Something that is a garden feature essential in our household is birds in the garden. This is as not only are they pretty to look at and listen to but they help keep some nasty beasties at bay. The best way to get some birds in to your garden is to feed them and this is where this fat ball feeder comes in. In our rear garden our cat is often know to snooze and watch for birds so all of our bird feeders are in the front garden which she is less partial too as there is no grass to sunbathe on. What is it and in use ********************* This is a wire cage really with a closing lid to it and a metal loop at the top to hang over ...  Read the complete review

At the end of last Summer, a pet shop where I live were selling off some of their bird feeders and I purchased one of these Suet Ball feeders from them for £2.50, which I still think is a decent price. The reason I chose this one over some of the others is the fact that it's for suet balls, or fat balls as we call them at home, and my kids were taught how to make these in school. So now we make our own suet/fat balls using lots of bird friendly nuts and seeds - left over kitchen fat can be saved to make these and my kids like seeing the birds feed off something they've made. The ball feeder itself is basically a tall cylindrical wire cage, with the wires which ...  Read the complete review