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Education Pt.28: Understanding Quail Behavior: What's normal, what's not.
Coturnix quail are honest birds. When something is off, they usually tell you—fast. The trick is learning the difference between normal quail behavior (busy, pecky, skittish, routine-driven) and red-flag behavior that signals stress, nutritional gaps, or a system problem.
Zero G Quail Farms
5 days ago4 min read
“It Must Be Nice” Over 15 Years in the Making
“It must be nice.”
We hear it more now.
It must be nice to have a successful quail business.It must be nice to have good breeding stock.It must be nice to have a reputation for quality.
Guidroz Family Farm
Feb 123 min read
Education Pt.25: Valentine’s Weekend: 5 Things You Can Build (for your covey and your significant other)
Perfect excuse to grab coffee, crank a playlist, and finally tackle those “I’ll get to it” projects—together. Two sets of hands beats one every time.
Zero G Quail Farms
Feb 123 min read
Education Pt.24:Budget Coturnix Quail Farming
Mission Brief: Less Shiny, More Steady
You don’t need a boutique barn or hundreds of acres to raise great Coturnix.
Zero G Quail Farms
Feb 84 min read
Sourdough - The Homesteading Gateway
Homesteading in the modern world helps connect you to your food sources. The kitchen becomes your most crucial room, second only to your pantry. We swallowed the red pill a few years ago and It's been an uphill battle to not sound crazy. Microwaves, plastics, and coated cookware are on the backburner. Now, Cast Iron, Stainless Steel, and Glass are what we focus on. I put sourdough discard in everything. I preserve food grown and harvested on our small slice of heaven. The cha
thehomesteadmatters
Jan 296 min read
Education Pt. 15: Starting a Breeding Program: The Zero G Way
A breeding program can be as simple or as complex as you want—what matters is intent. When you choose characteristics that you value and then track those choices across generations, you’re breeding with a purpose.
Zero G Quail Farms
Dec 27, 20254 min read
Behind the Scenes Pt. 5: Zero G Year in Review
What a ride. This year we pushed hard on calm systems and steady improvements, and it showed not only in the quality of the birds we put out but the mass amounts of positive feedback we have received. We hatched thousands of Coturnix quail, tightened our breeder selection, launched our website, and proved again that slow, sustained growth beats chaos every time. The theme was simple: design for ordinary days, then let repetition do the heavy lifting.
Zero G Quail Farms
Dec 20, 20254 min read
Education Pt.12: The Launch Mindset: Setting Your Farm Goals for the New Year
The best advice we can give heading into a new year is simple: grow slowly and deliberately......
Zero G Quail Farms
Dec 12, 20253 min read
Education Pt. 10: Closing the Year Right: Deep Cleaning and Biosecurity for Quail Keepers.
Year-end isn’t just for inventory and wish lists—it’s the perfect window to reset your sanitation and biosecurity for quail.
Zero G Quail Farms
Dec 3, 20255 min read
Behind the Scenes Pt. 4: Thanksgiving at Zero G: Grounded, Grateful, Grit, and the Next Launch
Thanksgiving on a small farm is more than a holiday and isn’t just a date on the calendar—it’s a deep breath between seasons and it’s a pause between missions. The rush of summer markets and fall chores slows just enough for us to look around, take a breath, and notice what succeeded this year. We gather with family and friends, pass the rolls, and take stock of everything we’ve been given.....
Zero G Quail Farms
Nov 27, 20253 min read
Education Pt.8: Quail Housing Winterization: Keep Them Cozy, Not Closed In
Winter doesn’t and shouldn't stop you with Coturnix quail. You can keep quail outside all winter (even at the high elevations and temperatures here in Colorado) and keep production steady, as long as you design for what they actually do need. They want their essentials available all the time: dry footing, constant feed and water, and a place to get out of the wind while fresh air keeps moisture moving out.
Zero G Quail Farms
Nov 25, 20254 min read
Education Pt.6: Essential Tools for Every Quail Keeper
Running quail isn’t about heroics; it’s about stable systems. Your kit (and your mindset) should keep birds comfortable, workflows predictable, and you calm when reality throws a wrench. Treat every task like a pre-flight checklist: prep, confirm, execute, log. When something goes wrong—and it will—fall back to a simple reset: stabilize water, feed, heat, and light first; then diagnose. That sequence keeps birds safe while you think.
Zero G Quail Farms
Nov 19, 20258 min read
Small Space Homesteading Options
Are you in city limits too? Do you have regulations on what type of animals can inhabit your yard? Here are some small space homesteading options to consider aside from or in addition to chickens.
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Kelli Knecht
Nov 11, 20252 min read
Help Us Improve the Mission
We’d love to hear from you — and it doesn’t have to be a big formal review. If you’ve made a purchase, taken a class, or even just explored the site, your feedback helps us fine-tune the Zero G experience and keep improving what we build next. Tell us what you loved, what you’d like to see added, or where we can make things smoother — every note helps us support the community better.
Tristi and Brent Buchanan
Owners of Zero G Quail Farms, Quail Education & Compliance, Business insight, Behind the Scenes, Colorado Quail Techniques.
Guest Blog Writer: Aaron Guidroz
Owner Guidroz Family Farm, Quail Education, Business insight, sustainability practices, homestead insight and pratices.
Guest Blog Writer: Kelli Knecht
Owner Feathered Knechitons, small space sustainability, Quail information, Arts & Crafts
Guest Blog Writer: Homestead Matters
Owners Caiti and Dom, who live on a small suburban property in Western Oregon. "Basic 1850's housewife stuff, homestyle cooking, homeopathic remedies, and homesteading and gardening in small spaces."
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