So been busy this summer with the new chickens – spent most extra time working on the coop (see pics). But the thing I learned was it Is not good… [Continue Reading]
Category: Eggs and Meat
Posts about raising quail in your backyard for eggs and meat!
Decided this weekend that the weather was finally done with the brutal cold and moved the birds back into the suspended breeding cages. One mistake I made this year is… [Continue Reading]
So spring is trying to arrive, but intermittent snow storms (12 inches at a time) are trying to slow it down. All the quail except 1 of 2 Texas A&M… [Continue Reading]
Just my two cents, but raising quail for eggs are a great alternative to chickens if your local government prohibits chickens or you just want to try it out. They… [Continue Reading]
No need to chase the kids out of the room, this is a G-rated post, no gory pictures. Sorry! But if you want to know how to process quail, this… [Continue Reading]
1. Local/City ordinances in your area do not allow or restrict keeping chickens More and more cities are allowing residents to keep chickens. A lot of the times they place… [Continue Reading]
So things have cooled down to normal – in the 90’s. The birds have started laying a little better, but still not what they did last year. I did have… [Continue Reading]
Well it has been hotter and drier than hades here in the mid-west. My birds are really slow on the egg production. Been keeping them good on fresh water and… [Continue Reading]
Don’t tell my wife, but I have a group of eggs scheduled to hatch this weekend. My initial spring hatch didn’t leave me with a good ratio of male to… [Continue Reading]
Great News! We have eggs finally. It has been a long eggless winter, so this is a good day.