Ravens Expand Their Territory to Next Door

The ravens have not been spending their days in our little valley as much lately.  They have been next door trying to get the chicken feed from the neighbors chickens!  A new source of food and probably some raven fun trying to swipe the chicken's food!  They still come every morning to get their morning treat- steak bones, eggs, whatever we have handy.  I got a great buy on chicken eggs the other day.  The supply will hold for sometime at two eggs a day.  Both ravens are still visiting each day.  I am wondering if they are not going to nest this year.  They have had two or three babies each year for the last five years.  The female is usually on the nest by this time of the year so I am puzzled this year.  Maybe the last batch of babies drove them crazy.  One baby would not leave!  It was as big as they are and still wanted to be fed and made so much noise that all the neighbors were commenting- what is with the ravens- they are so noisey!   Actually it was just the one baby making all the racket.  That was one fat baby as the parents kept feeding it to keep it quiet- sounds familiar?  I will miss not having babies this year even if they are very vociferous.  Time will tell.