![]() ![]() Sometimes stewed) raisins, Zante dried currants,Ĭhopped dried cherries, or apple bits (mockingbirds likeĬhips (shelled). unsalted chopped nuts (peanuts, pecans or other nut meats).In health food stores] if you can find it, instead of degerminatedĬornmeal (e.g., Quaker) which has improved shelf life but Try to use stone or water ground cornmeal [available cornmeal (NOT cornmeal mix which has baking.I like Smucker's organic, as there is no added sugar.) (note that cheaper peanut butter has more oil and sugar in it. Suet goes rancid and hot weather, so don't feed it when temperatures go over 65 to 70 degrees. packages.) A suet dough has a higher melting point and is better during warmer temperatures. Woodpeckers and robins may like plain beef tallow.) You may be able to get raw suet from a butcher in the grocery store in 1 or 2 lb. Tallow (rendered beef fat), see preparation information. Shortening (like Crisco - a 0 trans fat product is available) or bacon drippings. Of the grocery store, or from the butcher), or vegetable Wild Birds Unlimited (pricey) or bulk tallow (unadulterated beef tallow for 80 cents a pound) from Columbus Foods, or lard (in the grocery store next toīutter or vegetable shortening, or in the Mexican food aisle rendered suet (e.g., Simply Suet available at.Put wax foil on top and smash down, cover and place outside to freeze.Īlso see beef tallow preparation | suet terms | Nifty tip for removing peanut butter from jar. Dump 1/3 of liquid into a plastic cat litter box, followed by 1/3 of dry ingredients, stir, repeat and repeat. Heat fat, peanutbutter, and honey/sugar together over low heat, mix well. Heat each jar(s) of crunchy peanut butter in the microwave for a minute or two until the peanut butter slips out of the container. QUICK MIXING TIP: Mix dry ingredients together in a bowl. Bluebirds may also eat commercial suet cakes, however in my experience they prefer homemade. Meal, Peanut Butter Yummy, Recovery Wing, Simple Cornmeal, Stokes, VirginiaĬombo. Super Mix, Cottonseed Meal, Country Gardens Pinecone, Eggshell Suet, Eva'sįrozen Mealworm Cakes, Garden Grapevine, Gourmet Bird Delight, Healthy Feeder Fare, High Season Peanut Butter Pudding, Bird Bread (doesn't melt in hot climates), Bluebird Jump to RECIPES found below (those in bolded font are my favorites): All Offering too much suet or mealworms or other supplemental food could result in nutritional problems and negatively affect their health. Remember that wild birds need a balanced diet. Do not put suet on top of a nestbox (unless it's just a couple of crumbs to try to get them to try it), as it could attract predators or competitors. Never put food in a nestbox, as the babies will not know how to eat it. If you're lucky, the bluebirds may just follow other birds to your suet feeder. To add variety to their diet, you can mix suet in with some mealworms with suet (toss to coat the worms) in a mealworm feeder, gradually reducing the mealworms until only suet is offered (otherwise they might only eat the mealworms). They hang out, and then gradually move it closer and closer to (to prevent Blue Jay robberies) near where On top of a fence post, or in a bowl covered with hardware cloth To attract and introduce bluebirds to suet, try cutting limbs from bushes or trees loaded with red berries that bluebirds like, and place them near the suet to attract bluebirds. Titmice, nuthatches, juncos, Carolina Wrens, etc. In the meantime, these recipes willīe adored by Downy, Hairy and Red-bellied woodpeckers, chickadees, There have been reports of bluebird parents feeding suet to their nestlings. They seem to prefer it crumbled into small, pea-sized Or after the first freeze, when insects become inactive) or early If it is placed in a feeder next to or mixed in with some mealworms, Suet may be a lifesaver in hard winters after Starlings and Robins have stripped all available berries from shrubs. While bluebirds prefer insects, mealworms and berries,Īfter much persistence (years) they sometimes sample or even gobble Training Bluebirds to eat suet from a feeder:īluebirds usually need to be trained to come to a feeder (although some bluebirds seem to figure it out on their own). They may learn to eat these after sampling The unusual exception is sunflowerĬrushed peanuts/nuts, and occasionally black sunflower seeds in the hull and safflower seeds. Bluebirds do need a balanced diet, so do not over-offer supplemental food.īluebirds rarely eat seeds. Keep your feeder clean, and only stock it with fresh food. Bluebirds generally prefer homemade over storebought suet mixes. They may prefer homemade - see recipes like those from Brenda, Malinda and Linda Janilla Peterson's Bluebird Banquet. SUET RECIPES Quick Tips: Train bluebirds to eat suet offered in pea-sized lumps. Suet Recipes for bluebirds and other birds Bluebird and Small Cavity Nester Conservation ![]()
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