I love my qauil, I was so excited to learn about them and then finally get my hands on some last spring. They are zippy, small little birds that are actually what got us started on our homestead journey. Learning what to feed coturnix quail was just one of the many things we have learned…
Baby quail are a bit like baby chickens, but much, much faster. I don’t mean how fast they move, but everything about a quail is faster. Our first quail weren’t out of their brooder before we got our first quail egg. Here’s how to take care of a baby quail. Despite our plans, we ended…
Building your chicken coop for the first time is exciting. Here are some things that your chicken coop must haves for happy, productive chickens. Happy productive chickens give you delicious eggs. We were lucky enough to have been able to build our first chicken coop out of completely reclaimed materials. Minus the nails and paint…
When we first started the process of hatching our own eggs I thought the idea of candling seemed really simple, how hard could it really be? But it turns out how to candle eggs can be a little more tricky than you would think. During the process of incubating eggs there are a few different…
Why do you want chickens? I think that is the biggest question you need to ask yourself before you go any farther. Picking the right chicken breeds for beginners can be the difference between thoroughly enjoying every moment with your chickens or questioning why you ever wanted chickens in the first place. I love my…