How to make a bird feeder yourself: step-by-step photo instructions

With the onset of winter cold for birds, it becomes a real test to get your own food, so it is necessary to make food troughs to help the birds survive the cold. In this article, master classes with detailed instructions will be presented, thanks to which the needlewomen will understand how to make a bird feeder with their own hands from various unnecessary materials.

Video tutorials

In this article a selection of video lessons will be presented, in which the masters share their experiences and talk about possible options for making bird feeders from garbage, namely: from a plastic bottle, from plywood boards, from a box from under shoes.

The second life of the juice box( with photoinstruction under the text)

The most economical and simple way to make a feeder is to make it out of the juice box. This option has a number of advantages: as a rule, the juice box has a bright packaging, which will undoubtedly attract the attention of birds, and due to the design, the feed will not get enough sleep even in very strong winds. But there is one thing: a trough made of paper, though dense, is vulnerable to moisture and bad weather, so it can be strengthened, for example, to glue the substrate with another layer of cardboard.

To work, you need two boxes, one box will serve as a container for the feed, the other for the roof. To make a container for food, you must first outline the outline of a rectangular hole, and then cut using scissors. In the bottom of the box it is desirable to make four small holes, so that water does not accumulate. At the box, which will become a roof, you need to remove the plastic stopper and place the neck down. Then it is necessary to cut with a knife the box into two parts up to the top line. Cap halves with a container must be connected with a stapler. At the top of the roof, you need to make holes in order to fix the suspension for the feeder. All stages of work are shown in the photo.

From carton box

If you are planning to make a bird feeder with your child, it is advisable to choose a simple material, for example, a carton of milk, for work. In this case, you need an empty box of milk, a tool for connecting parts, it can be a stapler, adhesive tape or glue, as well as scissors, a rope. In order to carry out the feeder from the milk box, it is necessary first of all to designate the contours of the two windows on the box from opposite sides, then cut out the windows and seal the slices so that the birds are not injured, then under the windows, make two small holes and inserta wand so that the birds have where to sit. Next, in the upper part you need to make holes and fasten the rope, for which it will be convenient to hang the feeder.

In order for the feeder made of cardboard to last longer, it is possible to glue the box with one more layer of cardboard.

Plywood( or wooden boards)

The most solid is the wooden feeder. It can be made of plywood moisture resistant, and can be made of wooden boards. In order to make a feeder from plywood parts, it is necessary to cut out all the components from the plywood sheets, namely: the bottom, the roof, the side panels. All surfaces of the parts must be cleaned, so that the birds are not injured. To the bottom of the trough is better to attach the sides on all sides so that the food does not scatter, the roof should preferably be made with a slope in order to protect the food from the weather. Combine all the components in a single design with the help of a hammer and nails.

In order to make a feeder made of wood, you will need to purchase a tree about twenty millimeters thick. First of all, it is necessary to cut out the details according to the scheme, then sand the details and then connect them using self-tapping screws. The left half of the roof is attached to the side walls, the right half of the roof is assembled into a single unit with a ridge. The left and right halves of the roof are connected using piano loops. At the final stage, the trough can be opened with a varnish to protect the tree from a temperature drop and excessive humidity.

Here are some more wonderful examples of man-made feeders: from a pumpkin, a children's toy-hopping and from a plastic bottle.