Build A Suet Log Feeder

skirt are helpful farm residents . They keep pest numbers down as they glean insects from crop and feed in them to their young every spring and summertime . In addition to advert up nest boxes , hobby farmers can support these feathered friends by give them , especially during the winter months . This clever suet feeder encourages woodpeckers , tit , nutcracker and other winter skirt by presenting the treat in a log bod .

I find I have fewer fuss with starling , grackles and low-spirited John Jay steal the suet when I apply a logarithm suet feeder like this one because these bird can not grip the logarithm like woodpeckers and nutcracker can .

What You’ll Need:

Step 1

put down the logarithm on the ground . Hold it between your human foot to keep it from moving , or use a clamp to secure the log to a workbench or table . Do not drill into the log unless it ’s secured in a stationary position .

Step 2

utilize an electric recitation equipped with a 1/2 - in spiral bit to drill three holes down the side of the log . Each hole should go into the logarithm by about 1½ to 2 in . twist the log a quarter turn , and practise a line of reasoning of three more fix . Repeat two more time until you have four line of three holes around the logarithm .

Step 3

Redrill all the hollow using the 1 - in bit to make them larger .

Step 4

Screw a hook into the top of the log . When it gets too unmanageable to get it on in by hand , slide the shaft of a screwdriver through the claw to make a lever tumbler . Screw it in the rest of the way by turning the screwdriver .

Step 5

skip or break off pieces of the suet pulley block . exhort the suet into the holes , packing it in tightly until it ’s moneyed with the aerofoil of the logarithm .

Step 6

Hang your suet log bird feeder from a tree diagram arm or a shepherd ’s crotchet . It may take a few hr for the woodpeckers and nuthatches to get it , but when they do , you ’ll savor watching them dangle upside down and cling to the logarithm to peck out the suet . The suet will need to be replaced as it ’s empty .