Two suggestions: #1) Put a second plug (you would have to drill the hole) near the bottom of the planter but on the side. This way if you have to clean it/clear out the water. You can just pull the plug and let it drain instead of taking the whole thing apart and tipping it over, to drain the water. #2) For your casting, make the inner circle of your casting drop down about 1/4"-1/2" so you create a little pool in the middle. Then drill 2 to 4 small drain holes, so water will circulate out of the pool (more than just run off). I think your birds will appreciate the small pool in the middle of the casting, the pump should be strong enough were you will still get the fountain and run off look and the drain holes will let water circulate out of the pool to keep it from getting too hot or stagnate.

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

Жыл бұрын

You have some really interesting ideas!

@bambamnj

Жыл бұрын

@@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732 I thought about this after posting my comment and finally decided to come back. I guess the plug idea really isn't needed as you can always just use a piece of hose and use siphoning method to suck the water out. Might take a little longer but kind of makes the plug idea moot. I guess it depends on how often you have to completely drain the pot.

@c.a.5808

Жыл бұрын

Got to say... even with his beautiful design. Your thoughts and suggestions are good ones!!! Thank you for them as well, as indeed... it takes a village. 🤗🥰

@elizabethmusso5946

Ай бұрын

Could the holes be created during casting rather than drilling them after?

God is so gracious that he's created these beautiful birds for us to enjoy 💗

@N4MiK4Ze2

28 күн бұрын

millions and millions years of evolution of species: "are we a joke to you? 🤡"

@Brogrl

26 күн бұрын

Amen 🙏 All creation sings ❤

i like it that you show the birds actually using it. so many videos talk about the bird bath building aspect and then ends when putting it together is all done.

The nicest diy bird fountain I've seen thus far! Thank you for such a beautiful and simple design!!

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

2 жыл бұрын

thank you for watching

This world and birds need more people like you. Beautiful 👏

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your thoughtful comment

That hummingbird is so cool, I could watch this for ages. Good way to fall asleep with the sound of the bubbling water.

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching

If I was a little bird, or dog, I know where I'd go!!!

Magical! Am definitely going to build a couple of these, but worried that I won't get anything else done - just watch the birds all day. Thank you.

Thank you for the info and thank you for making the birdies so happy 😊

Aww thank you for taking care of the birds! So peaceful ❤️

Love your fountain and also thank you for letting us watch the birds enjoy your fountain.

New project for the garden thank you!!Love the birds at the end enjoying the bath! Cute gargoyle too.

That was wonderful watching the birds enjoy their baths at the end!

Thank you for adding the bird watching bit at the end. Lovely!

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! 😊

I really enjoyed watching the birds come & go

Loved the footage of the birds enjoying the bath!

I love how you let us enjoy the bathing birdies! And the b-bath is magical, well done!

I can't believe I missed this video! I'm always on the lookout for new ideas on bubbling birdbaths! This was just awesome and I can't wait to try it! Hopefully, it turns out as beautiful as yours! 😍

This fountain is beautiful! Went together so simply.

I'm getting so relaxed just listening to your water fountain now

What amazing skills and creativity! Thanks for putting your knowledge to such good use!

Love this video Tom. So relaxing to watch this in your garden.

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Thank you for sharing these plans. I really enjoyed watching the birds at the end of your vlog.

I agree wonderful idea I also will be making 1 or 2 of these little gems thanks so much for the videos and being so thoughtful to the little critters love it!!.

What a sweet and intelligent man. This was very informative, thank you.

This is so wonderful, am sending to my hubby so we can make one. Excellent instructions!

This is such a wonderful project. I am going to do it. Love, love, love this idea. I’ll have to try to get my hands on this pump.

The quiet moments at your finale were magical .....

So sweet and beautiful what you made for our feathered friends. The footage at the end was a very nice bonus, they sure love it.

@BirdBath1

2 жыл бұрын

I have a Bird bath look🐘🐿

This is beautiful! So relaxing watching the birds, especially the hummingbird. Great job!

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

Could have watched those birds all day. Gorgeous. 🥰🇦🇺

Some great ideas here! I'm inspired to try this. I enjoyed watching the birds' refreshment too.

Love your design, think it’s my favorite, want to make fountains for my garden, store bought are expensive and not made well, love the sound of water, the sound of your fountains are great! Thanks, I’ve subscribed!

just saw your Asian recirculating birdbath and now I have two bird baths to make...so excited to make this. Directions are very clear and manageable.Thanks!!

OMG!! what a good ideal. I am going to show it to my hubby... thank you so much for sharing

this is by far the best bird bath I saw

Love it. The sound of water is delightful for everyone!

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

3 жыл бұрын

Great. Thanks for watching!

Beautiful Tom. What a pleasure to just sit in your garden and watch those cute little guys enjoying themselves. And great instructional video too.

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

3 жыл бұрын

So nice of you. Thank you!

@user-wc6pn9ds2t

3 жыл бұрын

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I love the simplicity of it all and I am seriously thinking about doing one of these myself. Great job!!

Beautiful bird bath!! Easy instructions also👍🥰

Thank you so much! I’ve been wanting to make a water feature/bird bath for awhile but could quite find the right design. Looks totally doable for me.

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

3 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad! Thanks for watching

Thank you so much for letting us see the birds! That was very beautiful! 💙🐰💙

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@BirdBath1

2 жыл бұрын

I have a Bird bath look🥰🦌

@Author_Alyssa_Taylor

Жыл бұрын

@@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732 -- I'm aching to have "care" of a piece of land in the mountains to build a water system and hang bird feeders. I think I'd love to do this as one of the systems and hook it up to a solar power and a heating system in the winter.

Beautiful! I loved seeing all your little visitors! ❤️

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

Very creative for the birds, etc. You are so talented.

Thank you for this! Love the end result and the process. Also, love the footage of birds enjoying it!

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

This video is exactly the content I’ve been looking for! Thank you for explaining everything so clearly! This is a great DIY for a garden!!

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

It has such a lovely sound.

What lucky birds, they're enjoying it so much! This would make a wonderful screen saver.

This looks so cool. I really want to try it. I love to feed and watch the birds in my yard. Thank you .

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

3 жыл бұрын

Go for it!

Great job, Sir! Thank you for what you have done here, not just for the birds, but for us as well! I just love the fact that you consider the leaching of the concrete and the importance of the value... regarding the ph factor! Your time, also in reviewing and commenting to so many of your followers, sir, is so time-consuming, and yet, you make the time.! As such, I learn even more from it! Your care 😇 for nature and the help it provides is a wonderful blessing for us all! Thank you again!🤲 🤗🥰 Ps. You now have a new subscriber, too😉

What an awesome project...Off to check in the garden shed and see what I have that might be suitable!

I love that you are caring for the birds. So enjoyed this. Thank you!

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and for recognizing how important birds are ...

Wonderful ideas for my backyard little friends that iclude birds, squirrels and quails. All of them enjoy the water I place in a large container. Thank you. I'll improve this for them.

Thank you for this concise and to the point instruction. . That method of yours to using a stopper and feeding the cord out through the bottom is the best I’ve seen as I can then fill up the water to any level without worrying about run off through a side hole. Thanks so much! I’m looking at constructing a couple of these in my yard so I can see from a few windows. Then likely making these as gifts to spread some critter care lovin 😊

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

Wonderful instructions...very clear cut.. beautiful birdbath fountain, very impressed! Thank you !

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

This is amazing! I've been wanting to make a birdbath for some years now. I've seen other ones but they were too complicated and too expensive. This gives me hope that I can actually make one with so little. Thank you so much for sharing this with us!

I love this. The sunflower is beautiful and the grooves provide the perfect place for smaller birds to stand and bathe. Thank you for sharing.

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

@Nancy-zk9dj

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe butterflies too

@50buttfish

2 жыл бұрын

Where can the sunflower or others like it be found/purchased?

Such a cute idea and it looks super easy! Thanks for sharing! 🤗🐦💞

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

I went yesterday and got me a big glazed flower pot, gonna give it a try. Love it. Thanks 😊

I feel relaxed with the sound of the water. I’m going to try to make one because I have a lot of my feathery friends coming to visit me. You rock! Thank you

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

3 жыл бұрын

Great!

I absolutely love your bird bath! I probably watched this video and your video on making the stepping stone at least 10 times already. I ordered the casting of the sunflower and purchased some flower pots and water pumps today. Can't wait to put it all together, thanks for this beautiful and amazing idea.

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@sandysorge642

2 жыл бұрын

@@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732 hey where do i order the mold for the sunflower

seeing those birds bathing made my day 🧡🧡

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

3 жыл бұрын

😊

What beautiful birds you have visiting your place.. thanks

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

3 жыл бұрын

So nice of you 😊

Wow! Beautifully done. Thank you for the tips, I think I will make one for my yard for my front and back yard. Thank you for sharing! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🤗🤗🤗!,

☀️🍃”This is what life is all about!”💛🌻💚

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

3 жыл бұрын

I agree 😊

I love those visitors having a blast. 😍😊So lovely! 😍

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

3 жыл бұрын

You are so kind. Thanks! 😊

Excellent idea to help wildlife, I’m going to build one. Thanks for the inspiration.

This is possibly the best I’ve seen of this type DIY! Beautiful! Love it! 👍🤗

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

I love that! And it really attracts the birds. Very clever!

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊 And a big shout out to your pottery skills. Artists like you beautify my garden.

@BrokenArrowPottery

3 жыл бұрын

@@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732 Ahwww, thank you!!!

Thank you for this video! That little hummingbird made my day!

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! 😊

Easier to do than I thought! And less expensive too.... I really enjoy watching the birds at the end. :) Thank you!!

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

Great job! The best part is seeing all the birds enjoying it!

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

3 жыл бұрын

Yes they are!

I feed the birds and also have a birdbath with a "water wiggler" to keep the mosquitoes out. In the winter (in Illinois), I add a birdbath heater. I change the water every other day. Your creation is gorgeous! Wish I could tackle the regular cleaning. Love it! Thank you for sharing - new sub :>)

@gingereaves4097

Жыл бұрын

What is a "water wiggler?" I would like to keep mosquitoes out, too, as I live in Louisiana. I have to put large pieces of ice in my birdbath as it stays over 100 degrees for weeks here in the summer. Our winters are normally pretty mild.

@c.a.5808

Жыл бұрын

Yes, please, what is a "water wiggler" 🤔? and Thank you 😊 🙏

wow this is wonderful

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

This is beautiful. I'm so glad that I found this one. I've looked at a lot of other videos to make a hummingbird bath and they are cool but didn't have the look I wanted. THIS, THIS bath does! I love it. Thank you so much for sharing this one.

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! I got your other message and responded to question. Here is a link to another video of a fountain. In this one you do not have to cast concrete: kzread.info/dash/bejne/X618paeGg9yxXdo.html Thanks for watching!

What a nice detailed video. Very easy to follow and straight forward. Going to build one or five. Thanks for creating.

What a lovely paradise you've made for our fine feathered friends :) Thank you for that and the quiet moments of the birds clearly loving your results!

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you too!

Thank you for those minutes at the end to enjoy the results :~))

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks! 😊

@GoatladyGetYerGoat

3 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking the same thing.. :) nice video.. and I love this idea.. great instructions too

Fantastic. I've saved this one off for a future build as soon as my garden is all in and planted! Thanks!

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

3 жыл бұрын

😊

Wow, this is beautiful!! Excellent video !!

I want to make my own water fountain, and i fell in love with your sunflower!!! Would you consider making just the sunflower for me so i can enjoy this at my home, i love watching the video its so relaxing!!! If you will ,let me the cost please. Thanks so much, my name is Donna

That’s really beautiful how do you make the sunflower topper?

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the compliment. I have two videos on how to cast concrete molds. "Casting Concrete Sunflowers" and "Multi-color cement Casting Part II" will explain the entire process. There are a myriad of molds on E-Bay and Amazon, etc.. The nice thing about making your own, it is possible to find the right size mold for the pot diameter you wish to cast for. E-Bay has a great selection of colorant selections.

Thank you for the detailed instructions for the bird bath. Having that pretty top piece (the sunflower) is a huge part of the design, so those of us who make cement pieces will have to find other ideas…..

WOW! I might try this, Thank you, from a novice, for including the drill bit sizes and hose sizes, etc,

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! 😊

Bird baths don’t get particularly hot in the sun. I live in southern Arizona, today in my Arizona room it is 93.8, I have two bird baths in the sun the concrete bath is 94.4 and the talavera painted bath is 89.8. Evaporation keeps them cool.

@gingereaves4097

Жыл бұрын

I live in humid Louisiana, and the water in mine gets really hot in the sun with daily temps over 100 degrees, so I freeze cups of filtered water (ice cubes melt too fast) and add to the birdbath 2 times a day. That keeps the water slightly cool.

Would you like to come over to Scotland and work in my wee garden. Beautiful workmanship

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

3 жыл бұрын

You have a beautiful country. I would imagine you don't have to worry too much about droughts and water conservation as we do here in Los Angeles.

@geraldinerice5371

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah but we dont have hummingbirds.

Lovely, thanks for the detailed directions - hope to try one ! That sound is so beautiful !

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

3 жыл бұрын

Have fun! 😊

Thanks for letting us watch the birds enjoy it. Lovely idea. Greetings from South Africa.

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks from Los Angeles :-)

Couldn't you make the hole in the sunflower when you cast it? One less bit of drilling:)

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

3 жыл бұрын

You definitely could cast a cut piece of pipe in the mold. It would become complicated when casting in multiple colors, though.

@paulacraig8252

3 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing.

@paulacraig8252

3 жыл бұрын

Where are you did it's 103 degrees?

How do you maintain it? I know it will remain cleaner with the moving water. but what other maintenance is required?

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

3 жыл бұрын

Remove the topper and two cinder blocks. Use a small bucket to fill a larger bucket and pour into the garden. Rinse it out and clean it. Takes about 10 minutes.

@evelynevandepoel1939

3 жыл бұрын

It's beautiful! Thank for the video. In my area the chipmunks and squirrels would use it too. Does it need to be cleaned once a week? I don't want the birds to get sick. Stay safe and have a good day. 🙏💜

This is so kind of you to help the hot, thirsty little birds and animals. I know they appreciate it. Thank you for sharing this with us. God Bless you and yours. Please stay safe.

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. And you, too!

Looked at a few of these, this is the best to me. Very nice and I think I can do it by myself.

That’s nice but I’m wondering how often you clean it out? I’ve found that with these types of fountains all too often people forget that they need cleaned out at least every 2 or 3 days as debris gets in them and bacteria can grow even though the water is circulating. If not cleaned out, disease and illness can spread to the birds. Something to thing about and cleaning these fountains is time consuming.

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

3 жыл бұрын

I clean it when the water is slightly less that clear.

@foofstarr4856

3 жыл бұрын

@@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732 how? Do you take everything apart and dump all that water out in the heavy cast? Seems like alot of work and heavy lifting... I wonder if there is another way

@batintheattic7293

2 жыл бұрын

@@foofstarr4856 It looks like it might be freestanding so, perhaps, it gets tipped and then filled with fresh water. Something bigger, and more cumbersome, I think I'd drill (or cast) for a bung near the bottom. Surely it doesn't matter if it leaks a little bit? I might have a go at this but I'd probably go for a solar powered pump and rig it up to my rainwater butt. And I'd put it among plants that need a lot of water so that, if it leaked, it would be keeping their soil moist. Save having to keep watering them! I mean - it might be an idea to make the bird bath intentionally leaky. Then it would, kind of, keep it's own water refreshed from it's source. I'm not sure about the physics but the inlet pipe would have to enter at a certain height to stop the bath from constantly over filling.

Those last two birds were named Maude and Frank. Maude: oh, Frank, what in the world is this? Frank: Oh, Maude, it looks like water. Maude: Oh, Frank, you are so smart. I’m so glad that you are able to come over here for a little bit and help me. Thank goodness you are always very nice.

That is one if the nicest homemade birdbaths I've seen. Great ideas!

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

I really love this! Very easy & clear instructions.

Nice design, but it really isn't a bird bath, is it? I'd rather call it a bird drinking fountain/shower. I would have used a plate wich would have allowed an amount of water to stay in it - a few centimetres deep. Most birds I know like to step into water if it's not too deep.

Excellent work. Thank you for showing it in action. So peaceful.

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it! 😊

I’ve seen many diy fountain bird bath videos and I think this is the best one.

Nice job! 🙌 a happy and relaxing spot to observe!!

@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732

3 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed!