How to Make Homemade Bird Suet | Quick Recipe

[@johnschneider4160]

Perfect background music for these antics.😂

[@yes350yes]

Glad that works for you and you are not pestered by the voracious starlings which will take over. So I have gone to a home made upside down suet feeder which helps to deter the starlings and allows the woodpeckers and others to use the suet.

[@yes350yes]

I have and use on occasion the audubon double suet cage which is supposed to be starling deterent , but in my area starlings still can use it. They have a long reach and can still get some of it.

[@rand49er]

Very simple. I like it.

[@relevant.c5411]

i use coconut oil, lard, peanut butter, seed mix and quick oats. this fall have added 15oz of canned pumpkin and WOW the birds and the squirrels are going nuts for it!!! sometimes i also add peanuts, raisin or dried cranberries/cherries. usually i only make 12-14 at a time using old suet molds i kept from store bought. really dont measure anything either and it's always a hit. i dirty as little items as possible. typically 1 wood spoon and a pot. then i use a stew utensil to scoop 1 giant scoop per mold. thats a ton of liquid in that suet. once u pour it in the pan add more seed or goodies for them.

[@luckwagon]

wish I'd thought to save the store-bought package as a mold! D'OH!

[@mike5556]

Do you mix the pumpkin with the suet?

[@yes350yes]

I like to add the peanut butter after the lard and mix has cooled a bit but still warm.,, add it last.

[@yes350yes]

I always add peanut butter after lard is melted.

[@YarnKilla54]

When you measure fat here’s an example…put one cup of water in and then just put your lard in and it will float to the measurement you want. So if you need two cups you want to rise to the 3 cup line That is if you used one cup of water. use displacement for getting exact measurements. Especially if you’re baking. This doesn’t matter so much but just saying Not that this has to be but just a tip in case you’re ever really wanting to be exact. Pour the water off when you’re done

[@theoutdoorguy7175]

Thanks! I know what I’m making for Christmas

[@vermontmom4232]

Love the feeders!

[@EchoMtnMals]

Pretty Malamute!

[@Evenstar-sb7pu]

Short burst in microwave on lard and peanut butter and makes assembly easier

[@charlesjoubert2680]

Show us the upside down feeder please. Lots of starlings that that over the feeder.

[@estherwolf4354]

Could you use crisco instead of lard?

[@mike5556]

Yes. I have used all kinds of fats and oils. From pig lard to avacado oil.

[@johnschneider4160]

Sure! You'll kill the birds, though. Think about the "ingredients"...not that it mimics real suet. THINK!!!

[@juliac3933]

⁠@@johnschneider4160it will not kill birds. suet is not anymore part of a natural birds diet than crisco!

[@amedina625]

@@mike5556what about vegetable oil?

[@mike5556]

@@johnschneider4160 pig lard is chemically similar to suet so you obviously are ignorant of lipid chemistry. Birds are going to metabolize fats to live, not get hardened arteries! Think!

[@TaMboL.VicToRy2911]

That’s great!! Thank you!! -Saving your video and can’t wait to try it!! 🥰 Quality stuff for those little babies!! 😉 God is so Good!! Bless Up ❤✌🏻

[@joshualuissaldivar8069]

cool,thx for sharing

[@jimtripp7205]

how firm does this stay in temps ab ove 50degrees f

[@cami7819]

awesome!!

[@danahsutton101]

I think I will dump the lard and peanut butter straight into the pot to have less clean up. The birds won't know the difference

[@karenboml]

you should only use unsalted peanut butter for the birds, much healthier

[@novampires223]

And no sugar..

[@scn564]

Audubon recommends beef tallow. Doesn't recommend lard. I guess there is a diff.

[@luckwagon]

what do they think of coconut oil?

[@robinthorne9476]

@@luckwagon it melts at 75 degrees. I don't use it. Pack your suet heavy with alot of seeds and nuts. I really use the tallow just to hold the seeds together along with unsalted natural p butter. This year I will add alittle pumpkin like suggested. It's just trial and error. Don't forget to add some chili powder! The birds love it and the squirrels don't lol

[@FadedStar05]

@@robinthorne9476 Good top about the chili powder. Birds dont have the tasting part on their tongues to register heat. But squirrels do, I guess.

[@yes350yes]

I usually go to rural king and pick up some suet cakes already made and melt them down then add the ingredients I want,,, but I sometimes use lard.

[@fieldsofgrace3342]

Lard is from hogs, and tallow is from cows - both work similarly.

[@skh929]

The salt and additives in the peanut butter are bad for the birds! Salt free natural peanut butter and raw peanuts (not dry roasted) is so much safer. And why not use the microwave to heat and mix the lard/peanut butter mixture?

[@robinthorne9476]

Well I believe a microwave kills all the nutrients in our food,.

[@patriciavarga4084]

I wouldn’t use a microwave for the flock 😁

[@lifespanwellnessbeauty-60i64]

Everyone doesn't own a microwave or even like microwaves. Why use a microwave if you're not in a hurry? Why worry about the peanut butter quality but not the danger of microwaves? It's not brain surgery. It should be easy, convenient, and fun!😊

[@alankessler7795]

I use home made tallo and bacon fat instead of Lord also put in oatmeal not cooked of course

[@stevestudley4060]

Thank you.

[@judycasey1710]

Add cracked corn

[@laurenwallace4919]

I just want to say Peanuts especially cheap peanut butter, not only has lots of sugar but peanuts are themes sprayed nut and usually have mold Not what you want to feed to birds Please

[@yes350yes]

Do we need this background music?

[@rgruenhaus]

I would have used the microwave for melting

[@pernellkatchp66]

I purchased some excellent plans from the Woodprix website.

[@arbedreka]

Why not ADD a lot more seeds, nuts, and dried fruits? Seems like a LOT of room for actual food seeds n nuts.

[@TikiTiffany]

You can add whatever extras you would like. I am sure the birds would love it.

[@loun9611]

Seemed a bit stingy on the bird food. I would have dump 4 cups plus a cup of oatmeal. Also dried fruit.

[@harrybarnes3539]

@@loun9611 yeah well the idea is to get the birds fat, lard, peanut butter, Etc over the winter because it will help them with their energy needs more so than traditional bird feed. Some Suet logs have no bird feed at all in them

[@FadedStar05]

Lard is not suet. Suet is from beef and better for the birds. Jiff has sugar, hydrogenated oil in it. Not good for the birds.

[@juliac3933]

Sugar is fine for birds. It’s a good energy source.

[@Zakhar4929]

No roasted nuts !!

[@ronaldpatton5906]

You used TOO MUCH fat to the bird seed and peanuts. This will spoil in warm weather.

[@TikiTiffany]

This was made during the winter.