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.

PPT008: Positive Pastured Poultry Perspectives

Grady and Mike pickup where we left off in episode 7, chatting about a wide range of poultry topics. We start the show off talking about access to feed. “Cheap feed...

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PPT007: Pay Attention to the Chicken and All Will Be Well

In this episode, Grady and Mike catch up and talk about the weather and pen construction. We ponder high death losses. What’s acceptabe and why do you accept it? Grady recommends...

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PPT006: The Science, Technology, and Profit of Supplemental Light

Henlight co-founders Edward Silva and Bryan Pon join Patured Poultry Talk. Henlight is a solar-powered supplemental lighting system designed specifically for pastured poultry producers. We talk about why hens need...

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PPT005: Pastured Poultry Field Trials with Casey Rogers of Fertrell

Casey Rogers, Livestock and Poultry Specialist at The Fertrell Company, joins Mike Badger to chat about her pastured poultry field trials in 2015. She’s got a cover crop study,...

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PPT004: Talking Animal Welfare with Anna Bassett

Anna Bassett, Lead Technical Advisor for Animal Welfare Approved (AWA), joins host Grady Phelan to talk about the fundamentals of AWA certification. The AWA standards start with pasture and...

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PPT003: Hatching Eggs on the Homestead with Harvey Ussery

At the Stone Barns Poultry School in March 2015, Mike Badger caught up with poultry author and homesteader Harvey Ussery. Harvey discusses sustainable poultry, the clan mating system, and...

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