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.
PPT0014 Coaching Time with Jim Adkins
In part 2 of Mike’s interview with Jim Adkins of the Sustainable Poultry Network, we talk about: The need to always selectively breed A spiral mating system using two...
PPT013: Not A BackYard Chicken Club: Jim Adkins Interview Part 1
Mike interviews Jim Adkins of the Sustainable Poultry Network (SPN). According to Jim, SPN is not a backyard chicken club; it’s aggressive at getting the old heritage and standard bred...
PPT012: What’s with the Immaculate Chicken Houses?
Mike received a question from someone asking how someone could afford Grady’s “Immaculate Chicken Houses.” We spend most of the episode justifying the investment in infrastructre. How many chickens...
PPT011: Risk vs Reward of Broiler Production
Grady starts a poultry tip of the day (maybe that should that be week), and for his first tip, he talks about selecting and using brooder bedding. Mike and Grady respond...
PPT010: Veteran Farmer Terrell Spencer Shares His Story on Chickens, War, and Restoration
Mike speaks with Arkansas producer Terrell Spencer, aka Spence, about farming, military, and life. Everyone has a story and in this episode, Spence shares his story as a veteran...
PPT009: David Hale Talks Large Scale Pastured Broiler Production in Texas
Nearly 20 years ago, the Hale family started with 100 chickens in the first year, and now they’re projected to raise, process, and direct-market 70,000 broilers. In this producer...
My Pastured Poultry Path – Celebrating 100 Episodes
My journey to 100 episodes of Pastured Poultry Talk started long, long ago. Celebrate the podcast milestone with me, as I recount the significant events in my life that led me to pastured poultry and and back to faith. I tried very hard to make decisions that would have denied me entry into pastured poultry....