I caught three mongoose. I killed two mongoose. It wasn’t fun. I resorted to a pellet gun. I would have killed three mongoose, but one ran away when the trap door failed….
Category: Coturnix Quail
Quail Update: One Hen Goes Broody and Hatches a Chick
They say it rarely happens: a coturnix quail sitting on eggs to hatch chicks. You may recall from [this post] that a hen from some hatching eggs of mine did it. At…
Auntie Builds a Coop: The Hammer Drill
I’ve often wondered how to drill concrete. Turns out it isn’t a big secret. Get a hammer drill. Along with a masonry bit and masonry screws, you can make holes as easily as you would with wood. Here, I demonstrate how the tool is being used to create quail hideaways for my soon-to-be expanded bird enclosure.
Time flies, and so do 3-week old quail
I hatched these at the beginning of October and they’re beginning to try to fly. Coturnix quail typically don’t really fly. Mostly they can go short distances airborne before falling back down…
The birds and the bees
It’s been a tough week for me and the quail, so when I got the good news from Leah I was ecstatic. One of the coturnix quail hens she hatched from eggs…
Notes from Raising Quail in Hawaii
Today, I watched 10 quail chicks as they left for their new home with a fellow quail breeder. That started me thinking about what a wonderful experience it has been meeting new…
New Coturnix Hatch
They’re here! They were born on May 19, 2023 the same day and time as the Kaiser graduation. I kept them in the incubator for about 12 hours before putting them in…
Incubating Japanese (Coturnix) Quail
I’m starting a new hatch. This one will be my biggest ever — I’m planning to sell the extras, so if you’re interested, email me at auntie@eastoahu96825.com. Here are the steps to…
Nothing but feathers and a foot
I lost two quail over the past two days. I think it was a cat. Not our cat, a feral one that’s been boldly hanging around the coops. Lost two hens, but…