The feeder for tits does not lose its relevance andin the spring. Hanging the device near your house, you can see daily how the birds jumping in it, picking up food. Small living lumps serve as harbingers of warm days and bring joy with their tweet.
Where to get a feeder?
You can purchase a factory item, but you canMake tits for their own hands. For them, juice boxes, plastic bottles, glass jars and many other materials are suitable. Here, as they say, it all depends on your imagination.
Children are especially thrilled with ptakh. Therefore, to make feeders for tits with their own hands together with children doubly interesting.
Depending on how old a child is, you can choose simpler ways to make a tit-bird feeder. For example, the material could be cardboard or a plastic bottle or can.
Feeders for tits, photos of which are presented in this article, there are different species.
But there are some nuances. Any feeder should be made so that it is not ruined by sparrows.
Basic rules in the manufacture
- Feeder for tits should be equipped with a lid, otherwise the food will get wet in the rain or snow and spoil.
- The hole should be of normal width so that the bird can penetrate inside and crawl out without difficulty.
If you want to make a trough for your own hands with the expectation that it will last for a long time, it is better to resort to making a house of wood.
From plastic bottle
How to make a trough for tits from a plastic bottle?
It should be noted that this is the most common material manufacturing. At the same time, the process does not take much time. A plastic bottle feeder can be simple or self-filling.
For the manufacture of the first option take a bottle of plastic of any size. A hole should be cut in the bottle, and a string should be attached to the cork or neck.
Self-filling feeder for their titshands made of two plastic bottles that have the same diameter. In the first bottle should cut a hole and remove its top. The second bottle must be filled with food and placed in the first neck down. Feed is dispensed in an automatic manner according to the principle of connecting vessels.
Feeder for tits from a plastic bottlethe place of the cuts should be devoid of sharp chipping. In case of their occurrence it is advised to glue the edges with adhesive tape, insulating tape. You can scorch the edges of plastic fire.
Suspended plastic feeder from the bottle forrope or on the hook by means of rigid fixation. To prevent the birds from attacking the cats, it is better to hang it higher from the ground. For the convenience of birds in the bottle, it is advised to make a through-hole and insert a branch that will replace the perch.
Manufacture of plastic bottle feeders and wooden spoons
Often tits feeder is made from solid plastic bottles with wooden spoons.
This design is not user friendly and requiressmall tilt feed spoons. For this purpose, holes are made in the bottle. One of them is located above the other. The feed level must be above the spoon level.
Metal can base
How to make a feeder for tits with their own hands from a tin can?
For the manufacture of such a model suitable bankfrom under coffee or cocoa on which the cover from plastic is wound. The plastic cover should be cut and glued to the jar so that the grain does not spill out of it.
The bottom of the can is removed through the constructionplastic barrier (from the remnants of the cover) on the reverse side of the can. The rope should be passed through the resulting cylinder or through a hole that is drilled at the bottom.
Feeder for titmouse from a juice bag or milk
Such bags serve as an excellent material formanufacturing feeders for titbirds. Moisture resistant coating applied on packaging. Such boxes are easily cut. The feeder for tits is made of a bag in the same way as a device from a plastic bottle. For this purpose, mark the hole with a marker and cut it with a clerical or kitchen knife.
By the same principle, the feeder is made ofcardboard. Here are cut and glued individual parts. Such a device is not resistant to moisture. Therefore, the feeder is advised to place under a canopy. You can stick with tape or other protective material.
Feeder for tits from a tree
Houses and feeders for tits do-it-yourself fromtrees are durable and reliable. This is the best option. To make them yourself under the force of any person who owns tools such as a hammer and a saw.
The basis of the structures are wooden boards, trimming clapboard, pieces of plywood and other materials that remain after repair. We proceed to the description of the technology.
Feeding trough for tits with their own hands, drawings and dimensions of which are outlined in advance, is made in a certain sequence.
Stages of manufacture
- The basis of the bottom and flooring is plywood sheet.To this end, cut out three parts: the size of the bottom is 300 * 240 * 3 mm, the roof - 280 * 212 * 3 mm. From wooden slats should be cut rack, crossbar and other elements. Details are ground.
- By means of nails and a hammer, four corner posts are attached to the bottom.
- Borders are fixed. They are attached to the bottom and racks in the corners.
- On top of the rack placed crossbar and nailed.
- Roof rails and connecting rail are attached to crossbars.
- Next is mounted roofing.
- The feeder is decorated and varnished.
The result of the work done is beautifulconvenient feeder for titbirds. It will last quite a long time. To protect the roof from moisture, it is recommended to stuff pieces of linoleum, a waterproofing film, or another moisture-resistant material.
In general, feeders may vary in their configuration. People owning wood carving and painting can add artistic elements.
The construction of the feeder is a very interesting exercise, in which the performer can act as an architect and designer and show their creative skills.
Prefab bird feeders
Такие изделия представлены в двух видах:open and closed, on the support leg or suspension with the usual mounting on the back wall. Each factory-made street feeder is equipped with a roof that does not allow the feed to deteriorate in bad weather, and convenient access allows you to observe birds. All models have an exclusive design and will be a wonderful decoration of a garden or a country site.
Sitting under the roof, feathery comfortably pecking grains. The offered ready-made houses can be a wonderful gift for bird lovers.
What to feed tits?
Tits mostly live in the forest, but withthe onset of cold weather is getting harder and harder. Because of the famine, a small amount of Ptah lives until spring. These birds are very necessary for gardens and orchards, as they eat harmful insects, so our duty is to protect them from starvation. Titmies realized that people care about them, so in winter they can be seen near houses.
Feather feeder should contain not onlysunflower seeds, melons, pumpkins, watermelons, cucumbers, but also peanut and pine nuts. Also in the diet should include meat. In the warm season, birds feed on insects, especially butterflies and caterpillars. On frosty days, unsalted lard, chicken or rabbit meat, butter, and grated cheese are perfect as additional feeding. Salt and spices should not be added to birds.
Many feed the birds in small pieceswhite bread. Birds eat it with great pleasure. Do not give tits fresh white bread. In particular, black bread is not suitable for feeding. From him in birds may be an upset stomach, which will lead to inevitable death.
Warning
If you started feeding blue tits in the winter, then thisthe case can not be suspended. Birds get used to a certain place of feeding and arrive there every year for wintering. If you abruptly stop feeding, the birds may even die.
House for tits do it yourself
How to build a house for tits?It is made the same as a birdhouse. The board is taken with a thickness of 20 cm. On the one hand, it must be unpolished. The main difference is the indicator of the notch diameter. For titmouse fit 35 mm. The inner and outer walls are made rough with notches. This gives chicks the opportunity to get out of the house without difficulty.
Houses for blue tit hanging in the autumn months.On a plot of 10 hectares posted 4 sinichnik. The distance between the buildings should be about 20 m. Sinichniki are hung on houses and trees. Fastened house with a slope in the direction of the entrance year. The year should be on the leeward side.
