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Upside Down Suet Feeder
Would you like to build your own upside down suet feeder? I canshow you just how easy it is.
Suet is similar to natural insect food, which is why, on itsown, it will attract many wild birds.If you add seed, fruit and nuts it becomes an almost irresistible foodfor backyardbirds.
Adding suet to your feeding station will attract many desirablebirds including woodpeckers, nuthatches,chickadees, titmice and wrens. It will also attract a few undesirableguests including squirrels and starlings. One way to discouragetheseunwanted guests from devouring your suetbird food is by using an upside down suet feeder.
Squirrels will find it difficult and tiresome feeding while hangingupside down and it is nearly impossible for starlings. But treeclingingbirds such as woodpeckers, nuthatches and wrens will have notrouble at all.
Building your own upside down suet feeder can be done in a fewminutes and only requires a few simple tools.
The good news is that this project will only cost you about $6.00.
Materials- Wire cage suet feeder
- 2 inch wide furring strips (half inch thickby two and one-half inches wide)
- All-Weather Screws, one and one-half incheslong
- Eye screws (2)
- One inch screw and washer
Step OneMeasure your wire cage suet feeder. Mine measures five and one-halfinches by five inches. Cut the furring strips to length. Forthis size suet feeder, two pieces six inches long and four pieces sixand one-half inches long.Step TwoDrill two pilot holes at each end of the six inch pieces (on the flatside). Be sure to drill into the end of two of the six andone-half inch pieces. |  | Step ThreeScrew the six inch pieces to the six and one-half inch pieces, making abox. Make sure the suet feeder fits inside. If you slide it allthe way to one end it should be easy to open and close.Step FourAttach the two back pieces the same way you did the sides bydrilling pilot holes and screwing to attach. |  | Step FiveRemove the chain that was provided with your wire cage suet feeder. Youwill need it later so keep it handy. Attach the wire basket suetfeeder using a one inch screw and washer.Step SixAttach the two eye screws to opposite corners. Attach the chain youremoved earlier. Now you can fill your new upside down suet feederand hang it. |  |
It will not take long for your backyard birds to find yournew feeder.
You can make an upside down suet feeder that is a little nicerusing cedar and adding a roof. The basics are the same. You willhave to add some angles to the required cuts and you will need twolarge pieces for the roof. Give it a try these, this style has a verynice look.
If youenjoyed this project, then try one of the manybuild a bird feeder projects here.
Try making a simple window bird feeder.
You can make your own suet bird food for this upside down suet feeder, learn how here.
Suet feeders are only one style of bird feeder, learn more about other birdfeeders here.
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