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Post by karenupnorth on Jan 18, 2019 12:48:29 GMT
 I had a go at making my own fat cakes now the weather has turned chilly and they have gone down very well, this lovely male Chaffinch has enjoyed some today!  |
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Post by matt on Jan 18, 2019 14:38:53 GMT
Do you have a recipe you could share Karen? I have some shop bought ones in a feeder that don't really get a lot of interest. Occasionally a starling, or even a bluetit, will have a peck at them but they must not love them because they very rarely bother (much more interest in the seed feeders).
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Post by karenupnorth on Jan 18, 2019 15:12:44 GMT
Hi Matt,
I basically got a block of lard and melted it down, then mixed together meal worms, peanuts, bird seed sunflower hearts and put the mix into paper cups and topped the cup up with melted lard until it just covered the seed mix, I put a string inside it to hang them up also. Great fun to do especially with kids.
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Post by WildlifePaul on Jan 18, 2019 18:03:59 GMT
Look great Karen,
You should try and use some Atora beef suet next time, When I have had chance to make my own they love it.
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Post by karenupnorth on Jan 18, 2019 18:24:32 GMT
Will do, thanks for the tip!
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Post by WildlifePaul on Jan 18, 2019 21:55:52 GMT
Love your avatar Karen  |
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Post by karenupnorth on Jan 19, 2019 14:03:56 GMT
Why thank you! I ended up having to get my son to do it as the file was too big. lol
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Post by YorksherLass on Jan 19, 2019 15:58:50 GMT
That's a lovely photo Karen, I always enjoy looking at yours as I do with everybody else's. (Perhaps a bit more as you are in Yorksher too!)  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2019 11:45:44 GMT
Karen, I made some out of melted beef suet, peanuts, and dried mealworms. They did get eaten but our birds prefer the cheap and cheerful fat balls from B & M bargains!!  |
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Post by kevin on Apr 26, 2019 15:27:09 GMT
Hi Karen this is a great recipe of making fat cakes and I’m sure I will be making some shortly. Thanks for sharing.
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