How to Attract More Birds with Homemade Suet 2018

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Learn how to make homemade suet with peanut butter, animal fat, quick oats, corn meal, & white flour.
Ingredients
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Birds prefer it to store bought suet. This homemade suet attracts all kinds of woodpeckers, chickadees, titmice, wrens, as well as hard to attract brown creepers and yellow-rumped warblers, Blue jays love it as well. Learn to serve it in a suet log, suet cage/basket, suet dish, or on the ground.
BIRDS DOCUMENTED EATING THIS SUET
This list includes birds I’ve seen in my Topeka KS yard eating homemade suet. I’ve supplemented the list with birds others have seen eating this suet along with their location. If you have seen a bird not on the list, please comment with species, state, and type of feeder.
Invasive Species
• European Starling
• House sparrow
Woodpeckers
• Northern Flicker
• Downy
• Hairy
• Red-bellied
• Red-headed
• Pileated
• Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Small Feeder Birds
• Black-capped chickadee
• Tufted titmouse
• White-breasted nuthatch
• Carolina wren
• Brown creeper
• Ruby-crowned kinglet (Kansas)
• Golden-crowned kinglet (Kansas)
Large Feeder Birds
• Blue Jay
• Common grackle
• Brown thrasher
• Mockingbird (Kansas)
• American Robin
• Eastern Bluebird (Kansas)
• Cardinal
• Mourning Dove
Native Sparrows
• Dark-eyed Junco
• American Tree Sparrow
• Lincoln's Sparrow (added 4/8/18)
• Harris's Sparrow (added 4/13/18)
Warblers
• Yellow-rumped warbler
• Northern parula (Kansas)
• Palm warbler (Kansas)
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@mcgeorgerl 3 года назад

I love the way you say "serve". Oh, dear... I serve the birds their special treats, serve the squirrels their special trays of selected nuts and I just served my raccoon buddies their special trays. Everybody's welcome, even the occasional opossum and chipmunk is welcome at this place. They're all of a joy to see visiting.

@kimb7970 3 года назад

I want to make this for all my outside birds. It seems strange that you would use meat fat. I didn't know they could have it. Is what you used gathered over time ? Can I use grease from hamburger?

@BackyardBirdsUS 3 года назад

Yes. Use grease from hamburger. That's perfect use for it.

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

I love that you are serving all of our friends as well. You know they love you for it.

@shawnstube7979 3 года назад

Crunchy peanut butter and meal worms are delicious too!

@ZeldaZelda-RichesToRags 3 года назад

Actually, those freeze dried mealWorms are tasty AND crunchy.

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

Yes they are!

@ShotokhanDragon 3 года назад

Oh my gosh!!! I made this suet, and I just cooled it in a bucket and scoop it out with an ice cream scoop. Now, our wild birds are spoiled, they eat the suet first, then the seed log/seed cylinder. Thank you for sharing the recipe!!

@BackyardBirdsUS 3 года назад

I hear you. The birds are spoiled. They land a few feet away.

@OHlookSHINYthing 2 года назад

I made this about an hour ago, and already I've had a lot of birds coming. I love watching them! The cardinal was being a bully though, chasing the smaller birds away, but not before they got a beak full! LOL

@BackyardBirdsUS 2 года назад

It's so fun. My birds will come to the feeders as I'm filling it because they can't wait to get some delicious homemade suet.

@KK7THK 4 года назад

I made this recipe a little over a week ago (and doubled it) and the birds love it so much, it’s already gone! Making another double batch tonight- May have to head to the store after this though- supplies are low and snow is coming! But the birds are happy 😊

@BackyardBirdsUS 4 года назад

This is great news to hear. This stuff is the most popular food I give the birds. I'm making some today!

@Darthbelal 4 года назад

People who are in the business of trimming excess fat off their meat should get into videos like this. Why waste any portion of beef or pork when there is such a fantastic way of using up all the food and helping out native songbirds??

@BackyardBirdsUS 4 года назад

You said it. And it's very satisfying to render fat in my opinion.

@donnaq7626 2 года назад

Here in February 2022. I made this yesterday and by today the birds have swarmed my feeders and grounds to devour this stuff. I stuffed some in crevices on the tree too. My husband is going to make one of those logs too. I want to thank you so much. I was about to go to wild birds unlimited and try that bark butter but it is SOOOOO expensive. I can't imagine it being any better than this.

@BackyardBirdsUS 2 года назад

I think this is similar to bark butter. I can't keep up with the birds. They love the stuff.

@donnaq7626 2 года назад

@@BackyardBirdsUS I just bought an upside down suet feeder because I have noticed the wood peckers will not feed with all the big birds flocking the feeders. I put this good stuff in the upside down feeder and hopefully the woodpeckers find it and use it. I have another area for the big birds with their own suet,, lol.

@BackyardBirdsUS 2 года назад

When you say big birds. Do you mean starlings. They are awful. Are they black?

@hollyking8626 Год назад

@Backyard Birds Feb 2023 now and her I am going to use this recipe. Looks like a good one between bark butter and if you added seeds small seed logs ? I am going to try both ways with my kids.

@CaseyinTexas 5 лет назад

I use the cage feeders and I’ve noticed that as the larger birds peck at it, there’s always pieces that fall to the ground that attracts ground feeders.

@BackyardBirdsUS 5 лет назад

I've seen the same thing. I think all the ground feeders like the suet. Thanks for sharing your observations.

@Sahadi420 4 года назад

Those birds love the squirrels!!! Those messy eaters give them a feast!!!!

@BackyardBirdsUS 4 года назад

So squirrels aren't all bad, huh. Lol.

@Sahadi420 4 года назад

@@BackyardBirdsUS Squirrels make me laugh, I think they are funny as hell to watch!!

@BackyardBirdsUS 4 года назад

They really are. Some are smarter than others!

@AngieDhkymom Год назад

I always use your recipe, my birds love it, I have never bought store stuff since this

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

Thank you. I swear it works wonders. I think the birds like it too much!

@BackyardBirdsUS 6 лет назад

More great news, a friend here in Topeka had a northern parula and palm warbler eating the suet. More reasons to serve this stuff.

@rmarvel169 3 года назад

Can I use crunchy peanut butter?

@BackyardBirdsUS 3 года назад

Yes you can. I prefer smooth so it mixes in well. But I've used crunchy in the past.

@kennybrown8586 3 года назад

@@BackyardBirdsUS yes

@marciaguerrero3663 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for the recipe!! I am in a warm climate. Trinidad to be exact. I will try this and see how it goes with our bird population. 28 varieties around the garden. This may increase that number. Thanks again!

@RadioactuveToy 2 месяца назад

I wouldn't recommend adding oats in a hot climate, oats really should only be offered in moderation and only when it is cold.

@coolroy4300 Год назад

They probably like yours better because you put more natural peanut butter in yours . I'm glad you said that about ground feeders because I was wondering why they didn't seem to like the bird feeders .Thanks

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

I think this suet mix is addicting. I agree they love the natural peanut butter. And ground feeding works so well

@BackyardBirdsUS 6 лет назад

Exciting. A new bird species seen eating this suet recipe. Lincoln's Sparrow here in Kansas. Check out the description for a list of all the birds documented eating this scrumptious nutritious suet mix.

@BackyardBirdsUS 6 лет назад

I had another new species eating this suet. It was a Harris's Sparrow.

@bartk85622 6 лет назад

That was actually pretty interesting Jeff! If you ever get tired of The Backyard Birds Channel, you could easily become a gourmet chef!!! Nice job!!!

@BackyardBirdsUS 6 лет назад

Bart, You really put a smile on my face. Thanks. This stuff does smell good enough to eat, and friend's have had their kids eat it thinking its a peanut butter bar. ;)

@orlandovega8259 Год назад

Brownnose

@pbcanal1 3 года назад

I watched the Townsends video about rendering beef kidney suet, so I did that, then went to the local Mennonite store to get their fresh ground, all natural peanut butter. I food process a small container of peanuts, then mix all with corn meal and wheat flour. You are correct, the birds will eat it as fast as you put it out. I also made a few suet logs also.

@BackyardBirdsUS 3 года назад

You are the greatest! I wish I had an access to all natural peanut butter. Sometimes they have it at the local grocery store. interesting I just made some of the suet yesterday and the birds are just gobbling it up. And you can tell they love it. I'm glad you made your feeder and you're making the suet. Good for you

@rondianderson4402 6 лет назад

Very informative. This will be a great project to do with the children. Thanks for sharing.

@BackyardBirdsUS 6 лет назад

Thanks. Fun to make and more fun to feed and watch the birds gobble it up.

@starshipgus8578 3 года назад

I don’t know how to cook anything,but you made it look so simple,I can even do it.Thank you for this excellent presentation.

@BackyardBirdsUS 3 года назад

You made my day. Glad it's helped.

@LeoRousseau Год назад

♥️✌️

@detroitergirl5842 4 года назад

What a great lecture!!! God bless you sir. I was looking for this. Thank you so very much from the bottom of my heart.

@BackyardBirdsUS 4 года назад

Thank you times 10. I remember when I made the video how many awful suet videos were on RU-vid. I'm glad this is what you needed.

@detroitergirl5842 4 года назад

@Backyard Birds Actually as you see my name I live in Detroit and we always have winters. One morning in 2013 I wanted to have breakfast in the backyard of my house. So I shoveled the snow and prepared myself a place to sit and I brought my food to eat!! I saw the tea was not sweet enough, then I had to go back to the kitchen to bring some sugar. When I came back I saw my bread was stolen!! It was gone.. and I got shocked as I live alone. In a minute, I saw that was the birds!! They were starving. They stole my bread within less than 20 seconds. Since that day, I started feeding them and care for them, their waters to drink or to shower, their food, their preferable plants.. etc. After long these years, now the backyard of my house are just a small piece of Paradise! It is full with at least 12 kinds of Michgan birds, butterflies and honey bees. Your video now is the best thing for me as recently I had the wood pecker eating with my birds and I like to surprise them with something new they will like so much!!

@BackyardBirdsUS 4 года назад

Reading this comment made me so happy. Kindred spirits! Isn't it wonderful to create a sanctuary for wildlife and for ourselves!

@5eagans 3 года назад

Ingenious money saving way of making suet! Many thanks for the recipe. Can't wait to try it. I just got my first suet log.

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

It really works. Maybe too well. I can't keep up with the birds desire for this suet mixture.

@ninamost5669 Год назад

Best recipe I’ve seen so far! Thank you very much.

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

Thank you. I've been using this recipe for many years. It is the best i think. The birds like it too much!

@justwannasay5454 3 года назад

I recently started making suet. I grind my own organic hard white wheat berries and corn. Prior I put fat into my crockpot and render all day. Then I keep it in a glass jar in the frig until I need it. Today I didnt melt down the prepared fat. It was soft so I just mixed it in. Yes it seems like I too keep adding and adding dry ingredients! After done mixing I line a cookie sheet with stick-free foil and put a large mound of suet on it and cover it. In the morning I crumble some onto a plate. By the end of the day every last morsel is completely gone! They love it. So I go through a dinner plate full a day. 😆 Its fun and easy to make. I dont mix seeds in cuz they have seeds separate.

@BackyardBirdsUS 3 года назад

Very good advice. It's amazing how much the birds love it. I think it's the favorite food i feed them.

@mersinikane8787 4 года назад

Hi I watched your video today and enjoyed it. I have been making suet for a couple weeks now. What I do that I haven't seen anyone else do is that I freeze it and cut it into half inch to1 inch pieces and line it along my outside six foot window ledge and they come and take a nice piece and go. Figured it's better cause they don't fight as much. I also have water out there and seed and make birdie bread. Lol. Yes I am very bored due to the quarantine and my neighbors must think Im crazy but it makes me happy!

@BackyardBirdsUS 4 года назад

Good for you. Great idea to offer small pieces. I'm definitely going to try that this winter. I've offered crumbles before but it's been a while. The birds must love you.

@mersinikane8787 4 года назад

They should love me!!! LOL. Everything's usually gone in 20 minutes so I put it out 2-3 times a day but I got a kitten yesterday and I slacked a little today so they're probably mad!! I get alot of grackles and they hawk, I think, to remind me though so they will be fine.

@Evenstar-sb7pu Год назад

Micro the peanut butter for a SHORT time for easy removal, and my birds like the chunky style.

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

Excellent idea. I swear we are spoiling the birds by giving them this.

@src3360 4 года назад

I live in Florida and I’m going to make this with my nieces, they will be so excited. I’ll put it in a shallow dish in case it melts!! 🌈🌈

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

Did it work for you

@src3360 Год назад

@@BackyardBirdsUS I did not make this recipe. Thanks for the reminder tho! Instead, they smeared p nut butter on pine cones and rolled them in bird seed. We froze them and put them out on the deck. Lots of birds came by but the squirrels got to them and drug them off! Weve done that a few times now when they visit. They have cell phones now and are kinda too cool for me now 😨. They are 13 now... they grow up so fast!

@missylee5 2 года назад

Thanks for the video! I recently decided to start making my own suet as I & the birds prefer the consistency of the suet balls, but they cost twice as much as the same amount in a flat container. I found a container of pure white suet fat at the store, so I'm going to start with that until I can visit the butcher & see if I can get some cheap beef fat to render.

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

I agree it can cost more but the birds love it more too. I think the stuff you buy is often old and the birds don't want it. Home made is fresh and the birds know it.

@RickyPisano 3 года назад

Great idea Jeff!! Thanks!! Gonna try this recipe for my backyard bird buffet here in S.E Tennessee!! Our Woodpeckers will LOVE it!!

@BackyardBirdsUS 3 года назад

They really will love it. Enjoy and report back.

@pillar350 2 года назад

I just made mine I added some dried fruit and some seeds and so far so good it’s holding up in the humidity

@BackyardBirdsUS 2 года назад

I find it best to feed in the winter. Are birds eating it in the summer?

@alanmoskowitz5779 3 года назад

I use lard fm Amazon as the animal fat. Also meal worms & wild bird seed. I microwave the lard&peanut butter for 1 minute. I use 4x4 non stick pans.

@BackyardBirdsUS 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing. Smart to microwave. Thanks for sharing.

@cindyvanlaecken5083 6 лет назад

Great recipe! I make my own but never added peanut butter, so I guess I will try that! Thanks for a very educational video!

@BackyardBirdsUS 6 лет назад

I'm glad I could help. To save on peanut butter, watch for it on sale and then stock up.

@nadnavlis240 2 года назад

Great video. Thanks for the recipe. I love feeding birds in winter. It helps the birds, and I love watching their interactions when feeding. My dogs love watching them too.

@BackyardBirdsUS 2 года назад

I love to hear this! I just filled feeders with this suet mix. The birds just love it.

@kipchen 2 года назад

Made it a month ago. Birds really like it. Gonna make another batch today. Thanks for sharing. Gretl from the Netherlands

@BackyardBirdsUS 2 года назад

That's awesome that you are making it. I never thought of it being used in other countries. Very cool.

@ZeldaZelda-RichesToRags 3 года назад

My husband makes hanging Birch Tree logs w 2," round by 1" deep filled w similar we, hang outside our windows...i have several videos on my YT ch of Woodpeckers enjoying this mixture of nommies stuffed inside the holes...but it's more like OUR ENJOYING watching them up CLOSE..they seem fearless when a window is between us.

@BackyardBirdsUS 3 года назад

I do the same. Perfect way to serve this stuff.

@ronnolan1958 3 года назад

I go to the Bulk Barn and but shelled sunflower seeds, flax seed.my birds love it .

@BackyardBirdsUS 3 года назад

Interesting. So they eat the flax seed? Never heard of that.

@tonysokaleoralvsky2640 3 года назад

Thanks Jeff

@BackyardBirdsUS 2 года назад

Thanks for watching

@steve_ks 2 года назад

Just made my first batch of suet. Can’t wait to get it out tomorrow. Thank you for sharing!

@BackyardBirdsUS 2 года назад

So happy to hear. My birds ate all the suet I put out a couple days ago. They love it.

@shannonfisher2011 5 лет назад

Jeff I've been feeding birds my hole life a family thing. But the homemade suet works best cuts price in half. THANK-YOU SIR So hard to feed birds so any cats it's a shame perfect environment for them. One neighbor has 27 cats.

@BackyardBirdsUS 5 лет назад

Why would anyone want 27 cats. That is disturbing. I had one cat causing problems here. I scared it away every chance I got. Haven't seen it for a while!

@BackyardBirdsUS 5 лет назад

I think this suet recipe works TOO well. I can barely keep up with the birds. It's kind of fun to make isn't it?

@onlyKRIZAN 5 лет назад

read elsewhere that all cats should wear bell

@momwoods8726 4 года назад

Perhaps you could offer to give your neighbor small bells like you find on xmas wreaths to put on their collars to warn birds of their presence. We asked our neighbor whose cats are in our yard all the time and they said sure. Worked. Also a spray bottle filled with water and aimed at cat(s) will discourage them from coming around.

@onlyKRIZAN 4 года назад

cats

@sarahdavis3948 6 лет назад

I’m going to try the homemade suet and I love the video plus I love woodpeckers and flickers

@BackyardBirdsUS 6 лет назад

Thank You Sarah Davis! Once you start making your own suet you will probably not go back to buying it. Remember to serve it in different ways for the different birds that like it.

@paulsmallriver6066 3 года назад

Suet fits nicely in the angles of tree and bush branches.

@BackyardBirdsUS 3 года назад

That's a good idea. I've put it on bark before.

@BackyardBirdsUS 6 лет назад

Harris's sparrows were seen eating crumbles I put on the ground under the bush where they hang out. This is in Topeka KS. See a full list of species in the description.

@marilynwade9448 2 года назад

Great demo..

@BackyardBirdsUS 2 года назад

Thanks. One of my favorite videos.

@elisevautour6292 3 года назад

Loved the recipe and the log feeder. Thanks so much for the share. 🌞

@BackyardBirdsUS 3 года назад

You made my day is thanks.

@rosepetaldrone3226 3 года назад

This stuff is Great. The birds absolutely love it. Thanks

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

Glad you enjoy it! It really is amazing!

@onlyhuman1954 4 года назад

Great recipe. Got to try this. And that suet log is a great idea too... Have to try and find one. 👍

@BackyardBirdsUS 4 года назад

The suet is so good. Birds love it. I need to make some today now that temps are falling and birds are hungry.

@FL-dv7tq 2 года назад

Love this recipe, peanuts seem to be a key in suet and peanut butter is probably even better. The only ingredient I question is the flour due to the synthetic folate(folic acid) added to US flour. Since folic acid is problematic for some humans, I have to wonder about feeding it to my lovely birds. ❤️

@BackyardBirdsUS 2 года назад

I try to use unbleached flour.. with no additives. It may cost a little more but probably better for birds and us.

@kylelewis9377 10 месяцев назад

Store bought cornmeal is also enriched (all I could find have niacin, thiamine, riboflavin, and folic acid). Are you aware of issues with any of these for birds?

@pjfinn7866 5 лет назад

Cooking for the birds. Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

@BackyardBirdsUS 5 лет назад

Some would probably think its strange to make food for the birds. But why buy it when you can make it and homemade is so much better. ;)

@nancyskinner5207 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for using natural fat and peanut butter. I may be over cautious but I just can’t use Cristoferson and gmo peanuts to feed or birds.

@BackyardBirdsUS 8 месяцев назад

Are peanuts GMO?

@RadioactuveToy 2 месяца назад

I've seen a commercial version of this called "Bark Butter". It uses just peanut butter and cornmeal. Just some advice, the corn needs to be cooked and then dehydrated and grounded, otherwise the nutrients in it are indigestible. Found that out making Homminy and history of it. Also have read that oats are not great for birds, due to it swelling in birds stomachs, preventing them from eating enough nutrient dense foods. Even without the oats, birds go crazy for this stuff.

@MyKELLY999 6 лет назад

*i made suet this year. i attracted magpies! and i have a flicker coming. didn't get any woodpeckers this year. i saw a brown creeper for the first time in the fall! great video!*

@BackyardBirdsUS 6 лет назад

+kellyr's life superb. A magpie would be awesome

@BackyardBirdsUS 6 лет назад

What all do you put in your suet?

@BagladyNH 3 года назад

I have really enjoyed your video's. I have seen how to render and this video so far and am going to try your way with rendering the fat and making the suet for the feeders. Thank you for sharing these. :) I sometimes get turkeys around my feeders early in the morning or early evenings, they might like it too.

@BackyardBirdsUS 3 года назад

I bet the turkeys will like it. Let me know if they do. You are going to love this suet. It even smells good!

@henryhansen3662 4 года назад

Great video and no music. Music usually ruins a video.

@BackyardBirdsUS 4 года назад

I couldn't agree more. I never use music in any video I make now.

@lt2339 Год назад

Love it. I'm gonna try dry fruit and raisins.

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

I tried dried currants one year. They are smaller than raisins. I wish i could remember more about them. I think raisins are too big for most birds.

@lt2339 Год назад

We in TN USA, have huge weeds and huge birds

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

Let me know how they like it

@bretturner3413 3 года назад

Very good recip,thanks for shoring.

@BackyardBirdsUS 3 года назад

It's still my favorite recipe. It works so well.

@goofygirlfriend 3 года назад

Thumbs up from us! Thanks, Jeff. 🐦

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

So nice of you

@aprilculver4061 2 года назад

If you dip your silicone spatula and your spoons in the beef at first it will come off easier

@BackyardBirdsUS 2 года назад

Thanks. Good idea

@MiuMiu-dq6xt 4 года назад

Wow, made with lOVE….YES

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

Yes yes yes and the birds love it

@tom-ss2mn 4 года назад

Im about to get started with bird feeding. I bought feeders and seeds. Cant wait to make the suet and log. Great channel. Very informative

@BackyardBirdsUS 4 года назад

Thanks so much, good luck to you.

@aprilraynor3578 Год назад

Thanks for sharing 👍

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

Thanks. The birds thank you!

@dominicburrows7317 2 года назад

Thank You Sir. I made a big bucket of this. I love to feed animals and birds. Can we put wheat flour instead of all-purpose?

@BackyardBirdsUS 2 года назад

Do you mean whole wheat? I use white flour because it's pure energy. I'm not sure about whole wheat. Most birds aren't wheat eaters. I'd stick with white flour. Remember this is for birds not people.

@tomatobisque2104 3 года назад

birds are my special interest,, thank you for posting these! i have quail showing up even

@BackyardBirdsUS 3 года назад

Quail. Wow. Where are you.

@slvice14 4 года назад

That's a few great ideas there. Thanks so much for sharing this!!

@BackyardBirdsUS 4 года назад

I'm glad you like it. I need to make more today. The birds our devouring it!

@jaishemajames4554 3 года назад

We have all kinds of birds in the Caribbean here..

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

Bet it's nice there

@karenbateman2810 5 лет назад

Did you know Jeff its just as simple to make homemade peanut butter as you made homemade corn flour. Just take organic or not shelled peanuts about 2 cups and put in a food processor turn on high for ten min. Look it up online much cheaper making it yourself. Thanks for the recipe and the video!!

@BackyardBirdsUS 5 лет назад

I did not know I could make my own peanut butter. It makes sense though. Thanks for this great tidbit of information. I will have to try it. Thanks again.

@wolfmangosan539 2 года назад

Wicked good video really well done so informative thank you I’m now a subscriber 🦆👍🏻

@BackyardBirdsUS 2 года назад

Thank you times 10. So glad to hear that. I grow tired of all of the useless videos on RU-vid.

@dinapaul4142 4 года назад

I want to do this to my backyard birds .....very nice let me check .....thank you

@BackyardBirdsUS 4 года назад

Good luck. Report back.

@rongotzon9947 3 года назад

Im going to try it. Looks goid

@BackyardBirdsUS 3 года назад

It is good. Birds love it. I just made some yesterday!

@bonniecarlstrom6014 Год назад

Super!

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

You will love it.

@TikiTiffany 4 года назад

great video!! I recently made my own recipe and the birds loved it! have a great day!

@BackyardBirdsUS 4 года назад

Thank you. Birds really do love it.

@k.w.1459 4 года назад

Thanks. As someone striving for a zero-waste life and composting most food, I wanted to find an alternate to the beef fat I have leftover sometimes.

@justwannasay5454 3 года назад

Someone said to keep cooking the leftover fat until crispy-ish and then serve the little fat crumbles to the birds. Perhaps a little bit at a time? Of course it would help to really cut up your fat before rendering. Kitchen scissors work great! Or sprinkle a few bits over your dog food as a treat every once in awhile? What I do is render the fat in a crockpot then remove the liquid and keep cooking the fat. Until desired consistency.

@BackyardBirdsUS 3 года назад

Very good advice. I cut the fat up into quarter inch or half inch cubes and cook it in a crock pot until the fat is cooked out of it. the leftover crumbles are great to put outside for birds but you're right they're all so good for pets. I find the Blue Jays and the woodpeckers devour them.

@rgruenhaus 4 года назад

I might try that with bird seed in it.

@BackyardBirdsUS 4 года назад

I don't recommend adding bird seed. Feed the seed separately. The birds want the suet. Some suet eating birds don't eat seeds.

@MeliVanelii 2 года назад

I'm excited to try this recipe! Do you have a video on how you made the cornmeal by chance?

@MeliVanelii 2 года назад

Actually I just found the video!

@BackyardBirdsUS 2 года назад

As you know there is a video on making the cornmeal and I use a blender to do it. I've been using the blender now for a number of years and it works so well and I think the cornmeal is so much better than the stuff you buy and it's so much cheaper. Just another reason to make your own bird food instead of buying it because you get fresh ingredients.

@chrissforza6405 3 года назад

A really great tutorial. Thank you so much!

@BackyardBirdsUS 3 года назад

Thank you. Much appreciated.

@loridyson569 Год назад

Never knew birds like peanut butter until we caught one in a rat trap under our RV years ago.

@BackyardBirdsUS 7 месяцев назад

They really do. Not sure why. What kind did you catch.

@loridyson569 7 месяцев назад

@@BackyardBirdsUS The color of Blue Jays with no black but a little bigger, bullies & just plain rude, we just call them blue birds. They steal every other animals food & will even watch our chipmunks bury their food & then dig it up to eat it. We live in NE AZ 6500 ft high desert & they live here year round.

@brucebeamon5460 4 года назад

Thanks REALLY ENJOYED your video..... a GOOD project to try , for the birds that come to my yard to be fed ... Only information missing was ( were did you get the Bee Fat from ? ) I heard everything else came from Aldi which in my area ( southeast Michigan ) seems as this would be CHEAPER than buying bags of bird food that I regularly purchase

@BackyardBirdsUS 4 года назад

I get beef fat from local butcher. So that's what I would try. Grocery stores might save trimmings too.

@BackyardBirdsUS 4 года назад

BTW this is one of my favorite videos. Good you found it useful.

@kseibert60 2 года назад

Very well done, thank you and we will try it.

@BackyardBirdsUS 2 года назад

Glad to hear. You want be disappointed.

@chnorwood3365 Год назад

Thanks. Good recipe and looking forward to trying it. Do you put red pepper in your suet when putting it in the log (I put suet in crevices on the trunk of my big red oak tree) or on the ground to deter squirrels?

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

I haven't. Squirrels here don't want it. This surprises me. Maybe they don't like the day in it?

@Snowiesphotography 5 лет назад

Oh thanks for sharing this recipe :D I've tried many different store bought suet cakes and I find the birds don't care to even try them (except for the starlings) I also think my birds are too spoiled because the first time I offered my Blue Jays some meal worms they looked more freaked out then happy and never touched them O.o....Its freezing here now and I think the suet would be great for them....so gonna try a batch of this out and see if they will finally eat suet :D

@BackyardBirdsUS 5 лет назад

I am sure they're going to love it. And the birds will love you for serving such good food. I can't wait to hear back from you to hear how much they liked it

@momwoods8726 4 года назад

If u can find them the birds prefer live mealworms rather then packaged ones you find at Rural King, Tractor Supply, etc.

@truthseeker8573 3 года назад

I make a suet very similar to yours. The only problem is they devour them in one day. It gets expensive to replace daily. I also go through a 40lb bag of sunflower seeds in a couple weeks.

@BackyardBirdsUS 3 года назад

I hear you. The birds eat so much. But we obviously enjoy it!

@truthseeker8573 3 года назад

@@BackyardBirdsUS Absolutely enjoy them!❤😁👍😇

@ThereIsNoLord 2 года назад

You likely have a HOSP problem.

@truthseeker8573 2 года назад

@@ThereIsNoLord what is HOSP?

@ThereIsNoLord 2 года назад

@@truthseeker8573 HOuse SParrow (invasive English House Sparrow)

@Roadrunner78626 Год назад

Nice ❤Thank you

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

Glad to help. I need to make more.

@marvinthomason8540 Год назад

Great idea. I do not use any beef to get the beef fat. Any suggestion on a substitute or? Great video. Thanks Mary

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

Any animal fat will work. Try your butcher for fat trimmings. Sometimes they will give them to you. If you know a hunter you can get deer fat.

@benjamindavis9116 6 лет назад

Love the video thanks for the tips I love woodpeckers and flickers and I’m going to try it

@BackyardBirdsUS 6 лет назад

Thanks Benjamin Davis. The woodpeckers will thank you. Trust me on that.

@Leo-nine 3 года назад

Great recipe and instructions, thank you!

@BackyardBirdsUS 3 года назад

I'm so glad you liked it. The birds like it too!

@CalmingSoundZZZ 5 лет назад

Thank you! Going to make a suet log

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

Excellent!

@PolishGypski 9 месяцев назад

Brown rice is a better option over flour.

@BackyardBirdsUS 7 месяцев назад

You mean brown rice flour? The white flour is for energy not fiber. In the winter they need calories.

@lindadechiazza2924 Год назад

Do put in pepper seeds (free with most pizza) to unencourage squirrel raids!

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

Good idea about the pizza pepper seeds. Great advice!

@johnbaxter1040 4 года назад

Big time suet feeder myself, I like your cornmeal idea, that is to grind up cracked corn yourself. Do you use a food processor to do this?

@BackyardBirdsUS 4 года назад

I use a blender but a food processor may work as well.

@jimjr4432 3 года назад

I've been making your recipe, not knowing that I was doing so, but I use lard. Any problems that you know of? I'll throw in some raisons on occasion for the jays. Thanks for the video. Jim

@BackyardBirdsUS 3 года назад

Lard is fine. Sometimes i use it as well.

@barbaradaniel1983 3 года назад

Where do u get beef fat

@jimjr4432 3 года назад

@@barbaradaniel1983 Hi, I don't get beef fat per se, just lard from the grocery store. I'd bet that the butcher could sell you some beef fat.

@BackyardBirdsUS 3 года назад

Trimmings from the butcher. Sometimes you can ask them to save it for you.

@BackyardBirdsUS 3 года назад

Lard is fine too!

@jfox11000 10 месяцев назад

Wonder if I could implement mixing my suet cakes with peanut butter to get rid of the cakes

@BackyardBirdsUS 7 месяцев назад

You mean the store bought ones that nothing likes.

@eileenfb1948 5 лет назад

Very helpful, thank you.

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

I'm glad to help. I love this stuff but the birds love it more.

@monica2862 3 года назад

Thank you 😊 I will try it out!

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

Hope you like it!

@tonyasfamilyvlogs2587 5 лет назад

This is very good info, thanks so much for the video. New subbie and big supporter of your channel. :) 💓😍 Gonna try this recipe with my birds.

@BackyardBirdsUS 5 лет назад

They will love it.

@BackyardBirdsUS 5 лет назад

Thanks for subscribing. Hope to hear more from you!

@judithstorck5195 2 года назад

Will pork fat be just as good? If so I will add in some birdseed & sunflower seeds at the end of stirring. Judi

@BackyardBirdsUS 2 года назад

Pork fat is perfectly fine. I highly recommend you don't have bird seed to the suet mixture. This is for birds that don't eat bird seed. If you add bird seed you're just going to attract the wrong birds. And you may attract nuisance birds. The only reason they put bird seed into suit that you buy at the store is it's a cheap filler.

@131dyana 3 года назад

Thank you.

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

You're welcome!

@themermaidstale5008 4 года назад

Very interesting. My DH and I have several feeders in our backyard and provide commercially prepared suet which is very popular. Have you ever estimated the cost of a batch of yours? Your video was informative, has very clear instructions and looks like children could help prepare with supervision. TFS

@BackyardBirdsUS 4 года назад

I actually think it costs more to make it than buy the super cheap suet. But find that the birds prefer it. I'm making some today as birds ate it all!