The Blue Jay House!

Spring is on its way, which means Blue Jays are coming out to play! These helpful birds will speed up the growth of your trees if you build them a home and harvest spring crops regularly. You can also earn lovely rewards by feeding the Blue Jays, including the exclusive Coastal Blue Jay!

Note: The Rare Coastal Blue Jay will be available to use on Trees and Groves for 20 uses. After 20 uses, the Rare Coastal Blue Jay l will expire and become a pet (it will count towards your Animal Max Cap, but will not require food nor will it help on trees).

If you are level 11 or higher, you will see the following pop-up. Click on the “Place Blue Jay House” button to place the House on your farm.

 

Building the Blue Jay House:

Your first step is building your Blue Jay House. You will need the following items to start construction: 

• Blue Jay Boxes
• Blue Jay Nests
• Blue Jay Posts

To collect Blue Jay Boxes, click on the “Post” button to post to your Facebook wall; you will get the parts when your friends click on it, or when you click on a similar newsfeed post.

Click on the “Ask” button to send requests for Blue Jay Nests and Blue Jay Posts to your Neighbors. If you do not wish to wait for your friends, you can skip any of these tasks for Farm Bucks.

 

Once you have collected the required items, click on the “Start Building” button at the bottom of the construction menu. 

Now that your Blue Jay House is almost complete, you will need some help from your Neighbors to finish the job. The Blue Jay House requires three additional helpers, so click on the “Ask Friends” button to send some crew requests to your Friends. When they accept, you will see the spots in the Building Menu begin to fill. If you do not wish to wait for your friends, click on the “Hire One” button to purchase crew members with Farm Bucks. Once you have successfully filled all four spots, click on the “Finish and Share” button.

Using the Blue Jay House:

Click on the Blue Jay House to open the main menu. 

 

This menu shows how many Blue Jays you have fed and what prizes you are currently eligible to redeem. 

A – How many Blue Jay Feedings you need and your current progress towards this goal.
B – The button to use when you want to purchase Spring Crops to plant from the General Store.

C – The button to use when you want to craft Treats via the Kitchen. 

D – The total amount of Treats you have crafted. As you feed Blue Jays, this number decreases.
E – The button to use when you want to purchase Fences from the Blue Jay menu (see “Fences” section below).

F – The number of Farm Bucks required to purchase a Prize.

Finding Helper Blue Jays:

Everybody knows that Blue Jays migrate during the spring season, so plant some Spring Crops to attract them and keep an eye out when harvesting!

Helper Blue Jays will appear on your farm after you harvest any of the following Spring Crops: 

• Leek (Limited Edition)
• Celeriac (Limited Edition)
• Strawberry
• Purple Dragon Carrot Packet
• Mashua Crop Packet
• Radish
• Carrot
• Asparagus

Once you find an Blue Jay, it will have a thought bubble to indicate if it’s hungry or ready to use on Trees and Groves:

 

• Hungry for Treats (Treat thought bubble): The Blue Jay is hungry for Treats (see the “Crafting Treats” section below).
• Ready to Help (Tree thought bubble): The Blue Jay is ready to help you tend to Trees and Groves (see the “Using Helper Blue Jays” section below).

Note: You are limited to a total of 10 Helper Blue Jays at a time on any given farm.

Fences:

Fences attract more Blue Jays! You can purchase as many Fences as you wish for Farm Bucks from the Blue Jay menu, but you only need 5 to get the max chance at attracting Blue Jays when you harvest Spring Crops. Simply click the Blue Jay House, and then click on the “Get Fences” button.