Pretty much since the day I moved into my house, I had ideas of making a modern homestead. I nice garden, some chickens, maybe a pig ot two. Not a full on hobby farm operation to grow all of my own food. Just something to supplement my groceries and help me get through a rough spot.
I've raised a garden a few times but thats been about it.
Now, with the price of eggs and constant hinted threats of bird flu. I'm going to raise poultry.
What has always kept me from raising chickens is winter. The idea of shoveling out a chicken coop in the dead of winter is pretty much the deal breaker for me. I could raise some boilers, but I'll be honest. I'm lazy and the butchering process for chickens can be quite involved.
But then I remembered quail.
While quail eggs are about a third the size of a chicken egg, quail are easier to take care of, and reach maturity in 6-8 weeks instead of 6-8 months. Plus they are surprisingly harty, able to handle the Wisconsin winters with minimal shelter.
So quail it is going to be. I have a bunch of hatching eggs on order and I have my brooding pins setup. Even gave my new incubator a test run.
Looks like the Lazy Homestead is going to be a real thing.
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