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Put your chickens to work this fall cleaning up the garden and fertilizing your beds. Matt, Kristen, and Ingrid discuss the pros of letting your flock out in forbidden areas to help do some of the literal dirty work.

Kenzie joins us and we do a blind taste test on the water glassed eggs from 18 months ago vs. fresh eggs. Find out who guessed correctly.

Tom and Katie of CoopWorx joins us to tell us about new products they launched and improvements on other products. Tom and Katie show us improvements to the port covers and a new wider X-stand for the base of the feeders.
They also showcased an add-on to their CoopWorx waterer that allows you to attach it to your garden hose. Leaving the hose on a trickle will ensure the 8-gallon waterer is always filled with fresh water.

This week we are discussing the changes that you will notice in your flock in the fall.

The days are getting shorter and probably cooler (depending on your location) and this will affect your chickens. We discuss molting, egg production, and why we don’t advocate artificial lighting.

This week we have Mathias Engelmann, a biologist and Senior Rehabilitation Coordinator from the Carolina Raptor Center to discuss various aerial predators to our chickens. Mathias discusses the behaviors of hawks, owls, and falcons so we can learn different ways we can keep our flock safe.

This week we have Laurence Butler, Mill Operations Manager for Coker Feed Mill. Laurence was also in product development and he shares with us what goes into their incredible chicken feed. (Ingrid and Kristen buy it all the time). He will talks about chicken feed in general and what Coker Feed Mill looks for when developing all their popular feeds.

Live from Creedmoor, NC, Video Chicken Live is a fun and informative show about all things chickens and coops. Matt, Kristen, and Ingrid answer your questions. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction.

This week Matt and Kristen answer all your questions about silkies vs. Polish chickens, coop building, specifically ladders and windows, and various chicken related questions, such as dealing with lice.