Simple Repurposed Plastic Bottle Bird Feeders

In search of a simple and enjoyable solution to appeal to extra birds to your yard? Then take a look at these nice plastic bottle fowl feeders! Comprised of recycled plastic bottles, these feeders are a good way to assist the setting whereas additionally offering a protected and handy place for birds to eat.  The children will love serving to you make them, and seeing them eat will make them even happier!

Plastic Bottle Chook Feeders

Having fun with nature and taking good care of wildlife are two issues that go collectively. If you happen to love watching the birds and need to appeal to extra to your yard or backyard, you need to make these DIY plastic bottle fowl feeders. You’re getting a beautiful backyard ornament that serves a objective, preserving the birds fed, in addition to recycling and preserving plastic out of the trash or worse, the oceans.

If you wish to add much more to your yard, take a look at this cute upcycled tin can fowl feeder or this tremendous straightforward craft stick fowl feeder.  The children will love serving to you make these!

What Measurement Bottle Ought to I Use? 

You should use no matter dimension plastic bottle that you’ve. I like to make use of a bigger bottle, corresponding to a 2-liter bottle as a result of it lets me add extra feed in addition to lets larger birds come to eat. When utilizing a smaller bottle, the fowl feeder is smaller and solely lets small birds like finches eat.

In fact, you should utilize quite a lot of sizes from the essential 8-ounce to a 2-liter bottle, and add all sizes to your bushes or backyard for the birds.  Making a number of means you possibly can put totally different seeds into each!

Can I Paint These? 

Often, the plastic bottle is evident so you possibly can enhance it any means you want or simply depart it clear and add the rope trim as I did.  I like the thought of matching the fowl feeder to issues just like the porch railing, shutter colour, and even the colour of your entrance door.  In fact, in case you paint the feeder, it received’t make any distinction in what birds are interested in it however will make you want seeing it just a bit bit extra. 

TIP: If the paint doesn’t stick, rub the skin of the bottle with sandpaper so as to add texture and make it simpler for the paint to stay. 

What Ought to I Use to Cling Them? 

The principle concern when hanging a fowl feeder is that what you utilize is robust sufficient to carry the load of the holder and the seed.  I’ve used rope, yarn, string, twine, and fishing line prior to now.  In fact, a pleasant heavy-duty rope works greatest for heavier choices.  Then you possibly can hook it to a metallic hook or hold it from a department. 

No matter you select, ensure it’s robust.  You must take into account the load of the fowl seed in addition to the load of the fowl itself.  If the hanger shouldn’t be robust sufficient, the fowl feeder will be unable to remain in place and might fall when the birds land on it.

How Can I Customise My Chook Feeders?

There are all types of how you possibly can customise your fowl feeders. You’ll be able to add various kinds of seeds, use totally different colours of paint, and even add some additional options like a perch.

One solution to appeal to totally different sorts of birds is to supply various kinds of seeds. Every kind of fowl has its personal favourite meals. By providing a range, you possibly can appeal to extra birds to your yard.

• Finch – Sunflower and safflower seeds
• Blue Jay – Cracked corn or peanuts
• Cardinals – Sunflower seeds
• Goldfinch – Thistle seed
• Hummingbird – Sugar water
• Oriole – Orange halves or grape jelly
• Woodpecker – Peanut butter

You’ll be able to paint designs on the fowl feeder or add stickers with Mod Podge. Apart from including paint to the skin, you too can add issues like glitter, beads, and sequins.  If you happen to determine so as to add a perch to the fowl feeder, use one thing like a dowel rod or you should utilize issues that you simply discover round the home. You should use a pencil or a stick out of your yard.

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The way to Make a Plastic Bottle Chook Feeder

Take away labels from the bottle then clear it properly and set it apart to dry.  Then, minimize each of the bottles in half.  Hold the lid ends of the bottles and discard the bottoms. 

On one of many bottles, you’ll minimize it all the way down to about half of the minimize dimension so it’s extra shallow however nonetheless has an edge and a lip on the facet. 

Glue rope across the fringe of the smaller of the 2 items to create a canopy over the minimize edge. 

Now, use a soldering iron to create a gap in each of the lids of the 2 bottle halves. 

Utilizing a protracted screw, push it by way of the underside of the smaller bottle piece and add a nut on the underside facet to carry it into place. 

Then, screw a nut excessive of that lengthy screw, and screw it down about 2 inches. 

Place the highest piece with lid facet up, over the screw.

Now, add an L-hook or related hanger across the screw on the highest for hanging the fowl feeder from a tree or put up in your yard. 

Lastly, add a bolt excessive holding the hook into place above the highest of the feeder. 

Now use fishing line or twine and ty to the hook for hanging. 

Fill the bottom with birdfeed earlier than hanging it in a tree or on a hook in your yard. 

Extra Simple Craft Concepts

If you’d like extra enjoyable issues so as to add outdoors to draw animals and birds, we have now some nice concepts for you.  Under are just a few extra concepts that you’ll love including to your crafting checklist.  Just be sure you bookmark these concepts, print out the tutorials, or pin them to a Pinterest board to make quickly. 

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Add dowels on each side of the bottom for the birds to perch. 

You’ll be able to even paint the bottle totally different colours if you need it to match the backyard decor.