9 DIY Plans to Make Homemade Bird Feeders

Do you want to make your backyard more bird-friendly? Just place a bird feeder and enjoy discovering a wide variety of birds in your area. You can attract a large number of these little backyard visitors by creating gorgeous bird feeders at home.

Homemade Bird Feeders

DIY Bird Feeders

Homemade DIY Bird Feeders

How to make a homemade bird feeder?

It’s not necessary to visit a store to buy costly bird feeders. If you are an enthusiastic bird-watcher, then use some of the common household items to build a cool feeder at home. Have a look at the some of the unique DIY bird feeder plans.

Homemade teacup bird feeder

Things required

• Teacup
• Saucer
• Spoon
• Copper pipe- 1/2 inch
• Copper cap- 1/2 inch
• Glue
• Sandpaper
• Bird seeds

Teacup Bird Feeder

Steps

• Apply the glue to the bottom of the cup and base of the spoon, and attach them to the saucer firmly
• Clean the copper cap thoroughly with the sandpaper
• Glue the base of the cap and attach it to the bottom of the saucer
• Let it dry for few hours
• Insert the copper pipe into the cap and place it on the ground
• Fill the cup and saucer with bird seeds

Homemade milk carton bird feeder

Things to use

• Empty milk carton
• Small knife
• Paint and brush
• Large Popsicle stick
• Metal wire- 30 inches
• Marker

Milk Carton Bird Feeder

Procedure

• Paint the outside of the carton uniformly and let it dry
• Make a narrow slit slightly above the bottom of the carton and insert the Popsicle stick
• Use the marker to draw a rectangle on the carton and cut it out with the knife
• Cut a small hole in the top of the carton and insert the metal wire to form a hanging loop
• Fill the carton with bird seeds and hang it outside

Homemade wood/suet log bird feeder

Materials required

• One wooden log
• Metal hook
• Drill
• Bird suet

Homemade Wood Bird Feeder

Steps

• Hold the wooden log in a vertical position and drill large holes at different places
• Make a small hole at the top of the log with the drill and insert the metal hook
• Stuff the bird suet into the holes and hang the log outside

Homemade bottle bird feeder

Things to use

• Empty plastic soda or water bottle
• Two long wooden sticks
• Metal wire- 20 inches
• Funnel
• Utility knife
• Bird seeds

Homemade Bottle Bird Feeder

Directions

• Use the knife to cut two holes few inches from the bottom on the opposite sides of the bottle
• Insert the wooden sticks into the holes
• Cut large feeding holes above the wooden sticks
• Pour bird seeds into the bottle using the funnel and close it tightly
• Punch two small holes on the neck of the bottle opposite each other
• Push the metal wire through the holes and form a loop
• Hang the feeder on a tree branch or an outdoor pole hanger

Homemade Mason jar bird feeder

Materials required

• Empty mason jar
• Galvanized chicken metal feeder
• 10-gauge copper wire- 35 inches
• Glue
• Bird seeds

Homemade Mason Jar Bird Feeder

Instructions

• Apply glue on the copper and twine it around the jar starting from the top
• Bend the wire to form a hook at the base of the jar
• Fill the jar with bird seeds and place the chicken feeder on it
• Invert the feeder and hang it outside

Homemade toilet paper roll/peanut butter bird feeder

Things to use

• One toilet paper roll
• Peanut butter
• Plate
• Butter knife
• Bird seeds

Peanut Butter Bird Feeder

Toilet Paper Roll Bird Feeder

Steps

• Spread the peanut butter all over the toilet paper roll with the butter knife
• Pour some birdseed on the plate and roll the toilet paper roll on it
• Slide the bird feeder onto a tree branch

Homemade Popsicle stick bird feeder

Requirements

• 50 Popsicle sticks
• Two long hemp strings
• Glue
• A pair of scissors
• Bird seeds

Popsicle Stick Bird Feeder

Procedure

• Place 12 Popsicle sticks in a row and use the glue to attach another set of 4 sticks crosswise to form a strong base
• Apply glue at the four corners to place two sticks across the base
• Cut one popsicle stick into two and attach them to one end of the frame to create a perch
• Take another set of two sticks and stack them crosswise
• Continue gluing the sticks on alternate sides until six rows are formed
• Wrap the two hemp strings around the bottom of the feeder and push them through the gaps at the sides of the frame
• Use the ends of the strings to form a knot
• Fill the new feeder with bird seeds and hang it outside

Homemade hummingbird feeder using a wine bottle

Things required

• Empty wine bottle
• 4-gauge copper wire- 30 inches
• Feeder stopper
• Sugar water

Hummingbird Feeder Using a Wine Bottle

Directions

• Wind the copper wire around the bottle spirally and bent it to form a hook at the bottom
• Pour sugar water into the bottle and insert the feeder stopper
• Hang the feeder on a hanger or tree branch outside

Homemade squirrel-proof bird feeder

Basic materials required

• PVC pipe- 4 inches
• 2 PVC caps- 4 inches
• Squirrel Baffle
• 10-gauge galvanized wire- 33 inches
• Hole saw
• Hardware cloth
• A ball of Aluminum foil
• Drill
• Bird seeds

Squirrel Proof Bird Feeder

Procedure

• Cut two holes near one end of the PVC pipe on the opposite sides
• Roll the hardware cloth into a cylinder and insert into the pipe
• Stuff one of the PVC caps with the ball of aluminum foil and place it at one end of the pipe
• Fill the pipe with bird seeds and close the other end of the pipe with the other PVC cap
• Drill two small holes below it on the opposite sides
• Push the galvanized wire through the holes and use the ends to form a hanging loop
• Drill the center of the squirrel baffle and pass the loop through it
• Hang the squirrel baffle bird feeder in the backyard

Building a bird feeder is one kind of a creative escape from your routine life. You can also carry out this interesting craft work along with your kids during their holidays.