Frostbite | Urban Chicken Podcast

Like most people, I love to receive mail (so long as it is not a bill or junk). Recently, I have gotten several messages from Urban Chicken Podcast listeners, who wrote to either pose a burning chicken question they have or to share a useful chicken tip. Today on the UCP, I am sharing three of these listener letters with the audience and answering questions such as “how cold is too cold for your chickens?” and “what do I think about feeding chickens sprouted grains and soldier flies?” and much more. I also talk about an email that provides me and the UCP listeners a great tip on a resource for quality poultry education classes and teachers. Continue reading →

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Spring Chick by Gina Pina

All of the feed stores are full of peeping chicks – springtime is officially here. Despite the sign over the bin housing all of these terribly cute puffballs, which reads, “Do NOT handle the chicks!” – you find yourself reaching in to caress and hold whichever chick you can easily pick up. You really want to hold this cheeping ball of down up against your cheek, but don’t dare risk it because you might get caught by a clerk. You can barely contain the growing urge to buy a couple chicks — you are convincing yourself that you need baby chicks and you want to buy some right now. Continue reading →