In this episode, we are talking with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo about the practice and importance of biosecurity. Most Breeders don’t understand biosecurity, and the importance of keeping your bird safe from the exposure of disease. Some of us have strains that we’ve been keeping for over 30 years. Losing our birds to disease would be a travesty. What we are going to talk about today, if you follow it, will save your flock, and protect those valuable and irreplaceable strains. There’s a lot of good information packed into this episode that I know you do not want to miss.
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Ep74 – Coaching Call with Mike Badger
In this episode, we are helping Mike Badger, host of the popular poultry show, called “The Pastured Poultry Talk Podcast,” To create a strain that can meet his needs, and the needs of his customers. Does he breed, raise and sell pure fowl, or does he use his pure fowl to create hybrid crosses? Join our conversation as we discuss ways to achieve his goals. There’s a lot of good information packed into this episode that I know you will not want to miss.
Ep73 – The Gamefowl Wellness Program with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo
In this episode, we are talking with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo from UC Davis about their new Gamefowl Wellness Program, which is designed to help backyard breeder, specially, breeders of American Games, to raise and breed healthier birds, and to protect their birds from future outbreaks of Newcastle’s Disease. There’s a lot of good information packed into this episode that I know you will not want to miss.
Ep71 – Breeding for Fins rather than Feathers
In this episode, we are talking with a fish breeder. What’s interesting here is that he uses the same breeding methods as chicken breeders. He has a wonderful understanding of genetics, and many of his goals are the same as ours. There is a lot all of us can learn from this interview.
Surviving the Heat – Helping your chickens get through the high summer heat.
Here’s a few tips that will help you to get through the heat wave.