E121: Urban Chicken Farming




In The Rabbit Hole Urban Survival show

Summary: In this episode Aaron is joined by Jen of the Urban Chicken Podcast. She shares with us the pleasures of rubbing down chickens with silk scarves and all things urban chicken. Topics Include: * Growing up in the John Birch Society * Geiger Counters * The challenges of being an urban chicken farmer * Given chickens a spa day (complete with mani-pedi) * Chicken full body rubdowns and silk scarves * Starting a chicken egg business * What impact chicken feed has on chicken eggs and production * Why you shouldn't bird seed to chickens * The best chicken breeds for urban farmers * Do chickens need friends and how social are they? * The best eating chicken in the world * Experiments and gadgets for keeping rosters from crowing * Chicken gang issues? * A libertarian rant (Because we love those) * The State of the Right to Farm Act * Hipster Chickens with handlebar mustaches and fixed gear bikes * And, as always, a whole lot more. Check us out at http://www.intherabbithole.com