Hi! I was wondering if anyone has any ideas how to use broken pots to turn into bird feeders and/or bird baths? I feed the birds here every morning, and more of them are starting to populate our forest on our property...so I can't just use one trough to feed all these birds! If anyone has any ideas, please tell me. Thank you!
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Hi Grill. Yes I can tell you some crafts to make broken pots into feeders.

If the pots are pretty much intact you can tie a big knot in a big rope and put it through the bottom of the pot and pull it up and put the other end of the rope around a ring and tie it off. You can also put 3 smaller ropes or cords together and fold all 3 pieces in half and make a know in the middle and then thread the loose ends through the hole from the top side and go down then make a big knot on the bottom.

If it's a saucer, (terracotta) you can use a drill bit to cut 3 holes around the rim sides and put your cordage through these and tie off at the top. All cords must be even in order to hang straight. Just practice with it until you get a feel of it.

If you have a huge old enamelware bowl or a huge planter that is shallow you can make a birdbath. Stop up any holes with mortar or quikcrete mix. You probably have some left over from a tile remodel.

An old window box makes a nice feeding trough. You need to place some bricks in the bottom in order to build it up to the height you prefer and put a piece of thick plastic inside the box and make sure it overlaps on all sides. This is to keep the food from sinking down into the box and you will need to clean it after a few weeks and therefore you can just lift it out. This type of feeder will work best on a porch or covered area away from moisture. When the birdseed gets wet it molds and rots and the birds will not go near it.

Hope this helps. Oh, also plastic milk jugs can be fashioned into feeders and hung. Be careful cutting the jugs. Dangerous! I've cut myself a few times. 🐦

Thank you so much! Those are great ideas I can definitely work with!