How to Make a Suet Bird Feeder

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Recycle a mesh onion bag, render suet and add nutrition for feeding the birds this winter.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

  • Onion Mesh Bags
  • Birdseeds
  • Bacon
  • Nuts
  • Beef Suet
  • Cooking Pan
  • Stirring Spoons
  • Twine
Step1
Melt down beef fat (suet) to get liquid.
Step2
Allow the fat to cool down to a pasty state.
Step3
Mix in nuts, seeds, cooked bacon or anything else you think insect-eating birds might like.
Step4
Form the mixture into a ball.
Step5
Place the ball inside a mesh bag.
Step6
Put the ball into the freezer to solidify.
Step7
Hang it from a nail on a post, or from a tree branch close to the trunk. This placement will allow woodpeckers and other insect- and seed-eating birds to feed.
Step8
Watch the birds and enjoy the winter entertainment!

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on 11/22/2005 I've had terrific luck attracting birds to my yard with this suet recipe. Melt together 1.5 cups of crunchy peanut butter (Note: the birds don't mind at all if you use the cheap store brand!) and 1 cup of shortening or lard. To the melted mixture, add 2 cups of plain cornmeal and 2 cups of flour. Now comes the fun part. You can leave the mixture as it is, or toss in birdseed, dried fruits, old cereal, oatmeal, etc. Place it in a suet feeder or scrape onto pine cones. This suet is great because it doesn't melt on the hottest days, and any leftover can be frozen until it's needed.


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on 11/22/2005 Instead of boiling down suet, just save extra fat from cooking ground beef etc. & refrigerate to prevent spoiling. Use 1/2 c. fat & microwave until liquid, then mix with 1/3 c. peanut butter & add 1/2 c. bird seed. Chill in butter tub & hang outside.

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