Fat Balls
@Orson_Kart (6108)
United Kingdom
May 11, 2016 5:34pm CST
I have fat balls, and the birds love them. 
Trouble is I only like t!ts. Blue, Great, Coal, and even the Long-tailed t!t. 
But the bigger birds love my fat balls too. 
Them pesky crows and pigeons. 
They are so greedy that they eat them up too fast and they scare the little birds away.
Now I am only going to put my nuts and seeds out for them to peck on. 
Have you had a similar problem with your fat balls? 
Trouble is I only like t!ts. Blue, Great, Coal, and even the Long-tailed t!t.
But the bigger birds love my fat balls too. Them pesky crows and pigeons.
They are so greedy that they eat them up too fast and they scare the little birds away.
Now I am only going to put my nuts and seeds out for them to peck on.
Have you had a similar problem with your fat balls? 12 people like this
14 responses
@Orson_Kart (6108)
• United Kingdom
12 May 16
Yes, it was a very poor attempt at a play on birds.
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@Orson_Kart (6108)
• United Kingdom
12 May 16
How about in the oven at 180c with some nice roast potatoes?
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@Orson_Kart (6108)
• United Kingdom
13 May 16
@Drosophila Northern boys love gravy!
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
12 May 16
@Orson_Kart depends on if there's cauliflower cheese, yorkshire pud and gravy or not!
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
14 May 16
Sorry I don't have fat balls but if I did, I am sure that the squirrels would eat them anyway!! Nothing worse than a squirrel nibbling on fat balls!!
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@Orson_Kart (6108)
• United Kingdom
14 May 16
I am keeping my fat balls to myself from now on,
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@Orson_Kart (6108)
• United Kingdom
8 Mar 17
@LoriAMoore I've had them out all winter. 
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@Orson_Kart (6108)
• United Kingdom
12 May 16
I encourage the small ones, but the big ones don't take no for an answer. 
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@Orson_Kart (6108)
• United Kingdom
14 May 16
That's good to hear. I know how far to push it with you now.
@flapiz (22402)
• United Kingdom
18 May 16
@Orson_Kart I'm pretty sure I can. I just wasn't aware of its existence 
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@Orson_Kart (6108)
• United Kingdom
18 May 16
I like your thinking. 
Are you saying you can't get hold of fat balls in Oz?
You should come over here, they are in your face.
Are you saying you can't get hold of fat balls in Oz?
You should come over here, they are in your face. 1 person likes this
@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
11 Dec 16
the problem is that nature won't let you pick and choose - you get all the critters not just the ones you want to see - the only reason you don't draw in an ostritch and an emu is they are too far away and don't fly
@bluesa (15023)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
29 Jun 17
oh my I had to catch my breath I laughed so much! @Orson_Kart , I was listening to Fireball from Pitbull while reading this, strange hmmm 
. No, cats moved in next door with our new neighbours so no more birds come to visit us .1 person likes this
@bluesa (15023)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
29 Jun 17
@Orson_Kart , it did 
. Sorry to hear that. But yes, we've stopped feeding the birds for now, it only put them in danger.
. Sorry to hear that. But yes, we've stopped feeding the birds for now, it only put them in danger. 
@cacay1 (83223)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
13 May 16
@Orson_Kart Me too, but our birds here just pass by very seldom.
@Traceyjayne (1763)
• United Kingdom
20 Dec 16
....be thankful that bigger birds ( or anyone ) like your fat balls !!!
