We have about an acre of land in southern California that we currently call home. We have always dreamed of living off the land as much as possible on our own small homestead, this is our first attempt at that.
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Hello! So as with most of the things for our micro-farm we decided to build our own brooder box for the Jumbo Coturnix Quail rather than ... -
Through the last 3 to 4 months I have been observing my broody hens and I thought I would share my personal experience with them. Maybe som... -
Today I noticed the tomato plants were being eaten by something, after looking a little closer I found 2 large tomato hornworms. They are... -
With a little help from our feline friend Princess Buttercup I continued on with the quail coop project... I framed a divider in the... -
This weekend I was at the local hardware store early in the morning and was able to get some discounted lumber for Really cheap and most o... -
So I am doing dishes and hear this loud squawk/honk sound coming from the coop. So naturally I run out there to see what's the matter, ...
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After installing almost all of the OSB and the main double doors I made the large nesting box door/lid. I started with only two hinges but e... -
After a visit to a neighboring farm, the inspiration came to raise quails! They are much smaller then your backyard chicken, but are compar... -
After building the basic structure of our coop ( see part 1 ) it was time to start building the smaller details like floor boards, double-do... -
One of my favorite things to do in the yard is watch the chickens do their thing - it is hypnotizing and calming. Sometimes when I am stres...
