Fatcakes for birds

brilliant I remember doing this when I was little
will def start doing them again

x x x

The birds love them, all your buying is the dripping,as most of us as got the seed & nuts in anyway, and the rest of the stuff we'd be throwing in bin.

and theres always plenty of left over nuts at christmas, so cant ever run out hehe

thanks for shoeing this
am shopping tomorrow so will stock up

xx x

Your welcome Mookins.

I will definitely try this, Clarice. Thanks for the timely reminder. I remember doing it with my children years ago but hadn't thought of it since.

Such a good idea Clarice will make some this weekend :~)) x

ive been dooing the same in my coconut shell carol its very easy and like you asy cheaper but have got some fat balls to from carbooty, 20 for £2 not bad

Just remember not salted peanuts!

Definatley no salted nuts, Sandra besides the birdcakes i make which i do all through the winter, i also go through to big buckets of fatballs with 50 in then every winter, the big tubs are cheaper from wilko's.

will get some when in town, thanx carol

See you in a bit Sandra somone here.

Mm look good .. sure they ll be popular and mealworms as well real gourmet stuff ..well done ..thats how I like mine.

Mmm what kind of bird are you BB, lovely blog Clarice, will copy those ingredients thank you

BB within a 1-2days they an eat a big one, your welcome Morgana.

What a good idea Clarice...I could add my mum's leftovers to ours & make giant ones! Thanks for the recipe!

You could aswell Fluff.

Fantastic idea Clarice !!!!! It'll save me an absolute fortune ! :-))

Nice timely reminder Clarice, good on you for showing the way!

Hi Clarice, It's a clever way to save money and the birds really love them. But just a little warning as we found to our dismay....so do rats !! Soon after we started to put fat balls out we saw these horrible creatures scavenging underneath where we'd hung them. So no more fat balls for our birds I'm afraid ! Shame but maybe it's because we live in the country fairly near a farm. I believe they go for compost bins as well.

Hang em over a bird table so they dont shred bits on to the ground....

Ground squirrels with alopaecia........as much of a rural problem as an urban one then Pinky ? ; - 0 (((

great idea.... i used to make bird cakes when i was a child....

I've been putting these fat cakes out and fat balls for quite a few years,up to yet no probs with mice or rats, touch wood.

I put these out every year, and anything that falls on the ground gets hoovered up by mice, voles ( they're kinda cute ) and occasionally Mister Ratty who pops over from the donkey shed or the riverbank. However, now we have young Master Pip, they'll be thinking twice about it, methinks! He lurks in a big nepeta bush, waiting for them to pop out and - BANG! - they're histoire! Shame, but nature, red in tooth and claw...

I also find if when theres anything on the ground Woody, my woodpigeon comes eats everything. So dont think there would be much left for the mice etc.

What a brill idea Carol, someone was offering a bird feeder on freecycle and I've put my name forward so now I know what to put out on it! Thanks a lot. :~))

Your welcome Ian thought you'd be watching football, think most of them are, its quite on here tonight.

You couldn't make me watch that rubbish if you tied me to a chair and taped my eyelids back! ! !

So you certainly dont like it then:o)))

Did you get that impression ?.............. :~))

Just about........ :o)))

I hate the game just as passionatly as those who love it. :~))

Ian :o)))lol

Now if it was a game of rugby then I would be glued to the tv. :~))

Got 4 sons, 3 in to football, 1 into rugby but he will watch England play if its an important match.

Thanks for the reminder Carole , I copied your brill. idea last year ... the birds do love it :o)

Nice result, Clarice....5-1

Knew you was a gent when I first clapped eyes on you Ian,
Rugby is a REAL mans game!
footbalers/their supporters and the wags PAH!

A woman's game as well Indy !!!! (Watching ! haha)

Not a big football fan, but really pleased they won, so i will watch them in the world cup next year.

Yay for England. :~))

Brill blog, Carol, nearly missed it! :~{{
I do that too, & they get all sorts in them, cereal seeds, nuts, oats, whatever! Much cheapness! :~))

Marie your cakes will taste like mine, i think its a brill idea doing them as you say its so cheap to do them ;o))

I couldnt afford to do it otherwise!

Has diggsy fallen over and knocked himself out or something hes gone all blacked out on my screen !! LOL

Look at his latest addition to his pics! All will be revealed!
:~((