I made the wren hoce today; I had plenty of scrap left from the vertical bird hoces. Since I decided to make the side open instead of the front, I needed to support the long perch.

It took some ripping, and a few re-cuts because the angle was different,  but I finished it. I decided that since this one goes on the gradge, I’d install a perch. If I notice any bully birds trying to use it, I’ll cut it off and sand it down. In the meantime, the wrens may appreciate it.

I forgot to take a photo after I’d finished the crabapple plug feeder, but this is spade bit shavings that I’ll use for bird hoce bedding. Smells nice!

After I got up from my nap, I made goor-met suet cakes. I mostly followed the recipe this time, but once I see how well they’re received, I may make adjustments.

Dry ingredients. Large flake oatmeal, cornmeal, organic whole wheat flour, and fancy no-waste bird seed.

Oils. All-natural peanut butter, lard from the butcher shop, and tallow that I rendered last night.

Everything mixed. Looks pretty good!

Recipe said four cakes, but they would’ve been cheap-ass cakes, so I did three and put the rest into little condiment cups; I’ll sneak them into regular feeders so the cardinals get suet. Hopefully, starlings won’t notice.

Looks almost like I should be eating it myself. Hope they like them!