This is great information. Was experiencing the same issues with bird seed waste. However I found using hot Pepper 🌶 sauce ( for birds) or make your own, took care of the squirrels issues. They leave the seed and cakes alone and the birds do not mind the hot seeds in the least. I did not have any Kayro syrup as you suggested, but used maple syrup (the pure stuff) instead. It worked. Also I found that using black shelled sunflower seeds, with shelled peanuts, safflower seeds, and other no waste seeds took care of the waste issue and reduced the sparrows, starlings, and grackles down to just a few. Discovered the woodpeckers, finches and wrens love the cakes. Also it is important to read your seed bag for list of ingredients. Milo seed is a cheep filler seed, birds do not even like it, even the sparrows would prefer other seed and it it seeds your lawn with milo. Ugh!
Hey I had the same problem with Sparrows and doves that are capable of waisting 15 lbs of birdseed a day..... So I totally switched out almost all of my feeders to seed cakes of different shapes and types.... It worked...sparrows still come around but give up quickly and the doves are completely gone..... Good ridden.... 😁 Ohh and the squirrels I trapped and relocated them to a park 😀 Thanks for the recipe 👍👍
I am going to save so much money with this! Thank you.
This is great information. Was experiencing the same issues with bird seed waste. However I found using hot
Pepper 🌶 sauce ( for birds) or make your own, took care of the squirrels issues. They leave the seed and cakes alone and the birds do not mind the hot seeds in the least. I did not have any Kayro syrup as you suggested, but used maple syrup (the pure stuff) instead. It worked.
Also I found that using black shelled sunflower seeds, with shelled peanuts, safflower seeds, and other no waste seeds took care of the waste issue and reduced the sparrows, starlings, and grackles down to just a few. Discovered the woodpeckers, finches and wrens love the cakes. Also it is important to read your seed bag for list of ingredients. Milo seed is a cheep filler seed, birds do not even like it, even the sparrows would prefer other seed and it it seeds your lawn with milo. Ugh!
That's pretty interesting, Julie. That reminds me of Sesame Street when Big Bird enjoys his favorite bird seed milkshake.
Thanks. Will give it a try.
Cool 😎 👍 🐦
Is there a way of making these cakes firmer so they don't fall apart so easily?
Hey I had the same problem with Sparrows and doves that are capable of waisting 15 lbs of birdseed a day..... So I totally switched out almost all of my feeders to seed cakes of different shapes and types.... It worked...sparrows still come around but give up quickly and the doves are completely gone..... Good ridden.... 😁 Ohh and the squirrels I trapped and relocated them to a park 😀
Thanks for the recipe 👍👍
Hello! What amounts for each ingredient did you use? Thank you!!
dad was trying peanut butter with birdseed first, with no results.. he is now trying crisco with peanut butter and birdseed...
Tell Dad to try suet. It is cheap and he can find it where ever he buys his bird suet. It works best is winter and spring.
DO NOT FEED birds flour or corn syrup, both are unhealthy, especially corn syrup. Unflavored gelatin is fine, so is peanut butter and/or lard.