tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55959472024-02-28T01:18:26.631-06:00Life's like that!<ul>
<li>(Almost) Daily Lessons of an Earthling + 9 Hens + 6 Quails</li>
<li>Jiru - Teacher, Adventurer, Gardener, Cyclist and Quilter</li>
<li>Husband - Mellow family man</li>
<li>DD1 - Dear Daughter 1</li>
<li>DD2 - Dear Daughter 2</li>
<li>DS - Dear Son</li>
</ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1718125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595947.post-47034472890032565762013-10-05T07:40:00.003-05:002013-10-05T07:40:37.759-05:00Sesame Street - It's All Right To CryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595947.post-90846168531671226262013-07-31T09:16:00.003-05:002013-07-31T09:16:58.133-05:00Let's Share the Fresh Herbs!
Love your greens!
My dear sister brought some basil and eggplant plants from Ohio when she came to visit.
My chicks have been asking for some as soon as they spotted them.
This morning, I decided to share some small basil seedlings with them.
Happy chicks, happy life!
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595947.post-85292717659797736932013-07-31T09:12:00.004-05:002013-07-31T09:12:54.051-05:00Quail Egg Lovers Unite!
Monday, before my dear twin sister drove back to Ohio, we went to the animal farm to get more quails. My niece and nephew had a taste of fresh quail eggs, so it kind of convinced my sister to keep quails as food pets. I got four white bobwhite while she got four brown coturnix quails. All praise be to Allah SWT, yesterday afternoon , my sister and her kids arrived home safely.
Last Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595947.post-88752095161877849042013-07-28T15:23:00.003-05:002013-07-28T15:23:51.942-05:00Sad LossWe've been losing our quails to raccoons over the last few days.
Unfortunately, the rascals were able to somehow grab and eat all five white quails and three brown ones during the night. Now, we are down to two brown quails.
This morning, husband found four adult rats and seventeen babies in one of the boxes that we kept on the backyard patio. He also found a baby opossum in another box. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595947.post-61294928642852742452013-07-20T07:01:00.003-05:002013-07-20T07:01:57.365-05:00New Brown Coturnix QuailsOn Wednesday, we went to the animal farm t get five brown coturnix quails to add to our current flock of five white bobwhite quails.
One of the white bobwhite quails started pecking at all the brown quails, so I thought it was having a Quail-Zilla (think Godzilla) meltdown. I had no choice but to remove it from the quail cage when one of the brown quail's head feathers were mostly pecked off. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595947.post-92230543059544768552013-07-16T07:23:00.000-05:002013-07-16T07:23:37.568-05:00Ask Your Dad BlogGood reads on http://www.askyourdadblog.com/
Awesome. Made me cry and laugh at the same time.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595947.post-84972791648143831842013-07-15T09:11:00.003-05:002013-07-15T09:11:45.607-05:00Video: "Sing Verdi Very Loud" (Live) - Beethoven's Wig featuring Richard PerlUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595947.post-63649280501560950862013-07-15T09:07:00.003-05:002013-07-15T09:07:31.441-05:00Video: "La De Da Sonata" (Live) - Beethoven's Wig featuring Richard PerlUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595947.post-64189490426737853782013-07-15T09:03:00.003-05:002013-07-15T09:03:53.839-05:00Video: "Beethoven's Wig (Symphony No. 5)"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595947.post-59886786944403774322013-07-14T16:22:00.001-05:002013-07-14T16:22:45.941-05:00Video: $200 micro shelter/hut/vacation camp-simple to build/small budget Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595947.post-76846443130414098422013-07-14T16:19:00.003-05:002013-07-14T16:19:47.074-05:00Video: "The GottaGiddaWay" Micro-Hut/Cabin - Tiny Yellow HouseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595947.post-55983857334991853002013-07-14T16:10:00.001-05:002013-07-14T16:16:48.276-05:00Chill Time with My Sister!I am so happy that my sister is coming from Ohio to hang out with me for a week! Her two kids are coming along too, so DD1 is very excited about having the opportunity to spend time with her cousins. We might be planning to go out of town, but we are just thinking about it.
As requested by my dear sister, I asked a Malay auntie to prepare Beef Rendang (coconut beef curry) and Mee Robus (noodle Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595947.post-20599818342770111252013-07-14T16:03:00.001-05:002013-07-14T16:14:25.210-05:00New Quail House
Welcome home, friends!
Last night, husband and I spent 3 hours to put this triangular prism shaped quail house together in the kitchen. Yup, the mosquitoes in the backyard were so unbearable that we decided to do it in the kitchen. Naturally, the kids wanted to help out in this project so we had a hard time getting them to stay away.
It is made up of six metal frames that were left behind byUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595947.post-51618228581964528622013-07-12T09:37:00.001-05:002013-07-12T09:37:39.740-05:00Video: My Life as a Turkey Watch My Life as a Turkey on PBS. See more from Nature.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595947.post-34390472731928903312013-07-12T07:42:00.001-05:002013-07-12T07:42:36.922-05:00Game Bird Feed for Quails
Game Bird Chow - food for quails
In 2011, we used to grind chicken pellets for our first batch of quails.
This time, I read from backyardchicken.com that adult quails need 26-28% protein in their diet, so I decided to buy game bird feed.
No more grinding and my quails get the nutrition they need for a healthy life. BINGO!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595947.post-33645377740700120242013-07-10T15:44:00.001-05:002013-07-10T15:44:27.919-05:00Hot Days of Summer
Around the Water Cooler: Ice cubes to cool us down!
Yesterday, the temperature recorded at 100 degree F. I had to check the chicks several times to make sure they are coping well with the heat.
Rhode Island Red Chick
I also have to make sure that there is enough soil in the dust bathing container so that the chicks can enjoy a cooling session of dust bathing. In addition, I provided Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595947.post-60928701505045198802013-07-09T23:53:00.005-05:002013-07-09T23:53:54.566-05:00Working Poor America
http://workingpooramerica.wordpress.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595947.post-25280077509847224652013-07-09T15:55:00.001-05:002013-07-10T15:36:17.745-05:00DIY Quaill Dust Bathing Container
http://www.nwbackyardveggies.com/2013/05/diy-quail-dust-bath-pics-and-tutorial.html
This dust bath container is PERFECT for my five lady quails! This morning, I made five of them after reading the simple instructions, and VIOLA, the cuties are now having a blast dust bathing in them.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595947.post-25792366397775268862013-07-06T17:40:00.002-05:002013-07-06T17:40:55.824-05:00Ikea Hackers - Villa for Hens
http://www.ikeahackers.net/2013/04/a-gorm-villa-for-hen.html
Awesome idea! Wish husband would convert a piece of Ikea furniture into a house for my pet chickens and quails...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595947.post-51199671184250033952013-07-06T17:09:00.000-05:002013-07-06T17:12:03.175-05:00White Bobwhite QuailsThis morning, husband and I brought the kids to the animal farm to buy quails. We miss the chirping sound of the cute birds since the last one was sadly killed by a raccoon. We bought five female white bobwhite quails and they are staying in temporary housing until husband can build a bigger coop for all of them. This time, we are determined to build a predator-proof house for them so that they Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595947.post-11017970764399415862013-07-05T09:46:00.002-05:002013-07-05T09:46:07.503-05:00一步一腳印 發現新台灣 - 熬一甕老佛跳牆Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595947.post-25537024458439469262013-07-05T09:34:00.002-05:002013-07-05T09:34:32.869-05:00一步一腳印 發現新台灣 - 守住公公的客家菜Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595947.post-17180332885077128192013-07-05T09:03:00.002-05:002013-07-05T09:03:14.107-05:00中華民俗藝術-茶藝Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595947.post-57090284515148205072013-07-03T16:31:00.000-05:002013-07-03T16:31:00.943-05:00Video: Stupid in AmericaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595947.post-58603460986004654262013-07-03T16:29:00.001-05:002013-07-03T16:29:44.320-05:00@katiecouric: "Waiting for 'Superman'"Unknownnoreply@blogger.com