Birdie Blog

Ken Strausheim

Millet, It’s Not Just For The Birds

Millet Seed is not only one of the main components of wild bird food mixes, it has also been a food staple around the world for thousands...

Laurie Ash

Winter Bird Feeding Tips and Tricks

There is always the possibility of attracting a very unexpected and exciting feathered friend to your feeder in the winter. But how? We...

Pam Connally

The Annual Christmas Card Outing

It’s early December, a little snow on the ground, and time to dig into the back of our closets and drag out the western wear….it’s...

Jordan Jolley

Giving Time

We live in the incredible town of Cody, WY. It’s a small town with big city ambitions and unique opportunities for its residents. I feel...

Pam Connally

Fall Tour '18

Okay, I admit it. I’m old school. There is nothing like visiting customers and vendors face-to-face. So, it was a bit of a last-minute...

Laurie Ash

Increased Interest in Buckwheat

Despite its name, Buckwheat has little to do with wheat. The plant is more related to rhubarb. Buckwheat is nutritious, high in dietary...

Laurie Ash

Do we hurt our "Feathered Friends" by feeding them in the Fall?

A couple of myths have caused some of us to worry, unnecessarily, that our wild birds won’t migrate if we keep our feeders full in the...

Vicki Clingman

In the Hen House

I am somewhat of a bird fan myself thanks to my husband, Jim, as he LOVES his chickens. He introduced me to the fun about 7 1/2 years ago...

Ken Strausheim

Waterfowl hunting pellets

Each autumn some 2,000,000 hunters take to the fields, forests and wetlands of the U.S. to hunt game birds. Around 3,000 tons of lead...

Jason Scott

Sunflower Harvest

Sunflowers are still slow to come out of the field as farmers continue to run into weather issues. South Dakota is still the furthest...

Pam Connally

Welcome to the Birdie Blog!

Greetings and welcome to the inaugural High Country Blog! It’s the beginning of a New Crop Season and a perfect time to provide a fresh...