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I make my own Fat Balls from suet, chopped nuts, desiccated coconut (all from supermarket), and bird seed (Poundshop).
Melt suet in microwave, add nuts & stuff, pour into a plastic mould (eg. Xmas Pud bowl) with a string in the middle (to hang from tree) and freeze. Freezing allows you to get the fat ball out of the mould.
All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.
J. Parkers the bulb people have now started selling bird food, it's very reasonably priced & you usually get a free gift of plants or bulbs when you order from them. Here's a link. Bird Feed - J Parker Dutch Bulbs
There's quite a few places you can get it from try a wholesale seed merchant they'll be cheapest but you may have to order 3 or 4 bags but believ me it wont last long. I get thru 25KG every 10 days or so and that's just the sunflower hearts.
I pay £8 for a 20kg bag of normal stuff, or £13 for a 12.75 kilo bag of Gardman no mess.
If you make your own fat balls use suet as opposed to lard, as some recipes say, - lard makes an awful mess as it is not quite solid at room temp - I know!!
I pay £8 for a 20kg bag of normal stuff, or £13 for a 12.75 kilo bag of Gardman no mess.
If you make your own fat balls use suet as opposed to lard, as some recipes say, - lard makes an awful mess as it is not quite solid at room temp - I know!!
I might just try the Gardman stuff then, the price difference is quite big.
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