Hello, I am birdbro! Hailing from Riverside, California.
Was on my way home from a Memorial Day hockey tournament held at Mullet Arena and was issued a quest by the girlfriend to procure a handful of 5-6 week old common quail from a breeder in Phoenix. It's my understanding that the bloodline originated from Southwest Gamebirds. They started laying two days ago, and I'm now up to 5 eggs!
Went to Tractor Supply last week on a supply run for the quail, but somehow returned home with $200 worth of feed and chicken chicks. Thereafter, I had to go to the local indy feed shop to get stuff TSC did not have, and ended up with another box of chicks.
I just came in from trenching a foundation for the chicken coop and piling up bags and bags of concrete mix for tomorrow. Ordering a gas powered earth auger to dig the posts for the run.
My place looks like a mountain goat exhibit (I live on a ridge) and it's surrounded by red tail hawks and big owls. So building and predator proofing this thing will require every ounce of mental energy and every penny in my pocket.
I find it a little weird that I've not stopped to question why I am doing this! My entire being is just 100% focused on this. This was a rabbit hole I never really expected to fall into but I am sure glad I did.
I'm currently at 6 quail, and 13 chicks, and plan to wait for the indy feed store to open on 6/24 to get at least another light brahma and some silver laced wyandottes.
Current flock consists of cuckoo marans, salmon faverolles, welbars (standard and bantam), silkies, light brahma, some other bantams, and a mille fleur.
Was on my way home from a Memorial Day hockey tournament held at Mullet Arena and was issued a quest by the girlfriend to procure a handful of 5-6 week old common quail from a breeder in Phoenix. It's my understanding that the bloodline originated from Southwest Gamebirds. They started laying two days ago, and I'm now up to 5 eggs!
Went to Tractor Supply last week on a supply run for the quail, but somehow returned home with $200 worth of feed and chicken chicks. Thereafter, I had to go to the local indy feed shop to get stuff TSC did not have, and ended up with another box of chicks.
I just came in from trenching a foundation for the chicken coop and piling up bags and bags of concrete mix for tomorrow. Ordering a gas powered earth auger to dig the posts for the run.
My place looks like a mountain goat exhibit (I live on a ridge) and it's surrounded by red tail hawks and big owls. So building and predator proofing this thing will require every ounce of mental energy and every penny in my pocket.
I find it a little weird that I've not stopped to question why I am doing this! My entire being is just 100% focused on this. This was a rabbit hole I never really expected to fall into but I am sure glad I did.
I'm currently at 6 quail, and 13 chicks, and plan to wait for the indy feed store to open on 6/24 to get at least another light brahma and some silver laced wyandottes.
Current flock consists of cuckoo marans, salmon faverolles, welbars (standard and bantam), silkies, light brahma, some other bantams, and a mille fleur.
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to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!
Poultry are very addicting!
