I’m not advocating, but one can buy grass-fed organically produced beef suet through the mail. One source that I see online sells it for about $7 / lb., which is not more than one might pay for certain brands of organic peanut butter (which are typically non-hydrogenated, so no need to wonder about the health effects of feeding hydrogenated vegetable oils to birds).
-Geo > On Jan 9, 2022, at 9:45 AM, Linda Orkin <wingmagi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I have a question for everyone regarding suet. Since we know that pesticides > and other harmful human chemicals including industrial agriculture > antibiotics accumulate in the fat of mammals how healthy can animal suet from > animal agriculture actually be for birds. I have never seen anyone mention or > consider this. I have tried to look it up but cannot find anything. Just > going by my own understanding of the food chain and bioaccumulation I’m > relying on my common sense. I mix organic peanut butter and organic cornmeal > and use that. > > Linda Orkin > Ithaca, New York. > >>> On Jan 9, 2022, at 9:39 AM, Peter Saracino <petersarac...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >> >> >> Folks im looking for a suet log/cylinder for a suet holder I have. Just >> suet....no embedded seeds. At least 6-7" high and a few inches in diameter. >> Any ideas where I can buy some. No luck at Tractor Supply, Running, Country >> Max or Wild Birds Unlimited, Amazon.... >> Thanks. >> Pete Sar >> >> -- >> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >> Welcome and Basics >> Rules and Information >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> Archives: >> The Mail Archive >> Surfbirds >> BirdingOnThe.Net >> Please submit your observations to eBird! >> -- > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
