Kevin and Sarah are true Homesteaders,no detours..just down to earth and freelance giving back to their community . Great teachers and unconditional support of others efforts. 💚🇯🇲
We were at an event that had a pot luck lunch - a lady that had quail brought deviled quail eggs (good conversation food) and the event was a rabbit show.
several years ago I paid close attention to your rabbit setup. Two years ago I began raising Silver Fox, right about the time you switched rabbit breeds. I keep mine on my patio with two levels of 4 foot cages. Under each cage I have a quarter inch screen catching the manure, below that is a sheet of steel barn siding at a downward slant running the full length of cages to accumulate the urine in a tub. System works great. On the other side of the patio are two larger cages, I refer to as the maternity ward/grow out cages. I have never put my rabbits on the ground as a precaution against parasites. At 5 pounds they are harvested with 2 or 3 sold to offset feed. I love the rabbits. Now, after the quail video, I'm thinking strongly of starting a small set up for those as well. They will end up being on the barn side of my garage, as I live in central Iowa. My garden has grown from one 16 foot raised bed to five, as well as an assortment of mineral buckets around them. Your family has been a total inspiration to my development of growing my own food. I LIVE IN THE CITY. I'm 70 years old and the combination of rabbits and garden have helped me stay flexible as I age. Thank you for showing me how to improve my life!
Thank you so very much for sharing your encouraging story! We are 65 and getting ready to get back to our homestead childhood roots... retiring from Engineering and Teaching. 😊🙏
We're 70 and just got rabbits thanks to Sarah. Now back doing research on the quail cages. The incubator arrives next week. Kevin and Sarah keep us busy. My husband's hesitant, but if Kevin does it he'll try it.
@@MM-oc3sb wish we knew people like you as friends or family. Our family of 5 with 3 of those being kids under 8 and no one around us that is interested in homesteading or gardening and we are renters and owner does not alow pets with fur or feathers. She does alow gardening though so better than some.
Best garden ever was when we moved our rabbit cages and planted a garden in that space. Also built a rock garden when cleaning our back yard. Used rabbit manure in between the rocks. Grew so many flowers there.
@@theresasuttle711 ive noticed in chickens about every 3 or 4th poo is more liquidy than (sorry for this vidual😳)soft serve ice cream lol. I was told by an older farmer that -that poo is mostly their urine lol and totally norm. The conversation you get to have at TSC back by the big bulletin board 🤣
I agree with both Quail and Rabbits as a basic for food source. A quality incubator is a must for Quail along with additional thermostats and humidity monitors. If all is correct a 50-80% hatch rate of fertile eggs is possible. My average with a low quality incubator was about 0-20% with a high quality incubator my average hatch rate is 75% (55-90) depending on the egg storage and length of time. Quail poop ALOT. They are generally quiet, and the male's (Roo's) make a really nice sound. Rabbits are quiet, produce 6-12 kits per litter average 8 for most. I raise my Californian and Tamuk in Texas heat. Breed only in the fall-winter-spring. Tamuk can breed in the summer, but I choose to take that off. Agree, have them over dirt. If you put a long piece of window screen under their cages the urine will go through and you can pull the screen once a week to your garden, fruit trees, or compost and no shoveling involved.
A good recipe for rabbit: Start your biscuits before cooking. Learn to cut the leg, thigh(meaty parts) and par-boil the parts in water. Remove meat and batter in flour,salt,pepper. Fry up your skillet pan and use the water you boiled them in to make your gravy in the skillet you fried them up. Pull out the biscuits and chow down!!
yes you can raise quail in an apartment. I did it. I am a senior lady living in a high rise and i wanted a cheap source of meat and eggs and quail gave me that. I used an aquarium for a brooder for newly hatched chicks. wire mesh top. then I had rabbit cages for the adults, 2 grow out cages, one for my breeders. I miss my quail so much but cant do it any more.
Interesting! The egg thing is what peaks my interest. My chickens quit except for a few young hens but my ducks don't quit. I don't provide supplemental light but my hens keep producing. The black Swedish has slowed to about 5/week but the khaki's are machines 😳 every single day for 2 years straight
Kevin and Sarah, I would love to see some "in the kitchen" recipes for quayle and rabbit. From what you both say, they sound like they are easy to cook also. For a city kid, this sounds most interesting. Thank you for all the great videos! I always look forward to Wednesday's and Saturday's! I cup of coffee and great video!
My favorite way to cook rabbit is stuffed and grilled. I cut up peppers, onions and mushrooms and mix with seasonings and butter after I rub the rabbit down with mustard. Sew it shut. Take your seasoning mix and rub down the mustard covered rabbit. Wrap head to tail in bacon. Cook on the grill for a while and then wrap in foil and finish slow cooking in the oven on 300. I like to serve it with mashed potatoes and mushroom and onion gravy and a rice side with cheesy garlic texas toast.
Please keep in mind that in some areas quail are considered a game bird and require a permit or a certificate of registration to own them. Please, remind the people to check local fish and wildlife regulations before buying quail.
Hi. Just received my "I like pig butts" tee shirt today. Love following your channel. I did a bit of homesteading with my parents when I was in high school. 2 sheep with babies. 2 cows, 1 mom one daughter. 2 pigs named Bonnie and Clyde. Rabbits. Chickens. Will never forget the experience.
Awesome, I raised 29 quail and butchered them on my channel. I think it is an awesome way to begin with raising meat. We are working our way into our farm land and growing our own food. I incubate chicken and gives those to local families in the area to raise. I love the process and my grandkids love watching it just as much as I do. It’s a lot of fun. Being ever so grateful for the lives and knowing where my food comes from really does something to my heart. Thanks for all the beautiful content you share. I love watching you all.
Oh man, I used to hunt and can wild rabbit….I liked my rabbit canned …quick in a busy life to use..especially unexpected company… had started later in raising rabbits then the poop went into a worm based fertilizer soil industry…the night crawlers were sold to sports shop for fishermen in the summer…the hides were easy to tan
When we raised rabbits we had a two tiered hutch. The roof was a vinyl/poly corrugated roof at an angle. The poop and urine from the top tier just rolled down to the ground. Sometimes it needed a to be sprayed off but that was minimal. Worked great.
My city restricts outdoor rabbits to 4 over 6 weeks old. They don't care how many you have inside. So I have them in my walkout basement. I have 18 stacking cages. The trays can get time consuming but it is doable. I dump the trays twice a week into a wagon and put it in my compost bin or garden. I have an exhaust fan that runs 24/7 and special filters on my HVAC, so the smell isn't bad. I've been doing this for over 4 years. We slaughter 30 rabbits a month to feed the family. They never go outside. My entire process from breeding to butcher is inside my home. My neighbors don't know I have them. Note that in an indoor rabbitry you need 15 air changes an hour. I get that will my exhaust fans. I just hatched out our first quail. They are in the brooder.
We live in a mobile home park and breed our rabbits in the lanai until we have another house on our own land. We have the cages on a tarp and pans with newspaper and catlitter underneath. I have to do a complete cleaning once a week, but I also change the pans every other day. Depending on how many rabbits you have, that's a bit of work. We currently have 14 rabbits, about 1 hour's work for weekly cleaning. But I am okay with that.
Thank y'all for all the valuable information you share with us.This year our family began our homesteading journey. We were both brought up very rural and have had small gardens throughout our lives. This year we have been more intentional in our plantings as needed for our family of six. We also raised our first round of 36 Cornish cross. (We yielded 187lb. in 6 weeks.) You taught me to make bone broth...I got 4 1/2 gallons! Thank you for all your research and for teaching us to be more self sufficient. ❤
This is more than 5 pounds a quail, is that true? And how much meet it gives per quail? These animals must be much bigger than Kevin’s quail where he serves 2 per person for a normal serving.
My input is quail r more sensitive to drafts. Rabbits r more forgiving to temperature too. And rabbit manure is great fertilizer. When I was queasy to butcher, I raised rabbit to sell & the manure alone
Good morning! Found some rabbits locally AND quail! You have been so very helpful! I also have the Wynola quail cages! I do have KW stacking cages. And yes, I have to clean trays often. Doing what I can on city lot. Was a costly set up. But is working great! Thank you so much for sharing!
You might try adding some crushed (plain) charcoal to your trays. Helps with the smell and is awesome in he garden. Search for diy biochar for more info.
Good ☕️☕️ Morning Kevin & Sarah,have a wonderful day!Your videos are so interesting!Thank you for sharing your day to day life with us.Your homestead & the hard work it takes is amazing!👏😊👍
Kevin & Sarah, where can we purchase rabbits n quail from n what natural feed do they need...??? Also where did u get ur incubator from ...but what is needed for HENS to do it naturally or are they not good hatchers?!? TY ,&BLESS YOU N GREAT VIDEOS,ALWAYS
Great information! How about a Nerdy Farm Math sheet/chart for a basic getting started expenses and maintaining expenses. I realize that certain things like feed could vary by location. Thanks again, really enjoy your channel and how honest and straight forward y'all are!!
Good morning y'all from Oklahoma, enjoyed your video, thanks for sharing your information, I too have started incubation for Jumbo quail, another week to lockdown, excited, new subscriber here, again thanks,
As a property manager for years in Oregon, most apartments do not allow for any caged animals like: rats, rabbits, birds, reptiles and fish tanks. Cats or dogs only and certain breeds of dogs are not allowed as a pet. It would behoove anyone that is in an apartment to read their rental agreement thouroughly prior to bringing any animal into your apartment. Just to make sure your not violating rules.
Great video. If I can ever get past the killing my “pets” for food squeamishness these two would be my go to. My husband hunts and I believe that humanely raising animals is the way to go so thanks for sharing your knowledge. Thanks for showing the scissors. I was wondering about that.
I totally understand this. I can hunt wild rabbits for food from shooting/cleaning/cooking but I have not ever been able to butcher out my home raised rabbits. I had to have a friend come do it. I shared the meat but it was almost traumatic for me. But I so think that if push comes to shove an empty stomach would probably solve the squeamishness(is that a word?).
Don’t forget the cost off the electric you use for incubation time and then heated lamps, not to mention the cost of the incubation box/ rabbit tractor as well. The cost of the food and bedding. It may not be a lot but to some it is.
It’s good that you’re considering your options, very important for starting out. And always the questions come of what if this or that? But also remember, you can eat the QUAIL eggs and the quail if you could no longer feed them and then sale your cages online to others that need them. As a matter of fact, if you have access to the scrap lumber pile somewhere, build your cages or buy used ones. He’ll show you how to build cages, waterers and feeders and the rest you might have ideas too. Quail are great, I wish I had the room to raise them. Maybe do some rethinking 😍👍🙏
Oh my parents used to hunt pheasant and oh they are delicious! But a neighbor told me he used to grow Guinea fowl (now I remember that cuz they are loud! 🤣 ) and he would butcher out a few here and there and he said they tasted like a softer/meatier version of pheasant. I haven't heard any ring neck pheasant around here in years. Ever since the wild turkey population took off again. I wonder if they just out compete them since(if I remember correctly) ring neck pheasant are not native to Michigan? Oh that and the rise in our coyote packs. Geez they get loud at night-its eerie and beautiful and scary all at the same time to hear them go off.
@@Emeraldwitch30 ringtail are not native to North America. They were brought over from Asia in the 1800s. Most of the Pheasants you see in the wild are farm raised and then released. They don't do well in heavy snow.
@@paulross2979 okay that is what I remember hearing. But our area had them rather thickly here in middle michigan. We also get bob white quail off and on but im close to a huge state park/game area that does dog/horse hunting trials(sorry if I named it wrong) and they release all types of game birds that they then hunt and I know for a fact they tend to kinda migrate away from this area all around I live anout 10 miles away as the crow flies but 15 if you have to drive lol. I'm outside a lot and always am on instant alert when I hear unknown bird calls. I was shocked at the Bob whites a couple years ago. Tickled to see them and they sure scared my dog when she flushed them out in the big field behind my house. The more Kevin and Sarah show these quail the more I really want some lol. They might be easier for me to deal with than my chickens (ha autocorrect keeps trying to change chickens to children 😅 guess its true tho lol 😆 )
Great video!!! Would you do one on how you prepare and cook quail please? Do you ever fry the quail eggs? Do you have videos on how to process the quail and the rabbits? Love your channel!!! God bless❤️
I homestead in Huntsville, AR with chickens and ducks and have been giving thought to quail or rabbits. You have given me some good food for thought. I'm too old at 72 to deal with cattle or goats so something smaller like these makes sense. Thanks for all your knowledge and experience with them.
Raised both. Love both. Meat and eggs from quail. Meat and fertilizer from rabbits. Quail do have a unique taste, so I would recommend trying it before you jump in head first. I love it though. I did my quail lights 6am to 8pm and still got full eggs daily, so not sure about which hours are more important than just 14 hours. Whatever works for YOU, right! I love the seemingly new spark both of you are getting from getting back into these 2 wonderful species. I strongly recommend both!
Rabbits are very neat animals. They quickly adjust to using litter pans. We use a dishpan with a small amount of bedding in it and change it out daily.
Hi Kevin and Sara! I love watching your videos on all of your subjects. Both of you convey the information very well and in a way that is understandable for the inexperienced. I have some pertinent information on raising rabbits in stacks. I raised rabbits for many years. Some were stacked and some were over dirt. Yes, stacks can get smelly but if done properly and the pans cleaned often it is doable for indoors(apt/condo/house), a garage, basement, etc. They make a pelletized pine horse bedding, I know they have it at Tractor Supply but may have other places as well. Use this pelletized bedding in your pans, doesn't take much. As it gets wet it turns to sawdust and there is little to no smell. Change often and you will be surprised how little smell there is. Another trick which I used in my traveling cages when transporting rabbits to shows was to put a doggie pee pad in the pan. I've even kept rabbits in a motel room!😁 You can use pee pads under the pelletized bedding for easier pan cleanup but it is certainly not necessary. Clean the wire and pans often to keep the odor down. Also, you didn't touch on this subject in this video. While rabbits are clean animals a buck(male) rabbit will spray urine as a way of marking territory which is quite messy and smelly for indoors, just an FYI. Hope this helps someone.
I have quail in my apartment too! Looking for a house after moving to the Caribbean. Quail are pretty quiet too! I don't have a male but even those aren't as loud as say, a parrot...
Cost of feed per lb of meat? Rabbits cheaper to feed? Because of grass and hay is cheaper/free through the summer, so you use less grain/feed. If SHTF, and feeds are hard to get or expensive, which would be better?
Y’all do so well with explaining these rabbits and quail’s. Y’all are so complementary when speaking together and comes across as such a beautiful relationship that just warms my heart. Y’all make watching these videos so enjoyable and I thank you for that. Beautiful couple. God bless you both. From South MS.
Thank you Kevin and Sarah, I appreciate your knowledge. I have been raising quail for 8 months now, for the eggs, and love them. I look forward to your future videos. Blessings to you.
Kevin, what I heard (with chickens at least) is that they don't have good night vision. If you have artificial light that suddenly goes out, they can injure themselves getting to the perches. By having artificial light in the morning, they will start to roost as dusk comes on, and can still see where they're going.
I found that if I use the plastic part that you can buy with the quail waterer, it will fill correctly. If you use a glass Ball jar, it doesn't. You could try solar Christmas or solar shed lights to provide light for your chickens. We live off grid so that's what we have to do. Thanks for all of the info!
@@dorothyallen3614 Yes, I watched the Bluetti video. He has that in the new shop. He has the chickens/ducks in hoop coops way out in the deer moat around their orchard. Solar lights would work well out in their coops.
According to Justin Rhodes' YT channel, YT does not permit the actual butchering part of processing, but does permit at least part of the after-butcher processing. If there is a membership page off YT, content is not governed by YT. That is one reason why Rhodes has developed his own off-YT scenario.
Sarah, every time I watch your videos Proverbs 18:22 He who finds a wife finds a good thing … comes to my remembrance :0) My husband & I enjoy watching you both.
So then for 'Fowl', you can maintain egg production in the Winter IF you can provide 'a consistent heat & light source'. Quail are easier to maintain in an APARTMENT situation and Rabbits provide more meat to eat and NEITHER should be against ANYONE'S RULES.
The only restriction in an apartment would be if they limited the number of 'pets'. Many limit the number of cats or dogs. You would need to find out if they limit the number of caged 'pets'.
@Living Traditions Homestead …. Been watching you for years! Thank you for continuing to be detail oriented in your videos. Your refresher videos like this one always keeps our little farm setup in check!
Thank you so much for your helpful information. You both have such an upbeat and positive personality. Makes it pleasant to watch sitting down with a cup of tea or coffee. Due to you both and a few other favorites, I have "left my comfort zone" and have become more self sufficient. My hope in the very near future is to raise quail. I had chickens prior to moving. Now I no longer have that choice available to me in this location. God bless you and yours.
I'm a foodie need and love my kitchen gadgets lol. I have family bring me weird stuff they find in their great aunts kitchen drawers for them to know what it is lol. Funny thing I usually do 🤣 sometimes they keep sometimes they give to me to keep lol. I have some weird stuff lol
If you have birds (especially chickens) they don't see well in the dark. If you give them light early in the morning instead of at night they can get on their roosts when it starts to get dark in the afternoon. If you leave the lights on and then turn them off late, if they're not in a roost they are stuck on the ground. That is very stressful to a bird and they don't lay as many eggs when under stress.
I love this video! Thank you! I’m in the process of buying a new homestead site in southern mo, and it comes with rabbits and hutches! You two are my go-to for information. I’ve been watching the rabbit raising series you have, and it’s so good! Thank you!
How about sharing your prefered methods for dispatching your rabbits and quail? That is actually the 1st stage of processing them after all. Thanks for such interesting and informative videos, those egg scissors are quite a thoughtful tool.
Love you guys, and love your zest for life. Your channel is so awesome. I loved watching them big white quail running back and forth when you were filming.
LOL, our current bun is an indoor rabbit. None of our neighbors seem to keep their cats indoors anymore and even with a sturdy cage they come by and stress out the poor bunnies at night. He's about 7 years old and has gotten grumpier with each passing year, regularly flipping his food dish until we switched to a large, ceramic dog bowl. Now he's taken to chomping on the metal tube of his water bottle and shaking it hard enough to rattle the entire cage. His name is 'Mousse' because of his deep Chocolate color, but I've taken to calling him 'Grumpy Butt'. Definitely the biggest personality of any rabbit we've owned.
I was looking at the jumbo quail and rabbits as supplemental pet food. We don't have them now but when we do get cats and dogs, we plan on using the meat we raise for supplementing their food. Like the idea of the jumbo quail because they're big enough and filling enough for a fairly large cat. And one rabbit would suffice for a small/medium dog you know along with the other parts of the chicken or turkeys or beef or lamb that we don't eat as a supplement. I've had quail they are good. I have not had rabbit and I really want to raise the rabbits more for their fur then the meat ability for our pets. What I cook them? Yes. I always had in my mind rabbits for pet food.
Good morning 😁 that was a very informative video. Thank you. Can you please do an update on how the green house is working out and how beautiful the food is growing? God bless Corpus Christi TX
Thank you so much for all you do and share, you two are just blessing to others. Absolutely 💯 love how you explain your trials and errors plus give insight to people that may not have acres as how we can make things happen to provide for our family.
I raised 2 cottontails in an apartment. They had no hair and eyes were closed. Once they were able to easily move around, I trained them to a cat litter box. The cat litter worked great. So, if you add cat litter in the bottom of the shavings box, it may take care of the smell.
Good morning great to see y’all I have raised both I like Quail the. Best. Hope had a great thanksgiving Love the shows may God bless you and your family
Thank you so much. We are building a new coop for egg laying hens and this made me think maybe we should section off an area for quail. We have never raised meat birds just because of all the expense to set up. Once again great information!
Hey guys, Im from germany and spotted your videos the other day. Im also raising quails and rabbits for the same reasons as yours....and just started with two ducks. My area isnt that big, so these are some of the perfect animals to hatch in what I call my "Micro Farm". Cant wait for the next Video, lovely greetings from 4740miles away.
I'm glad you showed the quail egg scissors...I've seen them before and was thinking they were for snipping beaks or claws. Wasn't looking forward to finding out what torture they imposed, haha.
Such great info, I just started my Coturnix Quail raising journey by myself as an adult a month ago. Expecting eggs hopefully in the next 2-3 weeks. My dad and mom raised me on a farm and I had all the things then, and helped out a little. But doing it all on your own is definitely intimidating. So I really appreciate all your hard work on these video’s.
Rabbit skin is so thin that it can't be made into a leather. It could be dyed and used for crafts or decorative purposes though. For example, fur trim on a dreamcatcher. Some fishing flies can also be tied out of rabbit fur. Rabbit skin when dried though, is practically see through.
911axe they are very thin that is for sure! We don't raise domestic rabbits but we hunt snowshoes. Their hides are even thinner than a domestic rabbit. We home tan the furs and use the pelts for crafts, mittens, neck warmers, blanket fringe, many things. The furs have a shorter lifespan than mink, coyote, bobcat,..... but it is incredibly easy to work with. Tanning is a bit challenging because when the hide is still wet it very easily tears but if you are careful they tan more quickly than any of the other furs we home tan including ermine (weasel in white phase) which are not much bigger than a rat. We have successfully tanned many snowshoes as well as beaver, coons, fisher, martens, bobcats, coyotes, fox, weasel, otter, mink, skunk, and in my opinion rabbit is not a great animal to learn on because their hide is sooooo delicate. I personally don't like doing rabbit because the furs if being used in garments only last 5-10 years but if you are using it in crafts like make fur trimmed stockings it's fantastic because it is super easy to sew!
If you are going to tan you need to butcher around 16-20 weeks instead of the usual 10 weeks. As others have said 10 week old hides are super thin. They rip easily. Ez tan is a good product. Also there are certain breeds that make nicer pelts Rex and silver fox are two that make both good meat and pelt rabbits.
@@bearrivermama6414 interesting to learn that. I always just salted, stretched and dried mine. For salmon fly tying purposes. It's new on me that leather can be made out of them though. Learn something new every day. Thanks for taking the time to share.
@@911axe 👍🏻 I’m glad you have been able to utilize them for fishing. I hate seeing those beautiful furs go to waste. I would love to take credit for the wisdom of tanning the hides but the truth is, I researched and learned from RUclips videos and fur handling books. I hated wasting the hides from the critters we where eating and the ones that we have to manage on our land because they are eating my chickens and ducks. We have heavy predator pressure where we live so occasionally we must intervene. We learned that the hard way unfortunately. If you ever want to give tanning a shot it’s incredibly rewarding! Coon creek outdoors does some pretty good videos on fur handling. I have found it to be a bit more difficult than he makes it look but he gives you a good idea of where to start. Feeling free to send a message if you want any pointers. We are not by any means professional fur handlers but I have tanned over a hundred hides. I will say, beavers are horrible to work with! I would recommend for a first critter, muskrat, weasel, or pine martinis. They are small, easy to work, and have beautiful furs!!!! Coons, otter, and skunk are easy too but really greasy and that can create a challenge. Coyote fox and bobcat are easy as well but their size makes them a bit harder. I just finish sewing my daughter a pair of otter fur mittens with coyote fur cuffs for Christmas. We trapped and tanned the hides. They are absolutely beautiful! Hope your fishing adventures are prosperous!!! Nothing like fresh fish in the pan! Yummy!
I heard quail feed is quite expensive. How much does it cost to grow quail versus chicken by weight with regards to feed? Also, can you supplement feed with greens from the garden? In a collapse of the supply chain, how would you feed your quail if you couldn’t purchase feed?
Hi guys! I've started quails about 3 years ago listening to your advice, so thanks! I'm done with the quails now: didn't like the cage setup and I personally found them smelly and messy. I much prefer the rabbits, even in the stacking cages (but above dirt is better). I shovel a good 2 inches of dirt about twice a year under the rabbitry and spread it in the garden like compost. It made all the difference in the world, especially in hungry crops like squash and corn. Cheers from Connecticut!
Try adding crushed charcoal (plain, not fuel. diy is best) below your cages. This will make 'biochar' and our garden will repay the favor. I do this for rabbit and quail.
Good video... I already raise jumbo quail and want to start with meat rabbits this spring... One thing you got wrong is putting the wrong end of the egg in the scissors... Put the big end in them... Air sack is at the big end and much better for cutting...
I find quail are less messy, but harder to breed (still trying) but rabbits are the other way around. When I was single, rabbits were great to raise for meat, nice quantity of meat. Now rabbits are pets that make fertilizer, and the quail are my meat and pickeld egg source.
Hey guys you should think about adding a Few khaki Campbell ducks to the Homestead ours lay right through winter. cold or daylight hours don't seem to effect them much at all. we are on the AL side of the Tenn Alabama state line so have about the same weather as you guys if you wood like I would be happy to send you some eggs for hatching. we started I guess on a homestead scale of raising ducks ,chickens. Quail, turkey, ringneck pheasant, New Zealand New Zealand rabbits ,a few pigs and oh yea Sarrah we have some guineas and every time they sound off i think of you lol. People that never been around them don't get your by video where you were imitating there sound shifting your eyes back and forth with the beat. We enjoy watching your progress and have thought about trying you tube and our little Homestead already known around here as J&Js cookoo nest homestead but just hadn't taken the look leap yet. And keven if you don't add already do it you should keep your eggs turns while your waiting to get a batch saved up for the incubator I actually use a turner out of one of the little Styrofoam incubators to save my eggs in well I will get off here hope you guys had a good Thanksgiving and merry Christmas from Jeff and Janet at J&Js cookoo nest
I love this video so much!!! I'm so happy you two are revisiting the basics for us. We began raising quail this year and have been so so happy with the eggs and just barely tasted our first quail meat. My daughter has been collecting eggs and we are going to set them for hatching in a few days! Anyway we want to add rabbits too so I'm so glad you are sharing all this information.
Since you started up with quail again, I decided to get myself a few. I really am enjoying them 4 hens 1 male. I am going to hatch eggs when I get enough. Keep making videos on quail Thanks 😊
How funny this topic came today. We're want to get into rabbits for a meat source. Yesterday I got through half of you meat rabbit series. You explain the process well. My question is did you guys do a video about your rabbit cage set up? I'm sure I just overlooked it. Thank you! Blessings 😊
Kristine Beedle, Go up to the youtube search box & type in living traditions homestead rabbit tractor & click on it, it will take you to all of their past videos.
at what age do quail stop laying eggs. Are aged quail tough and need to be stewed. My GF bought some laying hens that did not lay. We turned them into chicken and dumplings.
Absolutely love your videos. You and Roots and Refuge are my go to channels for info! One thing I wanted to know - do you guys ever process your cows? We never hear about you eating them. Thanks!
Kevin and Sarah are true Homesteaders,no detours..just down to earth and freelance giving back to their community . Great teachers and unconditional support of others efforts.
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We were at an event that had a pot luck lunch - a lady that had quail brought deviled quail eggs (good conversation food) and the event was a rabbit show.
several years ago I paid close attention to your rabbit setup. Two years ago I began raising Silver Fox, right about the time you switched rabbit breeds. I keep mine on my patio with two levels of 4 foot cages. Under each cage I have a quarter inch screen catching the manure, below that is a sheet of steel barn siding at a downward slant running the full length of cages to accumulate the urine in a tub. System works great. On the other side of the patio are two larger cages, I refer to as the maternity ward/grow out cages. I have never put my rabbits on the ground as a precaution against parasites. At 5 pounds they are harvested with 2 or 3 sold to offset feed. I love the rabbits. Now, after the quail video, I'm thinking strongly of starting a small set up for those as well. They will end up being on the barn side of my garage, as I live in central Iowa.
My garden has grown from one 16 foot raised bed to five, as well as an assortment of mineral buckets around them. Your family has been a total inspiration to my development of growing my own food. I LIVE IN THE CITY. I'm 70 years old and the combination of rabbits and garden have helped me stay flexible as I age. Thank you for showing me how to improve my life!
Thank you so very much for sharing your encouraging story! We are 65 and getting ready to get back to our homestead childhood roots... retiring from Engineering and Teaching. 😊🙏
We're 70 and just got rabbits thanks to Sarah. Now back doing research on the quail cages. The incubator arrives next week.
Kevin and Sarah keep us busy. My husband's hesitant, but if Kevin does it he'll try it.
@Ron what do you use the urin for? Do you dilute it to go on the garden?
Wish I had family like you or friends like you
@@MM-oc3sb wish we knew people like you as friends or family. Our family of 5 with 3 of those being kids under 8 and no one around us that is interested in homesteading or gardening and we are renters and owner does not alow pets with fur or feathers. She does alow gardening though so better than some.
Best garden ever was when we moved our rabbit cages and planted a garden in that space. Also built a rock garden when cleaning our back yard. Used rabbit manure in between the rocks. Grew so many flowers there.
I did not know quail don't urinate. I like the way you both teach. Thank you!
It’s my understanding that urine and feces in birds in general (all fowl) is all done together - kinda why bird mess is so messy! Lol
You know that white stuff in bird poop? Thats technically their urine although the joke punch line is thats bird poop too.
@@theresasuttle711 ive noticed in chickens about every 3 or 4th poo is more liquidy than (sorry for this vidual😳)soft serve ice cream lol. I was told by an older farmer that -that poo is mostly their urine lol and totally norm. The conversation you get to have at TSC back by the big bulletin board 🤣
I agree with both Quail and Rabbits as a basic for food source. A quality incubator is a must for Quail along with additional thermostats and humidity monitors. If all is correct a 50-80% hatch rate of fertile eggs is possible. My average with a low quality incubator was about 0-20% with a high quality incubator my average hatch rate is 75% (55-90) depending on the egg storage and length of time. Quail poop ALOT. They are generally quiet, and the male's (Roo's) make a really nice sound.
Rabbits are quiet, produce 6-12 kits per litter average 8 for most. I raise my Californian and Tamuk in Texas heat. Breed only in the fall-winter-spring. Tamuk can breed in the summer, but I choose to take that off. Agree, have them over dirt. If you put a long piece of window screen under their cages the urine will go through and you can pull the screen once a week to your garden, fruit trees, or compost and no shoveling involved.
Thank you for the window screen below the cages idea. Brilliant!
Also remember, rabbit manure can be used right away, doesn’t have to be cured before use as fertilizer!
Would you consider doing a video on processing. How you kill and clean! This is real life and you teach so well.
RUclips doesn't like them. Will get flagged. They may be able to do it on Instagram. That platform seems more open.
A good recipe for rabbit:
Start your biscuits before cooking. Learn to cut the leg, thigh(meaty parts) and par-boil the parts in water. Remove meat and batter in flour,salt,pepper. Fry up your skillet pan and use the water you boiled them in to make your gravy in the skillet you fried them up. Pull out the biscuits and chow down!!
yes you can raise quail in an apartment. I did it. I am a senior lady living in a high rise and i wanted a cheap source of meat and eggs and quail gave me that. I used an aquarium for a brooder for newly hatched chicks. wire mesh top. then I had rabbit cages for the adults, 2 grow out cages, one for my breeders. I miss my quail so much but cant do it any more.
Interesting! The egg thing is what peaks my interest. My chickens quit except for a few young hens but my ducks don't quit. I don't provide supplemental light but my hens keep producing. The black Swedish has slowed to about 5/week but the khaki's are machines 😳 every single day for 2 years straight
Kevin and Sarah, I would love to see some "in the kitchen" recipes for quayle and rabbit. From what you both say, they sound like they are easy to cook also. For a city kid, this sounds most interesting. Thank you for all the great videos!
I always look forward to Wednesday's and Saturday's! I cup of coffee and great video!
They do have a cookbook with recipes for cooking with rabbits. It's a great cookbook. The link to it is in the description area.
I saw a lady on Coturnix corner who keeps quail in her apartment.
I downloaded their rabbit cookbook!!! Good stuff.
My favorite way to cook rabbit is stuffed and grilled. I cut up peppers, onions and mushrooms and mix with seasonings and butter after I rub the rabbit down with mustard. Sew it shut. Take your seasoning mix and rub down the mustard covered rabbit. Wrap head to tail in bacon. Cook on the grill for a while and then wrap in foil and finish slow cooking in the oven on 300. I like to serve it with mashed potatoes and mushroom and onion gravy and a rice side with cheesy garlic texas toast.
@@GrandmasGardenofHope Yep, that was me. Have about a 100 quail. Have to process over 30 this weekend.
Please keep in mind that in some areas quail are considered a game bird and require a permit or a certificate of registration to own them. Please, remind the people to check local fish and wildlife regulations before buying quail.
Hi. Just received my "I like pig butts" tee shirt today. Love following your channel. I did a bit of homesteading with my parents when I was in high school. 2 sheep with babies. 2 cows, 1 mom one daughter. 2 pigs named Bonnie and Clyde. Rabbits. Chickens. Will never forget the experience.
GOODMORNING HOMESTEADEING FAM.. I LUV THEM SCISSORS FOR MY QUAIL EGGS AND CIGARS😉. GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS🙏🏽. MUCH LUV💞
Oh geez! I just had a mental pic of y'all chomping on a cigar Schwarzenegger style clipping quail eggs. Goodness thanks for the giggle 😄
Awesome, I raised 29 quail and butchered them on my channel. I think it is an awesome way to begin with raising meat. We are working our way into our farm land and growing our own food. I incubate chicken and gives those to local families in the area to raise. I love the process and my grandkids love watching it just as much as I do. It’s a lot of fun. Being ever so grateful for the lives and knowing where my food comes from really does something to my heart. Thanks for all the beautiful content you share. I love watching you all.
I think it’s beautiful that you give chicks to local families to raise. Such a loving, kind, and compassionate idea. Thank you for that! 💜
I totally agree with you. I like teaching my kids too.
Oh man, I used to hunt and can wild rabbit….I liked my rabbit canned …quick in a busy life to use..especially unexpected company… had started later in raising rabbits then the poop went into a worm based fertilizer soil industry…the night crawlers were sold to sports shop for fishermen in the summer…the hides were easy to tan
When we raised rabbits we had a two tiered hutch. The roof was a vinyl/poly corrugated roof at an angle. The poop and urine from the top tier just rolled down to the ground. Sometimes it needed a to be sprayed off but that was minimal. Worked great.
that's a super good idea!
My city restricts outdoor rabbits to 4 over 6 weeks old. They don't care how many you have inside. So I have them in my walkout basement. I have 18 stacking cages. The trays can get time consuming but it is doable. I dump the trays twice a week into a wagon and put it in my compost bin or garden. I have an exhaust fan that runs 24/7 and special filters on my HVAC, so the smell isn't bad.
I've been doing this for over 4 years. We slaughter 30 rabbits a month to feed the family. They never go outside. My entire process from breeding to butcher is inside my home. My neighbors don't know I have them.
Note that in an indoor rabbitry you need 15 air changes an hour. I get that will my exhaust fans.
I just hatched out our first quail. They are in the brooder.
We live in a mobile home park and breed our rabbits in the lanai until we have another house on our own land. We have the cages on a tarp and pans with newspaper and catlitter underneath. I have to do a complete cleaning once a week, but I also change the pans every other day. Depending on how many rabbits you have, that's a bit of work. We currently have 14 rabbits, about 1 hour's work for weekly cleaning. But I am okay with that.
We raise meat rabbits and are considering quail next year. Thank you for the information.
Thank y'all for all the valuable information you share with us.This year our family began our homesteading journey. We were both brought up very rural and have had small gardens throughout our lives. This year we have been more intentional in our plantings as needed for our family of six. We also raised our first round of 36 Cornish cross. (We yielded 187lb. in 6 weeks.) You taught me to make bone broth...I got 4 1/2 gallons! Thank you for all your research and for teaching us to be more self sufficient. ❤
This is more than 5 pounds a quail, is that true? And how much meet it gives per quail? These animals must be much bigger than Kevin’s quail where he serves 2 per person for a normal serving.
@@michelinebercier-lariviere3095 they raised Cornish Cross , a meat chicken…
@@donnacastor7897 thank you!
My input is quail r more sensitive to drafts. Rabbits r more forgiving to temperature too. And rabbit manure is great fertilizer. When I was queasy to butcher, I raised rabbit to sell & the manure alone
We LOVE raising coturnix quail and have for over 10 years! They are an AWESOME addition to any homestead.
Good morning! Found some rabbits locally AND quail! You have been so very helpful! I also have the Wynola quail cages! I do have KW stacking cages. And yes, I have to clean trays often. Doing what I can on city lot. Was a costly set up. But is working great! Thank you so much for sharing!
You might try adding some crushed (plain) charcoal to your trays. Helps with the smell and is awesome in he garden. Search for diy biochar for more info.
Good ☕️☕️ Morning Kevin & Sarah,have a wonderful day!Your videos are so interesting!Thank you for sharing your day to day life with us.Your homestead & the hard work it takes is amazing!👏😊👍
Kevin & Sarah, where can we purchase rabbits n quail from n what natural feed do they need...??? Also where did u get ur incubator from ...but what is needed for HENS to do it naturally or are they not good hatchers?!? TY ,&BLESS YOU N GREAT VIDEOS,ALWAYS
Great information! How about a Nerdy Farm Math sheet/chart for a basic getting started expenses and maintaining expenses. I realize that certain things like feed could vary by location. Thanks again, really enjoy your channel and how honest and straight forward y'all are!!
Raising anything for meat sounds great....it's the processing! I have no experience and no mentor-and trying this for the first time, is daunting.
Quail is what I was thinking about to do here at my place. So glad you are talking on the subject.
Good morning y'all from Oklahoma, enjoyed your video, thanks for sharing your information, I too have started incubation for Jumbo quail, another week to lockdown, excited, new subscriber here, again thanks,
As a property manager for years in Oregon, most apartments do not allow for any caged animals like: rats, rabbits, birds, reptiles and fish tanks.
Cats or dogs only and certain breeds of dogs are not allowed as a pet.
It would behoove anyone that is in an apartment to read their rental agreement thouroughly prior to bringing any animal into your apartment. Just to make sure your not violating rules.
Great video. If I can ever get past the killing my “pets” for food squeamishness these two would be my go to. My husband hunts and I believe that humanely raising animals is the way to go so thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Thanks for showing the scissors. I was wondering about that.
I totally understand this. I can hunt wild rabbits for food from shooting/cleaning/cooking but I have not ever been able to butcher out my home raised rabbits. I had to have a friend come do it. I shared the meat but it was almost traumatic for me. But I so think that if push comes to shove an empty stomach would probably solve the squeamishness(is that a word?).
@@Emeraldwitch30 I agree about hunger overcoming reluctance. I think squeamishness is a word.
Don’t forget the cost off the electric you use for incubation time and then heated lamps, not to mention the cost of the incubation box/ rabbit tractor as well. The cost of the food and bedding. It may not be a lot but to some it is.
It’s good that you’re considering your options, very important for starting out. And always the questions come of what if this or that? But also remember, you can eat the QUAIL eggs and the quail if you could no longer feed them and then sale your cages online to others that need them. As a matter of fact, if you have access to the scrap lumber pile somewhere, build your cages or buy used ones. He’ll show you how to build cages, waterers and feeders and the rest you might have ideas too. Quail are great, I wish I had the room to raise them. Maybe do some rethinking 😍👍🙏
Kevin has solar power with battery storage in the workshop where the quail cages are.
@@menow7851 but his incubator @nd heat lamp are at home.
Your information has gotten me to think about raising Pheasants. Another valuable game bird.
Oh my parents used to hunt pheasant and oh they are delicious! But a neighbor told me he used to grow Guinea fowl (now I remember that cuz they are loud! 🤣 ) and he would butcher out a few here and there and he said they tasted like a softer/meatier version of pheasant. I haven't heard any ring neck pheasant around here in years. Ever since the wild turkey population took off again. I wonder if they just out compete them since(if I remember correctly) ring neck pheasant are not native to Michigan? Oh that and the rise in our coyote packs. Geez they get loud at night-its eerie and beautiful and scary all at the same time to hear them go off.
@@Emeraldwitch30 ringtail are not native to North America. They were brought over from Asia in the 1800s. Most of the Pheasants you see in the wild are farm raised and then released. They don't do well in heavy snow.
@@paulross2979 okay that is what I remember hearing. But our area had them rather thickly here in middle michigan. We also get bob white quail off and on but im close to a huge state park/game area that does dog/horse hunting trials(sorry if I named it wrong) and they release all types of game birds that they then hunt and I know for a fact they tend to kinda migrate away from this area all around I live anout 10 miles away as the crow flies but 15 if you have to drive lol.
I'm outside a lot and always am on instant alert when I hear unknown bird calls. I was shocked at the Bob whites a couple years ago. Tickled to see them and they sure scared my dog when she flushed them out in the big field behind my house.
The more Kevin and Sarah show these quail the more I really want some lol. They might be easier for me to deal with than my chickens (ha autocorrect keeps trying to change chickens to children 😅 guess its true tho lol 😆 )
QUESTION: Could you show us how to kill/process each? If that would be too graphic, maybe some diagrams?
Great video!!!
Would you do one on how you prepare and cook quail please?
Do you ever fry the quail eggs?
Do you have videos on how to process the quail and the rabbits?
Love your channel!!!
God bless❤️
I homestead in Huntsville, AR with chickens and ducks and have been giving thought to quail or rabbits. You have given me some good food for thought. I'm too old at 72 to deal with cattle or goats so something smaller like these makes sense. Thanks for all your knowledge and experience with them.
Good Morning to you both. Rabbits are great to eat. I remember eating quail when I was a kid, when my brother went hunting.
Raised both. Love both. Meat and eggs from quail. Meat and fertilizer from rabbits. Quail do have a unique taste, so I would recommend trying it before you jump in head first. I love it though. I did my quail lights 6am to 8pm and still got full eggs daily, so not sure about which hours are more important than just 14 hours. Whatever works for YOU, right! I love the seemingly new spark both of you are getting from getting back into these 2 wonderful species. I strongly recommend both!
Rabbits are very neat animals. They quickly adjust to using litter pans. We use a dishpan with a small amount of bedding in it and change it out daily.
Hi Kevin and Sara! I love watching your videos on all of your subjects. Both of you convey the information very well and in a way that is understandable for the inexperienced.
I have some pertinent information on raising rabbits in stacks. I raised rabbits for many years. Some were stacked and some were over dirt. Yes, stacks can get smelly but if done properly and the pans cleaned often it is doable for indoors(apt/condo/house), a garage, basement, etc. They make a pelletized pine horse bedding, I know they have it at Tractor Supply but may have other places as well. Use this pelletized bedding in your pans, doesn't take much. As it gets wet it turns to sawdust and there is little to no smell. Change often and you will be surprised how little smell there is. Another trick which I used in my traveling cages when transporting rabbits to shows was to put a doggie pee pad in the pan. I've even kept rabbits in a motel room!😁 You can use pee pads under the pelletized bedding for easier pan cleanup but it is certainly not necessary. Clean the wire and pans often to keep the odor down. Also, you didn't touch on this subject in this video. While rabbits are clean animals a buck(male) rabbit will spray urine as a way of marking territory which is quite messy and smelly for indoors, just an FYI.
Hope this helps someone.
Very useful information, thanks Kevin and Sarah! Hugs🤗💜🤗
I Loved the Bloop effects, and the quail egg scissors. I had no idea they existed! Good Morning you guys and Happy Thanksgiving 😊
I have quail in my apartment too! Looking for a house after moving to the Caribbean. Quail are pretty quiet too! I don't have a male but even those aren't as loud as say, a parrot...
Cost of feed per lb of meat? Rabbits cheaper to feed? Because of grass and hay is cheaper/free through the summer, so you use less grain/feed. If SHTF, and feeds are hard to get or expensive, which would be better?
Y’all do so well with explaining these rabbits and quail’s. Y’all are so complementary when speaking together and comes across as such a beautiful relationship that just warms my heart. Y’all make watching these videos so enjoyable and I thank you for that. Beautiful couple. God bless you both. From South MS.
Thank you Kevin and Sarah, I appreciate your knowledge. I have been raising quail for 8 months now, for the eggs, and love them. I look forward to your future videos. Blessings to you.
Kevin, what I heard (with chickens at least) is that they don't have good night vision. If you have artificial light that suddenly goes out, they can injure themselves getting to the perches. By having artificial light in the morning, they will start to roost as dusk comes on, and can still see where they're going.
I found that if I use the plastic part that you can buy with the quail waterer, it will fill correctly. If you use a glass Ball jar, it doesn't. You could try solar Christmas or solar shed lights to provide light for your chickens. We live off grid so that's what we have to do. Thanks for all of the info!
They do use solar power, he made a video on his setup and what he can power off it. Check out recent past videos
@@dorothyallen3614 Yes, I watched the Bluetti video. He has that in the new shop. He has the chickens/ducks in hoop coops way out in the deer moat around their orchard. Solar lights would work well out in their coops.
Enjoy your channel!! Sara , u have a beautiful smile, it shines thru ur eyes!!
Thank you for this information. Would you consider doing a processing video for the quail?
Yes!
According to Justin Rhodes' YT channel, YT does not permit the actual butchering part of processing, but does permit at least part of the after-butcher processing. If there is a membership page off YT, content is not governed by YT. That is one reason why Rhodes has developed his own off-YT scenario.
Myshire quail farm, poppa on Myshire does the process there!
Sarah, every time I watch your videos Proverbs 18:22 He who finds a wife finds a good thing … comes to my remembrance :0) My husband & I enjoy watching you both.
So then for 'Fowl', you can maintain egg production in the Winter IF you can provide 'a consistent heat & light source'. Quail are easier to maintain in an APARTMENT situation and Rabbits provide more meat to eat and NEITHER should be against ANYONE'S RULES.
The only restriction in an apartment would be if they limited the number of 'pets'. Many limit the number of cats or dogs. You would need to find out if they limit the number of caged 'pets'.
@@lynnbetts4332 Good catch!
@Living Traditions Homestead …. Been watching you for years! Thank you for continuing to be detail oriented in your videos. Your refresher videos like this one always keeps our little farm setup in check!
Thank you so much for your helpful information. You both have such an upbeat and positive personality. Makes it pleasant to watch sitting down with a cup of tea or coffee. Due to you both and a few other favorites, I have "left my comfort zone" and have become more self sufficient. My hope in the very near future is to raise quail. I had chickens prior to moving. Now I no longer have that choice available to me in this location. God bless you and yours.
I love the fact that Sarah gets excited about a kitchen tool
I'm a foodie need and love my kitchen gadgets lol. I have family bring me weird stuff they find in their great aunts kitchen drawers for them to know what it is lol. Funny thing I usually do 🤣 sometimes they keep sometimes they give to me to keep lol. I have some weird stuff lol
If you have birds (especially chickens) they don't see well in the dark.
If you give them light early in the morning instead of at night they can get on their roosts when it starts to get dark in the afternoon.
If you leave the lights on and then turn them off late, if they're not in a roost they are stuck on the ground.
That is very stressful to a bird and they don't lay as many eggs when under stress.
My coop has two strands of rope lights leading from the roosts to nesting boxes and emergency exits. jk, but that would be hilarious though
It’s going to be warm here today…hope you both get to enjoy it!
I love this video! Thank you! I’m in the process of buying a new homestead site in southern mo, and it comes with rabbits and hutches! You two are my go-to for information. I’ve been watching the rabbit raising series you have, and it’s so good! Thank you!
How about sharing your prefered methods for dispatching your rabbits and quail? That is actually the 1st stage of processing them after all. Thanks for such interesting and informative videos, those egg scissors are quite a thoughtful tool.
I’m pretty sure they’ve done a rabbit dispatch video before.
@@YoooItsRex Guess I am late to that party. Maybe next time! Have a Merry Christmas!
Thank you for another informative video. God Bless.
Love you guys, and love your zest for life. Your channel is so awesome. I loved watching them big white quail running back and forth when you were filming.
LOL, our current bun is an indoor rabbit. None of our neighbors seem to keep their cats indoors anymore and even with a sturdy cage they come by and stress out the poor bunnies at night. He's about 7 years old and has gotten grumpier with each passing year, regularly flipping his food dish until we switched to a large, ceramic dog bowl. Now he's taken to chomping on the metal tube of his water bottle and shaking it hard enough to rattle the entire cage. His name is 'Mousse' because of his deep Chocolate color, but I've taken to calling him 'Grumpy Butt'. Definitely the biggest personality of any rabbit we've owned.
I was looking at the jumbo quail and rabbits as supplemental pet food. We don't have them now but when we do get cats and dogs, we plan on using the meat we raise for supplementing their food. Like the idea of the jumbo quail because they're big enough and filling enough for a fairly large cat. And one rabbit would suffice for a small/medium dog you know along with the other parts of the chicken or turkeys or beef or lamb that we don't eat as a supplement. I've had quail they are good. I have not had rabbit and I really want to raise the rabbits more for their fur then the meat ability for our pets. What I cook them? Yes. I always had in my mind rabbits for pet food.
Great job on raising your food/meat and eggs. Thanks for sharing with us, Fred. 🙏🏻🙏🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻✋🏻✋🏻
Thank you Kevin & Sarah. Top video. Do you have a Rabbit & Quail processing video ? ( shared to f/b ) God Bless you all in Love.
Thank you guys for all your videos, my wife and I just moved onto 6 acres in Texas and are learning alot from your channel
My new favorite couple in the homestead atmosphere ❤️❤️❤️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I appreciate the knowledge you are sharing! Great video!
I am going to start with quail and Cornish Cross chickens this Spring. Your video is very helpful and encouraging. Thank you
Good morning 😁 that was a very informative video. Thank you. Can you please do an update on how the green house is working out and how beautiful the food is growing? God bless
Corpus Christi TX
Hi, I'm from Corps Christi too!
Extremely helpful information. I always look forward to your videos
Thank you so much for all you do and share, you two are just blessing to others. Absolutely 💯 love how you explain your trials and errors plus give insight to people that may not have acres as how we can make things happen to provide for our family.
I raised 2 cottontails in an apartment. They had no hair and eyes were closed. Once they were able to easily move around, I trained them to a cat litter box. The cat litter worked great. So, if you add cat litter in the bottom of the shavings box, it may take care of the smell.
Love this... miss our quail and rabbits.
Good morning great to see y’all I have raised both I like Quail the. Best. Hope had a great thanksgiving Love the shows may God bless you and your family
Thank you so much. We are building a new coop for egg laying hens and this made me think maybe we should section off an area for quail. We have never raised meat birds just because of all the expense to set up. Once again great information!
Hey guys, Im from germany and spotted your videos the other day. Im also raising quails and rabbits for the same reasons as yours....and just started with two ducks. My area isnt that big, so these are some of the perfect animals to hatch in what I call my "Micro Farm". Cant wait for the next Video, lovely greetings from 4740miles away.
I'm glad you showed the quail egg scissors...I've seen them before and was thinking they were for snipping beaks or claws. Wasn't looking forward to finding out what torture they imposed, haha.
Thank You Both so much for your opinions . And explaining The Quail turn over. God Bless Yahs . Love Yahs.
Such great info, I just started my Coturnix Quail raising journey by myself as an adult a month ago. Expecting eggs hopefully in the next 2-3 weeks.
My dad and mom raised me on a farm and I had all the things then, and helped out a little. But doing it all on your own is definitely intimidating. So I really appreciate all your hard work on these video’s.
Do you guys tan the rabbit skins? If so what do you use then for?
Rabbit skin is so thin that it can't be made into a leather. It could be dyed and used for crafts or decorative purposes though. For example, fur trim on a dreamcatcher. Some fishing flies can also be tied out of rabbit fur. Rabbit skin when dried though, is practically see through.
911axe they are very thin that is for sure! We don't raise domestic rabbits but we hunt snowshoes. Their hides are even thinner than a domestic rabbit. We home tan the furs and use the pelts for crafts, mittens, neck warmers, blanket fringe, many things. The furs have a shorter lifespan than mink, coyote, bobcat,..... but it is incredibly easy to work with. Tanning is a bit challenging because when the hide is still wet it very easily tears but if you are careful they tan more quickly than any of the other furs we home tan including ermine (weasel in white phase) which are not much bigger than a rat. We have successfully tanned many snowshoes as well as beaver, coons, fisher, martens, bobcats, coyotes, fox, weasel, otter, mink, skunk, and in my opinion rabbit is not a great animal to learn on because their hide is sooooo delicate. I personally don't like doing rabbit because the furs if being used in garments only last 5-10 years but if you are using it in crafts like make fur trimmed stockings it's fantastic because it is super easy to sew!
If you are going to tan you need to butcher around 16-20 weeks instead of the usual 10 weeks. As others have said 10 week old hides are super thin. They rip easily. Ez tan is a good product. Also there are certain breeds that make nicer pelts Rex and silver fox are two that make both good meat and pelt rabbits.
@@bearrivermama6414 interesting to learn that. I always just salted, stretched and dried mine. For salmon fly tying purposes. It's new on me that leather can be made out of them though. Learn something new every day. Thanks for taking the time to share.
@@911axe 👍🏻 I’m glad you have been able to utilize them for fishing. I hate seeing those beautiful furs go to waste. I would love to take credit for the wisdom of tanning the hides but the truth is, I researched and learned from RUclips videos and fur handling books. I hated wasting the hides from the critters we where eating and the ones that we have to manage on our land because they are eating my chickens and ducks. We have heavy predator pressure where we live so occasionally we must intervene. We learned that the hard way unfortunately. If you ever want to give tanning a shot it’s incredibly rewarding! Coon creek outdoors does some pretty good videos on fur handling. I have found it to be a bit more difficult than he makes it look but he gives you a good idea of where to start. Feeling free to send a message if you want any pointers. We are not by any means professional fur handlers but I have tanned over a hundred hides. I will say, beavers are horrible to work with! I would recommend for a first critter, muskrat, weasel, or pine martinis. They are small, easy to work, and have beautiful furs!!!! Coons, otter, and skunk are easy too but really greasy and that can create a challenge. Coyote fox and bobcat are easy as well but their size makes them a bit harder. I just finish sewing my daughter a pair of otter fur mittens with coyote fur cuffs for Christmas. We trapped and tanned the hides. They are absolutely beautiful! Hope your fishing adventures are prosperous!!! Nothing like fresh fish in the pan! Yummy!
I heard quail feed is quite expensive. How much does it cost to grow quail versus chicken by weight with regards to feed? Also, can you supplement feed with greens from the garden? In a collapse of the supply chain, how would you feed your quail if you couldn’t purchase feed?
If you’ll look back in their recent videos, he did the run down on the costs how to setup for raising quail!
You folks are very good instructors. I enjoyed this video.
Hi guys! I've started quails about 3 years ago listening to your advice, so thanks! I'm done with the quails now: didn't like the cage setup and I personally found them smelly and messy. I much prefer the rabbits, even in the stacking cages (but above dirt is better). I shovel a good 2 inches of dirt about twice a year under the rabbitry and spread it in the garden like compost. It made all the difference in the world, especially in hungry crops like squash and corn. Cheers from Connecticut!
Try adding crushed charcoal (plain, not fuel. diy is best) below your cages. This will make 'biochar' and our garden will repay the favor. I do this for rabbit and quail.
Is that the full grown quail in the large cages in the back?
I'm curious too...the one's behind Sara were huge...
Good video... I already raise jumbo quail and want to start with meat rabbits this spring... One thing you got wrong is putting the wrong end of the egg in the scissors... Put the big end in them... Air sack is at the big end and much better for cutting...
LOVED this video. Thank you so much. You two are adorable together.
I find quail are less messy, but harder to breed (still trying) but rabbits are the other way around. When I was single, rabbits were great to raise for meat, nice quantity of meat. Now rabbits are pets that make fertilizer, and the quail are my meat and pickeld egg source.
Amen! Routines change as family comes into play. Thank God for family!
Love this format! Great info!
Hey guys you should think about adding a Few khaki Campbell ducks to the Homestead ours lay right through winter. cold or daylight hours don't seem to effect them much at all. we are on the AL side of the Tenn Alabama state line so have about the same weather as you guys if you wood like I would be happy to send you some eggs for hatching. we started I guess on a homestead scale of raising ducks ,chickens. Quail, turkey, ringneck pheasant, New Zealand New Zealand rabbits ,a few pigs and oh yea Sarrah we have some guineas and every time they sound off i think of you lol. People that never been around them don't get your by video where you were imitating there sound shifting your eyes back and forth with the beat. We enjoy watching your progress and have thought about trying you tube and our little Homestead already known around here as J&Js cookoo nest homestead but just hadn't taken the look leap yet. And keven if you don't add already do it you should keep your eggs turns while your waiting to get a batch saved up for the incubator I actually use a turner out of one of the little Styrofoam incubators to save my eggs in well I will get off here hope you guys had a good Thanksgiving and merry Christmas from Jeff and Janet at J&Js cookoo nest
I love this video so much!!! I'm so happy you two are revisiting the basics for us. We began raising quail this year and have been so so happy with the eggs and just barely tasted our first quail meat. My daughter has been collecting eggs and we are going to set them for hatching in a few days! Anyway we want to add rabbits too so I'm so glad you are sharing all this information.
Truly, I just love you all.
Thank you!
Since you started up with quail again, I decided to get myself a few. I really am enjoying them 4 hens 1 male. I am going to hatch eggs when I get enough. Keep making videos on quail Thanks 😊
How funny this topic came today. We're want to get into rabbits for a meat source. Yesterday I got through half of you meat rabbit series. You explain the process well. My question is did you guys do a video about your rabbit cage set up? I'm sure I just overlooked it. Thank you! Blessings 😊
Kristine Beedle, Go up to the youtube search box & type in living traditions homestead rabbit tractor & click on it, it will take you to all of their past videos.
at what age do quail stop laying eggs. Are aged quail tough and need to be stewed. My GF bought some laying hens that did not lay. We turned them into chicken and dumplings.
Can't wait to meet you two and possibly buy some quail for my homestead. 😊
Absolutely love your videos. You and Roots and Refuge are my go to channels for info! One thing I wanted to know - do you guys ever process your cows? We never hear about you eating them. Thanks!
I think that's coming up. They have a steer that will get processed, and a pig.
for my chickens the lights (2 60 watt led bulbs) come on at 4:30 am and go off at 9:00 am . I get 15 to 16 eggs per day from 20 chickens.
wishing you an amazing holiday season...blessings to you and yours...