Moving to the Farm

[TomSeller]

I forgot about their bees and quail when I was making my list. But we got both chicken tractors moved on Sunday, so they are in fresh grass.

Larro

Yum, good eggs.

 

[Tororider]

I have thought about getting quail.

 

[Larro Darro]

I have thought about getting quail.

BIL used to raise quail in large numbers. They just got a couple dozen eggs and hatched them out so he can decide if he wants to get back into it. But Whiteoak snakes got over a quarter of the chicks right as they were hatching, then a few more the next week. But the ones left are laying now. When you are scrambling eggs for breakfast, it takes a lot less peacock eggs than quail eggs to fill you up.

Larro

 

[Tororider]

BIL used to raise quail in large numbers. They just got a couple dozen eggs and hatched them out so he can decide if he wants to get back into it. But Whiteoak snakes got over a quarter of the chicks right as they were hatching, then a few more the next week. But the ones left are laying now. When you are scrambling eggs for breakfast, it takes a lot less peacock eggs than quail eggs to fill you up. Larro

Peacocks would be fun. Are they hard to keep?

 

[TomSeller]

Peacocks would be fun. Are they hard to keep?

They have a hard time in colder weather states. When we raised them we lost a lot of peachicks. The chicks are cute little buggers and whistle. The adults would roost in a large cedar tree. They would climb a nearby hill to fly straight over to the tree. The male long tail made flight a little difficult, but they did it. Flying down in the morning was no issue. The males had a need to dominate and sometimes kill the roosters out of the chicken flock.

 

[Larro Darro]

Sister and BIL have some peacocks penned, but all the younger ones are loose on the yard. They also sleep in the trees. I took these pictures a couple three weeks ago.

Larro

 

[Tororider]

A lot of little things getting done on the homestead the last couple weeks.

Little Projects | homesteaddad

 

[Tororider]

We've had plenty of coyote activity around here lately so I found a couple who don't live far from here that trap. Had some activity, but didn't spring the trap. Hopefully soon. My dad saw one the other morning while hunting.

 

[Larro Darro]

Are you going to save the pelt? I saw two young ones a couple hundred yards from the house when I came in from work early Sunday morning.

Larro

 

[TomSeller]

Got one today. Smaller female.

I hope you get your foot in one some day and suffer many hours accordingly, you deserve it. You should kill animals humanely and quickly.