The Chicken Whisperer: what to know about keeping backyard chickens

In this podcast, Andy Schneider welcomes Dr Maurice Pitesky from UC Davis Veterinary School to review the best husbandry practices for backyard flocks.
calendar icon 2 October 2019
clock icon 6 minute read
Dr Pitesky is a poultry veterinarian and teaches at UC Davis
Dr Pitesky is a poultry veterinarian and teaches at UC Davis
Be sure to source chicks from hatcheries with high welfare and biosecurity standards
Be sure to source chicks from hatcheries with high welfare and biosecurity standards
Having a cover over the birds' preening and dust-bathing area can prevent predation
Having a cover over the birds' preening and dust-bathing area can prevent predation
Round roosts are ideal additions to poultry houses
Round roosts are ideal additions to poultry houses
Chickens will consume a ratio 1.5 to 2 times more water than feed
Chickens will consume a ratio 1.5 to 2 times more water than feed

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