The key ingredient in fat balls is suet. Suet is pure refined animal or
vegetable fat and is one of the most concentrated and easily
metabolised energy foods for wild birds. It gives them instant
vigour, and they love it. It's a superb all-year-round food, and can
even cope with hard frost.
Our fat balls are made to our own tried and tested recipe and to
the same exacting standards as our mixtures. The only other
ingredients are cereals and seeds. We never use bulking materials
such as sand and waste products. We love our birds and want
them to be healthy.
Typical analysis per 100 grms: protein 11% oil 34% fibre 8%
ash 2.5%.
Our Fat Balls are available in a variety of sizes and can be bought
singly or in nets or individually wrapped without nets. This type of
packaging is to keep this excellent food in good condition. Fat
balls should be fed in addition to other foods - they provide much
needed energy for the birds and are an acceptable substitute for
insect protein, which is lacking from a wild bird's diet in winter.
Fledglings in particular need insect protein for healthy growth and
development, so it is important to continue feeding fat balls all year
round