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Are you an urban homesteader that enjoys self sufficient ways? Would you lke to raise a little meat for your dinner table right in your own backyard? Raising quail might be the answer. They can be raised in a rabbit hutch in your backyard, basement, garage or deck.
In my research I found that the recommend variety of quail to start with is called the Coturnix. You can raise 6 to 8 per square foot. You buy males and females typically. They start laying eggs in 6 weeks! They can be eaten for meat at 5 to 6 weeks. They are tiny and you would need several for a meal, but the processing sounds very easy.
Here are a few websites with more information to get you started in this homesteading adventure!
http://www.cityfarmer.org/quail2.html
http://home.earthlink.net/~mtkuo/quail.html
http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles2/easterly101.html
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Livestock-and-Farming/1981-09-01/Coturniz-Quail.aspx
Crystal and her husband Tobin, along with 6 of their 8 homeschooled children make their home on 18 acres in SW Washington State.
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