Homesteading

Brown and white chicken eggs with speckled quail eggs.
Quail or Chickens: Which Domestic Bird is Right For You?

Depending on your living situation and homesteading goals, chickens or quail may work better for…

Coturnix quail eggs in an egg carton.
Raising Domestic Quail For Profit

Selling quail meat, eggs, capes, chicks, and even adult birds offer financial benefits to those…

A quail hen approaches three eggs in straw.
Tips For Keeping Quail Year-Round

Useful practices for raising domestic quail during all four seasons. When I began researching domestic…

A home raised quail in the snow.
Keeping Quail In The Winter

Best practices for keeping coturnix quail warm, safe, and healthy after temperatures drop. During my…

A bundle of split firewood with a fire burning in the background
How To Collect Your Own Firewood

Best practices for cutting, hauling, splitting, and storing firewood Like Henry David Thoreau, I look…

A Coturnix Quail in a backyard raised environment.
Tips on Raising Coturnix Quail in Your Backyard

Learn all about housing, feeding, watering, and raising Coturnix quail in your backyard for home-grown…

Bobwhite quail in a pen
Above-Ground versus Ground Housing for Pen-Raised Quail

Explore the pros and cons of above-ground and ground housing for pen-raised quail, tailored for…