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06/03/2026

🐣 The Rego Ranch Finch Update – Day 7

Our dedicated House Finch mom is halfway through incubation and doing an amazing job caring for her 5 eggs!

We have been observing her carefully rotating the eggs about every 15 minutes, then settling in for a quick snooze before repeating the process. She only leaves the nest briefly once or twice during the day to grab a bite to eat, always returning quickly to keep her eggs warm.

Meanwhile, dad is staying close by, keeping watch over the nest and his growing family.

If all goes well, we’re about halfway to hatch day! Stay tuned for more updates from our little feathered family here at The Rego Ranch. 🪺❤️

Letting the dill do its thing 🌱
05/26/2026

Letting the dill do its thing 🌱

05/22/2026

🚨 BABY POOL ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨

Our front door finch family is officially expanding… Mama House Finch is laying eggs! 🪺✨

Now it’s time for the Baby Pool:
How many eggs do we think her full clutch will consist of?

🐣 Cast your guesses below:
3?
4?
5?
Tiny bird soccer team?

Closest guess earns full bragging rights and honorary Bird Watch Committee status. Bonus points if you correctly predict hatch day. 😂

Orchard seeks its next stewardBirdsong Orchards, a storybook homestead in Watsonville where fruit trees bloom alongside ...
09/10/2025

Orchard seeks its next steward

Birdsong Orchards, a storybook homestead in Watsonville where fruit trees bloom alongside roses, goats and llamas, will soon be offered for sale. The much-loved property, a blend of orchard rows and meandering gardens, is making its market debut with April Tavares representing the sale. Celebrated as much for its beauty as its bounty, Birdsong has become a small local landmark — a place where time slows, birds sing and the seasons are measured in blossoms and harvest. April shared that the listing represents more than a transaction, describing it as the passing of a cherished property to its next steward, someone ready to carry forward the orchard’s legacy of abundance and charm.

Reach out at 408‑309‑5471 for additional information.

☀️Summer☀️ Succulent Sale ☀️
05/27/2025

☀️Summer☀️ Succulent Sale ☀️

04/29/2025

Backyard Chickens: Are They Paying Rent Yet? (An ROI Breakdown)

The Setup:
5 vaccinated, sexed hens: $45 each = $225

Chicken housing, run, first aid, pest control setup: $900
Total investment: $1,125
Production:
- Chickens started laying ~100 eggs/month since January

- They lay for about 8 months per year (hello, seasonal freeloaders)
- That’s-100 eggs x 8 months = 800 eggs/year - 800 eggs ÷ 12 eggs/dozen ≈ 66.67 dozen eggs/year

If backyard eggs are worth about $5 per dozen

Annual egg value = 66.67 dozen × $5 = ~$333.35 per year

Now, the math you’ve been waiting for:
ROI (Return on Investment)

$1,125 ÷ $333.35 ≈ 3.37 years

Translation:
It'll take a little over 3 years to fully "pay off" your initial chicken setup

— IF the hens stay healthy, keep laying, and inflation doesn’t make eggs $12 a dozen tomorrow.

Bonus Benefits You Can’t Put a Price On:
- Fresh fertilizer (your garden will love you) - Compost machines (they eat your kitchen scraps!)
- Endless entertainment (chickens are hilarious drama queens)
- Chicken snuggles (ok, they’re not into it, but you can try)

Final Verdict: If you were here just for the money, you might want to start a crypto farm, not a chicken farm.

If you’re here for the lifestyle, the laughs, and the best scrambled eggs of your life? You're already winning.

So many fresh herbs 🤩
04/19/2025

So many fresh herbs 🤩

Poppies anyone?
02/03/2025

Poppies anyone?

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