COCONUT SUET FEEDER HOW TO

1-2 cups seeds and grains (sunflower seeds, millet, pinhead oatmeal, etc…).Peanut and other nut butters can also be used as a binding ingredient for birdseed and other ingredients, and a source of fat and protein in balls to use in place of suet or lard fat balls in your backyard.įor example, I like to make fat balls for birds in winter using:

COCONUT SUET FEEDER HOW TO

More Holiday Treat Ideas Here How to Make Vegan/ Vegetarian Fat Ball Alternatives Sometimes, purchasing your birdfeed in pre-packaged quantities can be more costly. Many wild bird stores provide wild bird seed bulk bins that make purchasing bird seeds more affordable. Note: It may take more wild bird seed than you expect to make some of these treats.

Tie a ribbon around the hook and your backyard birds can enjoy a festive bird seed feeder treat.

Or, you can roll each suet ball in one seed type only to give your suet balls a varied look.

You can make up your own wild bird feed mix too by combining the above birdseed ingredients to roll the suet balls in.

Roll the suet balls in any kind of wild bird seed you wish: black oil sunflower seed, chopped peanuts, white millet, thistle seed, or a wild bird seed mix.

Insert a strong hook deeply and firmly, into one end of a suet ball (Christmas tree decoration hooks work well).

Roll the suet into balls approximately 3” in diameter.

(You can find a recipe for suet on our suet bird food recipes page.) Read on to get some ideas for your own DIY birdseed feeders and for more information on each of the ideas listed above.

Reused and upcycled zero-waste birdseed feeders.

Vegan/ vegetarian alternatives for fat balls.

Some excellent DIY birdseed feeders that you can make include: Taking matters into your own hands can save you money, allow you to provide exactly what the wild birds in your garden need, and allow you to do so in a more eco-friendly and sustainable way. We are unable to deliver to the Republic of Ireland or the Channel Islands.Making your own DIY birdseed feeders is one of the very best ways to cater to wild birds visiting and living in your backyard. Postcode areas affected include HS, IV41 – IV49, IV51, IV55 and IV56, KA27 and KA28, KW15 to KW17, PA20, PA41 to PA49, PA60 to PA78, PH42 to PH44, ZE, Isle of Man For deliveries outside of these areas a £10 charge will be applied. Please note that some postcode areas that are classed as Scottish Islands and Highlands may take 2-3 working days to arrive. We now deliver to all of mainland UK with no extra delivery charge.

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Coconut suet feeder