Make a Plastic Bottle Bird Feeder
It's not always convenient to feed your bird manually. In fact, it can often be tiresome! This quick article will teach you how to make a bird feeder out of an everyday plastic bottle and save money on buying one from the store!
Steps
- Take a 500-600 ml plastic bottle with a lid. Cut off the top quarter of the bottle completely.
- Take 2 squares of flavourless gelatin and soak them in hot water. Set it aside to soak until soft.
- Screw the lid onto your quarter of a plastic bottle. Use it to measure a level scoop of bird seed by using it as a scoop.
- Wait until the gelatin is soft. Then pour the bird seed you scooped earlier along with the gelatin into a bowl. Mix it together until the seed is coated in the gelatin. If there is not enough gelatin put more into hot water and mix that in as well.
- Pour the mixture back into the top quarter of the plastic bottle. If there is extra mixture feed it to your bird.
- Put a plate face down on the bird seed and flip it so that the lid of the bottle is facing up and the plate is covering the bottom.
- Take a large hook screw and screw it into the lid of your bottle so that the screw goes all the way into the bottle.
- Place the plate and the feeder into the refrigerator. Follow the setting instructions on your gelatin box, and wait for it to set.
- Take the feeder out of the fridge. Unscrew and cut away the lid without removing the hook.
- Try to remove the quarter of a bottle. It may just slide out, or you might have to use a knife to cut away the plastic.
- Hang the feeder in your bird's cage or outside your house. Watch as beautiful birds flock to feed!
Warnings
- Make sure you get the correct bird seed for your bird and throw the bird seed out after one month.
- If the bird seed becomes completely wet or soft throw it out and make a new batch.
