With the mass production of meat and eggs supplying grocery stores, the farm culture is disappearing. Many consumers want to buy local for the fresh free range eggs and support the local farmer, but they won't. The reality is, consumers...
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Captain Murphy Vs the Alligator
Captain Murphy 1: Alligator 0 It feels like yesterday. It was a hectic Month. I worked a strenuous job full time at the time, ran a full time farm on top of that. We had 7 cute little puppies from...
How to be Successful with the Classroom Dozen Chicken Hatching Eggs
Every Spring Season, our homestead offers the Classroom Dozen collection for teachers and hobbyists. We have been doing this for 3 years and this is by far one of our most popular products for educators. These eggs are for education...
The Quail Lady’s Newest Book!
This book is available on Amazon for purchaseYou can order signed copies through our storefront It has been 10 years since I graduated college and started the homestead, 12 years since Stella, my first quail, was given to me. It's...
Growing Your Own Mealworms
Protein is an important substance in your bird’s diet and growing it is much better than buying it commercially when you are increasing it. If you are interested in self sufficiency and homesteading, having a meal worm farm is a...
What Is an Old World and New World Quail?
Old World quail are found in the family Phasianidae, Many of the common larger species are farm-raised for table food or egg consumption. Old World Quail are small, plump terrestrial birds. They are seed eaters, but will also take insects and similar small prey. They nest on the ground and are...
The Florida Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Conference 2014
We attended the Florida Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Conference August 1st and 2nd of 2014. We were coordially invited by Florida A and M University. This was an amazing experience. If you want to learn about what amazing things...
Breeds vs Species The Meaning of “Quail”
The word quail is vague. There are many vocabulary meanings behind it and when in context, there can be confusion what you are referencing to. If we are talking about a bird, we need to know what species of bird....
Choosing Your Quail Covey
Finding a good breeding stock can be a problem as quail are found in many areas and there really is no “quail blood lines” unless breeders have a proper program. The best advice I have is to seek a breeder...
Quail Nutrition
Some buckets filled with food for some of our species. Not all are for quail. Feeding your Japanese Coturnix is very important. They need an unmedicated high protein Game bird feed of 28% or higher protein from the start of...
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