Making your own feeder can be a simple and fun project for the whole family.

Here are simple bird feeders that I have made with my family:

To make a pinecone birdfeeder, you will need:

Large pinecone

Creamy peanut butter

Bird seed

String

Spread the peanut butter generously all over the pinecone. Then roll the pine cone in the birdseed, attach a string to the top of the pinecone, and hang from a tree branch.

To make a tray bird feeder, you will need:

Pie tin tray

String

Bird seed

Put 3 holes in the edge of the pie tin and attach string to each hole. Fill the tray with birdseed and hang from a tree branch.

Another option is to:

Pour the leftover bacon fat from a hearty winter breakfast onto stale bread or sliced bagels and then a sprinkle of some birdseed over the mix makes a high energy winter feed that the birds really enjoy when the ground is covered in snow.

You can serve up these treats either in an old aluminum pie tin or suspend them from a branch with a piece of yarn.

These homemade bird feeders won’t keep squirrels from the seed. But they are a fun family project.

You want to place your feeder in an area that is easy to watch the birds feeding and see when you need to refill the tray or hang more pine cones. Hang your bird feeder where the family can watch the birds and will know when to add more seed.

If your feeder hasn’t attracted birds within a few days try sprinkling some seeds on the ground nearby to attract them to the area. Attract many varieties of birds by hanging different styles and types of feeders this attracts both perch feeders and ground feeders