Things You'll Need
- Empty jar of peanut butter
- Soap
- Water
- Electric knife
- Duct tape
- Drill
- Twine/fishing line
- Small dowel
Instructions
Clean out the jar of peanut butter. Use the peanut butter to make your suet in a large bowl. Scrap the sides of the jar to remove all the peanut butter you can, then wash the jar with soapy water. Rinse it well.
Throw away or recycle the lid. You don't need it. Turn the jar over on its side. Use an electric knife to saw off the bottom of the plastic jar.
Wrap silver duct tape around the sawed edges of the jar. This will protect the birds from sharp edges.
Puncture a hole in the side of the jar using a drill. This is how you will hang up the jar.
Tie a piece of twine or fishing line around a short dowel. Slide the dowel through the hole you drilled. You will have to turn the dowel vertically to slide it through. Turn the dowel horizontally once it's inside the jar.
Hang the jar up by tying the twine, or fishing line, onto a tree limb. Place your suet inside the container. Watch as birds and other wildlife enter and exit your jar.