Talkback: Bird feeding - make fat cakes - Talkback

mudpack

24/11/2011 at 15:27

These tips are really good, and I will be trying them out in my garden.

osmotherly02

24/11/2011 at 15:28

how do i divide a large dahlia corm and can i grow them in large pots

seeker33

24/11/2011 at 15:28

1st class advice & information. Helps me do my bit for the environment.

glovesareon

24/11/2011 at 15:28

Won't the fat cake fall apart when the birds land on it? Will the squirrels help themselves to it?

mitch1872

24/11/2011 at 15:29

ooh i cant wait to make these i have a few robbins popping in and out of my garden and well as other birds and its so brilliant to see them from my kitchen window watching them i also have alot of sunflower seeds from my sunflowers which they tend to really enjoy and as i have so many i can add these to the cakes too And now that my grape vine has matured i can place there bird nest next to it so it adds cover for them and its just the right high for them as they dont like there nests too high

shelley6623

24/11/2011 at 15:29

Put fat cake mix into old brightly coloured mugs and hand from tall lantern hooks in the border - adds a splash of colour and encourages the birds too.

dabacus

24/11/2011 at 15:29

A picture of one of our feeders, http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff82/taffy4u2/Feeder.jpg
It gives the small birds some protection from our resident Sparow hawk.
We even have a Greater Spotted Woodpecker who gets inside to feed with no problems.

catsco2001

24/11/2011 at 15:29

I have been making fat cakes for several years and every year my garden is full of birds. The wood pecker can't get enough and the squirrels like them too!!

dabacus

24/11/2011 at 15:29

You say not to use a fat that doesn't set then say to use Lard, this isn't a good thing to use during warmer weather, much better to use dripping, but shop around for it
Tesco value oats are the cheapest.
I use 2 litre pop bottles cut off at the shoulder as moulds, they take about 1.5 litres of mix each,
Then hang them in tubes of half inch (1cm) wire netting hung inside 2 hanging baskets hung by their sides, 2 chains to hold the baskets and the 3rd to hold the feeder.

Eager Beaver

06/12/2011 at 14:40

I have just made some cranberry jelly from my own berries and wonder whether I can use the leftover pulp (berries boiled in their entirety without any additives and drained)in bird cakes?

Theresa Fisher

23/11/2012 at 16:35

I will be putting these tips to good use, thanks for this.I like to do my bit for nature.

Betty200011

26/11/2012 at 11:04

can you use fat from cooked hock bone ?

nina swanson

03/02/2013 at 08:43

I will be trying these out later with my 12 year old, a great sunday afternoon event! I agree with Glovesareon and hope they dont fall apart.

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