Make your Own Cheap Bird feeders

We like backyard bird watching and love to have birds in our yards. F feeding the birds that flock to our backyards and gardens is an easy way to encourage them to come or even decide to live there. To make this habitat even more attractive to these birds that flock there we place bird baths, and other bird friendly items around the garden. Some times bird friendly items can be very expensive and yet they are desired or needed. The best way to be able to provide suitable things like bird feeders is to make your own cheap bird feeders from items you have at home.

Home Made Suet and Home Made Suet Feeder

There are a lots of things that you can use. You can use a old onion bag to hold suet cakes or balls that you have made. Make your suet from any meat fat, usually beef is used. This is easily obtainable at your butcher’s or meat department and is sometimes free or very low in cost. Be careful when making them as it can burn you. Boil the fat till melted, then add fruits, peanuts, peanut butter, grains or seeds mix and cool. When it is cool role the mixture into balls, logs, or cakes and let set. Place the formed suet mixture into the onion bag, or suet feeder and hang it outside from a tree or pole. Then birds like Woodpeckers, Bluebirds and Nuthatches as well as some smaller birds will enjoy this treat you have made and placed in your cheap bird feeders, the onion bags, how easy is that.

Home Made Pine Cone Feeder

You can also use pine cones to make cheap bird feeders.To create your own tasty pine cone bird feeder, you will need to tie a strong piece of string or twine around one end of a pine cone, to make your hanger. Then roll the pine cone in a thick layer of peanut butter, then roll or sprinkle the entire peanut butter pine cone in bird seeds of your choice. Use the twine or string to hang up your cheap pine cone bird feeder in a tree or even from the roof.

Home Made Soda Bottle Feeder

Some other cheap bird feeders can be made from used plastic 2 liter soda or drink bottles. Wash the bottle out thoroughly with warm water only. When the bottle is completely dry replace the cap back on the bottle. Turn the bottle over so that the fat end is facing you, then cut 3 small triangular flaps in the bottle. These flaps should not be very big or very wide. Make sure the pointed end of the flaps face towards the bottle cap when they are pulled outwards. These flaps will act as the bird perches of your “new” cheap bird feeders. Then fill your bird feeds with seed and hang in a tree or from a pole.

Home Made Soda Bottle Hummingbird Feeder

This is a cheep way to have and make a Hummingbird feeder. You will need to buy the Soda Bottle Feeder kit cost around $3.78 which is cheep. Take a Soda bottle and place it in the pre-made holder that has a base with flower feeding ports and now you have a nectar feeder.

Home Made Hummingbird Nectar

If you want to prepare your own Hummingbird mixture this one has been found to be a favorite of feeding Hummingbirds. Take 1 part cane sugar, 4 parts water, and boil together for 1 to 2 minutes so as to kill bacteria and slow down spoilage, cool then fill the feeder. Do not use artificial sugar or honey as it can kill the birds.Also Hummingbirds prefer cane sugar so if you are having problems attracting the Hummers check the type of sugar you are using.You can add red food coloring to help attract the humming birds to your feeder how ever I do not recommend it as it is not a natural substance.Keep the nectar mixture in the refrigerator until you are ready to use it.

One thing you must remember to do is to clean your Humming bird feeder every time you add new Hummingbird food to your feeder.This can be done by washing in warm water and using a brush. Make sure to thoroughly rinse the feeder. If molds appear on your feeder washing them with water and a bleach solution or soaking them in it will kill the mold, then rinse thoroughly .You can refrigerate the food you do not use for about two weeks then you will need to make a new batch. Also remember to replace your Hummingbird food weekly in hot weather. Never let the Humming bird food remain in a feeder for longer than two weeks as the sugars change into a chemical that is bad for your humming bird

Home Made Bird Shish Kabob Feeder

Everyone loves to eat Shish Kabobs. This food type does not have to be restricted to humans alone. You can give birds a fruit and vegetable “Shish Kabob” of their own. What you need to do is to choose some fruits, bread pieces and vegetables that you can give the birds. Pierce these foods together with a metal hook to create some tasty cheap bird feeders.

Home Made Tray Bird Feeder

More, easy to make yet cheap bird feeders are made from trays that you fill with bird seeds. You can put these tray feeders up on tree stumps or knee high tables to make platform feeders. You should however be careful to place these trays in open areas or keep your eye out for cats who might decide to make a meal out of your birds.

Whatever you decide to make your cheap bird feeders from, remember to keep sharp edged items away from them and be careful of things they may get caught in. The birds can be hurt from these edges. Besides this anything that will hold wild bird foods and suet cakes are good cheap bird feeders that you can use to make bird feeder for your back yard. This is a very cheap and enjoyable way to draw your feathered friends to your garden and backyard. Now sit back, watch and enjoy the birds.

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