{"id":58294,"date":"2026-01-23T09:36:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T07:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agrozone.ee\/uncategorized\/seeds-or-fat-balls-why-birds-ignore-fat-balls-in-the-cold-and-how-to-save-the-situation\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T08:29:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T06:29:53","slug":"seeds-or-fat-balls-why-birds-ignore-fat-balls-in-the-cold-and-how-to-save-the-situation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agrozone.ee\/en\/uncategorized\/seeds-or-fat-balls-why-birds-ignore-fat-balls-in-the-cold-and-how-to-save-the-situation\/","title":{"rendered":"Seeds or fat balls? Why birds ignore fat balls in the cold and how to save the situation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Winter is in full swing and bird feeders have a place of honor in gardens. However, many bird lovers are facing a strange concern: they bought a large bucket of fat balls from the store, but great tits and sparrows simply fly past them. Or even worse \u2013 the balls remain untouched, even though it’s freezing outside. <\/p>\n\n

Have the birds become picky or is something else wrong? Agrozone clears things up. <\/p>\n\n

1. Seeds vs. Fat balls \u2013 which to prefer?<\/h4>\n\n

Actually, wintering birds need both, but for different reasons.<\/p>\n\n