Author: mjbackyardingwithkids

I was thinking about the pros and cons of raising coturnix quail here are some. Con – shouldn’t live with chickens ( chickens can carry disease that can kill the quail), they do not free range ( if they get out they might stick around for a couple of days but most likely they will run off or become prey) they need game bird feed 30% ( in some states this can be a different cost or hard to find), they will lay their eggs everywhere ( it’s an eggs hunt everyday if you have a ground pen for them) lifespan 2 – 3 years, aggressive (with both roosters and hens but mainly with the roosters), needing the right ratio (its one rooster to 5 hens), eggs are small, they are messy/dusty, do not do the deep litter method, they can be loud ( but not chicken loud), they will try to fly out every chance they get, they are cannibals, they will do eye pecking, scalping, feather plucking (can try to fix this by removing the aggressive quail but doesn’t always work probably have to cull also remember that the rooster will pull the hens festhers out when mounting her to fix this just remove the rooster for a while and let your hens have a rest), they don’t eat leftovers. Pros – low maintenance, quick to hatch( 15 to 18 days but some can go as long as 22 ), better for city limits, they grow faster (they reach full maturity between 6 -8 weeks of age), good for meat (lots of recipes out there), roosters do crow (but not chicken rooster loud), can have more of them, start laying between 6 -8 weeks of age (but sometimes they can go up to 12 weeks before they start), they require less space (4 square feet per bird), lots of eggs (it generally takes 4 quail eggs to equal one chicken egg unless you have jumbos), if you like hunting for things then you’ll love hunting for eggs every day if you have a ground pen. These are just a few of the pros and cons for myself personally I love raising quail they will sometimes lay an egg here and there but most of the time they will all lay in a clutches. They can be tamed it just takes a lot of work. #hobby #backyarding #quail #cuteandsmall #coturnix #celadongene #pleaseshare #pleasefollow #thankyou #prosandcons #justafew #birds #tinybirds #tinyeggs #quaileggsaregrestforsnacks #dusty #messylittlebirds #therearemanydifferentbreedsoutthere

Today I decided for one of my crafts I would make sand wineglass candleholders. They were fun to make. I also wish I would of put more sand in my brown one but I do think I did alright for my first time making them.

I topped one of them off with my egg candle I made.

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Mjbackyardingwithkids ( Delicious Cluckers Farm)

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Today we celebrate our Father’s Day. I made my husband his two favorite dishes. Then after dinner we went out to make smores 😀. Also spent some time with the girls ( chickens) got this awesome photo of Bella.

she was up on their roosting pole. Watching us make smores😂. I also checked on my garden and I’m very happy with everything so far but I’m very pleased with how well my peas are doing this year.

If you have a garden how is it doing? What’s your favorite thing to grow? Leave a comment and let me know! #hobby #backyarding #mygirls #pleaseshare #pleasefollow #thankyou #chickens #chook #gardening #peas #spendingtimetogether #ifbellacouldofithinkshewouldofstoleasmore #leaveacomment #thanksforreading

This week has been a busy week. I got strawberry jam, strawberry kiwi jam, peach jam, kiwi jam, watermelon jam, and mango jam made! new soapdishes were also made! But with all the busyness going on we made time for family movie! The kids enjoyed watching Captain Marvel and eating cheese quesadillas and potato soup for dinner. I will post photos of my soapdishes on my Facebook page tomorrow #hobby #backyarding #soap #soapdish #pleaseshare #pleasefollow #thankyou #jam #lotsofjam #hotoutside #familytime #largefamily. * you can also follow me on mewe

Mjbackyardingwithkids ( Delicious Cluckers Farm)

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photos of the quail chicks – 1 day old! They are doing wonderful you can also follow me on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/mjkidsandchickensblog/

Seeing a hatch never gets old! These quail chicks started hatching last night! Welcome to the world🖤 ( this one in the photo just hatched a about 20 mins ago. )

#backyarding #hobby #coturnix #pleaseshare #pleasefollow #thankyou #chicks #babies #supersmall #hatching #nevergetsold #quail #ihatchuponrequest

Today I gave the girls (chickens) some strawberries. Of course they love them but I’m also getting ready for when we get into the upper temperatures. Taking some strawberries, peas, mint, and cut up grapes. Put food in the ice cube tray fill with water and freeze. Then I will have a tasty cold snack for them. (Mint – has a natural cooling properties that helps cool off the body) #backyarding #mygirls #pleaseshare #pleasefollow #thankyou #chickens #chook #food #hobby #makingicepopsforthegirls #takeicecubetrayputinthefoodfillwithwaterfreeze #mint #grapes #icecubetrays #ice #cube #rainneedstogoaway

This evening I won a free seat at my local painting place. The painting that the artist did for hers had ” wanderlust ” painted on it. I decided for my painting that I would change it and put Delicious Cluckers Farm on mine. I forgot how much I loved painting!

#backyarding #hobby #painting #nameofthefarm #happywithmypainting #thankspinotspallet #pleaseshare #pleasefollow #thankyou

Summer vacation has started for us but it’s been rainy and cold. Its normal to have second winter where I live😂. I plan on getting a lot of things done. Last night I got kiwi jam made it turned out very nice! Today I went out an spent some time with my girls ( chickens) they haven’t been happy about the rain. In this photo you see Wakitia and Medusa I think they are ready for summer vacation too😂😂😂

#backyarding #hobby #chickens #chook #girls #ayamcemani #blackaustralorp #medusa #black #rain #secondwinter #mygirls #pleaseshare #pleasefollow #thankyou #comeoutsummersun

We are on our last week of school for us. As I can’t wait for summer vacation I do get a little teary-eyed. Packing up their books to be sent back realizing that when we start up again in August four out of the five kids will be in school. My oldest will be going into 11th grade 😱😱 and number 4 will be starting kindergarten. While this year is coming to an end ( and I cry over my babies growing up ) and my children embark on a new journey for their new grades they will be entering I know that they will do their best because that’s all I ever ask for. #hobby #backyarding #kids #kidsgrowingup #4outof5inschool #pleaseshare #pleasefollow #thankyou #school #summer #summervacation #goingbacktoschoolinaugsummerneedstobelonger #largefamily #giveityourbest.