The Urban Chicken Podcast - The Urbanite's Podcast Resource for Keeping Backyard Chickens

Everyone has anticipated something or some event in their life, only to find that reality and their imagination do not match up exactly.  The imagination can be a dangerous thing – it can give one expectations that are unreasonable and … Continue reading →

Eggs: they’re colorful; they’re delicious; and they’re supposed be the hard-shelled and oval.  However, sometimes they’re not shaped and formed as they ought to be. Today, on the Urban Chicken Podcast we are discussing why chickens sometimes lay soft-shelled or … Continue reading →

Whether a chicken has a qualitative conscious state of being is surprisingly a matter up for debate. Recently, a co-worker told me that chickens do not have any feelings.  He went so far as to even doubt whether chickens are fully … Continue reading →

Mercedes-Benz recently released a new commercial in which several chickens are rolled and moved about by anonymous human arms.  The point of the commercial is to demonstrate the fact that a chicken’s head is incredibly stable despite its body’s movements … Continue reading →

The Pacific Northwest Poultry Association is one of the largest poultry organizations west of the Mississippi River.  Commonly called the PNPA (though the full name is a solid name, its a bit of a mouthful), the group has historical roots … Continue reading →

Ears and Eggs.  In chickens the two are oddly linked.  There is a general rule that the color of a chicken’s ear (actually it’s earlobes, since the ears are covered in feathers and not readily visible) can help you determine … Continue reading →

Lisa Steele is the author of the wildly popular chicken related blog and Facebook page – Fresh Eggs Daily.  She shares practical techniques with her audience on how to raise and keep backyard chickens naturally with the aid of herbal … Continue reading →

So you have backyard chickens and they’re great.  They provide you fresh eggs daily; they eat bugs and weeds in your yard; and best of all, they provide you with countless hours of entertainment watching them flit and play in … Continue reading →

There are an estimated 900,000 black bears living in the wild throughout North America (USA+Canada). There is additionally an estimated 1,000 grizzly bears in the lower 48 states and 30,000 more of these massive creatures in Alaska.  Many of these … Continue reading →

You are what you eat.  This adage also rings true indirectly – you are what your chickens eat as well, if you eat your birds or their eggs.  Studies have shown that the quality of food that a chicken consumes … Continue reading →

Urban Chicken Podcast listeners have been reaching out lately and sending me their chickens questions.  These questions are interesting and relevant to all chicken enthusiasts and so I have decided to answer their questions on today’s episode.  The Main Segment … Continue reading →

If you think summertime heat is uncomfortable for you, imagine being wrapped up in a down comforter and trying to stay cool out in the hot weather.  Your backyard hens are essentially robed in their own down comforters and dealing … Continue reading →

There are hundreds of different breeds of chickens.  Literally, hundreds.  Though one likes having options – it can also be daunting to try to sift through the variety of birds to find the breeds best suited to your own personal … Continue reading →

Probably, if you have been following this podcast for a while now, you have noticed that I can’t get enough of the stories and news items that are based in the realm of the bizarre. Despite my clear predilection for … Continue reading →

  If you have backyard chickens there is a good chance that you are looking to eat more locally and organically.  However, the retail cost of purchasing organic chicken feed can be  daunting or even cost prohibitive.  There may be … Continue reading →