How to make a bird feeder with your hands: the original ideas and drawings

Hanging homemade bird houses for a meal - this tradition has come to us from the Soviet era. Today, such a bird table can be seen in parks, yards of schools and kindergartens. However, not everyone birdhouse withstand the vagaries of nature: wind, snowstorms and torrential rains. Agree, shame, when your child who so diligently hade made of cardboard, suddenly he sees unusable bird dining room. Today Editorial HouseChief.ru tell you how to make a bird feeder with your hands, so much so that she will not be afraid of any disasters.

Types of bird feeders: original ideas with photos

To choose the right type of feeder - is not easy. It is important to take into account many factors: time of year, the amount of rainfall, the quality and thickness of the tree or window frame, where you plan to fix the structure, as well as what exactly are you going to the birds feed.

Someone will say - it is easier to buy a bird feeder, than do it yourself. For someone, maybe, yes, it is a solution, but you lose the uniqueness and communication with family members while working on crafts. Build a homemade bird feeder can be made of plastic and cardboard, wood and glass, and even clay. The main thing - to observe a few rules:

1. The edges of the refectory for the birds be sure to handle, especially if it is plastic or wood. Sharp bumpers can be pasted tape, wooden handle or emery cloth sheathing.
2. Plan the stability of the structure and perch for the bird could quietly begin a meal without risking to spend all calories eaten on what to keep in place.
3. Feed should not wake up on the ground, it will attract predators, and thus jeopardize the life of birds.
4. Location feeders should be constant. You can not outweigh her from one place to another. And that bird feeder noticed, you can draw her attention to the bright berry wild rose or mountain ash. In some cases, even advised to attach plastic toys or rattles.
5. Bumpers will protect the bird's dining room from the wind, and the roof - from the rain. At the bottom of the design can put a thick log (possible two) or newspaper. No, we are not trying to teach the birds to read, just so you can slightly heavier construction, and it will be less sway in the wind.

Important! For sparrows better to do smaller feeder, for example, from Tetra Pak for larger birds such as pigeons, better suited Palletized design - they fit birds of different "caliber".

Let us examine the features of the different designs.

Construction chute type and feeding-grounds

Modern-trough trays are suspended structures, which are mounted on window. They are made of durable polycarbonate, with a small visor and a tray of food. In some metropolitan areas, there is a special program in which the trays are hung on the windows of some businesses and buildings.

Tip! Be sure to consider how it will be fixed on the perch, and what will be the landing pad.

However, not every family would want to put up with birdsong every morning, therefore, to construct their own hands (and for your own peace of mind) will approach the trough-site.

Typically, such feeders are made of plywood and wooden planks, in rare cases - out of old boxes out of a children's board game or candy. Plus the fact that birds can see from a distance, whether there is food and not risk a predator paw if he was hiding nearby. On the other hand, the construction is not protected from moisture audio, audio from the wind. Therefore, let's move to the description of a good-quality feeders.

Feeders bunker type feeders and houses,

They are convenient in that the feed supplied to the site automatically by gravity.

It is important to bear in mind that birds feed will often peck at the same point, so it is best to prepare in advance a dense base - thick board. cardboard or plywood can not withstand such a load.

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Mikhail Starostin

Team leader repair and construction company "Home Premium"

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«If you want to feed the tits or woodpeckers, take a narrower pitch if the sparrows (and they always moved in flocks) - the wider ".

Feeders bunker type can be very different. As the hopper may be used as glass and plastic bottles.

Feeders in the form of the house - a classic embodiment of such crafts. Make them simple enough for a basis we can take an ordinary cardboard box. Some buy ready-made designs of polycarbonate, however, considered a classic version of houses made of wood or plywood.

Feeders in the form of houses perfectly protect fertilizer from wind, rain and snow. Most often, they are durable and permanently attached.

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«Bird feeder from a tree is best to handle with linseed oil or varnish. Thus, the construction can last for many years. "

Suspended structure of grids or nutcracker

Original feeder can be done in just a minute, if you use conventional nylon mesh or twigs. The main thing is that the diameter of the mesh openings allow feed not fall out, but was sufficient to capture the bird could treat.

In addition, these feeders is better to use a shed. Otherwise, the food can get wet and rot before the moment when it finds a bird. There are variations such mangers of metal mesh. They are more durable, they are not afraid of no wind, sharp claws. The roof provides a reliable shelter from the rain.

How to make your own hands feeders for outdoor birds - the description of the drawings

Small birds, especially sparrows, sufficiently fearful of creation, so when planning future drawing the dining room is worth to think big windows that will provide more space for the birds maneuver.

Feeders for birds from a tree with his hands

Most simple bird feeder from a tree can be built just for one hour. For the basics, such a scheme is suitable.

assembly usually start from the platform, and then fasten the sides and roof. After the wooden frame is ready, fasten bumpers, slightly bulging at the edges. The protrusions 5 cm in length will be used for fastening zhordochek. Original ideas wooden bird feeders outdoor wood can spy on these photos.

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Feeders for birds of plywood with their hands

Construction of plywood suitable for small (light) nmax.

Significant plus constructions of plywood - they are much easier and cheaper than wood. Such feeders often gather for small birds, such as tits. First of all, you need to select a scheme whereby we will mark sheets of plywood. We offer readers HouseChief.ru ideas for self-assembly of feeders made of plywood.

Now Let us examine the sequence of steps for assembling the trough of plywood in more detail.

Illustration	Description of the action
	Cut the workpiece 2 onto the walls and base - 20 × 20 cm.
	Roof size is shown in the diagram. Partitions - 3 × 20 cm.
	We perform all the sawing elements.
	Intricate details on moonlighting Jigsaw with a special nozzle.
	We begin to build a foundation, all joints sizing special glue for wood.
	The base fastening thin nails.
	Glue bumpers, do not forget to pre-sanded them to the birds did not get splinters.
	After assembly of all the elements can be covered with plywood varnish (so as not to harm the birds, it is recommended to take a water-based compositions) and decorate your creation at its discretion.

How to make a bird feeder out of the box

The easiest option make bird feeder - to build on the carton. Closest to the "ideal" - Tetra paks and boxes of a shoe.

The basic rule to create a strong trough of cardboard - choose a box of the most durable material. Ideal - to find a box with a laminated coating (usually a box from under the shoe).

If you have overlooked a box big size, you can cut out just such a bird feeder.

Feeder of packets from the juice or milk

To create the most simple feeders, we need an empty container or tetra. It is first necessary to wash and dry is desirable. The first stage - cut is sufficiently large, the through hole through the two opposite sides of the package.

The trough of plastic bottles - production and especially

Plastic - versatile material. He is moisture, which is, perhaps, in our case, the only advantage. Along with this, such a construction sufficiently sharp and low resistance to wind. On the other hand, the material is easily processed, painting and very cheap.

Edible bird feeders

One of the most simple, aesthetic and unusual species of bird feeders. Agree, nice in the winter cold to do something simple and useful for tits or sparrows, deprived of food. Sometimes it is independent, separately hanging edible treats or even a whole house.

For the manufacture of simple feeders prepare edible ingredients and materials:

1. Bundle of feed to birds or mixture treated seeds and grains.
2. Twine or wiring.
3. Dry gelatin - 5-10 g
4. Baking tins.
5. Tubules for beverages.
6. Food grade silicone mat or parchment paper.

Illustration	Description of the action
	Pour a glass of feed. You can use the seeds, husks, barley, raisins, apple slices.
	Prepare beaker of water at room temperature and the baking molds.
	Pour the gelatin in a bowl. The greater the mass of the powder, the denser will trough. This substance is a kind of bonding agent will act to seed. Gelatin fill with water and leave to swell.
	Heat the gelatin on a steam bath.
	The container add birdseed mixture and mix thoroughly until a uniform, dense mass.
	Spread the mixture in baking tins.
	To make a hole in the resulting mold is divided into small portions of a tube for drinks and place in the desired part.
	Next, the molds must be dried in the fridge for half an hour or 24 hours at room temperature to gelatin clutched. Our treat is ready, left him to hang on the branches.

How do I attach the feeder, collected his own hands for the birds on the window - original photo

There are many options for how best to secure the feeder to the window. Let us briefly examine the different options for the photo of fasteners.

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Feeders for chickens with their hands - types according to the type of feed supply with a description and photo

A feature of the manufacture of feeders for chickens It is that these birds requires both dry and wet feed. In this case, the best solution would be a bunker design.

There are also models trough, most often they are for feeding one type of food.

There is a third kind of feeders for broilers with their own hands - a flute design.

How to make a bird feeder for chickens with their hands

We have already offered you several types of feeders for poultry. Tell me more about each of them.

Bunker feeder for chickens with their hands out of plywood or wood: dimensional drawings

For the work we need to plywood and steel. The first stage - drawing up a drawing. All dimensions are calculated from the number of birds and probable brood. The main thing - to take into account the consistency of the mixture, possibly alternating the tough food from a mushy.

Production feeders chickens from PVC pipe

Versatile material for the manufacture of both trough and hopper designs.

How to make a bird feeder for chickens from plastic bottles

As for wild brethren, feeders out of plastic bottles often meet and service yard from the owners henhouses. Most often used for the production of feeders 5-liter bottles, they are most suitable for the volume, a silo constructions are used as the main tank which fills tray.

Production feeders chickens from the bucket

Feeder for chickens from a bucket - a popular farmers invention. Variations of such feeders dozens. As we will show Photos from the most common of them.

Special features of the feeders for chickens with their hands

Very often, the chicks fall into a chaos from a feeder cup and feeding and die. That is why feeders for kids are usually located separately, they are low and as stable as possible. The most important thing - to provide access to all the food crumbs. Otherwise weak chicks just die from malnutrition.

Do not use metal structures, for chickens can be fatal fallen off a piece of metal or a piece of acute rust. We hope that the recommendations of our editorial staff were helpful readers HouseChief.ru online magazine. If you have questions for the author, ask them in the comments below.