Unctuous and chock-full of seeds, suet cakes are the ultimate winter comfort food for birds. Like a hearty stew is for us on snowy days, a nutritious meal at a suet feeder is packed with warming ...
There are suet cakes, suet bars, suet balls ... path of feeding your avian friends throughout the winter, you must make a commitment to yourself and a promise to your birds.
You can buy fat balls in the shops but they're easy to make at home. Simply mix kitchen scraps such as cheese, cake crumbs and dry porridge oats with melted lard or beef suet, and set in the fridge ...