Day 38

Great day today. Built our chicken pen fence taller so the two that keep hopping it can't. The have been eating our tomatoes. No more.....

Built a new gate so the dogs can't push it open and escape.

10 more bags of garden soil for the raised beds. Going to plant some radishes.

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Taller fences

New Gate

Day 37

What a day. I don't usually put my political points of view out to the public but here it goes.

I was raised in a conservative republican home. I was taught that my vote mattered and that we the people ran this great country of ours.

At age 50 my views have changed. I don't see any difference between the R and the D any longer. Most likely there never was a difference. The powers at be seem to always give us, ''we the people'', two choices on what they want to distract us with.

I believe most Americans want to be left alone to live their life the way they want without the government telling you what to do.

Examples:

I want chickens.  Stay out of my backyard.

Gay people want to get married let them but don't make me be a part of it if I don't want to.
Government should not be involved with marriage period.

If I want any kind of flag I can have it. If Walmart doesn't want to sale them they don't have to.

If I want health insurance I will get it. Don't put a gun to my head and make me buy it.

Drugs, your choice.
Guns, your choice.

If you harm anyone with your choices you pay the price.

I am not sure what label you would have to put these views under, close to anarchist but not quite. How about min-archist.

Enough of this rant for now. Back to the garden.

 

Day 11

Quail hatching today.  Started with 50 eggs in the incubator.  We candled then at day 14 to see how many were fertile.  We had 34 that were good.  First one hatched at 16 days 9 hours.  So far we have 15 that have hatched and one just about out of shell.  Most all will hatch by day 18.

The quail start laying eggs at 7 to 8 weeks old vs a chicken that starts laying at around 20 weeks.

To me quail are a great addition to a homestead due to small foot print and great egg and meat production.  For example:  We are on a third of an acre lot in a subdivision and have over 100 quail.  I need to put 40 roosters in the smoker or freezer.  Last night I got 39 eggs which equals about 8 chicken eggs. 

Quail tractor.

 

 



Quail in incubator.

 



Quail in brooder.

Day 4

Cooking hot dogs and making ice cream.  The ice cream is made with quail eggs this time.  Just tasted the ice cream, it is fantastic!

Storm is coming so got the yard mowed early.  Storm should be here tonight and tomorrow.

All animals on the farm are doing well except for Reggie the rooster.  His wings have some blood on them.  I think he is chasing the women around an they are saying NO!

 

Deviled quail eggs.

Reggie the rooster.