Selecting a Bird House Kit & Bird Feeder Kit 

People who love backyard bird watching will try many ways to entice the birds to come and visit their home and gardens. By using purchased bird feeders or using a bird feeder kit and filling them with seed, mixed seeds, or a variety of tasty treats and interesting pieces of fruit will bring different species of birds to come and socialize around a feeder. A bird bath will provide a place where the birds can perch and drink their fill of water in peace. This also gives them access to a bathing place. Another way of providing for the birds is to give them a ready made nesting site. This can be a store-bought bird house or you can see the many bird house kits that are available and buy one to assemble by yourself.

As there is a huge selection of bird house kits you should consider what this kit will be used for. Are you going to have this bird house as a permanent feature in your backyard, garden or is this bird house kit for a project? The other thing that you will need to decide is what type of bird are you providing this bird house for?

These bird house kits and bird feeder kits are fun for you or an excellent ways to spend some quality time with your  children. you will also be introducing your children to the beauty of natures and the joy of backyard bird watching. 

Bird house and bird feeder kits make fun projects for Scouting, summer camps, various educational events, school projects and other types of activities.

However as these kits come with small parts like galvanized nails it is best to assemble these bird house kits away from small curious children who may choke as a result of trying to eat the kit parts.

You will find that the bird house kits are made for single birds, as well as multi families of birds. The multi families of birds houses means you can have more than one pair of birds residing in your bird house.  The better kits are usually made from high quality raw, rough-sawn Western Red Cedar wood. They come with instructions and the basic component parts. Some bird house kits also come with paint kits.

You should find in your kit pre-measured and ready cut pieces of Pine or Cedar wood.  Pre-drilled entrance and mounting holes for easy assembling. However on overhanging roof models that are to be pole mounted, there are usually no pre-drilled holes for hanging or mounting.

There are basic fun kits like The Bird House Kit by Pine-Pro that sells for around $ 5.95. This is a basic kit.

The Chickadee Sighting Kit by Audubon Workshop, has two projects in one, with cedar Chickodee bird house kit, plus Chickodee feeder kit and it includes the food. 

The Tweet Treat Bird Feeder Kit By The Birding Company. This bird feeder kit features several different projects in one kit. One is a recycle-a -bottle bird feeder, wooden suet feeder kit, wooden muffin or fruit holder kit, and a pine cone feeder.

there are a number of Hummingbird feeder kits available from the simple Soda Bottle Feeder kit by Art Line to the complete Hummingbird Feeder kit by Best-1 Feeders.

The surface of these bird house kits may be primed and ready to be painted. Basic shade applications can be painted on to the bird house with no problems. For those of you who desire a more detailed looking bird house, you will first need to sandpaper the kit to the desired smoothness. Then you can fill the details and paint your desired  design on your new bird house that you have made.

This is a fun project and you, your children, Scouting group, school children or any one else will find enjoyment and satisfaction in making a bird house kit or bird feeder kit. There are many bird house kits and bird feeder kits to choose from and making one bird house or feeder  may encourage you to go all out and make your garden a haven for birds.

Thank you for visiting Backyard Bird Watching and enjoy a bird house or bird feeder kit soon.