You need to buy (or make) a suet cage - a rectangular wire or plastic mesh
cage to put your suet blocks in. These are sold at all bird stores like
Wildbirds. You just take the suet out of the wrapper and drop it in the
cage. Then you hang the cage from a hook or birdfeeder stand, or a tree
(woodpeckers especially like suet against a tree trunk). Nothing else you
need to do! Suet blocks are a lot cleaner than regular birdfeeding
approaches and much less prone to disease. It's a good alternative for
those concerned about harming the birds and spreading disease.

- Teresa Michelsen
Kenmore, WA

----- Original Message -----
From: <NJPharris at aol.com>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 2:14 PM
Subject: Newbie questions


> Well, as long as we're allowing newbie questions, I've got one. I bought
> some suet to feed the birdies with, but I don't have a clue how to use it,
> and there are no instructions on the package. Could someone give me some
> advice or point me to where I could find it? Please?
>
> --Nick Pharris
> Olympia, WA
> mailto: NJPharris at aol.com
>
>