Building a bird feeder

I would use cedar, but you can use any wood if you want to paint it. Here a link to more Bird feeders plans

You will want to build a bird house too!.
Place it away from your feeder.

Your girl will get really excited if a family moves in.

-- I'll be a woodworker when I grow up. HHHOPKS

That’s a weird design for a feeder – the bird has to fly in to eat? I have built feeders close to that design, but extend the base out an inch and a half or so. Add a lip all around, and keep the plexi held off the bottom tray. The seed can just come out that space and fill up the outer area. Lose the holes. You’ll have a lot more birds and the inevitable squirrels won’t chew their way in. More like the way this type works:

http://www.birdwatching-bliss.com/bird-feeder-plans.html

I use cedar – I wouldn’t paint anything that a bird pecks at and might ingest.

http://www.mybackyardplans.com/howtobuildabirdfeeder.php

Very easy, no real gotcha’s about $20-30 in materials. Do it bare wood, let her paint it for more fun.

-- Brian

Your little girl will surely love that envisioned project. Keep us posted.

ralf…1# question is what kind of birds are native to your home? Answer that and then refine your on-line search for plans. We have a variety of birds here but they are “fussy” not only on what we feed them, but also on how we deliver it.