How to get started with chickens and what you need to know

Mar 8, 2021

Suzette asks Kelsey all her most pressing chicken-keeping questions in this episode. Kelsey is a self-appointed crazy chicken lady and shares all of her chicken knowledge with Suzette and our listeners.

We talk about:

• How Kelsey got started with chickens
• What are some of the misconceptions and myths about chicken keeping
• What Kelsey's daily chicken routine looks like 
• What are the housing requirements for chickens?
• How Kelsey built a chicken tractor and why she loves it
• How do you deal with chicken poop?
• Why chicken necropsies are so important
• What are the medical supplies you need to have on hand for chickens?
• How to care for a broody hen and let her hatch chicks

Resources mentioned:

• The Mobile Chicken Tractor Build Plans
• VetRX
• Corid
• The top five herbs Kelsey uses in winter to help her hens out
• Diatomaceous earth
• healthy jelly

Special thanks to our sponsor SavvyRest!