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PPT075: Bringing Ready-to-Lay Pullets onto Your Farm

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/7151353/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/preload/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]Ready-to-Lay pullets, also called started pullets, are an economical way for pastured poultry producers and family egg flocks replace their laying hen flock. By buying started pullets, you typically pay less for each bird than it would cost you to produce it, and you eliminate up to 17 weeks of…

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PPT035: What Are the Weaknesses of Pastured Poultry?

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/4195720/height/100/width/480/theme/standard-mini/autoplay/no/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/” height=”100″ width=”480″] Terrell Spencer joins Mike as a guest host. Fresh off an APPPA related trip to the Mother Earth News Fair in Belton, Texas, the two share their impressions about the show. Highlights of the episode: Is Texas poised as the next pastured poultry hot spot? There are several processing options accessible…

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PPT033: UC Davis Builds an Egg Mobile and Joins the Pastured Poultry Community

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/4118474/height/100/width/480/theme/standard/autoplay/no/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/” height=”100″ width=”480″]Members of the UC Davis pastured poultry research farm join the podcast to tell us about their project. Mike is joined by Dr. Richard Blatchford and Carine Elkhoraibi. The project describes itself as “a new education, research and innovation hub for pastured poultry producers (layers and broilers), master gardeners, backyard flock keepers, academia, students,…

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