Another Weekly Update: Week 1 for Baby Chicks
I realize it has been FOREVER since I have done a weekly update. I have been moving a lot of stuff around, cleaning things, etc. I have also been really […]
Category Archives: Quail
Cost of Constructing Quail Cages
The bookshelf was free, so I built the cages to fit into the shelves for support. I bought 1/2″ x 1″ x 30″ welded wire for cage floors. $16.97 for […]
New Quail Cage and Overflow Incubator
I love my sloped floor quail cage!!! It is supported by wire, and has a 1″ opening for the egg to roll through. It is 20 inches deep, and 10 […]
Pallet Grow Out Cages
I dismantled two 8′ long pallets with my new sawzall, and decided to use this lumber to create a custom cage rack for my awkward shaped 50″ x 20″ cages. […]
El Monstro is No More: Week 7
Got a WHOLE bunch of work done at the homestead this week! Picked up six free Angora and Lionhead mix rabbits this week for free food, as well as paying […]
Six Weeks of Crazy, and a Saturday to Forget
This week, I got my Sawzall and angle grinder, so I have been tearing up the pallets needed to construct the new quail and guinea pig cages! YAY! I also […]
Oops…
You know what DOESN’T help with your quail incubation? Knocking your incubation lid into the incubator and crushing the eggs… I lost about one dozen eggs, and yolk went flying […]
Incubation!
So, I had to move the incubation chamber into the spare bathroom with the too small sink and the funky toilet. It is the coldest room in the house. But […]
Houston, we have eggs!
There here! 125 quail eggs (only 1 broken). I managed to get my incubator to vary from 97-101 degrees with around 35-40% humidity, and will be putting as many eggs […]
Sprouting Clover, Fried Quail Egg, and a bad Humidity Meter
A lot of new things have been happening already this week. Pocosin and I are ready for our first ever sports foundation class, I got a new angle grinder and […]
The Continuing Saga of Monster Chicken: Week 5
What a week! From archery, to canoeing, to agricultural history, it has been a great one! The quail eggs will be arriving some time in the next few days. and […]
Another New Girl, and A Finished Roof
I finally finished the roof of the guinea pig coop! It is corrugated plastic, at an angle (courtesy of a 2×2). This setup is on top of a sheet of […]
My New Obsession with Quail
I don’t know WHAT I started, but this week, my quail are averaging about an egg a day! Since I got these guys at auction, I am not 100% sure […]
The Crazy Experiment, Week 4
I didn’t really manage to get as much work done on the homestead as I planned (I am pretty sure that is a problem with ALL homesteaders…), but good things […]
Week 3 on the Urban Farmstead…
I realize that last week, I didn’t do my weekly update until like, Thursday. I was sick. I am still sick now, but at least I am moving again! I […]
On the Farm, Week 2
Last Sunday, we went back to the auction and picked up 11 quail (Coturnix). There were three males, and 8 females (I THINK, I can’t vent sex for the life […]
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