Raising Quail...to Raise Quail!

A great read for anyone interested in raising quail in a more natural way!

A Different Philosophy on Keeping & Breeding Button Quail

http://www.thatquailplace.com/articles/index.php?id=8

Saying Farewell to Summer!

Wow, what an eventful summer we've had! If you would have told me in the spring that it would be so busy, I would have doubted. It's funny how, even though you don't have much planned, life tosses things at you from all angles!

Since spring, we have raised more chickens,

Gideon the goose,

and more...and more...and more rabbits -- and we should have 3 pregnant does right now!

We still have the dogs, the cat, and we adopted kittens from the neighbors and placed them in new homes.

The garden we planted in spring has been a great experience, and we just pulled in 120 pounds of fresh veggies this past week! The corn is still growing, as well as some zucchini, tomatoes, pumpkins, potatoes, and I'm sure a few other things, so we're not finished. Not only that, but there is just an excitement and a lot of gratitude that comes with the harvest -- a joy that some people will never experience, but one that is older than all of us. I should read up on how generations past celebrated harvest. Maybe a unit study for the kids... :)

Wishing you all Fall blessings from the farm... Now we have to get ready to go pick apples! :)

A few recent pictures of the flock

Four Myths About Eggs

http://green.yahoo.com/blog/the_conscious_consumer/132/four-myths-about-eggs.html

Our baby Embden Goose, Gideon

We hatched an Embden goose this month (some of the other eggs were infertile). His name is Gideon, and he's our first goose. He's so cute and funny! And he already loves to eat the dandelions.

We're hoping to start a good gaggle and sell some eggs next spring (2011). If we have enough, we might sell some geese for Christmas dinner, too.