Almost out of coon fat.

[Admin]

I save my coon fat and put it in a hanging cage for the birds to peck at and I'm down to a tiny glob now. These low temps really get them hammering on it. I like providing for the birds but I hate buying suet.
They love this coon fat.

[patricimo54]

Great tip. ;D

[stickbowhntr]

I have been melting mine and mixing with sunflower and misc seeds but find warm winters keep it greasy. Do you worry at all about that or just use as is and not concern about the runny? Wife was always buying $1+ blocks and I thought maybe one use for the coon grease...works well but much better in COLD weather.Anybody have tips for making it more nutritional for the birds?

[Admin]

I never have any left for the warm months so no worries here. I have a feeding station out here so they have seeds and the basket of fat hangs. Never noticed any issues with dripping. It's wicked nasty cold today and I wish I had more ft out there.

[barkspud]

Nice tip never thought about that jc..can u use any kind of animal fat?

[stickbowhntr]

Jan 15, 2012 10:38:50 GMT -5 barkspud said:

Nice tip never thought about that jc..can u use any kind of animal fat?

I would think so just that coon and bear would be easier to feed on than something real solid like Deer.

[adksasquatch]

Deer fat works just fine. It seems to get brittle in really cold weather. Otherwise, you can simply melt it down and press it into blocks.

[barkspud]

Will have to try that guys the next time i aquire some. Me and My youngest really like to feed the birds. Keeps the cats attention as well but well out of his reach he likes stalking rodents better. Got a big grey squirrel that been coming to our feeder first one. I enjoy watching him as long as he minds his manners.The neighbors boy has been working the reds over with his new pellet gun. So between him and my cat??

[cam]

You can stretch that fat out a bit longer by cutting it with some crunchy peanut butter. The cheapest crap you can find, like the $1 a pound stuff. The birds don't care. I also like to mix in some of the scratch grains that i feed to my chickens.

[Admin]

I've used deer fat before too. The birds don't care what fat it is. Got a woodpecker out there now trying to get the last of it I've never melted it down, just stuffed it in a cage or onion sack.

[barkspud]

I got some beaver trimming and a small coon carcause from last day check. It's my yote bait cache ;D maybee see if My daughter wants to try and make some up later when it warms out if i can pry it apart anyway.will be a good way to get rid of some peanut butter jars. You all know the ones with just enough scrappings in them for a sandwich.The one that never get used because its easier to open a new one. I love my familly what a bunch of nuts

[rhyla]

That is a really cool idea I never would have thought of. Thanks for sharing!

[lilweasel]

I've been getting my coons out of the freezer and scraping them the last couple of weeks. The fat gets dumped out behind the house and there's no shortage of chickadee's and woodpeckers here!

[woodsman416]

I have a couple of suet cages that I keep stocked up with deer fat. They really hammer it in the cold weather. I save enough to keep it filled into the late spring.

[watershedman25]

Cool idea

[ninedeer]

my chicken get most of the fat scraps,but I save some for the birds ,too