How Do You Make Bird Feeder With Lard
Follow along using the rspb recipe on making a bird feeder ready for the big bird wstch 2018.
How do you make bird feeder with lard. You re aiming for an even spread of feed through the lard to make a fat ball that will be stable enough. Spoon the mixture into the yogurt pot and wait for it to cool down. We have several different recipes for birdseed ornaments. Melt the lard in a pan over low heat.
You need to put the worms on the bottom so the seed weighs them down otherwise they all float to the top. Mix one part suet to two parts seed transfer to a saucepan and gently heat stirring until the fat melts. I ve always resisted because well enticing the poor little mites into the garden with the promise of food only for them to be then hunted down and eaten by my evil house pets is not my idea of benevolence. A basic suet combines equal parts of beef fat and assorted birdseed.
Mix all your dry ingredients. You can use spoons but i prefer to use my hands. The best ratio for this recipe is one part fat to two parts dry mixture. How to make fat cakes for birds.
Fill them almost to the top with the wild bird seed. This homemade bird feeder recipe craft how to make a diy bird feeder as an easy kids craft. Mix your bird seed and lard together in a large bowl. Mixing together the dry ingredients.
Space apart in a plastic container or on a tray and place in the freezer to set firm. My dad is always nagging me to feed the birds. Melt some lard or suet in a pan and add the dry mix. Put a layer of dried mealworms at the bottom of the moulds.
Push the seeds into the lard to blend them together and the fat will bind the loose seed. Make this a diy organic nuts seeds bird feeder craft throughout the year with peanut butter without peanut butter and with lard. To make fat balls use an ice cream scoop or mould with your hands into balls. All you need is vegetable or beef suet or lard plus bird seed mix.
You can use almost any seed or grain mixed with beef fat lard or natural peanut butter. When your lard is liquid lift the tin carefully i wrapped a teatowel around mine and gently pour into your mould. Stirring in the melted fat with the dry ingredients.