Tips for protecting your backyard chickens from the bird flu.

Compost for potted plants.

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Pictured: Backyard Chicken Coop (Wikimedia Commons/Josh Larios)

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Dave Wilson Nursery https://www.davewilson.com/home-garden/

Previous Podcasts about chickens:

Ep. 315 Choosing Backyard Chickens

Ep. 310 Homegrown Chicken Food?

Ep. 220 Chickens vs. Summer Heat

Ep. 204 Backyard Chicken Care

Ep. 052 Winter Chicken Care

Ep. 006 Backyard Chickens! (Beginner’s basic info)

ChickensforEggs.com - Cherie Sintes-Glover

Feeding Your Flock - UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine

Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) - Center for Disease Control

Fair Oaks Horticulture Center (Sac. Co. Master Gardeners’ Demonstration Garden)

Composting for the Home Gardener

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