Free plans to build your own wood bird feeder. Self feeds using an recycled orange juice bottle. Can be hung or set on a surface. Build using one cedar fence picket.
With spring coming, we can't wait for the birds to return. My son has been asking if we could build a bird feeder.
Since he's only six, I designed an easy to build bird feeder using just one cedar fence picket and a recycled orange juice bottle.
Why We Love It
- Very inexpensive (even free if you have an old fence picket)
- Easy to build with just a couple of simple tools
- Self fills - so you can go longer between filling the bird seed
- Plastic bottle won't shatter or hurt someone (as opposed to a glass bottle)
- Wide footprint can stand up on it's own
- Can be hung from a tree
- Simple, attractive design blends in with just about any decor or exterior
- Easy to customize (for different sized bottles)
- Kid Friendly project
Watch Us Build it
My son helped me build the wood bird feeder. This is a great project to do with kids, and is quick and easy.
Wood Bird Feeder Plans
Preparation
- 1 - 5-1/2" wide (about) x 6 feet long cedar fence picket (can be dogeared)
- 1 - Tropicana Orange Juice 52oz bottle
- About 25 - 1-1/2" long self tapping exterior screws
Cuts from cedar fence picket
- 2 @ 16" - sides
- 2 - @ 8-1/2" - roof
- 1 - @ 9-1/2" - floor
- 1 - @ width of the cedar fence picket, about 5-1/2" long
Instructions
Step 1
Cut sides into house shapes with a jigsaw.
Attach bottom to the sides with the hole cut out.
NOTE: You may have to re adjust the location of the bottom depending on your bottle.
Step 2
Attach two roof pieces together.
Attach roof to top of birdfeeder.
Step 3
Attach bottom to the bottom of the sides.
Small scrap wood pieces are used to keep the bird seed from overspilling out on to the bottom.
Comments
Tejash89
Mon, 06/29/2020 - 18:45
Hi Anna, could you show me…
Hi Anna, could you show me exactly what screws you used for this project? Thank you