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FEATURES
Realistic Appearance
- The natural bark look and texture molded-in to the TruStump feeder allow it to blend in with any environment, whether in the woods or your backyard.
- It is non-threatening to deer, even the older, wiser bucks, who all agree TruStump is the best deer feeder!
- Also, it won't attract unwanted attention from passers-by, like other gravity deer feeders.
Easy Setup & Operation
- With minimal assembly required, you can be up and running almost right out of the box, unlike other units found in hunting stores.
- It's wide-mouth opening is just under waist high so it's easily a stand-and-fill feeder.
- No cumbersome tripod legs to bolt together; no batteries to charge; no standing on a ladder or pickup tailgate to fill.
- Just set it up, stake it down, fill it up, and let gravity do the rest.
High Capacity
- Standing almost 2-1/2 feet tall, TruStump has a capacity of over 200 pounds of corn/protein pellets, and can utilize all types of corn and corn-based feed mixtures found in hunting stores.
Lightweight & Durable
- Molded from a proprietary Polyethylene mixture (like kayaks), TruStump can take a beating and provide many years of reliable service, and it still weighs less than 15 pounds!
Critter Protection
- Each of the 4 feed openings are protected by our steel Critter Guards, leaving no exposed plastic edges for rodents to chew on.
Adjustable Flow
- Stacked outside of each critter guard plate is an adjustable baffle plate, so you can dial-in your optimal flow rate for your feed or supplement, or block off the flow for easy relocation.
Multiple Anchor Points
- TruStump has 2 stake holes per feed opening, for a total of 8 locations for anchoring.
- NOTE: Stakes not included
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Bird feeder as a way to develop children's attention
At all times in the upbringing of children, it was very important to instill in the younger generation care, love, attention to birds and various animals. Parents should gradually introduce the baby to the world of birds, explaining to the baby the role of man in the world around him, nature.
It is for such cases that do-it-yourself construction for birds of comfortable, beautiful, practical feeders is perfect.
Caring for cute birds will bring real joy to the baby, while he will begin to understand that everyone who needs it needs help, including feathered representatives of nature. In fact, this is the first step in comprehending such an important feeling as mercy, attention to others.
Knowledge never hurts
It is necessary to explain to the child in an accessible form that any actions of a person can influence the world around them. And these actions do not always have a positive effect on nature. The kid must understand that you should take care of the world around you and its inhabitants. It is better to leave specific facts out of the brackets, including the mortality of titmouse during the period of severe cold, so as not to upset and even frighten the young naturalist.
In the process of making the feeder, the parent will have to touch not only the direct construction, but also issues of science and natural history.
The child will certainly become interested, and for which birds there will be a feeder. Here, dad or mom will have to remember the school curriculum and tell that about seven dozen different birds remain in Russia for the winter in cities and adjacent areas, including titmouse, blue tit, Muscovy, Gadgets, woodpeckers, bullfinches.
Unobtrusively, but it will be very interesting for a child to learn that it is birds that bring great benefits to people and all nature, because they eat harmful caterpillars and bugs. In winter, such “harmful” food tries to hide, for example, under the bark of trees, so many birds cannot get them out of there. And the plant seeds are already covered with a thick layer of snow, which can only be reached after the snow and ice melt.
Understanding the complexity of feeding birds in the winter, a person must help the little birds, which is what you need to tell the baby. Believe that each new fact will be very interesting for him, because the parents tell everything with paternal love.
And don't forget about the fact that when making a feeder, always busy parents will spend several hours with their child and give him such necessary attention. Just imagine how children's eyes will glow with happiness, seeing their beloved father and mother next to them, trying to help the young naturalist.
Types of bird feeders
Of course, you can go to the nearest market or shop and buy a ready-made bird feeder, but it’s more correct and better, from the point of view of competent upbringing of a child, to make it yourself using improvised means, simple materials and devices .
"Classic"
The classic model of the feeder looks like an open gazebo, in which there is a reliable roof and a solid floor. It is on the “floor” that dad and son will put tasty and healthy food, food for birds. To prevent the wind from blowing the food off the floor, it is necessary to make sides of a small height on the sides of the floor. From snow and rain, the food will be reliably protected by the roof.
Another important point is the organization of drainage holes in the floor through which water falling from the sides escapes. If the water is not taken away in time, then the food will soon become moldy and cease to be useful for the birds. When making such a feeder, it is worth considering that the edges and walls should not have sharp edges so that the birds do not damage their wings. At each stage of creating this design, it is worth explaining to the child the usefulness and importance of each action, thereby the child will also begin to comprehend the initial building skills.
"Neoclassic"
For the first version of the feeder, you need to have wooden planks, sticks, a few nails, which is not always at hand. In this case, you can make a less troublesome, but no less effective "canteen" for the birds. Take a juice bag, milk bag, or a 5 liter drinking water bottle. Carefully cut holes on both sides, remembering to leave a small shoulder at the bottom. In the upper part, thread a piece of wire or a thick rope, with which the entire structure will be suspended from a tree knot.
In the manufacture of this type of feeder, the child is again taught, because it is worth telling him about caution when handling sharp cutting objects (knives). Another small step in the child's understanding of the world around him.
Wall-mounted "cage" for grain mix
For a simple but reliable design, you will have to find some coarse mesh in the garage or storage room. Turning on the inner sense of a sense of space, you need to make a small box. Don't worry if its shape and dimensions look a bit ridiculous. The main thing is the cause for which it was created.
Inside the mesh space box, you can put the grain mass prepared in advance from coconut oil, vegetable oil and 300 gr. grain mixtures. The oil is heated, grains are added. The whole mixture is poured into small molds, and after solidification, it is laid out in feeders.
Pumpkin arbor
Probably, many parents have a dacha or a couple of beds in the village, where a lot of vegetables and fruits have grown over the summer.
A small pumpkin is perfect for making a feeder. It is enough to cut a through hole in the body of the pumpkin, which should subsequently be cleaned of seeds. With the help of a piece of wire or rope, the pumpkin is hung by the tail on the nearest tree. At the bottom of the new "dining room" feed is poured out. Simple, but very beautiful and comfortable feeder. Here you can also tell your child about vegetables and their benefits. It would seem that a simple pumpkin, but how many benefits can a person get when eating it. In a simple and unpretentious way, tell your child some fairy tale related to this unique vegetable.
A tin can to help you
A very tempting solution for birds is a bright tin painted in various colors. It is enough just to cut off the bottom of the jar from any end and process the edges to remove sharp edges. Sprinkle food inside such a feeder. Due to the presence of one end "wall", the food will not fly out during gusts of wind.
Use a bright satin ribbon to hang the jar from a branch of a tree.
Due to the beautiful bright color, such a feeder will not only be a wonderful gift for the feathered "brothers", but also an unusual decor element of any garden or yard.
Wicker twig feeder
This type of feeder is considered quite difficult to manufacture, because you have to watch several videos about construction technology. The main thing is to find long rods of the vine, without growths and knots. A little patience and perseverance from the parents and the child and the feeder will be ready. Thus, the child can develop perseverance, which will be very good during the lessons at school.
A little about bird food
Ornithologists say that each bird has its own food preferences. So titmouses prefer cheese and a piece of salted bacon, dried meat. For such treats, you can whip up a mini feeder. A piece of meat is strung on the tip of the wire and immediately hung on a tree knot. With its small but strong paws, the bird will confidently hold on to a piece of meat, eating it appetizingly.
At the same time, even gusts of wind will not be afraid of such a "dining room", swaying measuredly with a bird.
Next on the list of bird food are sunflower seeds (raw, roasted, dried). Clever birds with husks do not swallow seeds, but very scrupulously peck out the kernels. In addition to sunflower, you can pour seeds of melon, pumpkin, millet, millet. Just keep in mind that any food must be necessarily unspoiled, fresh.
Benefits for children
Each of the feeders discussed above can be considered not only a real masterpiece of joint building art, but also a real storehouse of knowledge, which is told to the child by his parents. Describing each stage, talking with the child, carefully listening to their child, parents teach not only the baby, but they themselves comprehend the difficult, but such a pleasant lesson in communicating with their son or daughter. Step by step, year after year, moving from a simple feeder, for example, to a more complex birdhouse, parents again and again teach their child new life tricks.
The process is endless, but very, very enjoyable.
where to hang and who to feed?
Tits are already flying in our yard. This is a clear signal that it is time to hang a feeder on the tree. Feeding the birds is great. From all sides. For children especially. Here is the study of nature, and the education of kindness and responsibility in a child, and, of course, great entertainment for adults and kids. And the bird feeders themselves help to survive the cold winter. The main thing is to approach feeding wisely in order to help, and not harm the birds. For those who have discovered the ornithologist in themselves, here is some useful information.
When to start feeding the birds
City dwellers - pigeons, sparrows - are always with us, but forest birds come to the city with the onset of cold weather. Since it gets cold quite early in the middle lane, titmouse, for example, appear next to our windows already at the end of September. But at this time they still have a lot of natural food.
Hungry time will come only when it snows. Although the feeder can be hung in advance - so that the birds get used to it and to the person who will pour food into it. But do not put a lot of food at first. A few grains will be enough to get to know the birds - let them not be lazy and for now eat worms and plant seeds.
What should be the feeder
There are a lot of options for feeders. If you want simplicity and minimalism, you can use an ordinary plastic bottle or a paper bag with cut-out doors. The easiest way is to buy a ready-made feeder in the store. But the most interesting thing is to do it yourself with your child.
The feeder can become not only a dining room for birds, but also an element of landscape design. The main thing to remember when making: do not use too bright and shiny materials - they can scare away your guests; the entrance hole should be large enough, it is better to make several holes or a house open on several sides.
Use materials and paints that will not get wet or damaged by wet snow and rain.
The feeder should have a roof so that precipitation does not spoil the feed. Know the measure, you don’t need to get too carried away with design and decor - the main purpose of the feeder is still to help the birds.
What to feed the birds
Most birds love grains and seeds. Therefore, you can borrow food from the kitchen cabinet. Suitable oatmeal, rice, buckwheat, wheat and wheat groats. But with millet you should be more careful - it is not very useful for birds, it is poorly digested. Dangerous for feathered guests and black bread. And of course, you should not put food from your table into the feeder - spicy, salty, fried, as well as spoiled foods. But you can and should put unroasted and unsalted sunflower seeds - this is the most affordable and nutritious delicacy. Watermelon and pumpkin seeds will also work.
Everyone knows that chickadees love bacon, pieces of it can be hung on a wire or string - the birds will show you hilarious acrobatic etudes when they start pecking at it.
In addition to bacon, you can give boiled meat, cottage cheese - the main thing is that lard and meat are unsalted.
If you are serious about feeding, buy bird food at the pet store. There is also grain, and seeds (for example, hemp), and worms, and larvae for woodpeckers and tits. You can make supplies with your child - collect maple seeds, rowan berries, cones on the street - bullfinches and crossbills can fly to such a treat.
There is an opinion that birds should not be fed, but fed so that they do not stop looking for food themselves. Therefore, it is better to feed the food regularly, but do not pile it on too much.
Who else to feed
Those who live near the forest are even more lucky - they can feed not only birds, but also small animals - squirrels will be happy to find nuts in the feeder.
Ducks living in many cities are in great need of additional food - the fate of these birds in winter directly depends on whether people will feed them.
Therefore, when walking in the parks, take white bread with you for them.
Do not feed crows and jackdaws - these birds are excellent at surviving in urban and outdoor environments. If you give them extra food - in the spring there may be too many of them. And in the spring they behave like real robbers - they destroy nests and eat the eggs of small birds.
Where to hang the feeder
It depends on whether you live in your own cottage, in a townhouse or in an apartment building in the city. If you decide to hang the feeder in the yard of your own house or in the country, in the nearest forest or park, then make sure that predators - forest animals or cats - cannot get close to the feeder. The simplest thing is to find a comfortable branch, thin and high enough. If your feeder will be located in the city yard, try to make it inaccessible not only for cats, but also for stray dogs who can covet lard and meat, and for hooligans.
Be careful hanging the feeder on the window or balcony of an apartment building - the birds are not always neat: they can spill food and seeds, stain the window sill or balcony.
