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Quail on the Homestead

These posts explore the benefits of integrating quail into your homestead. Whether you’re raising them for eggs, meat, or manure, these posts will show you how quail fit into a sustainable self-sufficient lifestyle.

For more homesteading topics, be sure to check out Jessica’s primary website, The 104 Homestead.

Two adult Coturnix quail foraging in a natural pen with speckled and blue eggs on the ground.
Getting Started with Coturnix Quail

How Many Coturnix Quail Should You Start With?

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Close-up of three speckled Coturnix quail eggs on a natural brown surface.
Egg Production

Coturnix Quail Egg Size: What to Expect from Your Layers

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Close-up of a Coturnix quail being gently held, showing the bird's alert expression and plumage.
Meat Production

What Age to Butcher Coturnix Quail? Here’s the Sweet Spot

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A vibrant backyard garden filled with colorful flowers, lush greenery, and a rustic wooden seating area—perfect for integrating quail-friendly spaces.
Sustainability and Homesteading

Quail in the Garden: Benefits, Tips, and How to Do It Right

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A cluster of bright green lettuce leaves and four speckled quail eggs arranged on a wooden cutting board.
Quail Egg Recipes

Transform Your Greens: Must-Try Salads Featuring Quail Eggs

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Three vanilla cupcakes with fluffy white frosting, garnished with walnuts and seeds, surrounded by speckled quail eggs on a wooden surface.
Quail Egg Recipes

How to Use Quail Eggs in Baking: Tips and Tricks

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A quail peeking out of flowers outdoors.
Health and Care

Natural Remedies for Common Quail Health Issues

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A photo showing the fan on our incubator.
Breeding and Hatching

Humidity and Temperature for Hatching Quail Eggs

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A Coturnix quail dust bathing in wood ash.
Health and Care

Maintaining Quail Health: Tips for Preventing Mites and Parasites

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Boiled quail eggs, in the shell, peeled, and broken in half.
Quail Egg Recipes

How to Cook Coturnix Quail: Perfectly Boiled & Steamed Eggs

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A red quail shed in the snow.
Health and Care

How to Raise Quail in the Winter When It’s Cold

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A quail hunkered down in the grass in its aviary.
Housing and Enclosures

Quail Aviaries: Are You Giving Them Enough Space?

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