Cold weather wise as long as get warm water a couple times at least daily when freezing, cheap layer feed, n out of wind n wet/damp/moistness, they can handle anything, and a cardboard box with layers of newspaper on bottom that they can have a nest or two in (each female does better with two nests), mine would breed n raise young through winter (I'm in tn now, was WI). Summer they'll do good in any heat open out of sun, but I've had some stop feeding in heat wave of over ninty when new parents. Homers make great first time meat birds. Flying them changes taste texture and thickness of meat it seems. I like amount and flavor of meat better than quail, and they eat less seems, though takes six months to breeding age, one month about of incubation, and about one month to raise babies to eating. When her first hath are two weeks, female lays second set of eggs and male takes over more care of first round (why two nest bowls per female better n stops lots of problems many pigeon keepers have aggression wise), this continues as she keeps laying eggs when her last nest are about two weeks when she healthy. I've heard of ten year old hens still laying eggs a lot. I find when breeding n eating, cheap layer pellets seem to work good for food. A small shed etc would work good for home. My most productive birds breeding constantly, had thirty to forty square inches, per pair of adults n two rounds of young at time in, before moving or eating young. In small shed or partly covered dog run, they'll be fine with ten pairs. I've heard of meat breeders etc keeping four to six females nests next to, just separated by cardboard, only one nest per female, and only one male mating with them all.. But only seen few times, n not sure how long this worked for or could raise more than one round of young this way. I raised squab under parlor rollers and NYC flying flights, as they were best feeders seen n they'd set extra eggs n squeakers making them morbidly obese, raising four to five in nest. If you fly homers they'll need less cage space and eat less being healthier, but then you may loose some to hawks etc too. Oddly found I love eating the hearts their tasty. People who have ten pairs say they get enough for family freezer, and can get overwhelmed.
