-snip- After everyone is at school/work, I'll look for the right bird newsgroup, but you folks are a fount of information.
news:rec.birds is to birds what rec.gardens is to gardens.g Found it and thank you!
My gut says hold on the shortening. I'd go for plain suet-- warm just enough to make it pliable- roll in bird seed.
My birds prefer just plain fresh lard to all the adulterated one I've tried-- but that doesn't make for a project. . . . unless you just make the 'feeder'-- can be as simple as a nail driven in a board, or as complicated as folding hardware cloth.
Jim Sounds over the abilities of first and second graders. :)
I'm looking for extra onion bags right now! Too bad I just finishe that huge bag and tossed it. I have 4 potentials, I think I'll be doin lots of onions and shallots for a few days!
Thanks for your help
Cheryl My kids used peanutbutter and rolled pine cones in bird seed. Tie red ribbon on before hand. They hung them every where a small kid could reach. This was a family tradition and still is.
Betsy
Which would be great EXCEPT if you reread the original post, I have GS that is ALLERGIC to peanuts.
Cheryl My error but I bet lard would suffice. And if you find it it's chea and with kids crafts that's a PLUS
here is a web site that might help u out
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we used to do the pinecone idea as mentioned :) when the kids wer younger also. but we did two kinds one with peanut butter and the othe we rolled the pinecone in lard, then in bird seed and then we hung i using ribbon. maybe the lard and seed one might work for ya. good luck. sockiescat
-- sockiescat