The simplest bird feeders can be made from almost any cardboard box. However, this is not enough to simply cut a hole in the wall and hang the box by a string. It is necessary to design the entire structure so that it is comfortable for the birds to sit and then take off from the feeder.
Instructions
Step 1
Take the milk carton. Draw windows on the opposite walls. They should start 2-2.5 cm from the bottom of the box. Cut the holes with a utility knife. The birds will be more comfortable to sit if you make a perch for them. Choose a strong branch, the length of which exceeds the distance from one window to another by 15 cm. Under the windows, make a hole with scissors and insert a branch into them. The holes should be smaller than the diameter of the branch to hold it firmly in the cardboard. Thread the string through the top of the box and tie it in a loop. If you want to secure the feeder more securely, you can not hang it on a branch, but tie it to the trunk. In this case, the windows must be cut on the walls that are in contact with each other. Thread the string through the holes on the uncut edge of the box at the top and bottom.
Step 2
The contents of the feeder will be better protected from the wind if you make it from candy boxes. Take the bottom of the cardboard box as a base, make the roof from two lids. Align them with the sides and glue them with tape, and attach the roof to the bottom with it, gluing the structure along the long sides. To make the trough less rocking, hang it on 2 ropes. Fasten the first one in the center of the long sides. The second is at the ends of the roof rib. Fasten the intersection of the ropes so that you get a loop.
Step 3
You can make a feeder with a feed dispenser. Glue a cardboard cylinder in the center of the bottom of the candy box. Make holes at its base at an equal distance from each other. They must be large enough to allow food to flow out. As the birds eat the spilled grain or pull it out of the cylinder, you can add a new portion. Cardboard walls can be glued to the top and two sides of the trough to protect the bird's canteen from the wind.
Step 4
Many birds like to feast on bacon (it is important that it is not salty or smoked) or butter. Use a tall, narrow milk or juice container to secure it more conveniently in the trough. Put some weight in it so that it does not wobble. Make 2 holes closer to the bottom, insert a perch into them. Slightly higher, closer to the opposite side of the box, insert a strong wire into the cardboard, string pieces of bacon or butter on it, bend the ends of the wire. The distance between the perch and the "skewer" with food should be such that the birds can reach the treat.
