Bird Watching: Show Us Your Feeders, vol. #16, 3 by burn_2007

burn_2007 wrote:
Here the whole feeder Chilly. Yes all made of recycle material, and a dremel tool. The bottle was a V8 juice bottle, the dish is a medium size peanut butter container cover, I bolted the juice cap of the bottle to the dish. I made 4 hole about a 1/4" big, just above the thread area and 4 more holes about 1 1/2" above it for the finches. The chipping Sparrow uses the bottom one and those seeds don't go to waste. To hang it, I use the chain link with tiny balls, and the attachment that fits over the balls ( see picture), to hold it inside the bottle bottom. I added a key chain ring at the other end, again using the attachment. If you don't have a baffle, I recommend using silicone to plug the hole, where the chain come out of the bottle, or I would think mastic would work too. Otherwise you'll have water collecting in the bottom groove and that will drip inside and spoil the seeds. The baffle I used was from an old feeder I had.

I've added a picture of some of the things that you can use to make one. This one would be a small feeder. So fewer feeder holes. I forgot the add a nut and bolt in that pic, that you need to attach the cap to the dish. duhhhh but you get the picture. :)) the baffle is a cover to the little ready made salad bowl you buy in the store.