It's March and even when the weather doesn't cooperate, the fowl - both wild and domestic, think it's spring time.
I see wild birds out courting and building nests. A pair of bluebirds were rummaging around in the old garden area looking for nesting materials.
See anything you like?
One of the local cardinal girls tried to give them some advice.
"Are you looking for good building materials?"
Then one of the cardinal dudes decided to help them out.
"Okay kids, here's the best way to gather materials."
Evidently he was a little too pushy, because the female bluebird decided to just up and leave.
"That's it!..I've heard enough."
She eventually came back in time for one of the roosters to wander by and check out what they were doing.
"Well, they haven't got anything to crow about!"
And speaking of nothing to crow about. . . since the days are getting longer, another fowl fact is we're starting to get more eggs. This morning I was making some scrambled eggs and used up the last two store-bought eggs. (EGG-LAND'S BEST! ALL NATURAL!)
Mass produced eggs are a pale imitation of REAL free range eggs.
Well, they may be Egg-land's best, but those mass produced type of eggs don't compare with our little farm's truly free-ranging chicken eggs. Look at the difference in color between the store-bought eggs, and the rich color of an egg from one of our chickens.
Yep, those store eggs are just a pale imitation.
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That was fun. I put up a bluebird house this week, as I’ve been seeing more and more of them each year. Unfortunately, a Timouse pair have been looking pretty closely at it.
Well, a Titmouse pair would be better than English Sparrows at least, but not near as neat as having a pair of bluebirds. Has anyone moved in yet?
I am with you on the eggs. We have had eggs all winter and can’t keep them. A friend of mine gets about 10 dozen a week off of me. They just moved out here from town and now he has his whole family that still live in town hooked on fresh eggs.He even called me the other night at 10 o’clock, because he was plum out of eggs.
The egg production slowed down here during the winter. Then we also have the problem of finding the eggs sometimes since our chickens are free roaming. Just when I think I’ve got all the places found, suddenly there aren’t eggs there any more, and then a few days later I’ll find a nest full of a bunch of eggs.
I think once you get used to “real” eggs, the store bought ones look pretty sad.
Love the wild birds! Our large wild birds are starting to come back.
Eggland’s Best… best what? They’re still raising birds in cages and keeping them in such confined quarters that they have to “de-beak” to prevent wounds. They’re FAQ contains misinformation that has a warm and fuzzy feeling. Yeah for real farm fresh eggs from happy, well cared for birds!
We enjoy watching wild birds. We have a couple of feeders hanging a few feet from the picture window in the dining area.
Yeah, most people don’t realize what crappy conditions the chickens are living in that are producing the eggs they eat. Our birds get fed twice a day, spend the rest of the time out foraging all over the farm, and generally get to live a care-free life. While we work and make sure they are fed and have shelter when they want it.
Hmmmmm….