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My wife and I want to start feeding the birds. We bought a bag of peanuts to try to attract crows, but we're pretty much attracting everything but right now. We see suet feeders at our local store, is it worth getting some of those over normal loose birdseed?
This might not help, but the crows I'm training to be my personal flying army are semi-interested in peanuts, but go absolutely bonkers over the softish dog treats I carry around.
My dog thinks they're stupid.
We'll try anything to make a crow army, thank you!
You will definitely please some birds with suet balls and cakes - but don't try the fancy ones - suet and seed is fine, berries or the like appears just to be off-putting.
Suet is a great way for birds to get some fat, which is important during winter in colder climates. You can make your own, but be cautious of the type of lard you use.
Awesome thanks! I'm in Maine so they'd definitely enjoy some more fat, we will give that a try, thanks again