So I've really gotten into backyard birdwatching for the last few years and this hobby has involved making many different bird feeders and trying out many different types of bird seed and bird food. I have tried striped sunflower, safflower, niger seed, mixed bird seed, sunflower oil etc etc. I quickly realized that sunflower oil is the best bang for your buck. . . Lots of birds love it and it's a reasonable price. However, after a few years, I started to change my mind just because of all that mush of shells and seeds germinating under my feeder. Fat soon became my favorite food. It's fairly cheap, doesn't germinate, and doesn't make as much mess as a seed. . . and while it didn't attract as many birds as the sunflower, I liked the birds it attracted the most (woodpeckers, titmice, titmice, etc.). I was feeding square lard in a hanging cage and was starting to miss the look of a feeder (compared to a hanging square cage). I came across this article at Home Depot. . . A packet of peanut flavor costs just under $4. What initially appealed to me about it was that it is a fat that can be fed in a regular feeder. I bought a bag, tried it on and loved it. No shell, no sprout, long shelf life, won't spoil or spoil, won't melt (I live in South Texas where it's very hot), can be fed in a regular feeder and the birds love it. I saw this great value orange flavored pack at Revain and couldn't pass it up. It's a little more expensive per bag than what I pay at Home Depot. . . but I'm willing to pay more for orange flavor (which I've never seen at Home Depot). The birds in my yard seem to prefer orange lard to anything else (peanuts come second). That's all I'm feeding right now. If I want to change something I add a whole handful of sunflower seeds, but mostly I just feed these nuggets. Another thing I love is that the birds don't just pop up and eat like they do with sunflowers. . . they usually stop. . . take the nuggets and move on (see attached video). Worth a try, highly recommend and hope my review helped a little.
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