{"title":"Starter Kits","description":"\u003cp\u003eEverything you need in one order, priced under the sum of its parts. If you have never fed birds before, start here — you get the feeder, and you get a second one to try in a different corner of the yard.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"backyard-starter-kit","title":"Backyard Starter Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003eThree feeders, three different ways of putting food out, for people starting from nothing. Bought separately they come to $65.97. Here they are $49.99 — you save $15.98.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNothing in this kit needs a pole, a post, or a hole dug in the lawn. One sticks to a window, one hangs from any branch or hook, and one turns a drinks bottle you already have into a feeder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's in it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClear Window Bird Feeder\u003c\/strong\u003e — $24.99 on its own. Suction-cups onto the glass so birds feed a foot from where you sit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBottle-Top Bird Feeder Kit\u003c\/strong\u003e — $18.99 on its own. A tray and screw-on adapter; add any standard bottle and hang it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHanging Suet Ball Feeder\u003c\/strong\u003e — $21.99 on its own. A wire cage on a chain for fat balls.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy three and not one\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBirds do not all eat the same way. The window feeder and the bottle feeder both hold seed, which brings in finches, chickadees and sparrows. The suet cage holds fat, and fat is what brings woodpeckers, nuthatches and wrens — birds that will ignore a seed feeder completely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpread them around the yard rather than hanging them together. Birds queue less and you see more species at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat to buy with it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne bag of black oil sunflower seed and a box of fat balls covers everything here. Both are in any supermarket or garden centre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShips within two days. Allow about two weeks for delivery.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thicket \u0026amp; Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43825153179715,"sku":"TCO-KIT-01","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0706\/5744\/1859\/files\/hf_20260913_084711_58b9aa2e-6040-42a3-9ce8-a9d9198ef9bd.png?v=1789289323"},{"product_id":"winter-feeding-kit","title":"Winter Feeding Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003eFour feeders that between them cover a whole winter. Bought separately they come to $108.96. Here they are $84.99 — you save $23.97.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinter is the only time of year backyard feeding genuinely matters to the birds. Natural food runs out, the nights are long, and a small bird can burn most of its body weight staying warm overnight. A yard with food in it in January holds birds that will still be there in spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's in it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGazebo Hanging Bird Feeder\u003c\/strong\u003e — $34.99 on its own. Pitched roof keeps snow and rain off the seed; the big hopper means fewer trips outside in the cold.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClassic Tube Seed Feeder\u003c\/strong\u003e — $26.99 on its own. Two ports, four perches, holds several days of seed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHanging Suet Ball Feeder\u003c\/strong\u003e — $21.99 on its own. Fat balls are the highest-calorie thing you can offer, which is exactly what birds need in winter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClear Window Bird Feeder\u003c\/strong\u003e — $24.99 on its own. So you can watch without opening a door.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSeed and fat, not just seed\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the reason for four feeders rather than one big one. Seed feeds finches, cardinals, chickadees and sparrows. Fat feeds woodpeckers, nuthatches, wrens and creepers — birds that eat insects the rest of the year and switch to suet when the insects are gone. Put out only seed and you never see half of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOnce the cold sets in\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep the feeders going without long gaps. Birds learn a reliable food source and build their day around it, and a feeder that runs empty for a week in a hard freeze costs them more than it helped. Refill on a schedule you can actually keep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWater matters as much as food when everything is frozen, so a heated bath or a shallow dish you refresh each morning is worth adding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShips within two days. Allow about two weeks for delivery.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thicket \u0026amp; Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43825421451331,"sku":"TCO-KIT-02","price":84.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0706\/5744\/1859\/files\/hf_20260913_084711_a0d12260-f047-4465-a70f-b6f9289a9887.png?v=1789289343"},{"product_id":"complete-backyard-kit","title":"Complete Backyard Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003eEverything we sell for the yard, in one order. Food and water, four feeders and the cast-iron bird bath. Bought separately it comes to $178.95. Here it is $139.99 — you save $38.96.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the kit for someone setting up a yard properly, or for a present that is meant to be a real present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's in it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCast-Iron Garden Bird Bath\u003c\/strong\u003e — $69.99 on its own. Pedestal bath with a decorative branch and bird detail on the stem.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGazebo Hanging Bird Feeder\u003c\/strong\u003e — $34.99 on its own. Pitched roof, large hopper, keeps seed dry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClassic Tube Seed Feeder\u003c\/strong\u003e — $26.99 on its own. Two ports and four perches.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHanging Suet Ball Feeder\u003c\/strong\u003e — $21.99 on its own. Wire cage on a chain for fat balls.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClear Window Bird Feeder\u003c\/strong\u003e — $24.99 on its own. Suction-cups to the glass for close viewing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe bath is the part people underestimate\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA seed feeder only ever brings you seed-eaters. Warblers, thrushes, waxwings, orioles and vireos eat insects and fruit and will never touch a feeder — but every bird drinks, and every bird bathes. Put water out and the list of species in your yard roughly doubles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt also works year-round, which a seed feeder arguably does not. Summer is when a bath earns its keep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to set it up\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePut the bath somewhere open, with a shrub eight or ten feet away — birds want an escape route but will not use water they cannot approach safely. Hang the gazebo and tube feeders apart from each other so birds are not queuing. The suet cage goes near a tree trunk if you have one; woodpeckers and nuthatches prefer feeding close to bark. 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