How to make bird seed balls?

Mix 2 cups bird seed, a half-cup lard and a quarter-cup suet together in a mixing bowl. Form the bird seed ball. Press the bird seed mixture into the wire ball. Add more mixture and form the ball with your hands until it is about 3 inches in diameter. read more

How to make flower seed balls is no different than how to make a native plant seed ball. Change the seeds to bird seed and you’ve got the ingredients for a bird food garden in the suburbs. Turn a vacant city lot into a wonderland of grasses, cosmos and zinnias. Let your kid’s imaginations run wild. Making seed balls is a terrific way to spend a rainy afternoon at the kitchen table or out in the garage. read more

Crunch the wire into a loose ball about 2 inches in diameter. Keep the cord knot roughly in the center of the wire ball. Mix 2 cups bird seed, a half-cup lard and a quarter-cup suet together in a mixing bowl. Form the bird seed ball. Press the bird seed mixture into the wire ball. read more

For a single large ball, you will need: A length of string or wire A button 2 cups of assorted birdseed 1/2 cup lard 1/4 cup suet or peanut butter Take the string or wire and make a loop, then tie the loop to the button. The button will be the center of the ball - a sort of block so that the the bird seed ball will stay together. read more