Online Chicken School Podcast

Episode 58. In This episode, we help a listener figure out why her hens won't use nipple drinkers, and then discuss if it is possible to hatch only female chickens.

Episode 56. In this episode, we talk about sweaters for chickens, share a few ideas on the quest fake chicken meat, and explore a few more chicken myths.

Episode 53 - We talk about Max's flea allergy, help a listener with a predator issue, discuss whether it is a bad idea to buy hatching eggs, and try to figure out if Don is a biosecurity hypocrite.

Episode 50. In this episode we share the story of a young hen who is getting a prosthetic leg and then talk about saving eggs for winter. A Wet Month The rain presents some interesting challenges for us in August and September every year. For one thing, it rains daily… sometimes several times daily. The […]

Episode 49. In this episode we?talk about the extra care required for rescued battery hens and whether they have a place in your backyard flock. New Hen Apron Pippa, one of our Barred Rock hens, has been sporting a standard hen saddle for a little while now, but we noticed that her rooster is still […]

Episode 47. In this episode we talk about the passing of our Australian Shepherd, Shep, and discuss whether it is a good idea to rent chickens.

Episode 40 Show Notes Okay.. We Are Lazy We have been pretty well knocked out with allergies and the flu for many weeks, which turned us into two very lazy podcasters. Fortunately, we are both on the mend and back into our normal workflow. Lots of Work to Do Outside Now that the time change […]

[hr] Episode 36 Show Notes The Giants Aren’t Too Bright Last week, we came home a little later than expected and it was already dark. Earlier, we have allowed the Jersey Giants some free time out in the yard while we were away. Normally, chickens will march themselves back inside the coop when the sun […]

[hr] Episode 34 Show Notes 2014 Year in Review Don & Suzy take a look back at what happened on the little chicken ranch in 2014.

[hr] Episode 27 Show Notes We Are Back! Suzy and I are back from vacation, and sadly we were not able to put out an episode last week. Unfortunately, the reason for missing an episode is not because we were on vacation. No, we diligently produced an extra episode to be released while we were […]