Suet Shop, Wild Bird Food Premium Insect Flavoured Suet Fat
Suet Shop, Wild Bird Food Premium Insect Flavoured Suet Fat Blocks, High in Energy & Protein 300g x 1
Spring
Help your garden birds flourish by feeding them all year round and not just the winter. Wild birds face different challenges per season.
Feeding in this season helps keep the birds strong while they are feeding their young.
Summer
During the summer months we often get dry ground, making it more difficult for the birds to find food. Feeding during the summer months enables them to find a food source to boost what they will find naturally.
Autumn
The Autumn season, the birds find themselves moulting and preparing their bodies for the for the hard winter months ahead.
Winter
Feeding this season is vital in helping the birds survive the challenging weather conditions that winter brings. It helps them get ready for the nesting period in early Spring.
KEY PRODUCT BENEFITS
- High energy complementary food source
- Made with human grade beef tallow
- Unique composition that helps the suet from breaking down in various weather conditions.
- Packed with rich nutrients and fats.
- Ideal for all year feeding.
HANDY TIPS
- Always have fresh water available.
- Keep feeders and water bowls clean.
- Feed in safe spots in the garden
- Mixing suet flavours and seeds will help attract many different species into your garden
| Weight: | 3 kg |
| Size: | 1 count (Pack of 10) |
| Dimensions: | 27.5 x 13 x 11.3 cm; 3 kg |
| Colour: | Neutral |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Dimensions: | 27.5 x 13 x 11.3 cm; 3 kg |
| Quantity: | 1 |
| Size: | 1 count (Pack of 10) |
| Volume: | 3 Kilograms |
We have a lot of wildlife in our garden and the birds are well adjusted to me feeding them by now, these suet blocks seem to have gone down a treat not just with the birds but I had a fox pinch one that I left out by accident so they must be quite tasty indeed!
Each suet block is individually wrapped, and they fit in the cage I already had just fine.
At around 1.50 each I feel they represent quite good value for money, and I like that they are made in the UK too. It’s a product I’m more than happy to recommend and I feel they are worth the full five stars, buy with confidence!
I’ve built a bird feeder a while ago with roof as a large underneath the roof area to keep seeds for them, where the birds can rest and we can enjoy watching them in the meantime.
We used to have suet balls, but was not ideal as the birds easily rolled them out the feeder, and the balls ended up on the ground where our 2 dog was at it all the time. So we ended up always going out and picking it up.
Was hoping this problem will get solved with a solid block….unfortunately didn’t. The birds still pushing it out from the bird house. So we need to figure something else out.
Apart from this very personal issue, these blocks are great. There’s 10 of them, quite large and we always had birds munching on it. Last quite a long time as well.
This suit block seems to be a favourite of my garden birds. However It has also attracted the attention of the local Jackdaw population. Who will devour the entire thing in a single sitting. So make sure you have a caged feeder to put this in or it may well disappear to those greedy chaps.
PROS
-birds really seem to like them
-quite good value (especially as they get delivered right to my door, they are heavy!)
CONS
-they are very dense, I’m thinking that smaller birds have a tough time getting what they need (I see them working quite hard when pecking at them). The starlings have no problems though
NOTES
-besides the cage I’ve got that’s sized for blocks like this, I break them up into smaller chunks and use them for a window bird-feeder. The birds really like them, and they last for ages
-I’m very happy to purchase a product from a UK manufacturer
MY STAR RATINGS:
1* substandard, mostly cons
2** barely acceptable, cons outweigh the pros
3*** meets the basic requirements, cons balance the pros
4**** good product, pros outweigh the cons
5***** exceptional, all (or almost all) pros
At this time of year, the birds are out foraging for their babies, so any help you can give is great. I put these fat blocks out all year round, I do have a holder, but I also just place them on the bird table for them.
Packed with protein and insects, the birds certainly seem to like them, and we’ve had a number of rucks in our garden as the fat pigeons and the magpies vie for first dibs (the pigeons always lose), although they do bring in the smaller birds too.
You get 10 individually sealed blocks in the box, and this should keep them going for a week or so, plus it means I don’t have to lug heavy boxes from the shops.
We have a bird feeding station with multiple sections which we fill with seed, nuts, flutter butter and fat balls so these are a welcome addition to the feeding station.
We regularly see robins, blue tits, chaffinches and goldfinches at the table. Yesterday when we put this suet block out we saw the return of a woodpecker that we’ve not seen in a while.
The magpies, pigeons, jackdaws and doves seem to love fighting over this block so it must be good. We even had a pesky squirrel that somehow gets up to our tray where the nuts are investigate the block but fortunately decided to leave it alone and see if we refilled the peanut tray!
These are about 50p a block more than others I’ve seen but I’m pleased that the birds are enjoying them immensely.
I feed my birds all throughout the year and they go through fat blocks quite fast. These fat blocks are also a hit, they fit in the cage I already have and the birds like them as much as my usual brand. They’re well packaged with a best before date on it so you can store them outside of the box and still know when they’re good until. They’re a bit pricer than usual but they’re nice quality so I wouldn’t mind paying the extra for them.
The suet blocks are designed to go in those cages that hang on bird feeders and trees but they can also be laid down on your bird table and because of their shape they are easier for the birds to peck at on the bird table than the round suet balls. I know common theory is that suet and higher energy food is only needed during the Autumn and Winter months but at this time of the year the birds are reproducing and raising their young so they also need that extra energy and so do their young.
At a cost of 1.49 per block this is close to what I pay locally without the hassle of getting a heavy box of suet blocks home again so the very slight increase in price to what I have paid is more than made up for by the free home delivery so I will definitely be ordering these again.
Quick note if you put out dried insects for the birds, you should really soak them in water first at this time of year to soften them because it makes it easier for the young birds to eat and digest.
Normally we use suet pellets in our hanging bird feeder and makeshift wooden ‘bird box’ but pellets can make quite a mess and sometimes attract aggressive seagulls, ravens and the like, as bits inevitably land on the ground.
Thought I’d give the ‘suet blocks’ a try and it seems to be a success with the smaller birds. Put one block in the wooden box a few hours ago – quite a few pecks have been eaten already! (See photos). The home made wooden box was for wet or windy days, but on drier days it also offers smaller birds a chance at some food too.
Great Best Before End date (by over a year) but I’d imagine, given how hungry the local birds are, these blocks will be used up in about a fortnight.
The summer weather and longer periods of daylight sees food disappear much more quickly compared to during the winter.
Seems to be a success so far! Thanks for letting our feathered friends try something different!
(Obviously, make sure you have some water nearby for drinks and bird baths – we have a solar powered mini fountain next to any bird food).