Radio Chicken

Today Matt and Kristen discuss getting baby chicks in the mail, their experiences and what are some great places to get baby chicks.

Matt's high school science teacher, Mr. Choffin discusses if the rain water you collect is safe for your chickens to drink. And touches on PVC, plastics, brass, and stainless steel in relationship to chickens and toxics.

Matt and Kristen discuss different chick topics such as, How many chickens should you get? What kind of chickens should you get? Should you get your chicks from a hatchery, agri-supply store, or local breeder?

We speak with our very special guest Kirsten Lie-Nielsen of Hostile Valley Farm. She is the author of two books on homesteading and speaks with Matt about using geese to guard your chickens.

The premiere of Video Chicken Live where Matt and Kristen take fans' questions live on Fridays at 12pm EST.

The third episode of Radio Chicken focuses on gardens and your chickens. Matt and chickenista Kristen speak with special guest Bethany Latham from Environmental Harmony 

Bethany talks about companion planting for chicken foraging, which involves planting different crops in proximity for your chickens. She talks about which plants are good for planting near your chicken coop and are most beneficial for your flock. 

Matt & Kristen also take calls and questions from people concerning building your own chicken coops, chicken health, and general chicken info. There is a YouTube Chicken Police segment, Chicken in the News, and a give-away of an egg apron from Fluffy Layers, which was donated by My Favorite Chicken. 

Radio Chicken is sponsored by Carolina Coops. 

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Matt DuBoise and chickenista Kristen answer your questions live about chicken keeping and coops. This week they are talking about industrial hemp and the deep litter method. The deep litter method allows people to go a year or more between cleaning out their coop, a dreaded chore among chicken people. The guest is Brian Mogli who specializes in industrial hemp and he talks about how they developed hemp that is most beneficial for keeping chickens. Plus he explains the difference between hemp and pot and dispels common misconceptions about industrial hemp.

Radio Chicken is sponsored by Carolina Coops.

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Matt DuBoise and Chickenista Kristen host the premiere podcast about all things chicken. The guest is Nicole Gennetta of Heritage Acres Market, LLC. Nicole discusses the importance of horizontal poultry nipple waterer and how she was able to source horizontal nipples that were made well and won't break like the ones that were made in China. Nicole talks about her book, Backyard Poultry Health Guide: Diagnosis & Treatment and her podcast Backyard Bounty. Matt will be a guest on her podcast airing July 13, 2020 taking about chicken coops and DIY coops.  

Matt and Kristen take calls from listeners concerning chicken health and building a chicken coop.

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