Feeding birds especially fattens traders

If we absolutely want to feed the birds, we must absolutely avoid fat balls, warns François Turrian. “Studies have shown that the fat contained in these mixtures is toxic, particularly to tits,” he explains. A drop in fertility among females has in fact been observed. “We have already alerted the distributors, but it is a market, and it has not had much effect,” he sighs. No problem, however, with the seeds. As long as we protect them from bad weather in houses and clean them regularly to avoid spreading diseases, he insists.