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- Annie B. Bond
- August 26, 2001
- 3:04 am
- 68 comments
By early spring, the natural food sources for birds will be very
scarce.
Birds that have over-wintered will be in need of any food
they can find, and those that are migrating will find few sources of
food as they pass through the area.
Birds nest and lay eggs in the spring, and the females’ requirement for
calcium is high right before they lay their eggs.
You can help out the female birds nesting in your area: Chicken (and
other) egg shells are rich in calcium, so save and crush the shells of
eggs you use. Here is how the experts suggest you provide the shells to
the birds.
The safest and easiest way to provide calcium to the birds is to grind up the egg shells and stir them into cornmeal. Sprinkle the cornmeal/calcium mix around the feeders, on a platform if available.
Read more: Nature, Nature & Wildlife
Annie B. Bond
Annie is a renowned expert in non-toxic and green living. Named one of the top 20 environmental leaders by Body and Soul Magazine, Annie has authored four books, including "Home Enlightenment" (Rodale Press, 2005) and "Better Basics for the Home" (Three Rivers Press, 1999).
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At the home I had for the last 16 years, i kept a pretty jar in the kitchen, and any eggshell got rinsed and went into it. When the jar full enough I crushed tha e shells and put them out into my perennial garden, whatever time of year. We usually had more shells in the spring.
Make sure that it's organic cornmeal, we don't want to be feeding our back yard birds GMOs.
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