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]
Backyard Quail – butchering – simple killing cone
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]
Backyard Quail – ten reasons why they are the perfect backyard animal – updated
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]
Raising quail in the midwest
Well looks like summer and the drought are coming to an end in the mid west. I was very happy when I realized for the for the first time in… [Continue Reading]
Late-summer coturnix quail update
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]
Mid-summer coturnix quail update
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]
Quail trader
My new favorite show is Barter Kings. I have been inspired to do a little cleanup and get rid of some stuff I don’t use for some stuff I might… [Continue Reading]
Shhhhh! Eggs about to hatch!
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]
Backyard quail pens
I have received a few questions about my backyard quail pens. I bought these on Craigslist and the story I was told is that the state of Illinois built them… [Continue Reading]
Spring 2012 – Part 6
Great News! We have eggs finally. It has been a long eggless winter, so this is a good day.