07/18/2026
If you do anything today, go watch some of her videos, leave a comment, just send her love. This lady absolutely deserves it.
Most people know me as the face behind 5 Little Quail Homestead , but very few know how this business truly began.
The truth is, I never set out to become a quail farmer.
Everything started because of my children.
When my triplets were born at just 28 weeks, our lives changed overnight. The years that followed were filled with hospitals, specialists, therapies, feeding clinics, and more unanswered questions than I can count. Feeding became one of our biggest battles. We tried countless formulas, blenderized diets, gravity feeds, feeding pumps, and anything else doctors thought might help.
My son developed such a traumatic relationship with food that simply seeing a bottle would make him fall asleep as a defense mechanism. My daughters struggled just as much, and even today we still don't have all the answers. They continue to see specialists because their feeding disorders have never been easy to explain. We are finally seeing progress almost 4 years later....
Like so many parents with medically complex children, I spent countless late nights searching for anything that might help. One day someone mentioned quail eggs. They were nutrient-dense, easier on sensitive stomachs, and worth trying.
So I bought quail and my son and I watched this beautiful white bird lay a blue egg and the joy I saw on his face is what hooked me.
Then I bought more.
Soon I was raising them myself so I'd always have eggs for my kids. Before long I had more eggs than we could ever use, so I started giving them away to people in my community. Then people started asking if they could buy them. What began as a way to help my own children slowly turned into something much bigger.
I became NPIP certified, licensed, and built what is now The 5 Little Quail Homestead.
This business wasn't born out of wanting to make money. It was born out of survival. It gave me purpose during one of the hardest seasons of my life and became something beautiful that grew from so much uncertainty.
Then, just when things were finally taking off, everything changed.
I received a call saying the city had been to my property because of a complaint. I rushed home, but they had already left after finding nothing wrong. I figured that was the end of it.
A few hours later, while I was on my way to pick up my triplets from daycare, animal control showed up. I welcomed them in because I had absolutely nothing to hide. They found healthy birds, clean pens, fresh food and water, and closed the case.
I thought that would finally be the end.
It wasn't.
The following morning I was suddenly being told I needed licenses that don't even exist. When I questioned the laws they were quoting, they admitted those laws weren't real before immediately trying to involve another agency that didn't even regulate my farm.
For months I lived wondering if everything I'd built was going to be taken away. I couldn't confidently accept pre-orders or move forward with opportunities because I had no idea if I'd even have a business the next week. It felt like someone was constantly looking for a reason to shut me down.
There were days I wanted to quit. But I couldn't. Not because of the birds, but because of what they represent.
This business exists because of my children. It exists because one small blessing came from one of the hardest chapters of our lives. Walking away would've meant giving up on something that had carried us through so much.
Instead, I took the biggest leap I've ever taken. I moved into a much larger barn and have spent months rebuilding my flock while trying to manage everything else life continues to throw at us. Most days it's hatch, clean, feed, repeat while raising five children and trying to keep my head above water.
And then today reminded me just how quickly everything can change.
One of our grow-out cages unexpectedly toppled over. I was standing right there, and it very nearly crushed me. Instead, it came down on hundreds of grow out birds that I had just moved into that cage. In a matter of seconds all the birds were crushed.
To make matters worse, I had just filled the feeders with the very last bags of feed I had to get us through. When the cage fell, all of that feed had to be thrown away being soiled with p**p and water. Hundreds of birds crushed, my last bags of feed gone, and yet again another setback.
Some days it truly feels like every time I start getting ahead, something happens that pushes me right back. But if there's one thing this journey has taught me, it's that we've survived impossible things before, and we'll survive this too.
Right now every dollar goes back into this dream. Rent. Feed. New breeding stock. Equipment. Improvements. I'm building this one step at a time, even when the road feels impossible.
I'm sharing all of this because I want people to know that when you support The 5 Little Quail Homestead, you're supporting so much more than a farm.
You're supporting a family that refused to quit. You're supporting a business that was built out of love for medically complex children. You're supporting a dream that almost didn't survive.
Whether you've bought from me before, shared a post, recommended the farm to someone else, or simply followed along on this journey, thank you. Every order, every share, and every kind word has helped keep this dream alive. My family and I will never forget it. Some days it feels like every time I start getting ahead, something happens that pushes me right back. But if there's one thing this journey has taught me, it's that we've survived impossible things before, and we'll survive this too.
And if you're reading this while you're in the middle of your own storm, don't give up. I know how easy it is to believe things will never get better. I've been there more times than I can count. Sometimes it feels like life keeps piling on before you've even had a chance to catch your breath. But the hardest seasons don't last forever. Keep showing up. Keep taking that next step, even if it's a small one. You never know when the breakthrough you've been praying for is just around the corner.
I believe some of life's greatest blessings are born out of its hardest moments. This farm exists because of one of the darkest chapters of my life. Had everything gone according to my plans, 5 Little Quail Homestead probably never would have existed. Sometimes the path we're forced to take ends up becoming the one that changes our lives for the better.
So if today feels hard, don't quit. Your story isn't over yet. Now for the positive stuff...
While I'm incredibly busy at the farm, I'm also currently updating the website with new hatching egg options, and fall live bird pre-orders will be opening soon. Stay tuned for a new updated website that's easier to navigate as well. Thank you all for being here and creating a safe place for me to share.
