag is ready
Everyone has juice or milk boxes. We usually throw them away. The manufacturing technology is extremely simple, and in some ways resembles the previous one (with plastic bottles). So, if you want to make a bird feeder from a juice or milk carton, your sequence of actions could be as follows:
- We outline future holes using a pen, marker or felt-tip pen.
- Carefully cut them out using scissors or a sharp knife.
- Cover the bottom side of the opening with tape or adhesive tape.
- We make small holes for the rope or wire at the top of the bag.
- We hang the resulting feeder from a tree branch, lilac or other places.
The easiest and fastest option from a milk carton
By the way, in some cases you can put a weight on the bottom or attach to it in the form of a piece of brick or something similar. This will minimize swaying in the event of strong winds. This applies not only to paper boxes, but also to plastic bottles.
Remember! In some cases, you can attach the feeder to the wall.
Using a shoe box
By the way, a bird feeder is made from a shoe box in a similar way. Of course, the fact that it is made of cardboard does not allow such a feeder to be durable. On the other hand, some boxes are made of fairly durable and moisture-resistant cardboard. Moreover, you can additionally cover the cardboard with tape, which will further increase its protection from the effects of bad weather conditions. This will increase the life of the feeder to some extent, although, in any case, it will not be as durable as its counterparts made of wood, cardboard and even plastic.
The manufacturing technology itself is extremely simple and does not require any special instructions. You just need to make the necessary slits on the sides of the box and also secure the lid. This can also be done using tape.
Other options
Of course, all these types of feeders are the most common and popular. However, it makes sense to talk about alternative options. The first of these is a feeder made from tableware.
By the way! You can also make a drinking bowl from the dishes, which is also very important for the birds.
Such original products are made from cups and saucers. If you add a deep plate, you can make both a feeder and a drinker at the same time. Some craftsmen make feeders from old buckets, usually plastic. They turn out to be large, which somewhat limits the possibilities for their installation, which, of course, is a certain disadvantage. The advantage is the same: the size of such a product is quite large. This allows you to pour in more food. In addition, several birds can feed at the same time. We must not forget about the strength of this design.
