Samantha's Noodles

Have you seen a more beautiful Banana super OD Super Enchi yb dh clown pied? I bet not!

Haven’t posted her, but thank you for helping me get into lace! God she’s gorgeous

Okay, okay I shouldn’t complain that today is the coldest morning we have had cause Florida 🤷‍♀️

So I’d love to see some pictures of snow! Drop them below!

Yesterday we hatched out some beautiful German Pastels and a fun celadon mix! Gotta love little science experiments 🐣🐣

When your daughter is just as obsessed as you!

Hatched out more black/black banded! Such calm little birds

One of my more unique birds! Hatched from The Quirky Quail Homestead! Absolutely love this male!

How cute! Our first fairy egg 🥚

When your chicks are about to drop a sick rap album

Just look how beautiful our birds are. She's a mix! We have black, light assorted, and German Pastel

Happy healthy flock! Hoping to start laying by the end of the month! Taking orders for eggs soon! Pm for pricing!

So excited for my German Pastel! Thanks Myshire Farm Quality Quail !

LOOK who's hatching! We have here, Black/Black Banded and some assorted light quail! Talk about some cuties!

Such a great read!

Today I’d like to talk about beaks!

The top row of pictures are beaks to avoid. There’s a super long, pointy beak that makes the bird look like a bird of prey. There’s a super long and skinny beak. There’s a long beak with an overgrown upper beak, and a long beak with an overgrown lower beak. Then we have the odd monstrosity at the end with a super short beak.

There’s no written rules on what a beak should look like, but here are some examples to compare the top row to. They’re strong beaks that aren’t too long or too short. They’re nicely curved, not too straight or too curved. The beaks close properly, and the tops and bottoms are of correct length. These are beaks that are not likely to need trimming - I select away from trimming. They’re nice, solid beaks that are not likely to break easily.

There’s a nice slope from the skull to the beak, with a slight, but noticeable, stop (the stop is the part where the beak joins the skull). The middle bird of in the top row has too much of an angle to his stop.

When breeding a bird for production, beaks are important as they are responsible for feeding the bird, and feed is responsible for growth. So it’s important to keep in mind beak structure when selecting breeders.

Who doesn’t love blue eggs!

The celadons are growing really nicely! Did you know quail begin to lay around 6-8 weeks? Chickens can take up to 6 months!

Baby quail beginning to hatch!