Anya you guys ever raise quail?
I live in a residential neighborhood and I bet I could raise a few of these and get away with it. But…jeez…that run looks so small. And… if I get attached to the filthy little buggers…I’d have to house them differently to winter them.
Is quail shit acidic like chicken guano? When I was a kid I raised chickens. My grandmother treated chicken shit like gold - she’d cut it with regular soil and all her crazy gardening friends clamoured for it. It was a dicey proposition too - too much guano burned the soil out. But if ya get the mix just right…you can throw an old rubber boot in it and it’ll sprout within the week…
I wonder what the eggs are like…?
The eggs have a very different taste to chicken eggs and you need like 6 to make the same volume as an XL chicken egg.
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Bird chit is acidic regardless of species...Dolopril mixed in will balance out the PH and add in some other needed nutes. Made the dewp plants huuuge!
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Yup - I think Gramma was doing stuff like that too…
DeleteI have been looking into "raising-quail" myself, as we have a small backyard. This video kept me intrigued and "raising-quail" the whole time. https://youtu.be/UdHfMTMNfmw?t=24 - you're welcome.
ReplyDeleteThanks, A! Nice a ya to drop by…👍
DeleteIf you search YouTube for - She Raises & Sells Pastured Quail in Asheville (Wild Way Farm) - I'm sure you'll find yourself "raising quail" too. You're welcome.
ReplyDeleteRaise hell, not quail.
ReplyDeleteWe have them all over. I leave a bird block out for them. They also like bananas. They are thriving the last few months since something unfortunate happened to the roadrunners who love baby quail.
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