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Garden Guide Essentials: Your Guide to Cleaning a Suet Cage Bird Feeder
If you want to feed suet to birds, you need to know how to clean a suet bird feeder. Get our expert tips on how to keep your suet feeder clean.
The Best Way to Clean a Suet Feeder
Red-bellied woodpecker enjoying a suet feeder
With the warm temperatures of Spring on its way, it’s also time to pull your suet feeders back out of storage. Clean them up and load them up with fatty fuel. We often receive the question, “How should I clean my suet cage feeder?”
Justin from Garden Guide Online suggests, “Keeping feeders clean is an important element of bird feeding. Wire cage feeders for serving suet get very messy, so they need regular cleaning, more often in hot weather. Start by soaking the empty feeder in warm water mixed with mild dish detergent and a little vinegar. After it has soaked for an hour or two, wipe off any accumulated gunk with a soft brush or a sponge. Rinse the feeder thoroughly before you refill it and put it back out for the birds.”
Make sure to clean your suet feeders every few weeks to keep birds healthy. In winter, gently clear away any snow and ice that accumulates to make it easier for birds to access their food.
Another key backyard tip for feeding suet: Raw suet softens at 70 degrees, potentially sticking to bird feathers and going rancid quickly, so it should be offered only in cooler months.
If you’re in need of a new suet feeder or suet, we’ve got you covered.
Check out our expansive collection of suet feeders.
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