Great idea! Some birds (blue birds in particular) won't use a nest/box if it has straw in it already. They need to build it from scratch. If you WANT blue birds, look in the box occasionally and if there is a "dirty nest" (containing feathers/plastic/trash), pull the entire nest out or the blue birds won't use it. I'm sure there are other birds that are particular as well. Also, never use a "perch" on a bird house: predators use the perch to get at the birds/chicks.
That is really a great idea John, they will just about last forever!!! Gotta give that a try for sure! I love being able to re purpose stuff especially if it can help out the local wildlife. Thanks
My suggestion is install the bird house on the north side of the tree or under an overhang of the roof of a bldg. If the sun hits a bird house then it is a blue solar oven. That's why the bird built in your hat,, it was under cover and constantly in shade.
Awesome! I would just sand or slightly melt down the edges of the entrance hole and voila! A durable birdhouse in a pretty color! You could even take the label off and decorate the outside and even decorate it to be camouflaged to blend in with the surroundings! I just LOVE this idea! Thanks Jnull! I don't know how I missed this video! 👍
I know different size entrance holes for different sizes of birds, and I think you avoid the stick on the front - that becomes a dinner stop for aggressive birds. They need to be cleaned out in Spring and Fall. I'd also worry about ventilation.
I use mine for food storage too. The creamer containers are good for sugar servers because they have the pour spout. Also can be used for salt and spices.
Just a thought. You can drill smaller holes for smaller birds. 3/4, 1/2, 1 inch.........and if you keep the lid off you might even get robbins. Like I said just a thought from a birder. Love your vids.. and your family.
Don't make the whole so big, wrens like a whole no bigger than a inch. It keeps bigger birds from invading the nest. for most birds, a inch whole is the best size. DAVID Burkey
Love it. Actually had the thought myself just now, and came to RUclips to see if anyone had already created a how to, LOL. I have been using my empty coffee can to hold brown sugar. I leave it in the bag, tied off with a bread tie, and then placed inside the coffee can. The brown sugar stays soft.
Isn't it rather hard to write on plastic with a sharpie and keep the black color on the plastic? It even happens on the plastic marking sticks from the greenhouse and it also happens on the wooden ones from like popsicle sticks or from a greenhouse, and further it happened on theMetal sticks from the greenhouse, I don't know what works. It's been a constant problem for me. Does anybody else have any other ideas to keep the black marker on plastic? Paint doesn't even stick.
I'll be watching EBAY for John's "Java-Bird-House" for $9.99. :) Its great to see you have fun just living and sharing. Thanks for taking the time to share!
Liked your video. A little info for you though. Next time you cut a hole in plastic with a hole saw, get the bit started then reverse the drill and cut through in reverse. It will cut smoother, neater and won't catch like yours did.. Be safe. -Russ (Florida)
Awesome......I have tons of those things. I get maybe 5 or 6 a week from work as well. Like you, I just can't throw them away. Now I know what to do with them!
That is a great idea for those, J! I like to keep my leftover soil treatments, etc. in them too (if that helps you at all)!! Cheers. You always make my day. Thank you ;)
And here I thought I was the only "string-saver" who saves coffee cans and uses them to store stuff in ... now I gotta go get busy on that birdhouse! :-)
I have a bunch too, I keep finding uses for them, now I have another use, Thank you! I still miss the tin cans, and then they took away the handle with the hole and gave use a grove instead. I think the coffee was fresher in cans. You also have to watch those seals when buying it, if its all sucked in its sealed if flimsy its not, just like canning jars, They are all the time with busted seals.
Idea for you John. save your spent grounds, mix them with dirt and refill the empty cans, then use them to start your garden plants earlier, or maybe grow a little indoors over the winter. Just thought of it watching your video, I love my coffee too and am going to start doing this.
Great Video! I am glad to see that I am not the only one who has issues with a temperamental cordless drills.... :-) I have a whole lot of the red coffee cans.... Now, I can put some of them to use. :-) Have a Simply Unbelievable day and God Bless!
Cool idea but the hole size matters for which bird will nest in it. Small birds like small holes. Google it there are charts for hole size. Keep up the good work.
+TheCritterWindow lol even birds gotta be politically correct huh? I've actually heard that before, I think also location how high the hole is, at least for wooden birdhouse
Excellent! I was just emptying a coffee container and thinking when I move to my rural property, what am I going to so with these? Your suggestion is wonderful. Thank you so very much!
I AM going to do that this weekend! I knew i was saving a buttload of plastic coffee cans for something! Now i 'CAN" help my lil birdy shorties this fast approaching cold weather! I always feel so bad for them and feed them, but i wanted to do so much more! I cant thank you enough for this amazing idea! PS I cant wait to get the Silverfire Rocket Stove you use. I have it on order and used the coupon code you gave to save me some money! I am a extreme couponer when able so it meant alot! Bless you, you are a godly man! It touches my heart that you care about gods least most helpless creatures. THAT says alot about your character and goodly heart. May god reward you richly. May you be blessed in all you do. All the best to you and HAPPY AUTUMN!!!
I like to make bird houses also. The sparrows around my house will not use a house with a hole larger than 1in.1/4. One day I found out why,birds larger than the sparrows can get in and displace them.It was funny watching a "grackle" try several times to get in.and finally give up.
Thanks for sharing John. I tried that a few years ago and not one bird used it! They did use all the other white bird houses I made out of spare Azek trim. I'm assuming the blue or brown cover scared them away. Let me know how you make out. Please keep us updated!!! Thanks!! Love the videos!!!
Maybe you could check around for Boy & Girl Scout groups to donate some cans to. These would make a good indoor project. Can you tell I was a kindergarten teacher? We never throw anything away!
I have some birds trying to build nests on my window sills and in a frame around an outdoor light. Not sure what kind. Small and yellowish brown females. I'm wondering if just a milk jug turned on its side and maybe the pour hole enlarged, hung from the handle would be okay for them - in a sheltered spot.
Thank you. Just found your site. I am not handy and this is something I can do. Different coffee but lots of containers too! What type of birds like this? Mary
“badabing…birdhouse”. Thank you for sharing!
Great idea!
Some birds (blue birds in particular) won't use a nest/box if it has straw in it already. They need to build it from scratch. If you WANT blue birds, look in the box occasionally and if there is a "dirty nest" (containing feathers/plastic/trash), pull the entire nest out or the blue birds won't use it. I'm sure there are other birds that are particular as well. Also, never use a "perch" on a bird house: predators use the perch to get at the birds/chicks.
Excellent, a REAL person with REAL budget friendly ideas! Thank you!
Great idea.
I've heard mix reviews on the little stick, dowel, because other birds can stand on that and attack the babies!
Aww. A big guy with a big heart. Loves birds AND cares about our environment! Kudos, jnull0! :)
AlidaO gentlemen, take note
That is AlidaO.That it is😇
I thought the same thing ❤❤❤
That is really a great idea John, they will just about last forever!!! Gotta give that a try for sure! I love being able to re purpose stuff especially if it can help out the local wildlife. Thanks
My suggestion is install the bird house on the north side of the tree or under an overhang of the roof of a bldg. If the sun hits a bird house then it is a blue solar oven.
That's why the bird built in your hat,, it was under cover and constantly in shade.
I live in Qld, Australia and our north is the hottest so ''It's the other way around for us, right?"
@@OpalToday Every year the birds build their nest under my roof overhang. It’s shady and protected.
What a great idea. I’ve been trying to think of a way to afford a lot of bird houses and ones I can make by myself. Thanks. Janice in TN
run the hole saw in reverse, it cuts plastic lots easier and makes a smoother hole.
Awesome! I would just sand or slightly melt down the edges of the entrance hole and voila! A durable birdhouse in a pretty color! You could even take the label off and decorate the outside and even decorate it to be camouflaged to blend in with the surroundings! I just LOVE this idea! Thanks Jnull! I don't know how I missed this video! 👍
Great to see you reuse plastic containers rather than land fill thumbs up 👍
I love your energy and i love how you recycle we need to be more like you and start taking care of our planet we only have one
This is great!! I love to see people who appreciate animals and try to help them. 😊
I know different size entrance holes for different sizes of birds, and I think you avoid the stick on the front - that becomes a dinner stop for aggressive birds. They need to be cleaned out in Spring and Fall. I'd also worry about ventilation.
Great recycling idea and very useful. Easy peasy Thank you ❤ 🐦
Awesome. Thank you for showing how simple it can be!!
They are great for putting rice , pasta, grits and such in instead of keeping it in bags after opening and keeps your cabinet organized
+Billy Branch Homestead Blessings We do that too
I use mine for food storage too. The creamer containers are good for sugar servers because they have the pour spout. Also can be used for salt and spices.
A friend asked me today about making one of these...this is perfect. I will make one and show her.
I don't know whats handier to have around, Jnull0 or coffee cans. Cheers!!
I have a lot of coffee cans laying around thanks for the idea.
So cool! I had the same epiphany, typed it in to see if anyone else had done it, & here you are! Thank you!
That's kind of like the bird version of a FEMA trailer! Nothing fancy but it's quick and cheap shelter. Thanks for showing how do this.
Wow, I'm excited to try this! Great Idea!
Great Idea. I didn't realize that those cans were not biodegradable , but of should have!
I like the way your mind works!
Great video and so easy to do! Thanks for sharing.
Just a thought. You can drill smaller holes for smaller birds. 3/4, 1/2, 1 inch.........and if you keep the lid off you might even get robbins. Like I said just a thought from a birder. Love your vids.. and your family.
came for the info, stayed for his personality! made me laugh! good guy right there!
Don't make the whole so big, wrens like a whole no bigger than a inch. It keeps bigger birds from invading the nest. for most birds, a inch whole is the best size.
DAVID Burkey
Luv a man with a beautiful ♡....nice birdhouse,great idea !!!😀
nice bird's hous 👌🐦👍
Love it. Actually had the thought myself just now, and came to RUclips to see if anyone had already created a how to, LOL.
I have been using my empty coffee can to hold brown sugar. I leave it in the bag, tied off with a bread tie, and then placed inside the coffee can. The brown sugar stays soft.
I am making these today! Thanks so much for sharing!
another use for coffee cans. Cut into strips and use as plant markets. Use a sharpie pen to right on the stips what is in the row u have planted.
Isn't it rather hard to write on plastic with a sharpie and keep the black color on the plastic? It even happens on the plastic marking sticks from the greenhouse and it also happens on the wooden ones from like popsicle sticks or from a greenhouse, and further it happened on theMetal sticks from the greenhouse, I don't know what works. It's been a constant problem for me. Does anybody else have any other ideas to keep the black marker on plastic? Paint doesn't even stick.
I'll be watching EBAY for John's "Java-Bird-House" for $9.99. :) Its great to see you have fun just living and sharing. Thanks for taking the time to share!
Liked your video. A little info for you though. Next time you cut a hole in plastic with a hole saw, get the bit started then reverse the drill and cut through in reverse. It will cut smoother, neater and won't catch like yours did..
Be safe.
-Russ (Florida)
Awesome......I have tons of those things. I get maybe 5 or 6 a week from work as well. Like you, I just can't throw them away. Now I know what to do with them!
Your Epiphany! Fun... Im a bird lover.
Brilliant!!! Thank you! They are are wonderful.
Awesome idea! I use them for hanging baskets for herbs! :)
You're a sweetie! Luv wrens, such sweet songs!
That is a great idea for those, J! I like to keep my leftover soil treatments, etc. in them too (if that helps you at all)!! Cheers. You always make my day. Thank you ;)
And when you get a bunch of those put up, all the birds will know which one is Maxwell's House.
HWhit9000
Clever
😂😂
So the cuckoo birds will go for the Chock Full o´ Nuts!
Maxwell's House! Nice pun! LOL
Sweet Bird house. Easy !!!
Really simple and cool idea. I'll show the girls this! Thanks. - AJ
J, what a great idea 😃, thanks for sharing
Great idea!! I am doing this!👍
nice hope she likes her new home !
Holy smokes, what a good idea!!!!
Awesome idea ,thank you ,am going to make a few from those empty containers,🙏
And here I thought I was the only "string-saver" who saves coffee cans and uses them to store stuff in ... now I gotta go get busy on that birdhouse! :-)
I have a bunch too, I keep finding uses for them, now I have another use, Thank you! I still miss the tin cans, and then they took away the handle with the hole and gave use a grove instead. I think the coffee was fresher in cans. You also have to watch those seals when buying it, if its all sucked in its sealed if flimsy its not, just like canning jars, They are all the time with busted seals.
Idea for you John. save your spent grounds, mix them with dirt and refill the empty cans, then use them to start your garden plants earlier, or maybe grow a little indoors over the winter. Just thought of it watching your video, I love my coffee too and am going to start doing this.
Great Video! I am glad to see that I am not the only one who has issues with a temperamental cordless drills.... :-) I have a whole lot of the red coffee cans.... Now, I can put some of them to use. :-) Have a Simply Unbelievable day and God Bless!
Very nice idea, thanks for sharing😊
great idea,good job
I love it J....you are always thinking.
Mabel's bum walking away....lol
Very clever 👍🏼 thanx for the idea 💡
you are a genius man!
Good idea, just finish one and it's ready for summer's new babies...
Cool idea but the hole size matters for which bird will nest in it. Small birds like small holes. Google it there are charts for hole size. Keep up the good work.
+TheCritterWindow lol even birds gotta be politically correct huh? I've actually heard that before, I think also location how high the hole is, at least for wooden birdhouse
Great idea! I will have to try that, but first, I must learn to like coffee, LOL
Excellent! I was just emptying a coffee container and thinking when I move to my rural property, what am I going to so with these? Your suggestion is wonderful. Thank you so very much!
Awesome idea John.
Ty, you got my question, answered from your video! 👍
You are a good man. I came on utube just to find info on bird houses and KaBoom
What a neat and simple idea
A true Natural at work. Good video brother
I AM going to do that this weekend! I knew i was saving a buttload of plastic coffee cans for something! Now i 'CAN" help my lil birdy shorties this fast approaching cold weather! I always feel so bad for them and feed them, but i wanted to do so much more! I cant thank you enough for this amazing idea! PS I cant wait to get the Silverfire Rocket Stove you use. I have it on order and used the coupon code you gave to save me some money! I am a extreme couponer when able so it meant alot! Bless you, you are a godly man! It touches my heart that you care about gods least most helpless creatures. THAT says alot about your character and goodly heart. May god reward you richly. May you be blessed in all you do. All the best to you and HAPPY AUTUMN!!!
Awesome idea.
I like to make bird houses also. The sparrows around my house will not use a house with a hole larger than 1in.1/4. One day I found out why,birds larger than the sparrows can get in and displace them.It was funny watching a "grackle" try several times to get in.and finally give up.
Thanks for sharing John. I tried that a few years ago and not one bird used it! They did use all the other white bird houses I made out of spare Azek trim. I'm assuming the blue or brown cover scared them away. Let me know how you make out. Please keep us updated!!! Thanks!! Love the videos!!!
Love this! Thanks, Cathy
Big man loves birds so cool.
I really like the idea and I have some spray paint so it doesn't have to look like a coffee can
Very good idea.
Nobody can call you a birdbrain :-) Great idea John
I'm here in 2021, hoping all is good! Thanks for the idea! Blessings 🥰
Maybe you could check around for Boy & Girl Scout groups to donate some cans to. These would make a good indoor project. Can you tell I was a kindergarten teacher? We never throw anything away!
That's a great idea! Also, 4-H groups
Cool idea. Thanks
Nice! i build bird houses from empty 5 litres olive-oil cans.
awesome idea.
you. are. awesome! Thanks John! :)
My kind of ppl.🥰🥰🥰Thanks
Thanks. I loveeeee birds.
Awesome Idea
The good old days were better when they were steel cans...But most things were better in the good old days.
I do the same with milk jugs.....
The holes have to be sized for certain birds.
+Earl Tash drive.google.com/file/d/0Bx2USaz_YCRrZEd1SU05WWRKYm8/view?usp=sharing
Thats a great idea!🌻
I love where you live.
I have some birds trying to build nests on my window sills and in a frame around an outdoor light. Not sure what kind. Small and yellowish brown females. I'm wondering if just a milk jug turned on its side and maybe the pour hole enlarged, hung from the handle would be okay for them - in a sheltered spot.
You have such awesome ideas... thanks for your humor too.. we love yall .. I have some big soap containers.. this could work! Amen God Bless ♥†
Quick&easy 😎👍
YOUR AWESOME DUDE! MAN !!!
You're a pretty cool dude.
AWESOME! Uh, What is burning behind the truck?
I love this !!!
Thank you. Just found your site. I am not handy and this is something I can do. Different coffee but lots of containers too! What type of birds like this? Mary
Cool but Putting hay in makes them think someone is all ready nesting.
Great idea!