I recently ordered some fat balls from the RSPB and I put them in a feeder in the garden in the usual place and no birds have gone near them. Does anybody know the reason for this? Do the fatballs go off? I have never had this problem before.
Hi Steve, I have had fatballs from local suppliers, some have been harder and more solid, so they have taken some time to get eaten, I used to buy the cheaper ones on a deal, they were messy to handle and did smell a bit, but the birds ate them. I now take them from RSPB, have had 2 different ones, lovely fat balls, no mess, no smell and they all get eaten. very quickly, I do remember, I think, seeing a use by date on the boxes, I suppose like all ingredients, if old or lying in stores, they will go off but would have thought RSPB would have a good turn around on them.
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