Quinn's Quails

09/24/2024

Liquid rennet is superior. I’ve been making mozzarella since last year, but it’s always been time consuming and messy because the rennet tablets either didn’t work at all (or barely worked), or I used vinegar which isn’t very effective either. Liquid rennet is the way to go for fresh mozzarella from goat milk. The curds were perfect and the cheese was so easy to stretch and shape. I also finally got some gloves to wear when cheesemaking because you have to dip your hands with the cheese in ridiculously hot water. I will never trust a rennet tablet again!
Rennet is used to coagulate the milk to create cheese. You can use rennet tablets (at your own risk) or liquid rennet from animals or vegetables. Vegetable rennet was the cheapest for liquid so I opted for that and it worked great!

09/22/2024

Oh. My. Gosh. These came out SO FREAKING GOOD!!! These cinnamon sugar braided rolls are so soft and perfectly sweet. Not to mention they are so pretty 😍. 10/10 will absolutely be making this recipe again. Next time I will top with large sugar crystals for a bit more crunch.

09/18/2024

This evening our little Fern got roughed up by Poppy. We cleaned up her wounds but she’s still pretty shook up and sporting a bit of a limp. Poppy, despite her size and despite how well she protects the goats 99% of the time, is still a puppy. On occasion she plays a little rough and this time she got carried away. She will be on the line lead for the next few days to put her in check. Luckily Andrew heard Fern crying out and went to check on her. Fern will be okay, but she’s the runt of the herd and getting lots of love and care.

09/08/2024

After two failed attempts (one of them this morning) at making yogurt from our goat’s milk, we bit the bullet and got a crockpot. We needed something to maintain a consistent and correct temperature because the lowest setting on the stove was too high. We had a ton of milk to burn through so today I also made fresh mozzarella for our diy pizza night tomorrow, and Aria made vanilla pudding and spider cookies. The yogurt *should* be ready by 9:30 tonight. If the crockpot works out, next up is cream cheese ☺️

09/05/2024

Spotlight on Poppy! She’s just out here living her best life 🥰. Poppy will be 10 months later this month and has quickly grown into her role here on the farm. She is a vigilant protector of her goats, bolting into action when needed. We are so grateful to have such a hardworking pup. It’s a good reminder that dogs thrive when given a job, especially the job they were intended to do.

08/03/2024

Ivy fixing his farm truck yesterday evening with this stunning backdrop is one of the many things that makes all the hard work worth it.

04/22/2024

Some of you may have guessed it, we have moved! We recently purchased 10.5 acres in El Dorado County and couldn’t be happier. We have so many plans (expanding our quail aviaries 🐦 , goats 🐐, more chickens 🐓, a livestock guardian dog 🐾, eventually a cow 🐄, and soooo much more) but for now we are just trying to unpack 😅. I can’t wait to share this new adventure with you all. And soon I will need to change our instagram name!

03/30/2024

Big things up ahead for us ☺️

01/04/2024