Make A Bird Feeder Pole

However as the bird feeder pole can become top heavy when you add the bird feeders i decided to attach the base to a round paving slab.

Make a bird feeder pole.

Durable heavy duty metal construction with weather resistant finish. Make a simple diy bird feeder pole using copper or pvc pipes. Drill holes that match or are slightly smaller than the screws used to attach the birdfeeder to the pvc pipe. This image shows somebody using 1 copper pipe which seems to be holding the weight well but it is a soft metal and will kink easily so it is not suggested making the limbs more than 12 or 18 inches 30 5 or 45 7 cm long.

I used a high speed metal drill to make holes in the base then used a concrete drill bit to put rawl plugs into the slab so that i could screw the base to the paving slab. Match the holes on the pipe up with holes on the bird feeder but make the top hole at least 2 inches below the top of the pvc pipe so you can place a cap onto the pipe. We used black pipes normally used for natural gas and or plumbing systems. A bird feeder pole has either a cylinder squirrel baffle or a cone squirrel.

Removable grid for use to keep larger birds from throwing seed on the ground remove grid when feeding squirrels and critters. For this project we used. The further out you want your feeders hung the less weight the pipe will bear. The goal of bird feeder poles should be to block squirrels and make squirrel proof bird feeders.

To be a good squirrel proof pole bird poles have squirrel baffles below to stop squirrels from climbing up the pole. I ve wanted a bird feeder for our back deck ever since we moved into the cottage so i could do some bird watching. Use a shorter piece of pipe as the arm from which to hang the bird feeder. Today arthur and my dad made a bird feeder pole for our back yard.

The pole system is based on several feeders my parents have all made by my dad. Bird feeder poles are essentially bird feeder stands. To do this law of attraction having a good bird feeder pole will make your feeder stand out or noticeable. How to easily make your own diy bird feeder pole from an inexpensive piece of emt pipe.

Prepare and add the actual limbs that you will hang the feeders or houses on. Mount to bird feeder pole or hang from a hook. Mount with ground post for feeding squirrels critters and ground feeding birds. The hubs wasn t interested in having one he didn t want to spend on a feeder and food.

Store bought models are effective but expensive. First we all went to home depot to pick up the materials. Drill holes into the pvc pipe so you can attach the bird feeder. A telescoping bird feeder pole allows you to keep the bird feeder away from predators such as cats while still making it easy to reach for cleaning and filling.

Screw the pipe into the t fitting. Simply hammer a 7 to 10 foot pole into the ground and attach a t fitting to the top.