Faverolle Cockerell by steve p2008
Perhaps today’s show topic seems counter intuitive to the Urban Chicken Podcast’s mission of encouraging and supporting people in their pursuit of backyard chickens. Erica, author of NW Edible Life, recently wrote a compelling article making the case why you absolutely should not get backyard chickens.
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The Nesting Place, Chicken Hotel – Bill Bezuk
So you need to go out of town for a weekend or maybe you’re doing a month-long tour of Europe – what are you going to do with your feathered family members while you’re gone? Bill Bezuk, owner/operator of The Nesting Place is answering that question for
residents in Eugene, Oregon. The Nesting Place is America’s premier chicken hotel. Yep – that’s right, a chicken hotel. While you’re away on your vacation, your hens can enjoy some pampered treatment at The Nesting Place. Continue reading
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Broken Egg – by kristyhall
An egg can be a delicious, delightful treat – but this is a secret that all chicken owners want to keep from their flock. Once a chicken gets a taste of the gooey center of one of these little orbs they will keep on helping themselves to more eggs. Egg-eaters will teach other chickens the secret of the surprise contents inside an egg. Before you know it you will have a full flock of naughty egg-pecking, egg-eaters. Continue reading
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rustic chicken coop by faire 1two
So, you want to build a coop that is a little more substantial than the rustic example above, but you’ve never really built anything noteworthy in your life. Never fear – today’s episode is totally dedicated for those who are willing in spirit, but weak in skills. Chris Gleason, author and carpenter extraordinaire, is on this week’s episode to discuss his book, “The Art of the Chicken Coop,” and to tell you how you can master the art of coop building, even on your first attempt.
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Chickens in the Garden by steve p2008
In this modern world, we are in poor supply of the sensibilities and skills of our forefathers. Let’s face it – Grandma and Grandpa had a lot of ‘know-how’ and we are slipping into a nation of ‘know-nothings’. Not everyone is resigned to accept this disconnection with their heritage. In the past few years, there has been a surge in the number of urban classes and schools teaching city-dwellers how to rediscover traditional skills in the homesteading arts. Class-by-class, learned skill by learned skill, urbanites everywhere are becoming a little more self-sufficient and a lot more self-determining as they learn what their grandparents knew – how to create their own healthy, nutritious food sources and tend their own green spaces capably. Continue reading
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The Golden Gate Bridge at Sunset – by Jen Pitino
San Francisco is, hands down, one of the loveliest, most interesting, charming large cities in the United States. It is world renowned for its playfully pastel painted row homes and cable cars that climb the incredibly steep peaks of this hilly metropolis and provide such beautiful vistas of the bay and city. Continue reading
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Fresh Eggs by Normanack
Question: How do you solve the problem of massive, industrial egg farming and its grossly inhumane practices?
Answer: Create a fake egg in a laboratory and sell it to all of the major food companies to replace the use of real eggs in their products. Well, that is at least one solution being offer up by Josh Tetrick, head the new start-up Hampton Creek Foods company. This small business is back with $2 million dollars of venture capital to create an all plant-based synthetic egg, which they call, Beyond Eggs. But is this “unegg” all its cracked up to be? Continue reading
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Spring Chick by Gina Pina
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Buckeye Rooster – by Jeff Lay
On this week’s show in honor of Women’s History Month, I am interviewing Jeff Lay
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from the American Buckeye Club to discuss the history of the remarkable American chicken breeder, Nettie Metcalf, and her creation of the extraordinary Buckeye Chicken. Nettie Metcalf is credited as being the only known female to have created a unique breed of chicken officially recognized by the American Poultry Association. We’re going to discuss all about how Nettie bucked the system with her Buckeye Chicken! Continue reading
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Chicken Round Up Prizes!
Welcome to the inaugural episode of The Urban Chicken Podcast! On this week’s show I will introduce myself and talk about the who, what, when, why and how’s about the podcast. Continue reading
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