Homemade hummingbird feeder

Just for fun I took a couple of things out of the recycle-bin and made a fast and easy, working hummingbird feeder. The hummingbirds seem to really like it.

To make one you need:
one X-Acto knife or small knife.

One 8oz/226g Land O Lakes Spreadable Butter container.

One Yoplait Smoothie (strawberry) container or almost any plastic bottle can be used. Some red color on it will help attract the hummingbirds (red ribbons, stickers or red hummingbird nectar), use a larger size bottle if you have large numbers of hummingbirds.

A few zip-ties or some string to hang the feeder.

Cut two nectar port holes, one at each end of butter container lid, about a .5 in or 1.3 cm from the edge on the flat area. Make the nectar port holes about the diameter of a pencil. Be sure to cut clean holes with no tears or over cuts so the hummers will not be injured while feeding.
Next cut a hole in the center of the butter container lid for the nectar reservoir bottle. Cut this hole a little smaller than the diameter of the bottle top so that it fits on the bottle with a snug tight fit.

Now push the top of the bottle through the center hole of the butter container lid, if the bottle has a retainer ring left from the bottle cap remove it, and push the butter container lid in to the groove or slot left from the retainer ring.

Attach zip-ties or string to hang the feeder. Do not punch holes in the nectar reservoir bottle to hang the feeder or the feeder will leak.

Fill the nectar reservoir bottle with nectar. You can use store bought hummingbird nectar, it is usually red colored or to make your own just mix four parts water with one part white sugar and stir until all sugar is dissolved. Red dye is not needed. Store extra nectar in the refrigerator. Snap the butter container bottom on and flip the feeder over, it will fill with nectar, additional nectar will remain in the nectar reservoir bottle until it's needed.

Hang the feeder near flower gardens or where ever you see hummingbirds. Try to avoid hanging the feeder in full sun. Change the nectar and throughly clean the feeder twice a week or every other day if you live in a hot climate.

Have fun!

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[xgamerx350]

awesome but what i was looking for was a recipe for the fluid they drink

[guns4toys]

@xgamerx350 Four parts water to one part sugar. No food coloring needed. Change fluid every three days, sooner if outside temps are very hot. Good luck attracting the Hummers!

[charberries]

Great idea!

[icupix]

Fantastic bravo mate. This is an excellent video. =) 5*****s

[awesomeaheo]

I like them

[xgamerx350]

@guns4toys okey ty!

[ReecesFilmaking]

Excellent recycling idea man! i will try this myself and make my own nectar too!

[driewe]

They like the red color, but they do not like your solution enough to land and drink deeply of it.

[driewe]

They like the red color

[MegaGoVideo]

Respond to this video... wow how did u get the presher to equliz and u need a purch so they will feed longer

[thomulusmax]

Nice feeder, can you show us the top?

[theskellingtonqueen]

u need to make sumthing for them to perch on that way there conserving there enegry while eating instead of not gaining any other than that great ideal