For the Birds - Homemade Feeder & Gourd House

greenfamilyfarms

Big Pippin'
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Feb 27, 2008
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I apologize for the bad quality of these pictures, but they are what I could get at the time. I found these in a gift shop and they wanted $70-80 for each of these, but I figured us crafty BYC folks could make our own for less!

First, the gourd bird house:
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It's an upside down gourd painted like a face, nose is the hole for the birds. Holes are drilled in the bottom for drainage. They even glued straw on her head for hair.

Second, the bird feeder:
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They look a mason jar, screwed a metal chick feeder base onto it, mounted in onto a saucer and used a dinner plate for the top. The hanger is chain with bead work to fancy it up.
 
Love those chickens!
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Never thought about adding clay to the gourds...I think you just helped create a monster, okiechicks57!
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