Farmer makes $100k-a-year showing off his pet quails sporting customised tiny hats from milford patch police blotter Watch Video

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Meet the farmer making $100k-a-year showing off his pet quail online - posing them in customised miniature hats.<br/><br/>Bernard Henry, 30 regularly posts videos on TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube of his Mearns quail, Finn, sporting one of his 100 personalised bonnets. <br/><br/>With 1.6million followers on TikTok, Bernard earns $100k annually via the creator fund - where creators are paid depending on how many people interact with their content.<br/><br/>The flower farmer purchases tiny hats for Finn to wear from a woman on Etsy, who brings Bernard’s creative visions to life. <br/><br/>Finn also receives 10 to 20 hats a month from his fans and Bernard’s favourite is a full Sherlock Holmes outfit one follower handmade. <br/><br/>Bernard loves spending time with the pets and dresses Finn up in cute hats – such as a jester hat and a flat cap.<br/><br/>Bernard, a flower farmer, from New Milford, Connecticut, US, said: “None of the other animals enjoy wearing hats but Belle - who is a California quail - likes to wear sunglasses.<br/><br/>“I wanted to make the farm open to the public for Easter because the tulips look amazing but sadly I’ve been too busy. <br/><br/>“I love all my birds and some of them I’ve had for 14 years.<br/><br/>“My grandparents had a farm and my parents always had birds in the house so it's normal to me.”<br/><br/>Bernard - who lives with his husband, Michael Cefalu, 30 and 200 birds - is now gearing up for Easter.<br/><br/>He said: “I love it.<br/><br/>“I used to be glued to my desk for medical school and miserable.”<br/><br/>Bernard spends five hours a day with the birds and loves to try out different themed hats on Finn – such as a cap and beret.<br/><br/>He said: “He loves wearing the hats.<br/><br/>“I want to get him and my other bird, Daisy, a little tux and wedding gown after they mate.”<br/><br/>Bernard and Michael have been married for a year-and-a-half, but together for more than a decade. <br/><br/>“Michael’s more of a dog person, but I tell him it's either the quail or the highway,\