Feb 28 2025 39 mins 31
Tips for protecting your backyard chickens from the bird flu.
Compost for potted plants.
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Pictured: Backyard Chicken Coop (Wikimedia Commons/Josh Larios)
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Dave Wilson Nursery https://www.davewilson.com/home-garden/
Previous Podcasts about chickens:
Ep. 315 Choosing Backyard Chickens
Ep. 310 Homegrown Chicken Food?
Ep. 220 Chickens vs. Summer Heat
Ep. 204 Backyard Chicken Care
Ep. 006 Backyard Chickens! (Beginner’s basic info)
ChickensforEggs.com - Cherie Sintes-Glover
Feeding Your Flock - UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) - Center for Disease Control
Fair Oaks Horticulture Center (Sac. Co. Master Gardeners’ Demonstration Garden)
Composting for the Home Gardener
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