How to Make and Present a Good Peanut Butter Mixture for Birds

[@cherrieragan4377]

I use grits, sunflower hearts and dried mealworms. I smear the mixture on the barks of trees, about 8 foot up. Carolina wrens, North Carolina chickadee and my little nut hatchery love it! Downeys and red bellies fight for it!

[@MarksBackyardBirds]

Sounds tasty!

[@xmobile.]

Nice! Thanks for the idea. I have a ton of hickory bark for crafting, but no pinecones. I have a potted tree outside that i wanted to make a little Christmasy with birdseed ornaments and was trying to think of a good idea of what i can slather this mix onto. I will snip some ornamental shapes into my bark and add a hole and tie to hang. I think I'll even shape a Christmas tree out of bark and slather this on, maybe add some dowels and hang it the base of my big oak trees : )

[@terimurphy9400]

If you put the peanut butter in the microwave for 15-30 seconds to soften it a bit it makes it much easier to stir in the other ingredients. I make it every week and am always experimenting with different combinations of ingredients. Sometimes I just smear it right onto the tree just above a small limb so the birds can sit there and enjoy a snack. I often use chunky peanut butter.

[@MarksBackyardBirds]

That is good thought. I do that with my suet plugs before mashing them into my suet log.

[@mariokristina]

Thank you so much for your content! I am new to birding and really appreciate your channel! Ty Ty Ty from California!

[@MarksBackyardBirds]

Thank you for joining us and the kind words!!

[@momof2641]

I got a really good deal on 5 pounds of walnuts, I used 2 pounds of them for the birds and saved the rest for Christmas baked goods. I made a couple of batches of crunchy walnut butter to spread onto the trees for my birds. I’m now going to add some extra seeds and nuts to it, thanks for sharing this with us.

[@MarksBackyardBirds]

Bless you for sharing with your birds.

[@MarksBackyardBirds]

Either works well. I don’t think their is enough salt to cause any problems for them

[@mwarrenkelly]

I appreciate you making videos. They are very helpful to me.

[@MarksBackyardBirds]

Thank you for letting me know!

[@andraford4172]

Thank you very much for this information. I have some chunky all natural peanut butter that I forgot I had in the refrigerator and wondered if It would be ok to use to make some suet. I think it will be ok, but wanted to make sure. I have some cranberries and patashio seeds I want to use also. Thoughts?

[@MarksBackyardBirds]

@@andraford4172 That sounds like a mix birds would love and benefit from.

[@bobketteringham4779]

Thank you. I have been using straight peanut butter and haven’t had much activity. I’m going to use your method.

[@MarksBackyardBirds]

Peanut butter alone is too tacky for most birds. Good luck.

[@curiouslass4280]

That mixture would work in a plastic mold of used suet mold then freeze it for an hour and put it in a suet cage.

[@MarksBackyardBirds]

Absolutely. Some use old yogurt cups.

[@JADEDed.]

this is so cool! I’m gonna do this for sure thank you (:

[@MarksBackyardBirds]

Hope you like it!

[@MunchkinMoD]

Hello Mark, I think I will try this. Can you use any peanut butter? If not can you recommend some please. Thanks for video. 😁👍

[@MarksBackyardBirds]

Yes, crunchy or smooth. Some may opt for an organic peanut butter. You are welcome!

[@MunchkinMoD]

@@MarksBackyardBirds okay thank you both 😊

[@shirleywilhelm1495]

I thought I was purchasing a good peanut butter (Laura Scudders) it has 1% less salt can I still use this? I've been checking for utube videos about suet. Just trying to educate myself on it.

[@MarksBackyardBirds]

That should be fine

[@newmoon0928]

Do they like almond butter too?

[@MarksBackyardBirds]

I’ve honestly never tried it. My guess is yet.

[@robertcornelius3514]

Question. When to use lard?

[@MarksBackyardBirds]

I don't use lard, only true suet (internal body fat of a cow). Some mix lard with peanut butter but only during the cold weather months.

[@workingbulldogs]

I know this is an old video but you don’t mention if peanut butter with sugar is ok or if we should use the sugar free type?

[@uni_world2023]

is it ok for bird to eat roasted peanut butter?

[@MarksBackyardBirds]

I would think so. I wouldn’t use the honey roasted type though.

[@gloriadumas1100]

Oh no! when it snowed the starlings all came I had Never seen them before 😮 and they fight 😢..I have 8 suet up and they go crazy ! Peanuts! I've been getting in shell no salt Peanuts 🙄 probably not smart but I adore my blue Jay's and Cardinals and they love Peanuts..help! 😂,Thanks for all your info God bless

[@MarksBackyardBirds]

Starlings are driven in by stress. Hopefully they will disperse with milder conditions.

[@chrisgrube8529]

@@MarksBackyardBirdsStarlings give me stress, always chasing them away from feeders

[@MarksBackyardBirds]

@@chrisgrube8529 They are truly a nuisance bird.