How to Make a Suet Bird Feeder
Recycle a mesh onion bag, render suet and add nutrition for feeding the birds this winter.
- Difficulty:
- Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need
- Onion Mesh Bags
- Birdseeds
- Bacon
- Nuts
- Beef Suet
- Cooking Pan
- Stirring Spoons
- Twine
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Melt down beef fat (suet) to get liquid.
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Allow the fat to cool down to a pasty state.
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Mix in nuts, seeds, cooked bacon or anything else you think insect-eating birds might like.
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4
Form the mixture into a ball.
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Place the ball inside a mesh bag.
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Put the ball into the freezer to solidify.
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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.
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Watch the birds and enjoy the winter entertainment!
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