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Pastured Poultry Talk

Mike Badger

Mike Badger dives into the the production, the processing, the marketing, and the business of farming pasture-raised poultry. Pastured Poultry Talk is THE podcast where raising chickens, tur...

Episodes

20 of 129 episodes

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. W...

52:24Feb 16, 2022

The Days of Wholesale Pastured Chickens are Over for Greg Gunthorp

Greg Gunthorp joins the show to talk about his decision to step away from pasture raised chickens. Covid plays into the story, of course, bu...

01:01:40Mar 13, 2021

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...

01:04:17Feb 9, 2021

PPT114 - 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 Th...

56:48Nov 28, 2020

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 hist...

33:19Oct 23, 2020

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 pr...

19:31Oct 9, 2020

Community Q&A Plus a Monologue on Heritage Poultry's Role in Pastured (PPT109)

I close out the pastured poultry training series with a live streamed Q&A between Terrell Spencer from The Fighting Farmer and myself. We we...

Sep 28, 2020

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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...

11:58Sep 28, 2020

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...

50:49Sep 16, 2020

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 we...

01:10:36Aug 22, 2020

Perspectives on Pastured Poultry Shelters and Pasture Management

When you put chickens or turkeys out on pasture, there are two fundamental questions you need to consider. Why pasture and how do you house...

01:17:52Jul 22, 2020

Successful Brooder Management for Chicks & Poults (PPT107)

Did you know a commercial meat chicken or turkey may spend up to 40% of it's life inside a brooder? Layers, by comparison, spend approximate...

57:58Jul 6, 2020

9 Practical Tips for Feeding Your Pastured Poultry (PPT106)

Feeding your pastured poultry is a huge topic, and it can quickly overwhelm you. As a beginner to pastured poultry, I provide nine tips for...

01:08:40Jun 10, 2020

Pastured Poultry Training: Evaluating Breeds for Pastured Poultry and Understanding Genetics, Performance, and Cost (PPT105)

This episode has a downloadable worksheet to help you apply the concepts discussed in the podcast episode to your situation. Get it by email...

01:04:18May 5, 2020