Henry Bell Superior Fat Balls x 6

Henry Bell Superior Fat Balls – Pack of 6

Six Superior fat balls, supplied loose and net-free, in the pack size most people start with. Superior is the richer of Henry Bell's two fat ball recipes: nuts and seeds go into the mix as well as cereal and fat, and it shows in the declared analysis at 39.5% crude fat against 19.0% in their standard ball.

Six will not last long once the birds find them — a busy garden in January can go through one a day. This is the right quantity for a single feeder, a first attempt at fat feeding, or a top-up between larger orders.

Performance & Benefits

• Six fat balls made to Henry Bell's Superior nut and seed recipe.
• Declared 39.5% crude fat — roughly twice the fat of Henry Bell's standard fat ball.
• Supplied net-free, so they can go straight into a feeder without unwrapping wire.
• Feed from a fat ball feeder, a bird table or a ground tray.
• A small pack — the sensible way to see whether your garden takes fat before buying a tub.

Suitable For

• Robin, long-tailed tit and great tit, which Henry Bell name for this product.
• Blue tit, coal tit, nuthatch, starling, house sparrow and greenfinch.
• Fat ball feeders holding four to six balls at a time.
• Year-round feeding, with the heaviest demand from November through to March.
• Not a winter's supply. Henry Bell Superior Fat Balls Pack of 25, or the tub of 50, make more sense once the birds are regulars.

Feeding

• Put the balls into a fat ball feeder, or set them on a bird table or ground tray.
• Site the feeder near cover but clear of anything a cat can climb.
• Feed all year round; birds come to rely on a garden that stays stocked.
• Clean the feeder regularly and keep fresh water available for drinking and bathing.
• Made for feeding wild birds only. Not for human consumption.

Composition & Analysis

• Composition as declared by Henry Bell: cereals, nuts, seeds, oils and fats, derivatives of vegetable origin.
• Crude protein 14.5%. Crude fibres 9.0%. Crude fat 39.5%. Crude ash 2.0%.
• A crude fibre figure of 36.0% appears on several retail listings for these fat balls. Henry Bell declare 9.0%, and the figures above are Henry Bell's own.
• Henry Bell's standard fat ball is declared at 19.0% crude fat by comparison, so Superior is roughly twice as rich.
• Pack of 6. Henry Bell product code H020049. Barcode 5026132031663.

Care & Caution

• Feed these loose in a fat ball feeder or on a table. Never put fat balls out in plastic nets — nets catch feet and beaks, which is why Henry Bell supply theirs net-free.
• In warm weather the fat softens, spoils quickly and can smear on plumage. Put out less at a time in summer and clear away anything left.
• Contains nuts and is packed in an environment where nuts are present. Made for wild birds only, not for human consumption.