Topics of Interest on the Show

The Business of Pastured Poultry

Whether you raise poultry for the homestead, as a side hustle, or as an enterprise, you need advice that accounts for the bottom line.

Expert Interviews and Insights

Pastured Poultry Talk brings you the community members who want to share their knowledge with you.

Training and How-tos

Apply the secrets of the professional producers for a healthy, productive, and profitable flock.

Industry Analysis and News

This isn't 2010 anymore. The pastured poultry community is innovating and moving. Cut through the noise and get the scoop.

All Poultry Species / Heritage and Hybrid

No breed snobs here.

A Discussion on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and Pastured Poultry

I have a conversation with Chrislyn Wood, DVM, about the threat of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and pasture raised flocks. Dr. Wood is a veterinarian with USDA APHIS...

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The End of Pastured Chicken for Greg Gunthorp

Greg Gunthorp raises turkeys on pigs on pasture at Gunthorp Farms in LaGrange, Indiana. He used to raise “a lot” of pastured chickens. Then Covid hit and business changed....

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Turning a 20 year chicken hobby into a farm with Cynthia Capers

Cynthia Capers, Heniscity Farm in Tennessee, shares her 20+ year journey from hobby chicken keeper to poultry farmer. Twenty years ago, the sight of six Black Australorps brought tears...

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PPT114: Small Laying Flock Profitability

I answer a listener question, “How can I make my small laying hen flock more profitable?” With feedback from the community, insights from The Fighting Farmer, and personal experience,...

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Perdue Acquires Pasturebird

Perdue has acquired Pasturebird and is now the largest pastured poultry producer in the U.S. The news was soft launched on the Corporate Perdue website and was there for...

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Maintain Production with All In/All Out Rotation for 5,000 laying hens (PPT112)

Listener Chris asks how to utilize an all-in/all-out pullet replacement strategy without duplicating infrastructure while maintaining egg production. To help answer the question, I share insights from Mark Harrison...

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