Next Level Nerds with Redmond Hills Farm: Chickens & Quail to profit

send us an email and be sure to include your address so we can respond!We’re back with another Next Level Nerds episode, and this one’s packed with real-world farming grit and laughs. 🐓🌱Meet Bernadine & Ray from Redmond Hills Farm in Oregon. They’ve turned retirement into full-time farming—raising pasture-raised Cornish chickens, quail for eggs & meat, and even working with Longhorn cattle. But their journey is far from simple…🔥 In this episode: ✔️ Navigating farm-use tax laws & building permits in Oregon ✔️ Expanding from chickens to quail (and now selling chicks to farm stores) ✔️ Dealing with cougars, bears & owls raiding the flock 🦉🐾 ✔️ How HOAs tried to ban their “live eggs” 🤯 ✔️ The struggle (and fun) of turning a hobby into a profitable farm businessIf you’ve ever thought about taking your backyard flock to the next level, or just want to hear some wild farm stories, this episode is for you! Valley Hatchery is a proud sponsor of Poultry Nerds, find more at ValleyHatchery.com Support the showFeel Free to email us at - [email protected] us on Facebook at - https://www.facebook.com/PoultryNerdsSign up for News at PoultryNerds.comEggFoam.com get your egg shippers and live shipping boxes and always get free shipping!ShowPro feed supplement for all your feathered friends! Grow them bigger and healthier with the best ingredients.Coturnix Quail hatching eggs from Bryant's Roost, including jumbo celadons!Quail cartons and Supplies from Double R FarmsPlease subscribe to our podcast and leave a review, we appreciate you.  And if you have a subject request, email us. [email protected]