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.
Aquaponics experiment
Didn’t have anywhere else to post this, but I am pretty excited. I have been playing with aquapontics. I have an aquarium with half a dozen talapi in it and… [Continue Reading]
Spring 2012 – Part 5
The final 18 birds were moved to the breeding cages. Then a huge thunderstorm rolled through. Everyone survived. On a down note. I ended up with 4 too many male… [Continue Reading]
Spring 2012 – Part 4
Last week I moved the remaining chicks to a brooder I keep in the shed. I say remaining because I lost 3 chicks leaving me with 19. The shed will… [Continue Reading]
Spring 2012 – Part 3
Babies started hatching Tuesday night / Wednesday morning. In the end it was my normal 50% hatch rate with a total of 22. I was a little disappointed to see… [Continue Reading]