Make Your Own Bird Feeders | Activity
Making your own bird feeders is a fun and cost-effective way to help out the birds in your garden or outdoor space.
Using shop bought garden bird seed and items you may have around the house, here are two guides for creating your own.
1) Yoghurt Pot Bird Feeders
You Will Need
- Lard
- Garden Bird Seed
- Clean Yoghurt Pots
- Sticks
- String
Step 1
Mash the lard in a bowl using a fork.
Step 2
Add the seeds and combine well.
Step 3
Pierce a hole in the bottoms of the yoghurt pots with a sharp pencil.
Step 4
Double up a length of string and feed through the hole in the pot. Be sure to have the loop at the top.
Step 5
Add the seed and lard mixture to the pot. Keep pulling the sting tight so it remains in the centre.
Step 6
Continue to fill until you reach the top of the pot.
Step 7
Tie a stick at the base of the mixture using the two free ends of the string.
Step 8
Refrigerate.
Step 9
Remove the pot then, hang from your chosen tree.
2) Pine Cone Bird Feeders
You Will Need
- Lard
- Garden Bird Seed
- Pine Cones
- String
Step 1
Mash the lard in a bowl using a fork.
Step 2
Add the seeds and combine well.
Step 3
Tie a piece of string to the top of each pine cone.
Step 4
Push the lard and seed mixture in to the gaps of the pine cones.
Step 5
Add the mixture until the pine cone is covered, firming the mixture in to place.
Step 6
Refrigerate.
Step 9
Hang from your chosen tree.
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