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[aooratrix]

The last 70+ blocks of the 300ish I've made this week are dyed and drying. This is what you do when you have 4 macaws & an Amazon, especially if your GW mulches up to 10 blocks per day. The holes on the sides are for pine nuts, crinkle paper, etc.: no plain pine blocks here.

 

[iamwhoiam]

That's a lot of work. How long will 300 blocks last?

 

[expressmailtome]

Adding holes for pine nuts is a great idea!

 

[Jas]

 

[Zara]

Impressive, that sounds like a lot of work!

Did you dye them with food colouring?

 

[lexalayne]

HAHA - thought this was about something else !

Beautiful blocks !!

 

[JLcribber]

View attachment 296314 The last 70+ blocks of the 300ish I've made this week are dyed and drying. This is what you do when you have 4 macaws & an Amazon, especially if your GW mulches up to 10 blocks per day. The holes on the sides are for pine nuts, crinkle paper, etc.: no plain pine blocks here.

You count them? Now I just cut them by weight (one drum size plastic bag) which is about six 8ft 2x4s.

 

[aooratrix]

I use Vitakritter dyes.

They'll last several weeks, although Annie destroyed 10 blocks by herself yesterday. In an hour.

I count them because I drill holes in different places for different hanging set ups, drill holes for pine nuts so each bird will get an equal number of those goody blocks, and I use 8 colors, so I can tell at a glance how many I have and can estimate how long they'll last.

 

[Les charlson]

I love this. I just bought some wood to cut up and was looking for inspiration. I guess I will be dying the blocks now. What do you use for connections? I have only found zink chains ( I didn't buy it) and stainless steel wire which I did buy.

 

[aooratrix]

I use ss skewers from EH.