Wildlife Gardening: BBQ Suet Cakes, 1 by broncbuster

broncbuster wrote:
This weekend I recooked the suet that I drained off of a brisket earlier last week, and mixed it with birdseed to make 10 suet cakes in a muffin tin. The brisket had sauce on it so the suet cakes smell and taste(I assume) like BBQ. After I poured the mixture into the tin, I sat it outside in the bed of my truck, so varmits couldn't get to it. The next morning they were all hardened and popped easily out of the tin. I then made little wire cages for each one and placed them on trees and posts all around my property. Before a few weeks ago, I had never heard of suet, but then I read a DG article telling how to make it. I just put them up yesterday, so I haven't seen any birds eating off of them, yet. But there was one male cardinal that was looking at one quite a bit yesterday. Also, my neighbors gave me a cedar birdhouse and a pair of blue birds has been in and out, so they may move in soon. I'll be sure to take plenty of pics. Do y'all think the birds will like the BBQ suet?