Category Archives: Birding

Feeding out Crushed Eggs Shells to Chickadees and more

Posted on February 24, 2026 by Just another day on the farm

Log into any chicken group or homesteading group and folks will talk about saving their egg shells, baking them and crushing and feeding them back to their flocks I have done a detailed post on it myself and its good … Continue reading →

Posted in Birding, Critters, Gal in the Garden Series, Garden, Kitchen garden | Tagged birds, Calcium needs to wild female birds, Chick rearing, Chickadees, Chickadees breeding cycles, Egglaying, Eggshells, Feeding crushed eggshells, Feeding insects to hatchings, Feeding out crushed Eggshells to your wild birds, Frugal, Gardening, Helping your wild birds, nature, Nesting, Saving money garden, Wildlife, Working with Nature | 2 Comments

Bird Feeders -ways to beat the winter blues

Posted on January 15, 2026 by Just another day on the farm

While thanksgiving and christmas can for some, most bring extra everything, they do bring company, colorful lights and decor. January at least here in garden zone 5a, eastern ontario, canada its winter. The darkest days are now behind us, each … Continue reading →

Posted in Birding | Tagged Bald Eagle, Bird count, Bird Feeders, birds, BOSS, Brown Thrasher, Chickadee, ebird, Evening Grosbeak Male, Sunflower seeds, White Breast nuthatch, Wild Birds, Winter bird count, Winter Birding, winter blues | Leave a comment