Pastured Poultry Talk

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2022-02-16

  Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and Pastured Poultry Flocks

I have a conversation with Chrislyn Wood, DVM, about the threat of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and pasture raised flocks. Dr. Wood is a veterinarian with USDA APHIS and she is involved first hand with HPAI monitoring and response efforts. ...
2021-12-28

  Pastured Poultry Talk Meetup

I'm still here. Plus, I'd like to invite you to attend APPPA's Professional Pastured Poultry Conference (https://apppa.org/Conference) from January 16-18, 2022.  At this year's conference, I am teaming up with John Suscovich and Luke Groce to host a me... 		  Mike Badger author
2021-03-13

  The Days of Wholesale Pastured Chickens are Over

Greg Gunthorp joins the show to talk about his decision to step away from pasture raised chickens. Covid plays into the story, of course, but the challenges started long before this virus came to be front page news.  We also dig into some processing wi... 		  Mike Badger author
2021-02-09

  Turning a 20 year chicken hobby into a farm with Cynthia Capers

Cynthia Capers, Heniscity Farm in Tennessee, shares her 20+ year journey from hobby chicken keeper to poultry farmer. Twenty years ago, the sight of six Black Australorps brought tears to her eyes. Today, she's serving her community through egg sales, ... 		  Mike Badger author
2020-11-28

  Small Layer Flock Profitability

I answer a listener question, "How can I make my small laying hen flock more profitable?" With feedback from the community, insights from The Fighting Farmer, and personal experience, we dive deep into ways to prosper from your small flock of laying he... 		  Mike Badger author
2020-10-23

  Perdue Acquires Pasturebird

Perdue acquires Pasturebird and becomes the biggest producer in the space. I unpack what it means on this episode and walk through some history.  		  Mike Badger author
2020-10-09

  Maintain Production with All In/All Out Rotation for 5,000 laying hens

Listener Chris asks how to utilize an all-in/all-out pullet replacement strategy without duplicating infrastructure while maintaining egg production. To help answer the question, I share insights from Mark Harrison and Dave and Ginger Shields.  The sim... 		  Mike Badger author
2020-09-28

  Feed Management Tips to Reduce Waste & Maintain Egg Production

In Pastured Poultry Talk episode 110, farmer Matt Steinman discussed how he used fermented feed as a solution to feed waste and fines. While fermentation can be a viable solution for some people, it's not the only way to deal with fines. The proble... 		  Mike Badger author
2020-09-16

  Is Fermented Feed Worth the Time for 1,000 hens?

Farmer Matt Steinman (Foothills Farm in Sedro-Woolley, Washington) and Dr. Louisa Brouwer (technical advisor on the trial) share the results of a SARE-funded trial that sought to understand the economic impacts of feeding fermented feed to laying hens.... 		  Mike Badger author
2020-08-22

  Community Q&A PIus a Heritage Poultry Monologue

I close out the pastured poultry training series with a live streamed Q&A between Terrell Spencer from The Fighting Farmer and myself. We went live on Facebook and fielded questions from our listeners, and this episode of the podcast includes an e... 		  Mike Badger author