Peanuts are what broaden a suet cake's appeal beyond the usual woodpeckers and chickadees, pulling in jays, cardinals, and nuthatches too. That's the formula behind Armstrong Peanut Select Suet Cake, 320g, a beef-tallow cake made in Canada and sized for a standard wire suet cage or hopper feeder.
Why Do Peanuts Attract More Species to a Suet Cake?
Peanuts broaden the range of birds a suet cake draws compared to a plain cake without them. This one is marketed as attracting black-capped chickadees, downy, hairy, and red-bellied woodpeckers, blue jays, Steller's jays, northern cardinals, common redpolls, white-breasted and red-breasted nuthatches, and northern flickers.
When Should This Suet Cake Be Put Out?
It's best offered during colder weather months, since the high-fat formula gives birds the extra energy winter feeding calls for, and the cake holds its shape better in cold temperatures than in warm ones.
Who This Is For
- Anyone who wants one suet cake to draw as many species as possible, rather than stocking several kinds
- A birder already feeding through winter who wants to add variety without buying a new feeder
- Someone looking for a small add-on to pair with a bigger gift, like a feeder or a bag of seed
- A gift for someone who already owns a wire suet cage or hopper feeder
Quick Questions About This Suet Cake
What's in this suet cake besides beef fat and peanuts?
Cut corn, white millet, red milo, and black oil sunflower round out the blend along with rendered beef fat and peanuts.
What feeder does this cake need?
It fits a standard wire suet cage or a hopper feeder with a built-in suet cage, the same as most suet cakes.
Does it come as a single cake or a multi-pack?
It's a single 320-gram cake rather than a multi-pack.
One Suet Cake, a Wider Range of Visitors
A suet cake is an easy add-on to almost any other gift on this list. Armstrong Peanut Select Suet Cake, 320g fits the wire cage or hopper feeder already in use and brings in species a plain suet cake wouldn't.
