Unlike chickens, who can be somewhat consistent in laying their eggs in straw-lined nest boxes, coturnix quail tend to lay their eggs just wherever the hell they happen to be at the time they feel the urge. Considering that they also prefer their habitat to provide a lot of cover (read: weeds and shrubs), this …
Month: April 2020
One of the things that is hardest about this confinement, for me personally, is that I am physically separated from my land, while I shelter in place with my family in town. I am grateful that my backyard is large, the trees plentiful, my garden begun, and the weather warming. It is a balm. When …