Birdfeeders

Suet feeders are a variation on your standard bird feeder, but are just as simple to maintain as a seed feeder.  Suet bird feeders use suet cakes, which can be purchased at most locations that sell standard bird seed.  Depending on how much birds in your backyard enjoy suet, suet cakes might need to be replaced once a week or once every couple days!  Squirrels are particularly fond of suet, and it’s important to make sure they don’t get to it because it will be gone in a matter of hours.  You should either put a squirrel baffle over the top of your suet feeder, or purchase a model that houses the suet cakes inside a series of cages; ensuring the squirrels can’t get in.

With suet feeders, some birds will only eat suet, so if you do own a suet feeder it’s important to either keep it filled during fall and through winter, or stop during the summer so birds don’t depend on it as a food source.