Homemade Suet Recipe for Your Backyard Birds

Enjoy a homemade suet recipe and see how our homeschool family studied and learned about which type of food attracts a variety of backyard birds!

We are making some of this today, so I thought I’d post the recipe our eldest son shared…

Homemade Suet Recipe and Other Homeschool Science Ideas for Birds

We did a science project to see what the birds like best.

Which Food Attracts a Variety of Birds? Eldest boy offered up the backyard birds different feeders and muffin trays full of food, suet, etc. He kept a journal and shared his results.

We first used Danny Lipford’s suet cake recipe. It is allergy safe with my little sister and brother around. You can also add some Sunbutter.

An Example of Homemade Suet Recipe for the Birds

You might include some of these items in your suet

• 1 cup bird seed
• 1 cup lard
• 1 chopped apple
• 1 half cup cornmeal

Learn more about what suet is and find more suet recipes at The Old Farmer’s Almanac.

Here is a photo tutorial of how I put the suet together:

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Then put it in the refrigerator for a while.

More Ideas for Feeding Backyard Birds and Homeschool Bird Studies

And here are some more ideas for feeding birds.

Besides homemade suet, you can backyard bird nibble tray!

• Simple Sunbutter Bird Feeders (can make with peanut butter)
• Simple Heart-Shaped Bird Feeder (Fun Gift Idea!)
• For the Birds: Gift Idea
• Backyard Birds in Winter: Homeschool Study
• Backyard Bird Calls: A Cardinal Homeschool Nature Study
• Backyard Bird Count Resources: Everything You Need to Know!
• A Homeschool Mom’s Guide to The Great Backyard Bird Count
• Bird-Themed Scripture Pages for Learning Bible Verses
• Homeschool Bird Study for Different Learning Styles
• The Ultimate List of Bird Homeschool Studies Using the Outdoor Hour Challenges
• Homeschool Bird Study with Chalk Pastels
• I Drew It Then I Knew Homeschool Bird Study (free fall blue jay art lesson)

~First published June 2011. The eldest Hodgepodge boy has an intense curiosity about nature.  He writes about his discoveries in My Backyard.