March 2018 – Zöld Zengő farm

Month: March 2018

The hoopoe has arrived

Posted on March 31, 2018 by Zsanett

Today I heard the Eurasian hoopoe for the first time this spring. It was about the same time last year. The hoopoe is one our favourite summer birds with its beautiful colours. His call belongs to the Hungarian summer, as does the cuckoo and the golden oriole. The latter typically arrive in the 2nd half of April.

We hung up a nesting house for the hoopoe. It’s larger and has a bigger hole than the ones for the tit-size birds. Our farm and it’s environment is ideal for them, so we’re hopeful we’ll have a nesting pair with more to follow in the coming years. Looking forward to them.

This picture was taken in my old place. We hope for a similar view. 🙂

Hanging around

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Zsanett

We finally managed to put up the first birdhouses. A tiny first step that will soon be followed by the next one.

Lamb suckling

Posted on March 10, 2018 by Zsanett

The 2nd life of trees

Posted on March 4, 2018March 4, 2018 by Zsanett

Work goes on inside the workshop in winter time. While the trees outside sleep in the snow, these trees are just getting a new life as kitchen utensils. We hope they get a good long life once again.

The sound of the lambs

Posted on March 1, 2018March 10, 2018 by Zsanett

Our very first lambs started arriving a few days ago. This is the first lambing of Zöld Zengő’s sheep flock. Unfortunately, it started in the coldest weather, with -10 degrees at night. The mums had the babies, dried them up and then walked away to feed, leaving the lambs lying in the snowfield. This came as a surprise to us, and we were lucky to have Niki and Balázs there to take care of the little ones. We decided to close the herd in the large shed where we keep the hay, so the next ones give birth in a protected place. At least we hope there’re going to be some more of these sweeties.