Diy Low Cost PVC Bird Feeder
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I built two of these last Fall. They've worked great so far . I have them hanging from a steel cable that I have connected from a tree to my fence ( to keep the critters from getting into them.) I made some adjustments to the hole sizes to accommodate my seed. Thanks so much for sharing your idea.
Awesome , I did a similar cable idea too. 👍
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I made large capacity bird feeders from ABS 40 years ago. I ran into a problem almost immediately! Squirrels!
As hard as it may be to believe, those little devils would chew the holes open. Solution was to get large metal washers, bend then slightly to match the curvature of the pipe and screw them over the ports. Those feeders lasted me for 20 years or so. I retired them when they were no longer needed.
Squirrels can be a challenge for sure . Cheers Terry
Great idea steve and very robust. I am going to modify it slightly. I am going to cut a hole in the bottom of a round hanging basket. Turn it upside down and slide it over the pipe onto the tray. The smaller birs will be able to get at the seed but it will keep the large birds, crows and birds of prey from picking them off lol
Good idea John . 👍
I love that!! I’m going to check out my local habitat restore for the pvc pipe. I’ve seen there before and it’s very cheap there.I love feeding the birds. They are very fun to watch.
PVC makes great feeders. I use the feeder ports off old thistle feeders on 2 inch PVC and they never go bad and the seed stay's dry.
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Squirrels ate my two feeders this year, so i may have to make some of these. Thank you for the project, Steve.
I don't think a squirrel would want to eat the pvc . I have lots of squires around too.
@@SteveRobReviews all of my store bought feeders were destroyed by squirrels too. Thank you for this step by step video on a nice sound bird feeder.
I agree with your wife! Nice job Steve. Painted and looks good hanging there! I might have to make this with my Grand Daughters for their Mom's Mother day.
That's a great idea bud , go for it. 👍
@@SteveRobReviews for sure Steve.
This is excellent! Really simple. Love the idea. I would look for a clear tube though so I could see the amount of seeds left.
Thanks , yes a clear tube would be great. 👍
Your Betty Crocker pan was a great idea. It all came together splendidly.
Thanks Wyatt , I just love the dollar store as I walk the isles and see stuff and bam that could work 🤣🤣
Looks good! Thanks for the instructions. I wish I had all your tools and knew how to use them!
Hi Nanci
Thanks , Tools make for some nice hobbies , if I can do it so can you😉
I tell you what I think my friend! Great Idea! Thanks for sharing it! I just started feeding the birds around my backyard early this summer and I have been amazed at what I didn't know was here!
It all began, when two little birds fell out of a nest that we couldn't reach to put them back into! I was able to raise them both and return them to the "wilds" of the back yard and from there, it bloomed into a "Hobby"! :)
That's awesome. I feed the birds and the squirrels . I also show how to feed the squirrels with a squirrel feeder I designed and they stay away from the bird feeder . Check out my fearthered & furry playlist for more ideas if you like. Cheers Titus
@@SteveRobReviews I'll be sure to check the squirrel feeders out! I attached a few "bean dip" cans to our blue spruce and filled them with black oil sun seeds, both the birds and the squirrels use them! Fun to watch, and Thanks again my friend!
Great looking feeder! What a great idea using the pizza crisper as the seed tray. With a coat of paint, it almost looks store-bought. Awesome job! 👍👍👍👍
Works great. Cheers
Great job.
Love your feeder.
You are a very neat handyman
and your wife is a lucky lady.....
@@goluckysenior8344 Thanks I plan on making some others for not just for the birds. Cheers
Looks great! I was thinking all you need to do it paint it...then boom! Your yard is beautiful Steve! Enjoyed this
Thanks Johnathan. Just finished up the map sensor for my Silverado. Watch for it in spring of 2021 🤣🤣
Well from all the birds in London they thank you , Amazing idea , superb job. Will make one tomorrow .
Many thanks
Rob
Cheers Rob 👍
An extremely functional feeder. Great idea. Cheers!
Thanks Mike , the birds love it too. Cheers
Nice, cheap and durable! Good job Steve, thanks! Happy new year!
Thanks Frank and a Happy New Year too.
Just came across your video,and I absolutely love this video.i will definitely be making a couple.the pretty expensive ones dont last long.this one will definitely last a long time and I like the look of it
Great idea Nikki as these will last a lifetime. The companies that produce the feeders seem to market them to look good for us instead of work well and last long for the birds . This is strictly for the birds and they love it. Cheers Nikki
I will definitely be building one of these Steve , Thanks Buddy it looks like a winner
Lloyd it took me more time to paint it two coats :) The pizza tray is working out great as the rain just drips thru the seeds. The birds love it . Cheers
Really cool idea! I'm making one. I like the fact that it's big and you don't have to constantly fill it. I have bird feeding "tables" that I made and anchored to wooden posts. I have many birds visiting daily. I really like this idea! Thanks.
In the winter I have a lot of birds and this lasts a week before I fill it . I go thru 50 lbs of black sunflower seed every winter . It's pretty much indestructible LOL
@@SteveRobReviews Indestructible is correct and as you indicated, you can buy a long pvc and make several feeders!
This looks like a good solution, cheap, durable and fairly easy to execute. I'm done buying "cute" feeders that don't last, so this will be my next project. Thanks for sharing the video!!
Yes this will last a long time and the birds love it. Cheers
STEVE ROB REVIEWS I’m headed to HD to pick up the parts. I bought a clevis pin to hold the top lid, then headed to the dollar store for the perforated tray.
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STEVE ROB REVIEWS Funny but frustrating outcome from my purchase at Home Depot online. The 4” caps did not fit over the 4” pipe because they have the same OUTSIDE diameter. HUH?? I’m going back tomorrow to return the two “4-inch caps” and see if they have caps that go over the OUTSIDE of the 4-inch pipe. I read “4 inch cap and assumed that would be the case, but nope!
4 inch caps the exact same colour fit over the pipe snug . The same 4 inch caps at Canadian Tire up here are less so maybe try another store. I've never seen this before :) the ends of the pvc pipe are male and female so maybe you tried the wrong end so try both ends of the pipe .
I really love this one! Good for people who don't have large yards or don't want to place poles in the ground.
The birds love it too. Thanks Christine
I love your bird feeders made from Old scraps of PVC pipes..
Thank you and the birds love it even more 🐦 🐦⬛ 🦜
Really cool bird feeder.
Your wife was right the squirrels would figure out that that rod comes out and down goes your bird feeder.
I don't know about the squirrels in Canada maybe they're too polite to break into a bird feeder.
In Florida my experience is when I got a squirrel proof bird feeder they figured out if they chew hole below the seed port they could and did empty my bird feeder within an hour.
I'm looking at it through my back window thinking it's just fine the seeds are just disappearing at a rapid rate. when I found the hole.
I threw the feeder away and squirrels started throwing pinecone cores down on me when I walked out of my house.
I'm thinking squirrels are the same no matter where . 😅🐿 my animal Playlist does show how I outsmarted the squirrels and fed them too. th-cam.com/play/PLCpsODdJa_T7Bf2XsAikq8K5JdHjUUQ1v.html
@@SteveRobReviews more like how the squirrels coned you into thinking you outsmarted them but they're getting fed either way. 🤔🤣
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Easy and cheap! Great Video 🎥 And Thanks For Sharing My Friend!
Thanks , easy for all to do. Cheers bud.
Arts & Crafts with Steve Rob....I love it!!☺
Not just a chick magnet eh :)
It's great! 👍👍👍👍👍 I wish I could talk my mom into hanging a feeder but she insists on just filling pie pans to place on her porch. It works so it's ok but I like to watch them feed. Good job on your feeder and presentation! 🤗😀
wouldn't the pie pan be just as "industrial"? it's not much to look at but it functions well as a spot to feed the birds.
Omg thank you so much 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 I’m gonna try and learn how to use a drill and make this for my backward birds.
The birds love it . Cheers
omgosh your birds are backward??? LOL
Great looking project Steve and with your design it may be hard for even squirrels to get up there! 😊
Terry the squirrels are smart and mischievous so let's see who wins 🤣🤣
I never thought bout using pvc. This kool video. Thank you
Thanks , it's pretty much indestructible, the birds love it.
It turned out nice, but more importantly efficient! Love it
Thanks Patricia 👍
💥 Now that is a nice practical bird feeder. You gave me some ideas. 🤔
Keep on tractoring!
Run with it Jon and try one yourself.
I think that is the cutest and easy way to feed birds! great job Steve
Thanks Annie and someone with your talent could paint a fancy design on it too.
@@SteveRobReviews I would of painted them to look like a little house or a flower garden! LOL But you know me its got to look pretty! I love the idea! I bet you could find that pan at the dollar tree and it would be even less expense! You build It I'll paint it we could be millionaires! LOL
@@AnnieFarmerFarm Annie you could give one away with every haircut but you would have to make them smaller . Probably as good as free eggs . LOL
@@SteveRobReviews Were charging this year no more bank of Annie Farmer! LOL
@@AnnieFarmerFarm 🤣🤣 ok good idea , you can make 10 shorter bird feeders with one length of PVC pipe . In america about $5 -7 to make one bird feeder and you sell them in your shop for $20-25 with some basic paint designs. There ya go Annie 👍🇱🇷
Hey I thought it looked great. You are right...stuff is sold for people :) There sure is some fancy & pricey feeders but what you made is pretty much what you need. I would be happy with that. Have great Sunday Buddy 👍😃👋
Thanks Paivi, you have a great day too. 👍
I like this a lot and I think the birds will too! Thank you!
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I think that's pretty awesome! I'm going to try it, but I'm going to paint it up and make it pretty, too! Yes, I know I have to sand the shiny off and use plastic rated paint but want to try it.
It's easy Helga and you can jazz it up all your own. 👍
I love that!! I’m going to check out my local habitat restore for the pvc pipe. I’ve seen there before and it’s very cheap there.
Its easy to make and lasts forever . Cheers Linda
There’s something about watching the birds getting fed I love it very therapeutic, my problem here is the squirrels 🐿 they like it too 😊😋... Nice 1 mate 👍👍👍
Igor I've got squiels up the yahoo and they are going to be a pest for sure. Thanks bud.
Squirrels. There is no such thing as a squirrel-proof bird feeder. Some folks may want to try adding an inside down plastic garbage can lid to the top. Place a plastic Wiffle ball underneath it so the lid will easily tip and the squirrel will fall off. Then add an upside down plastic bowl about 4" above the feeding tray so the squirrel will have a hard time grabbing the feeding tray as he falls off the garbage can lid. this modification is not much for the asthetics of the feeder, but it has enabled me to hang it from a tree with better results in the never ending battle with the squirrels!
LOL Craig I have been fighting with these squirrels big time. They are super smart and I will show my tries but yes I did make a squirrel proof feeder setup and will show the design in time. Cheers
Thank you! I think it's great 👍🙂 I'm sure the birds agree and I don't see any rats or squirrels getting to it so job well done
Thanks 👍
Great idea. Definitely going to make more than one. Thanks.
Awesome 👍
Very Nice.... Putting a channel down one side (angle grinder), using hardware cloth attached with some of that glue allows for seeing how much seed is left,,,
That's a great idea. 👍
Nice job, particularly painted.
Thanks , much appreciated.
Nice Feeder, Thank you for the information.
Thanks for taking a look. 👍
I actually love your idea! I will try this myself too!
Thanks , its easy to make and lasts forever. Cheers 👍
Great idea, but with that kind of big platter for the birds to eat from, it's not just water that we have to think about. Birds can pretty much chill there and poop on the surface and food as well.
So far they just eat and run . Nope I never seen them soil the tray yet.
💓ed the keep it simple ideas, 👍AWESOME video. 👏loved it.
Thanks much appreciated.
Nice project Steve! I have a lot of birds in my garden! They all like to be fed differently 🙄 The starlings like seed in the feeders, the robins like their seed on the ground. The magpies, seagulls and pigeons like a buffet of scraps and the herons help themselves to my pond fish 😩 I could do without the herons but I love watching the other fellas! Especially the robins 😍
Thanks Niamh , all I have for birds are little chickadees and cardinals over the winter with the odd blue jay. Oh and lots of squirrels :)
Very nice video my friends thank you for sharing 👌👍
Thank you. 👍
Very good and very practical. Keep up the good things like this.
Thanks David, very nice of you . 👍
Very good! I’d move the hole up a few inches. But it’s great.
Thanks 👍
Nice job with the bird feeder Steve. The squirrels will love you. Happy target practice. 🤣
Thanks Glen. Yes they will and it's very hard to outsmart a squirrel :)
I get all kinds of birds including pink and grey galahs here in Australia. I need something big and strong. This looks great.
This is very strong and lasts a week for me feeding thousands of birds in the winter. Thanks for taking a look.
Great idea and a cool fun project that even I could do 🤣. Thanks Thanks Buddy!
Well there's a project and maybe a birdhouse for the outdoors . Outdoor crafts are huge and unique ones even better. You and Jamie with a segment with outdoor crafts , oh ya that a keeper :)
Thanks for the video. Makes perfect sense....strictly for the birds!
Yes it is and we all like our little feathered friends .
I like it! Has a modern look!
Thanks Dan . In high winds it does not move much at all either. I will make more . Cheers
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This is an awesome birdfeeder. I am going to try this.
The birds will love it . 👍
Looks like a great squirrel feeder.
Great idea. Looks great and well made.👌👍
Thanks Chris much appreciated 👍
WHAT A Great idea , put a Whole Bag in ! Days of Fun . Ty.
Easy project Nicole and the birds love it 🐦
@@SteveRobReviews Yup , looking forward to it something to do with Kids an a Good Teaching
Experience. Thanks again . Be safe stay vigilant
Great idea Steve, I see you listen to the boss on the pin...lol..... Cheers.
LOL, dont we all eh Ron. Cheers bud
Good ole rodent attractant station Steve. Great project!!
HAHA you betcha Larry .
Absolutely great video. You've got a new subscriber. Cheers from Nova Scotia.
Thanks Kenny 👍
I've been looking for you on Instagram but can't seem to find you.
Kenny I was on Instagram but I left it , just youtube for now . 👍
That's a great idea and it will definitely stand up to weather
It a lot better than other shapes as the wind just moves around it and does not make it sway. Cheers
Nice project! That clip will keep those squirrels from pulling the pin! :D
Damn squirrels are a menace up here as many as the birds :)
love it! your wife is super smart! those squirrels have a portrait of her on thier naughty list!
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This is fab especially when you showed the final painted one, what kind of paint did you use? Bird feeders are so expensive so this would save a lot of money, love it.
Thanks Diane
I just used a spray can of krylon paint good for plastics.
Very fancy buddy 👍 lucky birdies
The birds love it , the vermin love it too :) Thanks bud.
Very good. I'm gonna build one today.
Go for it!
Cheap and easy, that's how I like a lot of things! The birds here go through a ton of black sunflower seeds in our bird feeder. Gromit gets pretty agitated when he watches them out the window. He's a vicious bird killing machine if he gets the chance. I was walking out of the garage a couple summers ago and came out just in time to watch him come tearing out of the bush he hides in, run half way across the yard, leap about five feet into the air and snag a bird that dared to do a low altitude fly by of my yard. I managed to grab him before he finished the bird off. I put the bird in a box in the dark with some water for about an hour, then released him out front. He was totally unresponsive when I got him away from Gromit. Like he was playing dead or something.
I did see a cat around but it gave up after a while . Cats are crazy fast too.
looks great, wish u sold them i would order 3. unpainted, i would do that myself. and i like the peg idea so there are a total of 10 feeder openings.
Thanks , its quite easy to make and lasts a lifetime. Cheers 👍
Great idea, good info an instruction
Glad you liked it
You make some neat things!
Thanks , just a hobby this youtube in my retirement years :)
Good idea, nice job.
Thanks Buzz , something different.
Did I miss where you explained why not to fix the plate to the bottom cap before cementing?
Nice and simple either way, I've got. Bunch of PVC left over from a plumbing Reno, planning to make a bunch and give to the neighbors
Well its nice to be able to clean it out over time as the seed will be affected by the moisture unless your in the desert. I like to wash it out once in a while so no mould builds up. You can fasten it solid if you like but just put some caulking around the base to seal it tight so no seeds get uner the base.
I`m in on that build Steve if you can promise me the squirrels are going to be eating more seeds than the birds....we would need a squirrel trapper around these part....I may build on for the camp....CHEERS
Your so right Gator the squires are real smart at finding a way to get than seed :)
Yeah I like that SR. It turned out nice buddy.
Thanks Ronnie , I plan on making some more for the squirrels too. You made a nice bird house so try some bird feeders too .
@@SteveRobReviews Yeah this is on the list of things to do for sure. Or at least give me some ideas to think about. I love feeding the birds too.
Good evening Sir, very good idea !!! Cheers !!!
Thanks Dave , fun project for all to do. Cheers
@@SteveRobReviews Steeve you get me thinking for shure !!! ( i have to redo some of my birds feeder and i have many left over ABS tube !!! ) LOL
@@RCAFpolarexpress Makes for a good TH-cam video Dave as you design it to suit you . Give it a try. 👍
@@SteveRobReviews I will for sure, nice project to do with Marie Ange !!! Thank you Cheers !!!
Very nice steve. Have a great day.
Thanks Danny you have a great day too.
Nice job Steve, looks nice and neat and will hold a lot of seed. I built a really nice bird feeder for my wife for Christmas complete with cedar shingles and birch bark siding. I went all out. For some strange reason, we have only had 6 birds come to it this year. So strange, other years lots of birds. Are you getting birds at your home feeder? Curious to see if it's a local thing. Thanks
Bud I don't get a week before I have to fill it . Tons of birds every day. Birds won't come to a feeder with any red on it or if it looks like they cant see around once they land to feed. Might be the spot you have it , try a different spot maybe.
Birdfeeder was awesome but you should have it free standing out in the middle of your lawn on a shepherds pole. ….where you have it positioned ,squirrels are just gonna climb right on and I have a free feed, lol
Thanks Rhonda but if you look at my feather and friend's playlist you will see exactly what your suggesting but better 😉
Best I've seen yet. Nice idea.
Glad you like it! Thanks
@@SteveRobReviews I went into the garage and built a somewhat similar one right after viewing!
Awesome 👍
I think that is a great idea. Looks great.
Thanks John, much appreciated.
How's she goin'? The feeder is a great project!!! Easy to hang, robust and a great idea for keeping the moisture off the bird seed!!! The squirrels will be all over this and to me that means it's a good bird feeder!!!! LOL Take care!!!
Thanks Mike it was an idea I will do again. Cheers
Thanks for sharing! Might do this with the kids
Go for it!
@@SteveRobReviews For the life of me I could not find that dam pizza pan with the holes in it. I looked in 6 stores yesterday and not one had it. So for now i am going to use a 5 gallon bucket lid with some small holes until I can find it. We don't get much rain here in Phoenix Arizona so shouldn't be much of a problem for the time being. I had to use black abs and for the top I used a threaded slip on and then a threaded cap with the hanger in the middle. That way I can just un-thread the feeder to fill it. The kids are bird watchers now!
That will do just fine 👍
Great idea! Thanks
Make one , it's easy and the birds love it . Cheers Chuck.
Good design
The top metal rod could be a metal tent peg and a clothes peg to hold the other end.
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Awesome build ! I love my large backyard with its myriads of birds from a pair of nesting balds that seem to both float and command the air as well as the hooters conversation between themselves the cardinals blue jays robins wood peckers golden finches sea gulls migrating honkers and quite a dazzling array of hummers
How much would you charge to build one of these pvc feeders for me?
Pamm I don't make any for money . I think most can build one themselves easily. Once you build one you will soon have many in no time and start giving them away to your friends 😅👍
The only weak link seems like it could be the 1/4 -20 thread in the bottom. Has that ever stripped out while tightening the Betty Crocker plate on the bottom or just turns preventing you from tightening the Betty Crocker plate? Just curious. Nice design and great video!
AR it's not holding a lot of weight so it's not a problem at all.
Great job Steve the finished version (painted) is better looking than store bought.
I want to add couple more holes higher up with some kind of baffle inside and perch, what do you think Mr Steve?
Greg I thought of that too but decided not too because the tray is just full of birds as it is :). I fill this once a week and sometimes when its real cold I only get 4 - 5 days on seed.
@@SteveRobReviews Thanks Steve !
Does the seed that you use have millet in it and if so should you use hardware cloth on the pizza pan to keep it from falling through?
I only use black sunflower seeds but that's a great idea you have there Laurie 👍
Pretty cool idea.
It it look great on your shed too.
Nice creativity!
Thanks , the birds 🐦 love it .
I love it I'll make one for my birds
So easy to do and the birds will love. 🐦
Looks good 👍
Thanks Paul , the birds love it .
Any ideas on how to include some side ports with a perch so birds can feed further up the tube?
I thought about that too but in the end I tried just the platform as it fits about 10 birds easy from what I see everyday so I left it as is 😅
Way cool!!! Going to make one.
Go for it Dean 👍
Just one suggestion it's good to thoroughly clean out - disinfect bird feeders at least a couple times a year. I had a tube feeder that was so hard to clean, but at least the bottom was made to come off. I assume with yours, DIY a small brush on a stick?
Yes absolutely a must do , great reminder 👍 Cheers
Love it!!
The birds love it too 🐦
Nice one u r professional 👍
Thanks , I try 👍
Squirrels will love it!
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