A One Acre Farmhouse
Coturnix quail absolutely love sprouted seeds and whole grains. They can eat many of the same sprouts we enjoy. Let me share the best whole seeds to use and which seem to be their favorites! Here’s my experience using sprouts to feed Coturnix quail: This article contains Amazon affiliate links to the sprouting seeds and […]
If you have old fence pickets, planks, and lumber pieces lying around that measure at least 5 inches long, you’re going to LOVE this easy project! Take a peek at multiple designs and ideas for building scrap wood quail hides: Scrap Wood Quail Hides Backyard Coturnix quail need lots of sunlight and fresh air, but […]
Some Coturnix quail are able to lay beautiful blue eggs. These birds are called “celadon quail” because they carry two copies of the recessive celadon gene that allows them to lay stunning aqua shades, either smooth or dotted with brown speckles. Here are some useful images and info about celadon blue quail eggs: Blue Quail […]
Chickens are the world’s best compost makers! If you are wanting to keep two or three laying hens to consume all the garden weeds (and caterpillars) plus turn your leftovers into incredibly fertile top dressing, let me help! Here are pictures of ways you can easily hide chickens in your backyard garden out of sight […]
Get orange egg yolks in only 2 days with this incredibly healthy, natural, non-GMO homemade blend! Your hens will devour these delicious tidbits that rush xanthophylls to her body and create beautiful orange yolks the right way: through nutrition from whole foods. Here’s our incredible chicken scratch + feed recipe for orange egg yolks: Chicken […]
If you’re wondering what speckled tones and shades your purebred Welsummer hens may lay, take a peek at all the egg images we’ve taken over the years! Here’s a collection of our Welsummer chicken eggs pics: Welsummer Chicken Eggs Pictures Let’s jump right into the gorgeous freckled gems this purebred lays: Breeding with Welsummers Those […]
The short answer is around 20 weeks old. The long answer is that you may see eggs as early as 18 or 19 weeks old or she may hold out until 24 to 28 weeks old. It often depends on the number of daylight hours she’s exposed to (which is influenced by season) and how […]
If you’d like to encourage your Coturnix quail hens to go broody and sit on eggs until they hatch, I have 8 actionable tips that actually WORK! Implement them all or only a few and just-hatched quail chicks could be in your near future. Here is how to encourage natural quail breeding and hatching by […]
If your flock is hungry for something deliciously nourishing but you’re not sure how to begin, let me help! Crafting your own hand-mixed laying hen feed is incredibly easy and so much fun. I’ll share my favorite EASY whole grain chicken scratch recipes: Whole Grain Chicken Scratch For all the talk about only feeding hens […]
