Episodes
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In this episode, Zach and Charlotte discuss the different methods of introducing new birds to your established flock.
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Formulating Your Own Feed - MOTHER EARTH NEWS Staff
All The Different Types of Chicken Feed Explained - Backyard Chicken Coops
Why We Don't Feed Scratch Grains - Jennifer Sartell
Feeding Your Flock Only Corn-? - Meredith Chilson
Fatty Livers and Heavyset Chickens - Melissa Caughey
Free-Range Chickens Produce the Best Eggs - Laura Sayre
A Guide to Raising Cornish Cross Chickens - Carrie Miller
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The Community Chickens podcast is a production of Ogden Publications.
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In this episode, Zach and Charlotte discuss various chicken predators, how to identify them, and how to keep your backyard flock safe.
Links from this episode:
Identifying 14 Common Chicken Predators (and How to Protect Them)
Top 10 Chicken Predators
Poultry Predator Identification: A Guide to Tracks and Sign
Know Your Enemy: Chicken Predators
Keep Predators Away From Your Flock
8 Tips for Keeping your Chickens Safe From Predators
Who is invading your flock: A Quick Guide to 4 Common Predators
Predators and Your Best Defense From Them
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In this episode, Zach and Charlotte discuss the rules of coop design and what your chickens need from their home to be both happy and healthy.
Links from this episode:
Community Chickens Guide to Backyard Coops
My Chicken RV!
The Chicken Tractor
The Egg-Roll
The Three-Season Summer House
How to add wheels to a chicken coop to create a tractor – Backyard chickens
Free Coop Plans
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Until next time... May the flock be with you!
The Community Chickens podcast is a production of Ogden Publications.
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Thank you to our sponsor, Brinsea the Incubation Specialists, for making this episode possible!
In this episode, Zach and Charlotte discuss the rules of coop design and what your chickens need from their home to be both happy and healthy.
Links from this episode:
Community Chickens Guide to Backyard Coops
I’m Stuck in a Coop and I Can’t Get Out - May Woodworth
6 Things Every Chicken Coop Needs - Jennifer Sartell
The Makings of a Great Coop! 7 Things to Get You Started! - Jennifer Sartell
For the Love of Linoleum - Jennifer Sartell
Tight Budget? 5 Ways to Finance Your First Coop - Dakota Findley
Planning Coop Space for the Expanding Flock - Heather Nicholson
Ten Tips for Coop Building - Donna Belcher McGlasson
Free Coop Plans
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Until next time... May the flock be with you!
The Community Chickens podcast is a production of Ogden Publications.
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Thank you to our sponsor, Standlee Forage, for making this episode possible!
In this episode, Zach and Charlotte discuss the different methods of introducing new birds to your established flock.
Links from this episode:
New Chicks On the Block - May Woodworth
Introducing New Chicks to An Existing Flock -Jennifer Sartell
Pecking Order Explained - Jennifer Sartell
Reordering In the Pecking Order - Donna Belcher McGlasson
How to Speak Chicken
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Until next time... May the flock be with you!
The Community Chickens podcast is a production of Ogden Publications.
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Thank you to our sponsor, Brinsea the Incubation Specialists, for making this episode possible!
In this episode, Zach and Charlotte explore different physical ailments and injuries that you may come across in your flock and what to do about them.
Links from this episode:
Part 1 Wry Neck Chick - May Woodworth, Part 2, Part 3
A First-Aid Kit - Meredith Chilson
Poultry First Aid: A Novice Starter Kit - Krislee Johnson
What's in My Chicken First Aid Kit - Carrie Miller
Spraddle Leg in a Young Chick - What You Can Do - Wendy Thomas
5 Conditions Not Worthy of a Death Sentence
The Chicken Health Handbook
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The Community Chickens podcast is a production of Ogden Publications.
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In this episode, Zach and Charlotte explore different illnesses that you should be aware of when raising chickens. They discuss signs, symptoms, and treatments to help you be better prepared.
Links from this episode:
Biosecurity - The Livestock Conservancy
Using Diatomaceous Earth - Melisa Caughey
5 Conditions Not Worthy of a Death Sentence - the Chicken Chick
The Chicken Health Handbook - Story
Chickens and Stargazing
Common Problems with Baby Chicks and How to Overcome Them
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The Community Chickens podcast is a production of Ogden Publications.
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Thank you to our sponsor, Brinsea the Incubation Specialists, for making this episode possible!
In this episode, Zach and Charlotte discuss what considerations to take when setting up a brooder for your chicks.
Links from this episode:
Setting Up Your Brooder
Raising Chicks: A week-by-week schedule
Raising Chicks: Chick Brooder Temperature and Light Requirements – Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens
DIY Brooder
Boredom in the Brooder
Photo Credit: Shannon Cole - Country Girl in the Village
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The Community Chickens podcast is a production of Ogden Publications.
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In this episode of MOTHER EARTH NEWS and Friends Charlotte Brunin and Kellsey Trimble, of Grit, sat down with Cindy Gibson and Sharon Dodds from the Guinea Fowl International Association to discuss how to care for, train, and interpret their behavior.
Thank you Brinsea for Sponsoring this episode!
To see Brinsea’s incubator, chick brooder, and coop door in action, check them out during the Mother Earth News Facebook Live projects or visit www.Brinsea.com.
Here is a collection of related articles you may enjoy:Guinea Fowl International
Livestock Conservancy
The Big List of Heritage Chicken Breeds
Chicken Breeds: Choosing Your Backyard Flock
Raising Guinea Fowl: A Low-Maintenance Flock
An Introduction to Raising Geese
A Homestead Guide to Domesticated Ducks
Heritage Turkey Breeds for Homesteaders
Good Shepherd Poultry Ranch
To see more podcasts, visit our MOTHER EARTH NEWS and Friends page!
Check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR page for an opportunity to see our podcast guest live!
The Mother Earth News Urban Homesteading Podcast is a production of Ogden Publications
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Thank you to our sponsor, Brinsea the Incubation Specialists, for making this episode possible!
In this episode, Zach and Charlotte discuss how to prepare yourself for hatching chicks and what to do if they appear to be having troubles freeing themselves from their shell.
Links from this episode: Chicken Embryo Development - Video
Hatch Your Own Chicks
9 Tips for a successful Hatch Day
Incubation Series Part 4: The Long Wait and Hatching Day
Tips on Hatching Eggs and Starting Baby Chicks from an Expert
Should I Assist with Hatching
Step-by-Step Guide to Assisted Hatching
Top 5 Reasons for Poor Hatch Rate
Helping Chicks When Hatching
Importance of Keeping Records
Hatching Eggs and Caring for Chicks incubator, brooder, and feed basics
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The Community Chickens podcast is a production of Ogden Publications.
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In this classic episode of MOTHER EARTH NEWS and Friends, our guests discuss the darlings of the barnyard, ducks: what to feed them, how to house them, their behavior and what they bring to the table.
Here is a collection of related articles you may enjoy:9 Reasons Why Raising Ducks Might Be a Better Option Than Chickens
The Homestead Guide to Domesticated Ducks
Incubating Duck Eggs Successfully
The Pros & Cons of Eating Duck Eggs vs Chicken Eggs Find our Guests Books in the MOTHER EARTH NEWS StorePure Poultry
Intro Heritage Breeds
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Check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR page for an opportunity to see our podcast guest live!
The Mother Earth News Urban Homesteading Podcast is a production of Ogden Publications
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Thank you to our sponsor, Brinsea the Incubation Specialists, for making this episode possible!
In this episode, our hosts Zach Foley and Charlotte Brunin discuss the in's and out's of using incubators and caring for their precious cargo.
Links from this episode:
Guide to Incubation Terms, Temperatures, times and Humidity Levels Hank Will’s Tips on Incubating Eggs
Incubating Eggs Hens Vs. Artificial Incubator (Video)
5 Clever Incubation Tips
Candling with the Brinsea Ova Scope
Grit's Guide to Candling Eggs
How to Tell a Cockerel from a Pullet Before They Hatch
DIY Incubator
Bill Morrill built an incubator for $29.54!
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Until next time... May the flock be with you!
The Community Chickens podcast is a production of Ogden Publications.
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Thank you to our sponsor, Brinsea the Incubation Specialists, for making this episode possible! Thank you to our sponsor, Brinsea the Incubation Specialists, for making this episode possible!
In this episode, our hosts Zach Foley and Charlotte Brunin discuss various chicken breeds, how to pick the right one for you, and where to find them.
Thanks for listening to our very first episode! Don't forget to subscribe and to share this episode with your friends!
Links from this episode:
Find a Heritage Breed with help from the Livestock Conservancy
Hatchery vs Farm Raised Chickens
Choosing the Good Chick
Expand Your Flock with Mail Order Hatching Eggs
Chicken Hatcheries vs Breeders, Which is best?
Inside Look at a Hatchery
5 Truths About Animal Welfare in Hatcheries
What Hatcheries Should I Use
How to Spot a Healthy Chick
Questions to Ask When Picking Up Chicks
Buying Chicks
Hatcheries Mentioned in this Episode:
Moyer's Chicks - East Coast
Belt Hatchery - West Coast
Ridgway Hatchery - Midwest
Until next time... May the flock be with you!
The Community Chickens podcast is a production of Ogden Publications.
In this episode, our hosts Zach Foley and Charlotte Brunin discuss various chicken where you can find the perfect chicken for you and what the differences in your experience may be.
Thanks for listening to our very first episode! Don't forget to subscribe and to share this episode with your friends!
Links from this episode:
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Thank you to our sponsor, Brinsea the Incubation Specialists, for making this episode possible!
In this episode, our hosts Zach Foley and Charlotte Brunin discuss various chicken breeds, how to pick the right one for you, and where to find them.
Thanks for listening to our very first episode! Don't forget to subscribe and to share this episode with your friends!
Links from this episode:
Tracing the Roots of our Domestic Chickens- Meredith Chilson
5 Tips for Chicken Breed Selection - Kathy Shea Mormino
Consider Breeds Carefully for Regional Weather and Pecking Order - Rachel Anger
Breeds For Colorful Eggs - Jennifer Sartell
Best Breed of Egg Laying Chickens for a Chicken Coop - Cheryl Long
Egg-cellent guide to Chicken Breeds: Chart - Wells Poultry
What’s a Frizzle? - Donna Belcher McGlasson
Heritage Breeds - Jennifer Kendall
Find a Heritage Breed with help from the Livestock Conservancy
The Pickin Chicken App Getting Laid by Barb Webb Until next time... May the flock be with you!
The Community Chickens podcast is a production of Ogden Publications.
