5 Genius Bird Feeders Made from Kitchen Scraps (They Look Expensive!)

Last spring I spent forty two dollars on a bird feeder. Plastic. Beige. Within three days squirrels had destroyed it, bird poop was all over my deck, and half the seed was molding on the ground. That was the last store-bought feeder I ever bought. This video shows 5 DIY bird feeders made from kitchen items and thrift store finds — every one under $20-$30, and each one solves a specific real problem: squirrels, deck mess, seed waste, or rain ruining your seed. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro: My $42 Feeder Disaster 00:45 - 4 Problems Every Feeder Owner Faces 01:30 - Idea 1: Plastic Bottle Window Feeder 03:30 - Idea 2: Glass Cloche Rain Dome Feeder 06:00 - Idea 3: Pie Plate Slinky Squirrel-Proof Feeder 08:30 - Idea 4: Teacup and Saucer Stack Feeder 11:00 - Idea 5: Mason Jar Copper Pipe Feeder 13:30 - Recap and Final Thoughts 🐦 5 BUILDS IN THIS VIDEO: PLASTIC BOTTLE WINDOW FEEDER The easiest build on the list. An empty 2-liter bottle with two cut windows and a small catch plate underneath. Cost: Under $3 GLASS CLOCHE RAIN DOME FEEDER A glass cake dome hung as a roof over a small plate on rope — keeps seed dry through any rain. Cost: $12-$20 PIE PLATE SLINKY SQUIRREL-PROOF FEEDER A genuinely effective squirrel deterrent using an original metal Slinky threaded on the feeder pole. This trick works on almost any pole-mounted feeder. Cost: $8-$12 TEACUP AND SAUCER STACK FEEDER A thrifted teacup and two saucers create a multi-level feeding station — cardinals on top, sparrows and juncos below. Cost: $2-$8 MASON JAR COPPER PIPE FEEDER Uses a mason jar bird feeder base (a poultry-feeder attachment) that screws onto any standard mason jar, moving feeding away from your deck. Search: mason jar bird feeder base Cost: $18-$27 ⚠️ HONEST NOTES: All prices verified at Walmart and Home Depot as of June 2026 and may vary by location. Black oil sunflower seed attracts the widest range of species. Results with squirrel deterrents vary by local squirrel population and feeder placement. Always let adhesive cure fully before hanging any feeder. This video uses stock footage licensed for educational and entertainment use, combined with original research and edited content produced for this channel. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ This channel gives American homeowners honest, research-backed home and garden ideas. Every claim is sourced. Every cost is verified. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 💬 Which feeder are you building first? Drop it below — I read every comment. 👍 Like if this made you want to go build something. 🔔 Subscribe for honest garden and home ideas every day. #DIYBirdFeeder #BackyardBirds #MasonJarCrafts #ThriftStoreFinds #BirdWatching #Cardinals #BackyardBirding #UpcycledDecor #GardenDIY #PlasticBottleCraft #SquirrelProofFeeder #HomePlantUSA #BudgetDIY #ThriftFlip #BirdFeederDIY #BackyardWildlife #KitchenUpcycle #GardenHacks #BirdLovers #DIYHomeAndGarden #RepurposedGlass #TeacupCrafts #USABackyard #FeedTheBirds #NatureLovers #SummerGardenProjects #BudgetGardenIdeas #DIYProjects2026 #HomeAndGardenTips #BirdFeedingStation