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Portlandia Fertile Eggs Hatched

Day Old Chicks

Grocery Store Eggs Hatched Grocery store chicks hatched yesterday. White egg laying white colored birds.  These were bought at Whole Foods and the carton says “Fertile Eggs”.  About 60 percent hatch rates overall counting the carton of eggs from another small farm that hatched similar chicks.  The second small farm …

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Roasted Coturnix Quail

Roasted Coturnix Quail Roasted quail over potatoes and broccolini with stuffing.  The coturnix quail is a fast growing bird that produce both tasty little eggs and a tender delicious meat. These are about 6 weeks old or so, perhaps a couple weeks older.  Quail are quiet and easy to keep …

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Quail Motel

Quail cages with sliding trays

The Quail Motel for Micro Farming Quail cages. Lift out of the tray to clean and replace wire cage back into the tray. Doors flap inward. Trying different feed and water options. Coturnix are great layers and handle confinement very well.  Unlike Bobwhite and California quail, corts as they are …

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Wheatgrass

Wheatgrass waiting to be juiced. Wash a couple times throughout the growth to keep fresh and watered well.  Surprisingly tastes like melon for some reason when shoots are still tender.  When they get older it tastes like yard grass, not so tasty.

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