Submitted by twitcheechucs t3_121qjae in explainlikeimfive
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twitcheechucs OP t1_jdmwcow wrote
Oh interesting! Were you and your coworkers making the suet by hand, or were they prepackaged, and you had to bundle them? (or something else?)
FancierPancakes t1_jdmwwfv wrote
It was prepackaged in giant bags and we were putting it in individual packages to be sold in stores.
twitcheechucs OP t1_jdmx5h2 wrote
Oh weird! If you don't mind me asking, was this a chain store, or just like a single owner single location? You don't have to name it lol, I'm just curious cuz I haven't heard of something like being done before
FancierPancakes t1_jdmzmfl wrote
I’m sorry, I have no idea. I didn’t work there long and don’t even remember the name of the company that I worked for lol. It was under the table for a couple weeks.
twitcheechucs OP t1_jdmzq49 wrote
No worries! Like I said, was just curious about that.
Antman013 t1_jdn7w8b wrote
Certain species of birds will eat berries, others do not. Then,there are species who eat live prey, like robins eating worms. I live to the east of you in Ontario Canada, and my wife and I purchase whatever suet cakes are cheapest at a given time. The local flocks seem to like whatever we put out, as we regularly see 30-50 birds hanging around each time we refill the feeders.
TL/DR: I imagine most of the "variety" is more about marketing than anything else. The suet itself is the primary food source, anyway.
twitcheechucs OP t1_jdn872t wrote
Makes sense, most of my current birds are just happy that there's food out, especially because of the lil snow storm we just got
FancierPancakes t1_jdmw2xp wrote
Anecdotal, but I briefly worked packaging suet to be sold at pet stores. There were 3 different “flavors” (berry, holiday, and something else I think) and they were all the exact same thing in different packages. I don’t remember what brand it was.