Comments on: Scrap Yarn for Bird Nests http://www.crochetspot.com/scrap-yarn-for-bird-nests/ Crochet Patterns, Tutorials and News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:19:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: crowjoy http://www.crochetspot.com/scrap-yarn-for-bird-nests/comment-page-1/#comment-361992 crowjoy Sat, 03 Dec 2011 14:28:56 +0000 http://www.crochetspot.com/?p=3076#comment-361992 Such a cute idea! Here are the nesting materials guidelines from the Cornell Lab Dead twigs Dead leaves Dry grass (make sure the grass hadn’t been treated with pesticides) Yarn or string—cut into 4- to 8-inch pieces Human or animal hair (especially horse hair) (use short lengths—no longer than 4-6 inches long) Pet fur (Never use fur from pets that received flea or tick treatments) Sheep's wool Feathers Plant fluff or down (e.g. cattail fluff, cottonwood down) Kapok, cotton batting, or other stuffing material Moss Bark strips Pine needles Thin strips of cloth, about 1 inch wide by 6 inches long http://www.allaboutbirds.org/Page.aspx?pid=1144#nesting Such a cute idea! Here are the nesting materials guidelines from the Cornell Lab

Dead twigs
Dead leaves
Dry grass (make sure the grass hadn’t been treated with pesticides)
Yarn or string—cut into 4- to 8-inch pieces
Human or animal hair (especially horse hair) (use short lengths—no longer than 4-6 inches long)
Pet fur (Never use fur from pets that received flea or tick treatments)
Sheep’s wool
Feathers
Plant fluff or down (e.g. cattail fluff, cottonwood down)
Kapok, cotton batting, or other stuffing material
Moss
Bark strips
Pine needles
Thin strips of cloth, about 1 inch wide by 6 inches long

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/Page.aspx?pid=1144#nesting

]]> By: Megan http://www.crochetspot.com/scrap-yarn-for-bird-nests/comment-page-1/#comment-72550 Megan Sun, 28 Nov 2010 20:36:46 +0000 http://www.crochetspot.com/?p=3076#comment-72550 I love these ideas, now I feel bad for having thrown out my extra scraps... I use the bigger scraps to make scrap scarves, but now I have something to do with the scraps too small to use... Thanks <3 I love these ideas, now I feel bad for having thrown out my extra scraps… I use the bigger scraps to make scrap scarves, but now I have something to do with the scraps too small to use… Thanks <3

]]> By: marilyn http://www.crochetspot.com/scrap-yarn-for-bird-nests/comment-page-1/#comment-21436 marilyn Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:02:44 +0000 http://www.crochetspot.com/?p=3076#comment-21436 i too leave scraps for the birds to use.....but i do NOT leave individual threads out....i always leave small (at least 1/8 wide strips) and 1-4 long so they aren't heavy and shouldn't get tangled :-) i too leave scraps for the birds to use…..but i do NOT leave individual threads out….i always leave small (at least 1/8 wide strips) and 1-4 long so they aren’t heavy and shouldn’t get tangled :-)

]]> By: Hana http://www.crochetspot.com/scrap-yarn-for-bird-nests/comment-page-1/#comment-14140 Hana Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:31:11 +0000 http://www.crochetspot.com/?p=3076#comment-14140 Please do NOT put out yarn scraps to birds. I had learned last year from a person that she forever regretted, and was so sad. She warned us all in a crochet group about the danger and NOT to. One killed her pet bird with just small scraps. They can choke on, get strangled, and injured from them. So sorry to break the good thoughts on it; I myself was thinking of doing that until I was warned, and a few others responded that they had sadly also killed without meaning to, the wild birds. :o( Please do NOT put out yarn scraps to birds. I had learned last year from a person that she forever regretted, and was so sad. She warned us all in a crochet group about the danger and NOT to. One killed her pet bird with just small scraps. They can choke on, get strangled, and injured from them.

So sorry to break the good thoughts on it; I myself was thinking of doing that until I was warned, and a few others responded that they had sadly also killed without meaning to, the wild birds. :o (

]]> By: Birdy http://www.crochetspot.com/scrap-yarn-for-bird-nests/comment-page-1/#comment-13584 Birdy Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:56:28 +0000 http://www.crochetspot.com/?p=3076#comment-13584 Greetings! From what I understand, the big thing is if you are going to do that, cut the pieces really short so they can't tangle up in them. I wish I had gotten a pic of the Texas nest that had a six-pack ring-set woven into its structure - the ultimate in recycling! (Tho' you should be cutting those too - this bird was lucky.) Mamma-bird seemed very pleased with herself to be raising her babies in such a nest. In my collection, there are a couple of no-longer-in-use nests made from the brush-leftovers from the households hairbrushes. It's beautiful, the delicacy with which the nest was woven - and with no hands! I am in awe. Bright Blessings & Good Fortune! :-) -Birdy Greetings!

From what I understand, the big thing is if you are going to do that, cut the pieces really short so they can’t tangle up in them.

I wish I had gotten a pic of the Texas nest that had a six-pack ring-set woven into its structure – the ultimate in recycling! (Tho’ you should be cutting those too – this bird was lucky.) Mamma-bird seemed very pleased with herself to be raising her babies in such a nest.

In my collection, there are a couple of no-longer-in-use nests made from the brush-leftovers from the households hairbrushes. It’s beautiful, the delicacy with which the nest was woven – and with no hands! I am in awe.

Bright Blessings & Good Fortune! :-)
-Birdy

]]> By: Daria http://www.crochetspot.com/scrap-yarn-for-bird-nests/comment-page-1/#comment-12666 Daria Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:16:01 +0000 http://www.crochetspot.com/?p=3076#comment-12666 Hana, thank you for your comment, too. I didn't even think to add about other animals eating yarn. For cats especially, who have sand-paper like tongues, it can cause choking, so I always try to keep my yarn in bags and away from the kitties. Hana, thank you for your comment, too. I didn’t even think to add about other animals eating yarn. For cats especially, who have sand-paper like tongues, it can cause choking, so I always try to keep my yarn in bags and away from the kitties.

]]> By: Hana http://www.crochetspot.com/scrap-yarn-for-bird-nests/comment-page-1/#comment-10954 Hana Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:26:48 +0000 http://www.crochetspot.com/?p=3076#comment-10954 Daria, Thank you so much for addressing this. It is heartbreaking about what happened to your birds and birds in your area due to your intentions to help them. As soon as I heard about yarn given out to birds, I got so nervous. 1) Birds or any other naimals, ingesting, eating, choking on it. And getting tangled up, and dangling over to their death is so frightening. I hope this helps spread the word! Thanks again! Daria,
Thank you so much for addressing this. It is heartbreaking about what happened to your birds and birds in your area due to your intentions to help them. As soon as I heard about yarn given out to birds, I got so nervous. 1) Birds or any other naimals, ingesting, eating, choking on it.

And getting tangled up, and dangling over to their death is so frightening. I hope this helps spread the word! Thanks again!

]]> By: Elaine http://www.crochetspot.com/scrap-yarn-for-bird-nests/comment-page-1/#comment-10912 Elaine Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:10:14 +0000 http://www.crochetspot.com/?p=3076#comment-10912 I keep all my scrape peices for stuffing my pillows or pot holders. Oh and you can also us the lent out of your dryer to stuffing things with. I keep all my scrape peices for stuffing my pillows or pot holders. Oh and you can also us the lent out of your dryer to stuffing things with.

]]> By: katie http://www.crochetspot.com/scrap-yarn-for-bird-nests/comment-page-1/#comment-10909 katie Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:36:13 +0000 http://www.crochetspot.com/?p=3076#comment-10909 forgot to add up there, the birds love the doggie hair, as it thick and warm for thier nests... forgot to add up there, the birds love the doggie hair, as it thick and warm for thier nests…

]]> By: katie http://www.crochetspot.com/scrap-yarn-for-bird-nests/comment-page-1/#comment-10908 katie Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:34:48 +0000 http://www.crochetspot.com/?p=3076#comment-10908 I do this, every time i brush out my collie! The birds keep warm all winter, (nebraska) winter too! I do this, every time i brush out my collie! The birds keep warm all winter, (nebraska) winter too!

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