As requested by our listeners, Joanna Guza talked with Ron Kean, an extension specialist in poultry science in the Department of Animal and Dairy Science at UW-Madison about backyard chicken farming. We covered ideal living conditions, common issues, extra care in the winter, chicken feed options, proper way to handle eggs, recommendations on using chicken manure and avian influenza.
Helpful resource: https://livestock.extension.wisc.edu/article-topic/poultry/
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