Methods of deterring wild bird consumption of feeds containing nutrientssusceptible towild bird consumption, methods of producing a feed material adapted fordeterring wild birdconsumption, and a feed product with a composition adapted for deterring wildbird consumptionare provided by inclusion of fats in the animal feed that contain high levelsof saturated fats.Saturated fats may be derived from hydrogenated vegetable oil and other fatsources in which alarge portion of the saturated fat is formed of stearic acid or stearic acidin combination withpalmitic acid.
