I rarely, if ever, comment on UA-cam videos, but for some reason I find myself doing so now. I’ve watched your videos for a couple of years and enjoy watching how you are building your lives there. This video is no exception. It seems so very responsible to me that you are willing to share some of the downside challenges with your viewers. I’m not a homesteader, just a home gardener, but still enjoy watching most of what you post. I so appreciate that you are responsible with your raising of animals for food. The large food industry is upsetting to me and I think you set a great example of what raising animals for food should look like. Making choices such as these recent ones (new quail lineage, cease pig breeding etc) are the decisions that will give YOU sustainability in your endeavors. Kudos to you both for having the foresight to make difficult choices! Sorry this got long!
Never apologize for your learning curve as a farmer. No one should ever criticize you either as we are all on a learning curve and we are learning from you. I have learned a lot from your channel.
Your humility and concern for your animals is appreciated. No apologies needed but I watch your channel because you are the kind of people that take responsibility. God bless your family, your animals and your homestead.
We all do the best we can with what we know and are given. No one knows what goes on behind the scenes, they only know what little info can get into a video. You and Sarah are amazing farmers/homesteaders and I'm grateful for your honesty and videos!
I remember a video you did a while back about needing to find the joy again in your lifestyle, that it wasn’t how you wanted when you started this way of life. I started watching your channel back in Arizona, and to see the dedication and love you have for homesteading is with out question! To be self sufficient has to be the goal and helping others in your community. I feel for Kevin because he really loves the pigs but he is also wise when it comes to family and sustainability . I love you guys and believe in you. God has continued to guide you and the blessings are evident from Him, so continue following Him and God Bless!
Gosh, what decisions you make on your farm is your business not anyone else's, people should mind their own business. You are doing a brilliant job, well done and good luck.
Humility, honesty, excellence, and reality in quality home farming as always. I rarely comment on your videos, other than to say thank you. No one knows it all, I'm here as a home farmer to learn from your successes and failures, as I do from my own. Sometimes a change is as good as a rest, genetically among your livestock as much as how you are doing things. We're on a 'quail break' just now as it was needed to suit our personal lives. Are we done with quail forever? Probably not. We're also on a 'pig break' just now too! Again, is it forever, very unlikely. Do what's right for you and keep on producing phenomenal real, honest home scale content and food for your family... and thank you!
Last year was my 1st year with quail. Had similar issues. I was careful to remove trouble makers right away. In fact I removed all of the white one right away. I have close to the same cages.I eventually down sized to 2 sets of breeders. Only keep the chickens in pens till they feather out 35. Had outdoor 12x16’ wire bottom cage dirt shaving s . Made cubby holes wood boxes , pallets , tubs for tons of hiding places. Cover with Leland cypress branches.I did about 2 sets. & decided October. To cull everything. I also am starting over . Congrads on the baby. Missed your videos.💕💕nj
No apologies needed. Ever. I enjoy your updates about your homestead too. I wish I were close enough to purchase Charlie! He would be my gateway to pig farming! Have a good rest of your day! 🌱
Growing and learning as you go is part of the process of homesteading and life in general. Being able to pivot to what makes the most sense to you is important, I'm glad you're sharing joys, frustrations, and everything in between.
I stopped running quail years ago due to reliance on outside feed and lack of strong local demand. I can't even imagine running them now with current feed prices. If there were a demand for them that would be different I guess. Anyway, thanks for sharing! My family watches on 3 different accounts. :)
I love how open you guys are. Never think you're in the wrong for the choices you make on your homestead. I find you both to be a true blessing to my education for a future this is slowly coming into fruition.
No apologies needed here, you have to do what works for you, and that's what you are doing. I raise layers and meat birds also and I want to also raise pigs, but don't have the space yet...but I will have enough space soon. Love your content, love your videos, you guys are such hard workers, and a joy to learn from. Only the strong survive, and you guys are survivors. Love it.
Coming from several generations of farming I have always loved how you manage your homestead. It is not easy but very rewarding. I am praying for you guys as you come into the spring and a busy time.
AJ farms has great quail! You should get a great hatch rate, their quail do have a great temperament and are good sized, lays lots of eggs. Enjoy the experience...
I love your channel and too bad some folks get offended about something they have no clue about on a good day! These days we have to live on our prayers and faith as our world is so upside down from when I grew up (71) and seems that folks become offended by such small issues...You keep doing what you are doing! God Bless..
I'm glad you didn't totally give up on the quail yet. Strange that you suddenly has aggression issues though. I've been at them for 3 years now and wiped out most of my covey this past fall, starting over again with a few breeders. Sometimes you just need a fresh start. Hope all goes well with the new birds.
Thank you both so much for helping the world by being able to learn from you. You guys are so amazing. I pray that you and yours always be blessed in all you do.
You guys shouldn't need to explain anything to us. I really enjoy following your videos and I really love to know which animals you choose to raise and for which reasons...and the same for which ones you no longer want to raise and why. I only have chickens and ducks right now due to limited space, but we aren't in our forever home yet. So I'm learning what I will need to know for my future homestead, from you guys❤
YOU NEVER UPSET US!! MOM HAS 100'S OF QUAIL OUTSIDE HER BREAKFAST ROOM IN THE HILLS OF CAREFREE AZ. BEAUTIFUL VIEW. WHEN THE BABIES GET TO TEENAGERS, THEY FREAK OUT ON EACH OTHER! NOT WITH EVERY BUNCH, BUT OCCASIONALLY. TRY COQ AU VIN QUAIL. IT'S ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS. BETTER THAN CHICKEN. TRY IT!! LOVE ❤️ YOU ALL
I agree with many here… don’t apologize for the way you do things. I love you all how open you are about how and why you both converse over your beautiful farm. Difficult decisions for how and what is done to give them the best quality of life in a working farm. And then turn around and share it with us! You don’t have to but you do. I am sure there are other homesteads that appreciate your honesty and integrity and can look at themselves and say , “we have similar issues, let’s see if that will help us?!?” Or for some just starting to wonder what it will take to have a homestead. As well as for me… it reminds me of growing up on what my parents called a hobby farm. 1.25 acre’s of a small orchard of 16 or so apple a Italian plum and couple of pear trees, 5-10’ raspberry, 1-10’ loganberry/boysenberry, 2-10’ strawberry’s, a plethora of basic vegetables 🥕🥦🌽🥬🍉🥒🍅🥔🧅, meat chickens sometimes twice a season. A meat steer when one was 2/3 grown we would get another and share with family costs of butcher etc. we tried pigs 🐖 but didn’t like the smell or noise lol, they had tried rabbits 🐇 but my dad didn’t like the dispatch or prep or meat. So a hard no. Oh and regular chicken stock for eggs! I heard some of the conversations over the years. Similar and different than your own. Thanks for the memories and for sharing. I for one am blessed
I really think having them in outdoor runs or tractors is the best way to raise them. They do actually look happy out on the ground and in the grasses and small brush. I have mine out in a 10'x8' run and 2 hutches, but only 2' tall. I only ever have aggression when I put them in smaller areas like when I'm waiting for the young ones to feather out before bringing outside and also my overwinter setup needs work. There are some really good full size (fully enclosed by wire) tractors for them I've seen on youtube, I can't remember the name of it though. But they were 6ft tall, about 4'x6' and had a built in box on the bottom (flap on front so it doubles as a shelter from rain) where the people ushers them into and closes it before moving the tractor. The feeder and waterers are built in so it all moves along on the pop up wheels that help it move. I'll try and see if I can find the video to show. Obviously though, you do you, it was just a suggestion. More space seems to make happier birds from my experience.
These things do happen. Once I had a gentle hen start to abuse another hen. I do not know why. But I came out one morning and this hen had pecked the other hen’s head down to the skull. Seeing the raw skull was pretty sad! Animal behavior is interesting!!
I’m excited for you. Nice title but no apology needed it’s your homestead and your life. We’re thankful to have the videos you chose to share with us. I surely am not disappointed in you, just another life reality especially homesteading reality. Thank you for sharing. Many think it’s just a fairytale life and this is much needed to get out back into reality
Sounds like you did exactly what needed to be done. Sometimes things don't work out. Takes courage to do what you guys are doing. Keep trying your best. It's far better than not trying at all.
Please don’t apologize for how you manage your farm. There are people out there who like to be negative to anybody no matter how much it hurts them. Y’all are doing a great job on your homestead and this is coming from someone who used to live on a 4,000 acre farm/ranch!
Have you considered asking your co-op if they need a place to dump their silos, as they clean them out? Often times the dregs are mixed grains, & are reduced cost, or free. You’re doing them a favor, if you can stand the smell of fermented grain for the pigs? Just an idea on better feed for pigs.
You bring up great points about life on the homestead. Making decisions that are best for you and your family--and being willing to make changes. Also, making sure that you do give it a good "go" at it, and not give up too early. I learn alot from you two--especially as we are in the process of deciding what and what not to take on!! God Bless!
I think that knowing you make decisions to help you to keep your farm and reduce all the work for your future makes me feel better in knowing my limitations and it is ok for me not to do everything. I am glad I listen to you two all the time. Thank you. Love you two.
Grampa used to give his dairy cows wheat germ oil whenever he had breeding problems. Vitamin E breaks down within hours after grinding grain (50% in a day I'm told) To much corn can cause problems too.
Thanks for sharing with us and glad to see you are taking care of things around there also and are content with how your decisions will change things for the best . Stay safe and keep up the great work you all are doing. Fred.
I listen to you and I love how you are so concerned about All your animals, DON'T APOLOGIZE WHEN YOU DO YOUR BEST, those people who are complaining about you are not in your shoes or boots LOL,PLEASE IGNORE THEM,AND CONTINUE TO DO WHAT YOU DO. love you both 💓
No apologies needed! You are the nicest of people, who are doing what most can’t. You have opened your lives and your home to thousands of strangers. If they aren’t nice, block them! 😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤
I feel your pain & frustration. I gave up on my quail keeping in suburbia. I had a tractor pen for them & fresh grass. Once I started breeding using incubator ...fighting was uncontrollable with new ones & using 3 pens...Quail no more😩..I miss them but won't breed in suburbia again...leave that to acreage property, have more quail tractors too
I made the mistake of ordering eggs off ebay. It took about 2 months to figure out and cull the very aggressive quail. Most of them hens. I only have 5 to eight quail in the wooden stacked cages like you have in the video. I will have to look at AJ farms the next time I order. No need to apologize for holding to your beliefs!
We raise a pig a year and we choose to do this during our winter. As you know Arizona is quite hot in summer and we have had better luck keeping our piglets comfortable. I do understand your need to downsize some large animals on your farm..time is such a premium when farming on our small scale and especially your large scale..
Do your thing. It's your farm, you know what you need and don't need. I'm happy your getting a baby cow 🎉 and milk. I was thinking about getting the Brese chicken thanks for the info on them.
I had this problem too. I culled ALL of the ones who could not get along. After a few months I only had ones that got along. The following generations were not aggressive either. Also check your protein content in your feed and make sure it is at least 18%. I also discovered when I accidentally got into a feed with less than that and it caused them to be aggressive and to want to cannibalize each other.
We are a registered Idaho Pasture Pig breeder in central Nebraska. We have a breeding trio. We have been doing that for several years. Just this morning we were talking about should we continue with it. Feeder pigs are so easy compared to year round breeding pigs. We have a variety of animals. The breeding pigs have great personalities , the meat is amazing. The best pork we have ever tasted, but they are the most work of any of our animals. So I understand why you made the choice you did. There are only so many hours in the day.
You guys do a great job on the homestead and as we get older we have to make tough choices of what we want to do AND what we can do long term. Great video.
It's good to see that when the going gets tough, you pivot and you get smart! Working smarter with chickens and not harder with pigs is good move. I know you guys are animal lovers and having to process your quail or sell the pigs wasn't easy but you gotta do what you gotta do.
My husband's father wasn't at his birth because he was too busy with a birthing pig. He knew that if he wasn't there she might roll on them and kill them. So I totally understand the pig thing!!
Only you can decide what works for you and fits into your lifestyle. As you said things change and you have to make hard decisions;but you always have the best intentions in mind for the animals. Happy one cow is pregnant. Yeah.
Good morning. I just want to say I think you are a real gentleman. You are man enough to do what you feel is right. Both apologizing when you feel like it's necessary and the way you take care of your animals. You do an excellent job running your homestead. God bless you and your family.
One thing you might have the vet check on Babe is selenium level. When Homesteady had issues with getting their cows pregnant, it was a low selenium level. Most of the US is low in selenium in the soils, and they may not be going to the mineral blocks as much as they should. Totally understand about making changes at the farm. All farms should undergo regular reflection on goals of the farm and how you are meeting them. If one aspect of the farm is causing undue worry and stress, you have to evaluate that and decide if the stress is worth it.
I am so sorry You had so much trouble with all them quail & you DO NOT HAVE TO APOLOGY'S TO ANY ONE ON HERE. YOU DO A GREAT JOB IN ALL YOU & YOUR WIFE DO ON YOUR FARM. i LOVE HOW YOU ARE RAISING ALL OF YOUR ANIMAL'S. & HOW YOU GROW YOUR FOOD. YOU ASKED FOR SOME HELP & TRIED WHAT PEOPLE GAVE YOU TO TRY. IT DID NOT WORK IS ALL. & TO HAVE PEOPLE GET MAD AT YOU FOR THAT. IS NOT RIGHT AT ALL. YOU DID ALL THE RIGHT THINGS FOR YOUR FARM. & TRIED YOUR BEST. THAT IS ALL YOU COULD DO. SO TO HAVE PEOPLE COME DOWN ON YOU FOR THAT POO ON THEM, NOT YOU AT ALL. ( THEY NEED TO BE SAYING ( I AM SORRY TO YOU. ) IT WAS RIGHT TO DECIDED TO BUTCHER ALL THE QUAIL YOU HAD TO GET READ OF ALL THE BAD ONES. & IT IS SO GREAT THAT PLACE GAVE YOU 100 EGGS QUAIL EGG'S REE LIKE THAT. I PRAY THAT ALL WILL HATCH IF NOT AT LEAST MOST OF THEM HATCH FOR YOU. GOOD LUCK.
Please never apologize for what your doing on your farm. We have been there with pigs. On and off. Should be having piglets soon. It's all on yall for cleaning and paying the feed Bill's. Once the ducks are gone to freezer camp,we willnt have anymore here,just a broilers.
Kevin, I love your heart and the way you raise your animals. I'm not a meat eater, or a milk drinker, but I love the idea of growing your own food, even if it's meat.😉 You raise your meat in the most respectful way and I have not been offended by you. It's sad that there are people in this world who can't look outside themselves and love unconditionally. You know Whose judgement matters! God Bless You Kevin and Sarah❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for sharing this information with us, I'm planning on raising quails for meat for my family I'm interested in the jumbo ones....Question? Where do you get your quails eggs? and American Breast Chicken eggs? I have two incubators and would like to purchase some eggs. One more Question?? What is the shelf life of a quail egg?
You do not need to apologize to anyone. You two are allowing us to see a part of your daily lives and we subscribers need to remember that it is YOUR life we are being allowed to see. If someone doesn’t agree with something you say or do, then it is plain common sense to just scroll past whatever they aren’t happy with. You and Sarah do your thing and don’t cater your content to the viewer’s likes and dislikes.
My friend, this is ya'lls life, ya'lls farm, ya'lls animals and most importantly, ya'lls decisions. No one has any business telling ya'll how to raise your animals or living your life. If someone doesn't like what you're doing or how you're doing it, it's too bad. Not their decision or actually none of their business. If someone has constructive criticism or advice, because they've been there and done that. I hope I've expressed what I'm trying to say. Ya'll keep doing what you're doing . God bless ya'll, and have a blessed day, my friends.
I am going to say right up front that my comments are from me to you--they may not resonate with everyone, but that's okay. I want to say that I very much admire your honesty and how generous you are with your knowledge and experiences. I also want to confess that I'm as far from being a homesteader as is possible to be. I would be fine with the growing of things, but the processing just could never happen with me. Mind you, I'm not saying processing is wrong, I'm just saying that I wasn't raised in the lifestyle and my personality is such that within 5 seconds exposure to a creature (any creature, including snakes, frogs, lizards, fish, etc..), I want to cuddle it and maybe even kiss its cheek. I know processing must happen, I just couldn't do it. ANYWAY, the reason I'm commenting is that not being a homesteader I think I can say with conviction that at base, what you talk about is really good solid information for all of us, even people like me. Maybe not exactly which breed of chicken to raise or how to stop breeding pigs but rather to keep ourselves aware of what's working in our life and what is not and then be willing to change, be willing to eliminate whatever is dragging us down, be willing to try something new and give it a chance to succeed. Your willingness to talk about the downs as well as the ups, your willingness to describe your approach to this process is sort of a blueprint that worked for you and it just might work for me too, your suggestions are just that, suggestions and I appreciate them. I've never heard either of you say that everyone should do exactly as you do, you both just talk about what you're doing, what works for you on your homestead in your area, what doesn't. Thank you so much for your videos (and the recipes)!
No need to apologize. Things change all of the time on a homestead. Things that once worked out don't always , and you just go a different direction. Quail can definitely be tricky to raise for sure. Remember always, it's your homestead and you do what works for you.
Well thanks for the vid, I would love to have quail one day, didn't know they can be aggressive one another, but I guess this happens in chicken too , there alway one chicken that get pick one. Question: Do you need a male quail for the lady's to lay eggs, if you just want them for the eggs
No one should judge you based on your choice of how you farm! You just like everyone else need s to farm in a way that works for the individual. Do what works for you! You’re farming for you not for you tube! Love your videos ❤
Have you ever thought about checking with grocery stores and restaurants, in your area, to collect their extra food, they would normally throw away, to feed to your pigs?
I appreciate your goal to respect the livestock on your farm. Yes, they're livestock, not pets. But you are honoring their literal sacrifice by treating them humanely.
It's probably very important and fairly normal to have to start over when raising quail. Creating a new relationship with a different quail supplier is also a good thing. No need to apologize for being honest about the struggle of raising animals.
Your homestead, your decisions. Who are we to tell you how to run your homestead? Folks need to relax and stop battering homesteaders. We can offer suggestions to a problem but that is it. We enjoy watching your videos so keep up the great work!!
Hi guys! Thank you for sharing your thoughts on how to manage and make decisions about your homestead. I was wondering about the quail situation. I know that with dove which lived with me for 25 year and by the time Petey passed away he was 28 years old. When his mate passed away 5 years earlier (Petey literally mourned for 3 days). I couldn't get him a new mate because Doves are a one mate only for life. I knew that if I were to try a new mate for him for company he would have killer her. I am wondering if the same principle can apply to quail. They are in a different family.but could they have the same social construct? Just wondering.
Just wondering if you already placed your order for the items you wanted to add to your orchard. I can't recall what they were, but I had suggested ordering asap because of everything happening in our world. I would even suggest you ask for them to be sent asap and tell them you have a greenhouse. I just have a "feeling" about this... that time is of the essence. I wish I had more property for food preps. I pray for God's guidance for you and everyone else.
Thank you for your humbleness and due diligence in caring for your homestead and all that it entails. No apology is needed! All of us should be as mindful in evaluating situations and determining what's best for our homes, land, and animals. A good steward doesn't make decisions lightly! I know from experience that you most likely thought through your decisions thoroughly and with guidance from the Spirit. God bless you both in Jesus' Name!
I rarely, if ever, comment on UA-cam videos, but for some reason I find myself doing so now. I’ve watched your videos for a couple of years and enjoy watching how you are building your lives there. This video is no exception. It seems so very responsible to me that you are willing to share some of the downside challenges with your viewers. I’m not a homesteader, just a home gardener, but still enjoy watching most of what you post. I so appreciate that you are responsible with your raising of animals for food. The large food industry is upsetting to me and I think you set a great example of what raising animals for food should look like. Making choices such as these recent ones (new quail lineage, cease pig breeding etc) are the decisions that will give YOU sustainability in your endeavors. Kudos to you both for having the foresight to make difficult choices! Sorry this got long!
Never apologize for your learning curve as a farmer. No one should ever criticize you either as we are all on a learning curve and we are learning from you. I have learned a lot from your channel.
Your humility and concern for your animals is appreciated. No apologies needed but I watch your channel because you are the kind of people that take responsibility. God bless your family, your animals and your homestead.
We all do the best we can with what we know and are given. No one knows what goes on behind the scenes, they only know what little info can get into a video. You and Sarah are amazing farmers/homesteaders and I'm grateful for your honesty and videos!
God bless you Kevin, Sarah and all your viewers.
Great news about the American Bresse chickens. They are popular and hard to get these days.
I appreciate a person who is honest about the struggles of homesteading. People watch homesteading video and think homesteading is easy.
I remember a video you did a while back about needing to find the joy again in your lifestyle, that it wasn’t how you wanted when you started this way of life. I started watching your channel back in Arizona, and to see the dedication and love you have for homesteading is with out question! To be self sufficient has to be the goal and helping others in your community. I feel for Kevin because he really loves the pigs but he is also wise when it comes to family and sustainability . I love you guys and believe in you. God has continued to guide you and the blessings are evident from Him, so continue following Him and God Bless!
Thank you Kevin & Sarah. Prayers. God Bless you all in Love. Maranatha ! ( shared to f/b )
Gosh, what decisions you make on your farm is your business not anyone else's, people should mind their own business. You are doing a brilliant job, well done and good luck.
Praying all goes well with a fresh group. 🙏
Humility, honesty, excellence, and reality in quality home farming as always. I rarely comment on your videos, other than to say thank you. No one knows it all, I'm here as a home farmer to learn from your successes and failures, as I do from my own.
Sometimes a change is as good as a rest, genetically among your livestock as much as how you are doing things. We're on a 'quail break' just now as it was needed to suit our personal lives. Are we done with quail forever? Probably not. We're also on a 'pig break' just now too! Again, is it forever, very unlikely. Do what's right for you and keep on producing phenomenal real, honest home scale content and food for your family... and thank you!
Your homestead your decisions. No apology necessary! Love your channel
It is so refreshing to watch you, you are real people that go through life and share it with us.
The whole purpose of homesteading is sustainability. I applaud you for your efforts
It's about what works you the individual
We really enjoy your honesty, and truthfulness. Thanks for all your videos.❤
NO NEED to apologize to anyone, you live and learn, all you can do is your best.... great videos... Hello from Ireland ☘☘
Last year was my 1st year with quail. Had similar issues. I was careful to remove trouble makers right away. In fact I removed all of the white one right away. I have close to the same cages.I eventually down sized to 2 sets of breeders. Only keep the chickens in pens till they feather out 35. Had outdoor 12x16’ wire bottom cage dirt shaving s . Made cubby holes wood boxes , pallets , tubs for tons of hiding places. Cover with Leland cypress branches.I did about 2 sets. & decided October. To cull everything. I also am starting over . Congrads on the baby. Missed your videos.💕💕nj
No apologies needed. Ever. I enjoy your updates about your homestead too. I wish I were close enough to purchase Charlie! He would be my gateway to pig farming! Have a good rest of your day! 🌱
Growing and learning as you go is part of the process of homesteading and life in general. Being able to pivot to what makes the most sense to you is important, I'm glad you're sharing joys, frustrations, and everything in between.
I stopped running quail years ago due to reliance on outside feed and lack of strong local demand. I can't even imagine running them now with current feed prices. If there were a demand for them that would be different I guess. Anyway, thanks for sharing! My family watches on 3 different accounts. :)
I love how open you guys are. Never think you're in the wrong for the choices you make on your homestead. I find you both to be a true blessing to my education for a future this is slowly coming into fruition.
All the best to you Kevin ❤
No apologies needed here, you have to do what works for you, and that's what you are doing. I raise layers and meat birds also and I want to also raise pigs, but don't have the space yet...but I will have enough space soon. Love your content, love your videos, you guys are such hard workers, and a joy to learn from. Only the strong survive, and you guys are survivors. Love it.
💖Good news! Helpful video. Thank you. Take care! ❇❇❇
Coming from several generations of farming I have always loved how you manage your homestead. It is not easy but very rewarding. I am praying for you guys as you come into the spring and a busy time.
I love all of the videos and wish both of you alot of success in the future with all of your animals!
AJ farms has great quail! You should get a great hatch rate, their quail do have a great temperament and are good sized, lays lots of eggs. Enjoy the experience...
I love your channel and too bad some folks get offended about something they have no clue about on a good day! These days we have to live on our prayers and faith as our world is so upside down from when I grew up (71) and seems that folks become offended by such small issues...You keep doing what you are doing! God Bless..
I'm glad you didn't totally give up on the quail yet. Strange that you suddenly has aggression issues though. I've been at them for 3 years now and wiped out most of my covey this past fall, starting over again with a few breeders. Sometimes you just need a fresh start. Hope all goes well with the new birds.
I have 2 cages with 6 males in each, when i see bare heads and backs i remove the ones that are being hurt, and so far so good,
Thank you both so much for helping the world by being able to learn from you. You guys are so amazing. I pray that you and yours always be blessed in all you do.
Just love you, two!!!🤗
You guys shouldn't need to explain anything to us. I really enjoy following your videos and I really love to know which animals you choose to raise and for which reasons...and the same for which ones you no longer want to raise and why. I only have chickens and ducks right now due to limited space, but we aren't in our forever home yet. So I'm learning what I will need to know for my future homestead, from you guys❤
I cannot raise quail…no space… but this past week I did find quail eggs at Costco. So excited to get them.
YOU NEVER UPSET US!! MOM HAS 100'S OF QUAIL OUTSIDE HER BREAKFAST ROOM IN THE HILLS OF CAREFREE AZ. BEAUTIFUL VIEW. WHEN THE BABIES GET TO TEENAGERS, THEY FREAK OUT ON EACH OTHER! NOT WITH EVERY BUNCH, BUT OCCASIONALLY. TRY COQ AU VIN QUAIL. IT'S ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS. BETTER THAN CHICKEN. TRY IT!! LOVE ❤️ YOU ALL
I love how you both are such good stewards of God’s blessings which of course includes the animals.
I agree with many here… don’t apologize for the way you do things. I love you all how open you are about how and why you both converse over your beautiful farm. Difficult decisions for how and what is done to give them the best quality of life in a working farm. And then turn around and share it with us! You don’t have to but you do. I am sure there are other homesteads that appreciate your honesty and integrity and can look at themselves and say , “we have similar issues, let’s see if that will help us?!?” Or for some just starting to wonder what it will take to have a homestead. As well as for me… it reminds me of growing up on what my parents called a hobby farm. 1.25 acre’s of a small orchard of 16 or so apple a Italian plum and couple of pear trees, 5-10’ raspberry, 1-10’ loganberry/boysenberry, 2-10’ strawberry’s, a plethora of basic vegetables 🥕🥦🌽🥬🍉🥒🍅🥔🧅, meat chickens sometimes twice a season. A meat steer when one was 2/3 grown we would get another and share with family costs of butcher etc. we tried pigs 🐖 but didn’t like the smell or noise lol, they had tried rabbits 🐇 but my dad didn’t like the dispatch or prep or meat. So a hard no. Oh and regular chicken stock for eggs! I heard some of the conversations over the years. Similar and different than your own. Thanks for the memories and for sharing. I for one am blessed
No apology needed .... it's a homestead/farm .... stuff happens! 🐂🐄🐖🐔🐓🐤🦆Take care Kevin, Sarah & the girls👍🏻✌🏻
I really think having them in outdoor runs or tractors is the best way to raise them. They do actually look happy out on the ground and in the grasses and small brush. I have mine out in a 10'x8' run and 2 hutches, but only 2' tall. I only ever have aggression when I put them in smaller areas like when I'm waiting for the young ones to feather out before bringing outside and also my overwinter setup needs work.
There are some really good full size (fully enclosed by wire) tractors for them I've seen on youtube, I can't remember the name of it though. But they were 6ft tall, about 4'x6' and had a built in box on the bottom (flap on front so it doubles as a shelter from rain) where the people ushers them into and closes it before moving the tractor. The feeder and waterers are built in so it all moves along on the pop up wheels that help it move.
I'll try and see if I can find the video to show.
Obviously though, you do you, it was just a suggestion. More space seems to make happier birds from my experience.
These things do happen. Once I had a gentle hen start to abuse another hen. I do not know why. But I came out one morning and this hen had pecked the other hen’s head down to the skull. Seeing the raw skull was pretty sad! Animal behavior is interesting!!
I love your content. Thank you for being real.
I’m excited for you. Nice title but no apology needed it’s your homestead and your life. We’re thankful to have the videos you chose to share with us. I surely am not disappointed in you, just another life reality especially homesteading reality. Thank you for sharing. Many think it’s just a fairytale life and this is much needed to get out back into reality
Sounds like you did exactly what needed to be done. Sometimes things don't work out. Takes courage to do what you guys are doing. Keep trying your best. It's far better than not trying at all.
Please don’t apologize for how you manage your farm. There are people out there who like to be negative to anybody no matter how much it hurts them. Y’all are doing a great job on your homestead and this is coming from someone who used to live on a 4,000 acre farm/ranch!
Same exact thing happened to me. I sold all my equipment and gave up on quail.
Have you considered asking your co-op if they need a place to dump their silos, as they clean them out? Often times the dregs are mixed grains, & are reduced cost, or free. You’re doing them a favor, if you can stand the smell of fermented grain for the pigs? Just an idea on better feed for pigs.
You bring up great points about life on the homestead. Making decisions that are best for you and your family--and being willing to make changes. Also, making sure that you do give it a good "go" at it, and not give up too early. I learn alot from you two--especially as we are in the process of deciding what and what not to take on!! God Bless!
You do you, you are AWESOME!
Smart moves, the world is changing ... God is leading you to make those types of decisions.
Thank you for showing us and all the real decisions behind homesteading and that some things work as you intend them and some don’t and that’s okay. ❤
I think that knowing you make decisions to help you to keep your farm and reduce all the work for your future makes me feel better in knowing my limitations and it is ok for me not to do everything. I am glad I listen to you two all the time. Thank you. Love you two.
Change is good, it keeps things interesting.
Grampa used to give his dairy cows wheat germ oil whenever he had breeding problems. Vitamin E breaks down within hours after grinding grain (50% in a day I'm told) To much corn can cause problems too.
Thanks for sharing with us and glad to see you are taking care of things around there also and are content with how your decisions will change things for the best . Stay safe and keep up the great work you all are doing. Fred.
People make mistakes, that's a given. Owning up and revising is good valuable people. ❣
I listen to you and I love how you are so concerned about All your animals, DON'T APOLOGIZE WHEN YOU DO YOUR BEST, those people who are complaining about you are not in your shoes or boots LOL,PLEASE IGNORE THEM,AND CONTINUE TO DO WHAT YOU DO. love you both 💓
No apologies needed! You are the nicest of people, who are doing what most can’t. You have opened your lives and your home to thousands of strangers. If they aren’t nice, block them! 😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤
Thanks for sharing so much of your homestead decisions with such in depth explanations
I feel your pain & frustration.
I gave up on my quail keeping in suburbia. I had a tractor pen for them & fresh grass. Once I started breeding using incubator ...fighting was uncontrollable with new ones & using 3 pens...Quail no more😩..I miss them but won't breed in suburbia again...leave that to acreage property, have more quail tractors too
Praying for your quail and that Charlie finds a good home.
I appreciate your feedback on the animals you raise. If not working, why keep doing it? Thank you for sharing.
We don’t and will not have Facebook!
I made the mistake of ordering eggs off ebay. It took about 2 months to figure out and cull the very aggressive quail. Most of them hens. I only have 5 to eight quail in the wooden stacked cages like you have in the video. I will have to look at AJ farms the next time I order. No need to apologize for holding to your beliefs!
We raise a pig a year and we choose to do this during our winter. As you know Arizona is quite hot in summer and we have had better luck keeping our piglets comfortable. I do understand your need to downsize some large animals on your farm..time is such a premium when farming on our small scale and especially your large scale..
Do your thing. It's your farm, you know what you need and don't need. I'm happy your getting a baby cow 🎉 and milk. I was thinking about getting the Brese chicken thanks for the info on them.
I had this problem too. I culled ALL of the ones who could not get along. After a few months I only had ones that got along. The following generations were not aggressive either. Also check your protein content in your feed and make sure it is at least 18%. I also discovered when I accidentally got into a feed with less than that and it caused them to be aggressive and to want to cannibalize each other.
We are a registered Idaho Pasture Pig breeder in central Nebraska. We have a breeding trio. We have been doing that for several years. Just this morning we were talking about should we continue with it. Feeder pigs are so easy compared to year round breeding pigs. We have a variety of animals. The breeding pigs have great personalities , the meat is amazing. The best pork we have ever tasted, but they are the most work of any of our animals. So I understand why you made the choice you did. There are only so many hours in the day.
No apology needed here. Any good homesteader, is always going to do what is best for their homestead, as it should be.
You guys do a great job on the homestead and as we get older we have to make tough choices of what we want to do AND what we can do long term. Great video.
It's good to see that when the going gets tough, you pivot and you get smart! Working smarter with chickens and not harder with pigs is good move. I know you guys are animal lovers and having to process your quail or sell the pigs wasn't easy but you gotta do what you gotta do.
My husband's father wasn't at his birth because he was too busy with a birthing pig. He knew that if he wasn't there she might roll on them and kill them. So I totally understand the pig thing!!
The best thing for quail in a small space is to use a electric debeaker on the top beak .
Only you can decide what works for you and fits into your lifestyle. As you said things change and you have to make hard decisions;but you always have the best intentions in mind for the animals. Happy one cow is pregnant. Yeah.
Good morning. I just want to say I think you are a real gentleman. You are man enough to do what you feel is right. Both apologizing when you feel like it's necessary and the way you take care of your animals. You do an excellent job running your homestead. God bless you and your family.
One thing you might have the vet check on Babe is selenium level. When Homesteady had issues with getting their cows pregnant, it was a low selenium level. Most of the US is low in selenium in the soils, and they may not be going to the mineral blocks as much as they should. Totally understand about making changes at the farm. All farms should undergo regular reflection on goals of the farm and how you are meeting them. If one aspect of the farm is causing undue worry and stress, you have to evaluate that and decide if the stress is worth it.
I appreciate the apology because it shows who you are! Taking great care of your animals and birds. You walk the walk!!
I am so sorry You had so much trouble with all them quail & you DO NOT HAVE TO APOLOGY'S TO ANY ONE ON HERE. YOU DO A GREAT JOB IN ALL YOU & YOUR WIFE DO ON YOUR FARM. i LOVE HOW YOU ARE RAISING ALL OF YOUR ANIMAL'S. & HOW YOU GROW YOUR FOOD. YOU ASKED FOR SOME HELP & TRIED WHAT PEOPLE GAVE YOU TO TRY. IT DID NOT WORK IS ALL. & TO HAVE PEOPLE GET MAD AT YOU FOR THAT. IS NOT RIGHT AT ALL.
YOU DID ALL THE RIGHT THINGS FOR YOUR FARM. & TRIED YOUR BEST. THAT IS ALL YOU COULD DO. SO TO HAVE PEOPLE COME DOWN ON YOU FOR THAT POO ON THEM, NOT YOU AT ALL. ( THEY NEED TO BE SAYING ( I AM SORRY TO YOU. ) IT WAS RIGHT TO DECIDED TO BUTCHER ALL THE QUAIL YOU HAD TO GET READ OF ALL THE BAD ONES. & IT IS SO GREAT THAT PLACE GAVE YOU 100 EGGS QUAIL EGG'S REE LIKE THAT. I PRAY THAT ALL WILL HATCH IF NOT AT LEAST MOST OF THEM HATCH FOR YOU. GOOD LUCK.
your cows are so sweet!
Please never apologize for what your doing on your farm. We have been there with pigs. On and off. Should be having piglets soon. It's all on yall for cleaning and paying the feed Bill's. Once the ducks are gone to freezer camp,we willnt have anymore here,just a broilers.
Sweet cages bro
you do what you gotta do!
Kevin, I love your heart and the way you raise your animals. I'm not a meat eater, or a milk drinker, but I love the idea of growing your own food, even if it's meat.😉 You raise your meat in the most respectful way and I have not been offended by you. It's sad that there are people in this world who can't look outside themselves and love unconditionally. You know Whose judgement matters! God Bless You Kevin and Sarah❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for sharing this information with us, I'm planning on raising quails for meat for my family I'm interested in the jumbo ones....Question? Where do you get your quails eggs? and American Breast Chicken eggs? I have two incubators and would like to purchase some eggs. One more Question?? What is the shelf life of a quail egg?
You do not need to apologize to anyone. You two are allowing us to see a part of your daily lives and we subscribers need to remember that it is YOUR life we are being allowed to see. If someone doesn’t agree with something you say or do, then it is plain common sense to just scroll past whatever they aren’t happy with. You and Sarah do your thing and don’t cater your content to the viewer’s likes and dislikes.
My friend, this is ya'lls life, ya'lls farm, ya'lls animals and most importantly, ya'lls decisions. No one has any business telling ya'll how to raise your animals or living your life.
If someone doesn't like what you're doing or how you're doing it, it's too bad. Not their decision or actually none of their business.
If someone has constructive criticism or advice, because they've been there and done that.
I hope I've expressed what I'm trying to say. Ya'll keep doing what you're doing .
God bless ya'll, and have a blessed day, my friends.
You have nothing to apologize about!!
I am going to say right up front that my comments are from me to you--they may not resonate with everyone, but that's okay. I want to say that I very much admire your honesty and how generous you are with your knowledge and experiences. I also want to confess that I'm as far from being a homesteader as is possible to be. I would be fine with the growing of things, but the processing just could never happen with me. Mind you, I'm not saying processing is wrong, I'm just saying that I wasn't raised in the lifestyle and my personality is such that within 5 seconds exposure to a creature (any creature, including snakes, frogs, lizards, fish, etc..), I want to cuddle it and maybe even kiss its cheek. I know processing must happen, I just couldn't do it. ANYWAY, the reason I'm commenting is that not being a homesteader I think I can say with conviction that at base, what you talk about is really good solid information for all of us, even people like me. Maybe not exactly which breed of chicken to raise or how to stop breeding pigs but rather to keep ourselves aware of what's working in our life and what is not and then be willing to change, be willing to eliminate whatever is dragging us down, be willing to try something new and give it a chance to succeed. Your willingness to talk about the downs as well as the ups, your willingness to describe your approach to this process is sort of a blueprint that worked for you and it just might work for me too, your suggestions are just that, suggestions and I appreciate them. I've never heard either of you say that everyone should do exactly as you do, you both just talk about what you're doing, what works for you on your homestead in your area, what doesn't. Thank you so much for your videos (and the recipes)!
No need to apologize. Things change all of the time on a homestead. Things that once worked out don't always , and you just go a different direction. Quail can definitely be tricky to raise for sure. Remember always, it's your homestead and you do what works for you.
Well thanks for the vid, I would love to have quail one day, didn't know they can be aggressive one another, but I guess this happens in chicken too , there alway one chicken that get pick one. Question: Do you need a male quail for the lady's to lay eggs, if you just want them for the eggs
No one should judge you based on your choice of how you farm! You just like everyone else need s to farm in a way that works for the individual. Do what works for you! You’re farming for you not for you tube!
Love your videos ❤
Have you ever thought about checking with grocery stores and restaurants, in your area, to collect their extra food, they would normally throw away, to feed to your pigs?
I appreciate your goal to respect the livestock on your farm. Yes, they're livestock, not pets. But you are honoring their literal sacrifice by treating them humanely.
It's probably very important and fairly normal to have to start over when raising quail. Creating a new relationship with a different quail supplier is also a good thing. No need to apologize for being honest about the struggle of raising animals.
Your homestead, your decisions. Who are we to tell you how to run your homestead? Folks need to relax and stop battering homesteaders. We can offer suggestions to a problem but that is it. We enjoy watching your videos so keep up the great work!!
A+ Thanks
Hi guys! Thank you for sharing your thoughts on how to manage and make decisions about your homestead. I was wondering about the quail situation. I know that with dove which lived with me for 25 year and by the time Petey passed away he was 28 years old. When his mate passed away 5 years earlier (Petey literally mourned for 3 days). I couldn't get him a new mate because Doves are a one mate only for life. I knew that if I were to try a new mate for him for company he would have killer her. I am wondering if the same principle can apply to quail. They are in a different family.but could they have the same social construct? Just wondering.
good luck and no apologies!
Gibbs rule # 6
Just wondering if you already placed your order for the items you wanted to add to your orchard. I can't recall what they were, but I had suggested ordering asap because of everything happening in our world. I would even suggest you ask for them to be sent asap and tell them you have a greenhouse. I just have a "feeling" about this... that time is of the essence. I wish I had more property for food preps. I pray for God's guidance for you and everyone else.
Thank you for your humbleness and due diligence in caring for your homestead and all that it entails. No apology is needed! All of us should be as mindful in evaluating situations and determining what's best for our homes, land, and animals. A good steward doesn't make decisions lightly! I know from experience that you most likely thought through your decisions thoroughly and with guidance from the Spirit. God bless you both in Jesus' Name!