Ep. 08 Common Flock Problems

04/27/17 • 33 min

GRIT Managing Editor, Kellsey Trimble, sat down with Patricia Foreman and Joe Putnam to discuss the best ways of preventing and treating common flock problems. From pests and predators to illnesses, dietary considerations, and the effectiveness of electric fences listen as these three converse about the various issues they’ve experienced when raising poultry and how they keep their birds healthy.

Thank You, Premier 1 Supplies for Sponsoring this Episode!

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Check the links below for topics mentioned in the podcast that may have piqued your interest:

Common Poultry Terms

Build This Predator-Proof, Portable Chicken Coop for Your Backyard

Protecting Chickens From Predators (Video)

How to Naturally Treat Chicken Lice

13 Reasons Your Chickens Stopped Laying Eggs and the Solutions

Introducing New Birds Into Your Existing Flock

Books by Patricia Foreman:

City Chicks

Chicken Tractor

Day Range Poultry

Check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS Bookstore for more resources that may pique your interests!

To see more podcasts, visit our Mother Earth News and Friends page!

Check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR page for an opportunity to see our podcast guest live!

The Mother Earth News and Friends podcast is a production of Ogden Publications.

Thank You, Premier 1 Supplies for Sponsoring this Episode!

To speak with a Premier 1 fence consultant call 800-282-6631 or visit their website premier1supplies.com for expert advice. You may also see them at any of the MOTHER EARTH NEWS Fairs.

Check the links below for topics mentioned in the podcast that may have piqued your interest:

Common Poultry Terms

Build This Predator-Proof, Portable Chicken Coop for Your Backyard

Protecting Chickens From Predators (Video)

How to Naturally Treat Chicken Lice

13 Reasons Your Chickens Stopped Laying Eggs and the Solutions

Introducing New Birds Into Your Existing Flock

Books by Patricia Foreman:

City Chicks

Chicken Tractor

Day Range Poultry

Check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS Bookstore for more resources that may pique your interests!

To see more podcasts, visit our Mother Earth News and Friends page!

Check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR page for an opportunity to see our podcast guest live!

The Mother Earth News and Friends podcast is a production of Ogden Publications.

Previous Episode

Ep. 07 Get Started with Chickens

In this episode Kellsey Trimble, Managing Editor of Grit Magazine, sits down with Alison Martin of the Livestock Conservancy, Bill Ahrens and Kevin Fletcher of New Country Organics, and Victoria Miller author of "Pure Poultry." These experts share their tips on and stories to help us understand how to give your flock the nutrition, housing, training, protection, and the respect they need to be successful and enjoyable.

Visit www.motherearthnews.com/podcast for show notes.

Thank you Brinsea for Sponsoring this episode!

To see Brinsea’s incubator, chick brooder, and coop door in action, check them out during the Mother Earth News Facebook Live projects or visit www.Brinsea.com.

Here is a collection of related articles you may enjoy:

Building a Chicken Coop

Homegrown chicken Nutrition: What to Feed Your Poultry

Raising Broiler Chickens

Raising Chicks: Chick Brooder Temperature and Light Requirements

Sexing Day-Old Chicks: How to Identify Pullets and Cockerels

The Basics of Caring for Baby Chicks

Check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS Bookstore for more resources that may pique your interests!

To see more podcasts, visit our Mother Earth News and Friends page!

Check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR page for an opportunity to see our podcast guest live!

The Mother Earth News and Friends podcast is a production of Ogden Publications.

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Ep. 09 Herbs for Your Teacup

In this episode, Hannah Kincaid, Senior Editor of MOTHER EARTH NEWS and Managing Editor of Heirloom Gardener, sits down with Joanne Bauman and Dawn Combs to discuss what grows in their tea garden and why they love it! Enjoy learning about the different medicinal properties of these plants and how to use them in your tea.

Dawn Combs is an ethnobotanist with more than 20 years of experience in her field. She is the owner of the herbal health farm Mockingbird Meadows, is a contributor for Mother Earth Living, and the author of Heal Local: 20 Essential Herbs for Do-it-Yourself Home Health Care and Conceiving Healthy Babies: An Herbal Guide to Support Preconception, Pregnancy, and Lactation.

Joanne Bauman, a Kansas herbalist, shares the gift of the green nations (healing food and medicine plants) in the Wise Woman Tradition of healing. Bauman (of Prairie Magic Herbals) teaches herb classes, grows and wildcrafts medicine plants, creates herbal preparations, and does consultations. Her love of the plants and easygoing teaching style make learning and using your own herbal remedies accessible to everyone. Bauman serves as coordinator of the Herbalists Without Borders (HWB) Community Herbal Apothecary Project and as coordinator of the Kansas Chapter of HWB.

Check the links below for topics mentioned in the podcast that may have piqued your interest:

Add Roses to Your Edible Landscape

All About Growing the Stevia Plant

Make Your Own Teas From Garden-Grown Herbs

Garden Sorrel

Growing and Brewing Herbal Teas

Growing and Using Comfrey Leaves

Grow Sage in Your Herb Garden to Symbolize Success

Growing Yarrow in Your Herb Garden

Grow Your Own Marjoram

How to Grow and Enjoy Bergamont

How to Grow and Use Scented Geraniums