C&S Peanut Delight No Melt Suet Dough Wild Bird Food, 11.75-oz tray

We have various bird feeders in our yard (Southern California - Pomona Valley). This year we purchased/added a hopper feeder with two suet cages - one on each end. This is the 3rd different type of suet we've purchased and the birds love it (House finches, sparrows, bushtits and, Northern mocking bird). As others have pointed out this peanut suet is a bit crumbly but our hopper/suet cage is located over some grass so it is not a problem for us, but because it is crumbly I gave it a 4 out of 5 stars. Also I read on a few bird forums that suet can go rancid in high temperatures and it can get pretty hot here in the Pomona Valley between late April and early October (95ºF to 117ºF) so I cut We have various bird feeders in our yard (Southern California - Pomona Valley). This year we purchased/added a hopper feeder with two suet cages - one on each end. This is the 3rd different type of suet we've purchased and the birds love it (House finches, sparrows, bushtits and, Northern mocking bird). As others have pointed out this peanut suet is a bit crumbly but our hopper/suet cage is located over some grass so it is not a problem for us, but because it is crumbly I gave it a 4 out of 5 stars. Also I read on a few bird forums that suet can go rancid in high temperatures and it can get pretty hot here in the Pomona Valley between late April and early October (95ºF to 117ºF) so I cut this product it in half - and placed the other half in the freezer for later use. I would definitely recommend this product to others in Southern California. … more

Maybe its great in someplaces. I placed the cake in a flat/dish style feeder. The birds that come to my yard, woodpeckers, cardinals, blue jays, painted buntings, etc., are familiar with the dish feeder it was not a new structure. However, they didn't touch the Suet - not for anything. I poured the seed I usually feed them and put peanuts out - which they get everyday, and not a bird was interested in the Suet Whatsoever. I live in South Florida. Maybe it does better in other places. It didn't melt, I'll give it that. I got hard actually. Then I had to pitch it out. But it did not attract any new birds and the birds that come daily were so not interested. Oh well, it was worth a try. Oh, the Maybe its great in someplaces. I placed the cake in a flat/dish style feeder. The birds that come to my yard, woodpeckers, cardinals, blue jays, painted buntings, etc., are familiar with the dish feeder it was not a new structure. However, they didn't touch the Suet - not for anything. I poured the seed I usually feed them and put peanuts out - which they get everyday, and not a bird was interested in the Suet Whatsoever. I live in South Florida. Maybe it does better in other places. It didn't melt, I'll give it that. I got hard actually. Then I had to pitch it out. But it did not attract any new birds and the birds that come daily were so not interested. Oh well, it was worth a try. Oh, the squirrels weren't interested either! … more

I live on a wildlife sanctuary and feed lots of wild birds everyday. For the last eight years I've stocked the feeding stations with the different brands and flavors of suet cakes. This is by far the most popular. It's also the most economical.

So my titmice and woodpeckers love the peanuts in my birdseed so much, I decided to switch from the woodpecker premium suet to this peanut delight dough and was so confident that they'd like it, I got the tray size. Well no one is going near it! So I reordered the woodpecker premium which had been a big hit among all my winged visitors, and I dumped every one of these peanut doughs in the garbage and recycled their packaging. Luckily none of this will break the bank.

The birds loved it. Even the raccoons loved it. One night I forgot to bring it in and the next morning the whole cake was gone. The raccoons even figured out how to lift the suet cake cage off the tree branch and bring it down to the deck floor where it was easier for them to eat the whole cake.

Every bird in our yard loves this suet. We see Flickers, woodpeckers, Orioles, chickadees and many other birds munching on this all the time.

Some of the wild birds in the mountains of New Mexico near Alma are quite pleased with this suet and are frequently back for more. Will likely buy again in the future.

First of all the packaging didn't look like this so maybe it was and maybe it wasn't. It was generically packaged so I'm not sure if I'm reviewing the one in the pic or a generic substitute but here it is: These "cakes" are too crumbly and only last a few days as the woodpeckers chisel their way thru it. The birds love it. I don't. Hope this helps.

The birdies seem to love this one even more than other varieties. Especially blue jays, finches, chickadees and woodpeckers.

Normally the suet is soft, as if it were made of modeling clay, and the birds love it. The batch that Chewy has is as hard as a brick, because it is dried out. Unfortunately, I can't recommend ordering it because you will likely get a bad batch that no bird will eat. If you find it in a store press your thumb against the suet package. If it goes in easily as if it were modeling clay, it's good. If it feels like you're pushing against a brick, it's bad.