Two Chicks Quail LLC

12/31/2022

We would like to make a warm welcome to our newest TCQ family member, our very own freeze dryer! For the last few months, Marie’s dad has graciously been lending us the use of his freeze dryer to make amazingly high quality products in small batches, the way we feel is the best, safest, and healthiest. But tonight, after tons of planning, saving, waiting, hoping and crossing fingers, he/she arrived and is excitedly waiting full unboxing in its new home! 😍 we are having a naming contest, comment below what you think a good name would be! In celebration, we will also be mailing out samples of freeze dried eggs to the next 25 people that place an order on the website or Etsy.

We would also like to send a huge thank you to our amazing customers who continue supporting our small business. We know we have had some learning curves, but none of this would be growing if it were not for you all!

Much love
Skyler and Marie

12/30/2022

*~𝕥𝕒𝕝𝕜 𝕤𝕙𝕖𝕝𝕝𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕞𝕖~*
Powdered egg shells are SO great for so many different kinds of pets. Fluffy, furry, feathered, scaled, six plus legged, and even slimy! Facts about egg shells include:

『•』lower In phosphorus making it a great calcium supplement for pets with kidney issues

『•』the membrane is rich in collagen and EIGHTEEN amino acids-say what!?!

『•』almost pure calcite (Calcium Carbonate) in the form of CaCO3

『•』contain chondroitin sulfate, glucosamine, hyluronic acid, elastin, AND keratin

Things we 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮 :

『•』the amount of pets it is good for!

『•』100% natural and additive free including from anticaking agents or dyes!

『•』small batch made to ensure high quality every time

『•』the same thing we feed to our own cats, dogs and birds!

『•』no third party handling, or second party for that matter! We hand crack every egg, empty each one, rinse multiple times, dry, grind, and package all on site!

『•』no big worded ingredients hiding what it actually contains

Wether you include egg shells or calcium powder in your pets diet daily, weekly, monthly, or semi ocassionally, it is always important to contact a DVM, CVT, or other trusted and reliable source to receive dosing and usage instructions as nobody’s pet is exactly the same and too much calcium powder, regardless of how pure and natural it is, can also cause digestive and other issues.

12/28/2022

One of the ways we decided to lower our waste was by freeze drying eggs with small cracks or micro-cracks.

The white basket on the left is one weeks worth of eggs that didn’t make the cut.
Sometimes they are hard to see inside, so they don’t get set for incubation. Sometimes they have tiny cracks from being laid or stepped on by the birds. Sometimes they are honestly just ugly and we don’t want to sell them. Those all get cracked and bagged and freeze dried and made into our fantastic raw egg powder for pets.

The teal basket on the right is full of eggs that didn’t do anything during incubation.
They are known as ‘clear’ eggs. Weirdly enough they are not rotten or bad. Those get cracked and put in labeled bags for freeze drying and are used as an additive in our flocks feed.

The shells:
All the shells are washed 3 times then dried in a 400° oven. When they are all dry they are crushed and ground into our shell powder. They are packed with micronutrients and calcium. Which is great for pets or added back to our quail’s feed.

So what exactly is left over at the end?
The eggs that are left over after all that are eggs that started to develop during incubation but stopped prematurely. Those eggs get tossed.

The best part is none of our products contain extra ingredients. There are no anti-caking agents. No food colorings or dyes. No added vitamins or minerals. We take it straight from the freeze dryer/ oven and grind and bag everything in small batches so we can maintain a high quality product with no fillers or additives.

12/25/2022

Seasons blessing from ours to yours! What ever you do, or don’t celebrate, we hope that your weekend is filled with love, joy, laughter, happiness and the ones you hold dear, as every day should be, not just this one. We will be away from our phones for most of the day soaking in the laughter and love of our little families, and smiling over all the amazing stories, friends, memories, happiness, and laughs our little TCQ business has brought us this past year. ♥️

Much love and thankfulness
Marie and Skyler

12/22/2022

The weather outside is frightful, but the coop is so delightful, and since there’s so many quail to snuggle, let it snow ⛄️ let it snow ⛄️ let it snow! Although not normally necessary, when the weather gets cold we tend to pamper our birds a bit, and they are enjoying a nice heat wave! To keep our birds, cats, and dogs in top top shape we are even adding in some freeze dried egg powder and powdered egg shell to all their feed. They offer a highley digestible form of protein, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals. These are from eggs our girls laid that were extra, had micro cracks, infertile eggs, or first eggs from our next gen of mammas. At the start of our journey it hurt having excess waste, now, it is something we sometimes look forward to just so we can give our whole flock, and pets, the best, with out the added mess of having fresh eggs added into feed, or played with by our littles ♥️ and our pets love it too!

12/19/2022

To say it’s a family business would be an understatement! We love having our kids help, learn the ins and outs, why’s, how to’s, and good ethics, all of it follows through in our business, and our families and we couldn’t be more greateful!

12/18/2022

Tomorrow (THIS SUNDAY!) you can find us at the Sheraton Hotel in Bloomington! We will be there with some button quail chicks looking for a home, feeder birds/chicks that are great for reptiles, cats and even dogs! Some large species of frogs can also eat them!! You can also find fresh eggs, freeze dried eggs, egg shell calcium powder, pet treats, AMAZING conversation and more! Come say hi, and see an amazing managerie of reptiles, amphibians, AND MORE!

12/13/2022

12/13/2022

We are excited to share that we got a table at the upcoming Wings Tails and Scales show
【ＴＨＩＳ　ＳＵＮＤＡＹ】at the Sheraton hotel in Bloomington! We will have fresh eggs, all sizes frozen birds for feeders, a few button quail, egg powders, fresh eggs and more! We also restocked on our Minnesota Grown stickers and will have them to hand out as well as cute quail stickers!

12/13/2022

Trial supplement for our birds! Marie made this out of moringa, sprouted sesame seeds, silkworm pupae, egg and shell powder.

12/12/2022

Left over fall squashes and gourds are still making their way to the coop for the birds! The kids love helping cut them and the birds will have them pecked to the skin by night ♥️

12/11/2022

Babies, birds and bananas. A chilly Saturday night couldn’t be better! Featuring Skyler’s daughter, Carol(ine) Baskins the great opener of bird cages and thief of birds.

12/10/2022

We love our birds! Whether they are part of our laying flock or going to feed people and pets, they deserve the best! Silk worm pupae and sprouted chia seeds will soon be in their diets.

12/02/2022

Another load of upcycled coolers and shipping materials picked up from our local vet! We are so appreciative that they are willing to work with us in reducing waste and reusing. This helps our environment and helps our customers by allowing us to lower our shipping prices! Sometimes foam gets cut to fit smaller boxes, and isn’t always the most beautiful, but it’s worth it in the end!
Ps- look how thrilled they are over fresh shredded paper!

11/28/2022

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11/22/2022

One of our favorite things about Sunday’s show was getting to meet other people with some really amazing reptiles and amphibians! One of the people we spoke with was the co-owner of Manhattan Reptile Planet! They are the owners of a stunning Crocodile Monitor, these lizards are considered one of the longest in the world! We love that we were able to provide them with some great, lovingly raised, frozen, Minnesota Grown Quail!
We also met some really amazing hobby pet owners at the show, Nathan H. Sent us this e-mail last night- As for the day old chicks, my Pueblan milk snake, Fruit Stripe, happily ate all three I offered her. I also gave two more to my adult Mexican black king, and not only did she also eat them, but she has since been quite a bit more active. I can only speculate that the quail contain some nutrients or other which are deficient in her normal rodent based diet. Last of all, I clipped off a leg from one of the chicks at the hip to offer to my baby California king, and he too, eagerly accepted it.

We are so proud that can raise these sweet birds for people and pets, in a way that is healthy, and filled with love. We don’t have to outsource anything, which continues to give us the ability to provide our birds with a stress free environment, with out ever withholding feed, transporting in cruel ways, or using sick or unhealthy birds as pet feed. When you purchase from us, you know you are getting the highest quality available, for yourself, your family, and your pets!

11/21/2022

We had an amazing time participating in our first show today! We met so many amazing people, customers, and other vendors. Thank you everyone for your support! We can’t wait to find another one to go to!
-Skyler and Marie

11/18/2022

The day is almost here, we can’t wait to see everyone on Sunday! We will have fresh eggs, hatching eggs, fingers crossed a few button quail eggs, freeze dried eggs, powdered egg shells, and so much more! If you don’t come for us, come to see all the cool reptiles and amphibians there!

11/15/2022

Fresh bone in ground quail is hitting the freezer! What we love about our grind is that it is all done by hand, and it isn’t your typical pet feed grade. Each bird gets to live its best life, then is processed by us, ground by us, and hand packaged, weighed and frozen by us! This gives us the control of knowing the health of the animals going in, as well as the control of ensuring no water, fillers, or other additives are put in.

11/14/2022

We love making amazing products for people AND pets that are high quality and small batch made. Our next batch of freeze dried eggs is getting pulled out today after more than 24 hours in the freeze dryer. Sure there may be faster or easier ways, but the quality isn’t the same! One recent customer used the egg powder for getting a snake on hunger strike to eat. Here is what he had to say:

So as I sit here... I'd like take a moment and share a little trick I've stumbled on for problem feeders ... freeze dried quail eggs... comes in a nifty little pouch...easily reconstituted with a little water.... dip your prey item head in.... presto! I'll litterally try any kind of scenting before I'll force feed...but this stuff really brought on a feed response! Definitely keeping a supply on hand from now on.

11/13/2022

We now have button quail! How cute is that tiny egg?!

11/09/2022

Our first feed line orders with dry ice went out today! We are so excited and greatful for the volunteers who let us ship to them, now we will be able to share quail and quail products across the ENTIRE United States ❤️

11/07/2022

There is no greater sound than a child laughing, happy birthday to part of our new jumbo line! We love you little fluff balls and are so excited to have you join our permanent flock ♥️

10/30/2022

Freeze dried quail egg powder is on sale along with dehydrated quail wings and powdered egg shell! Our freeze dried powder is perfect for pet owners who don’t want to mess with raw egg or are on the go!

Did you know these eggs provide a ton of goodness for your dog’s inner and outer wellbeing:

Increased energy
More alert
Healthy skin and fur
Supports blood cell regeneration
Improves eye health
Boosts your dog’s immune system
Essential fatty acids and protein
Quail eggs are a tasty addition to your dog’s or cat’s normal, balanced diet, or as a special treat – and they’ll love you for it!
Shop 10% off now to November 1!
https://www.twochicksquail.com/pet-feed

You can read more about the benefits of quail eggs, eggs in general, and egg shell calcium powder from the links below.

https://www.barkzine.com/quail-eggs-for-dogs/

https://www.happytrailspets.net/post/the-health-of-an-animal

Egg shell powder benefits
https://www.happytrailspets.net/post/burn-spots-and-your-lawn-myth-vs-fact
*we are not veterinarians and recommend you contact a trusted DMV or CVT for feeding instructions regarding your animal, these are not a full and balanced diet but often used for supplemental feeding in addition to a balanced diet or used as occasional treats.

10/29/2022

Happy Halloween weekend! We are going to be spending the weekend with our terrifying kids dressed in costumes, in the mean time, we wanted to share the joy! Enjoy 10% off site wide. This includes orders for spring chicks, hatching eggs, HENS, roosters, SHIPPED 3 WEEK BIRDS, feeder chicks, EVERYTHING!!! Happy Halloween everyone! www.twochicksquail.com

10/24/2022

📣📣 Announcement! Announcement! 📣📣
We have our first vendor show scheduled! Mark your calendars for November 20th and catch us at the Double Tree Hotel for the Minnesota Reptile Show! We will be there with a few live chicks to pet, our frozen pet food/treats, wings for diy pet toys or dog training, egg shell powder, egg powder, fresh eggs, and a few processed birds. Come for the awesome Minnesota Grown quail products, super cool herps, or just to say hi!

10/22/2022

Today’s project is cracking eggs and cleaning them. We love that we have found a use for our good eggs that have micro cracks from being laid, or aren’t ‘pretty’ enough for us to sell as grade A eggs to our customers. All these eggs, plus more, would have ended up in a landfill, instead, we are able to freeze dry the the eggs and wash the shells for calcium powder! The vintage egg washer slowly and gently whisks the shells around to help get them clean. Facebook won’t let us post a video and pictures, so we will add a video in the comment. We feel so proud that we are able to reduce our waste output AND reuse helpful machinery that has already seen it’s hay day!

10/21/2022

Our Youth in Agriculture (YIA) kits have opened up for 2023 reservations! The best part about the kits is that they are table top size, this means that you and your family, class, or childcare center can experience the joy and sometime sadness, of what it is like to hatch out their own Quail chicks! At the end of the program you can chose to keep the chicks you hatch or we will take them back and rehome them or add them to our existing flock! Urban, subarban, or rural, the hatching kits are perfect for all to experience. We only have two kits available per month, both kits include incubators equipped with high quaility, low effort incubators that are ready to be plugged in and started, so all you need to do is add water during the incubation process. It is an amazing, low effort, educational opportunity!

https://www.twochicksquail.com/youth-in-agricultureyia-1/p/youth-in-agriculture-rental

10/20/2022

Today Marie’s daughter drew this adorable picture of us! She even got our hair on point 😉 little things like this make us so incredibly proud to be able to continue putting our rural Minnesota values at the forefront of our lives, not just within our own families, but with our business as well. Integrity, honesty, kindness, compassion and understanding, all before ‘business’ or monetary gain. Even if it isn’t ‘typical’ for a business to operate this way, it is how we continue to connect with our Minnesota roots and an important part of the belief system we raise our children in. If they must follow it, then so must we. Individually, as friends, business partners, and business owners. It is one point that continually stands out to us, and we appreciate being able to follow that through in all of our business dealings, with customers or otherwise. Wether you have ordered, are thinking of ordering, follow us just because you love us (we see you family and love you!), or are ‘competition’, we thank you!
Ps-Skyler makes some bomb winter hats for her kids, if you made it this far, PM us your address and favorite color and she will chose two people to win one!! If you want it for a little or have really big head, let us know so we can mail one that fits!

With gratitude- Skyler and Marie

10/19/2022

Chick and egg season has come and gone, which means now is the time to start planning for spring! We have re-opened celadon egg orders as well as standard eggs, chicks and even HENS for preorder so we can start planning what spring will look like here. Check out is as normal with a first choice date and second choice date for egg shipping, chick and hen or rooster pick up.

Can we also give Marie and her dad, Trent, a little shout out for figuring out how to perfect turning our little quail eggs into the prettiest freeze dried quail eggs we have ever seen!

https://www.twochicksquail.com/updates

10/18/2022

Some days make us cry. Not because something is wrong, but because we realize the things we do make a difference to someone. This is the second thank you we have gotten this week, both equally beautiful, tear jerking, and heart filling in their own ways. We wouldn’t be where we are now if it wasn’t for the continued support from all of you! Thank you for making a positive impact on our lives!
Marie and Skyler

10/17/2022

In preparation for our upcoming BIG news, we got shipping boxes from the USPS! Is anyone else getting as excited as we are?!

10/15/2022

This weekend Skyler is working while on the go! Stay tuned for big announcements!!
♥️ Skyler and Marie ♥️

10/11/2022

Happy Tuesday from our flock to yours! The birds are so excited for todays nice weather that they laid a smiling egg!

10/08/2022

Meet Darla! She is a resident hen at Skylers house and produces beautiful ‘mint chip’ eggs. She is such a darling hen, but she is always up to something! Do you have a ‘Darla’? We want to see her! Quail or not ❤️

10/07/2022

To further reduce our waste output, we got flesh eating beetles! These little buggers will clean birds that pass from natural causes. We also added a taxedermy license to our list of accomplishments and can now accept skulls for cleaning this hunting season!

10/03/2022

Quail eggs, what are they good for? You AND your pet! Meet Lottie, a female egg eating snake native to Africa, she ONLY eats eggs! Due to her small size, quail eggs are perfect for her, and she loves them! Cats and dogs also love them, quail eggs are full of essential vitamins and minerals that keep your dog’s and cat’s brain, fur, skin, heart, blood, and immunity in peak condition.
*please consult a trusted CVT or DVM for feeding instructions specific to your animal
More information on dog and cats eating quail eggs Can be found here https://www.barkzine.com/quail-eggs-for-dogs/

10/01/2022

We are hoping to have our pet feed license this coming week! We have been hard at work building inventory while we wait. The part we love most about our new feed line is our transparency! We don’t add ANYTHING to any of our products. They are 100% what they say they are. To guarantee this, we continue hatching, raising and processing ourselves, in small batches. We then package everything by hand ourselves too! This takes out any question of how our birds are treated before and during processing, as well as whose meat gets packaged, the quality, and better yet, no mystery additives or ‘left overs’ added in! There’s no words you can’t pronounce, preservatives, additives, flavorings, NOTHING. Just what the label says it is ❤️ we can not wait to be able to offer these goodies for your pet! In the mean time, if there is anything you want to see, please let us know!

Thank you for the continued support, Marie and Skyler

09/23/2022

Truth!

09/14/2022

We were so happy to be able to visit First Ev. Lutheran School with some quail today! All the kids had such a great time! 🥰