In this bonus episode, Dr Rebecca Gounaris, poultry specialist, joins us to talk about the great chicken food conspiracy of 2023. We cover the basic of the hen's reproductive system including how and why she does or does not lay eggs. We discuss nutrition, protein needs, and the consequences of not feeding your chickens a balanced diet.

Dr Rebecca Gounaris
Pleasantville Animal Hospital of Fallston
https://pahfallston.com/

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Avian Reproductive System - Female
Dr Jacquie Jacob, University of Kentucky
https://poultry.extension.org/articles/poultry-anatomy/avian-reproductive-female/

Eggshell Quality as Influenced by Sodium Bicarbonate, Calcium Source, and Photoperiod.  Journal of Poultry Science, Volume 66, Issue 4, 1987
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579119526992

Discontinuities in understanding follicular development, the ovulatory cycle and the oviposition cycles in the hen: Advances, opportunities, slow downs, and complete stops.  Frontiers in Physiology  Scanes, Colin. Department of Biological Science, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, United Stateshttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2022.1023528/full

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