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Welcome to The Poultry Keepers Podcast
Cluck, Chat, and Rule the Roost! One Egg-cellent Episode at a Time!
At The Poultry Keepers Podcast, we’re building a friendly, informative, and inspiring space for today’s small-flock poultry keepers. Whether you're a seasoned pro with decades of experience or just beginning your backyard chicken journey, you’ve found your community. Here, poultry isn’t just a hobby—it’s a way of life.
Each episode is packed with practical, science-based information to help you care for your flock with confidence. From hatching eggs and breeding strategies to flock health, nutrition, housing, and show prep—we cover it all with insight and heart.
Hosted by Rip Stalvey, Mandelyn Royal, and John Gunterman, our show brings together over 70 years of combined poultry experience. We believe in the power of shared knowledge and the importance of accuracy, offering trusted content for poultry keepers who want to do right by their birds.
So pull up a perch and join us each week as we cluck, chat, and rule the roost—one egg-cellent episode at a time.
Visit our website at www.thepoultrykeeperspodcast.com
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Selecting Dual Purpose Chickens: Hands-On Traits That Matter for Meat and Eggs (Part 2), Classic Replay
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Selecting Dual Purpose Chickens: Hands-On Traits That Matter for Meat and Eggs (Part 1), Classic Replay
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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How To Begin A Successful Journey With Poultry: Part 2 – A Classic Replay
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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How To Begin A Successful Journey With Poultry: Part 1 - A Classic Replay
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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5 Hidden Coop Mistakes Hurting Your Birds Episode 2
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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5 Hidden Coop Mistakes That Are Hurting Your Birds-Part 1
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Coop Design Secrets-Part 2
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Coop Design Secrets – Part 1
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Poultry Health Master Class-Part 4
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Poultry Health Master Class-Part 3
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Poultry Water Systems-Part 2
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Poultry Water Systems-Part 1
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Poultry Health Master Class-Part 2
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Poultry Health Master Class-Part 1
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Getting Ready For Breeding Season-Part 2
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Getting Ready For Breeding Season-Part 1
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Heritage Poultry Flock Breeding and Management, Part 2
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Heritage Poultry Flock Breeding and Management, Part 1
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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What To Do With Extra Roosters
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Meet Content Creator Maleah Thom
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Nature vs Nurture Hatching Chicks with Hens or Hatchers-Part 2
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Nature vs. Nurture: Hatching Chicks With Hens, Part 1
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Beat the Heat: Proven Ways to Prevent Heat Stress in Your Birds-Part 2
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Beat the Heat: Proven Ways to Prevent Heat Stress in Your Birds-Part 1
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Improving Production In Barred Rocks-Part 2
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Improving Production in Barred Rocks-Part 1
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Culling With Clarity Part 2
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Culling With Clarity-Part 1
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Beating the Heat: Help Your Birds Stay Cool in the Summer
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Jun 28, 2025 |
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The Impportance of Fat in Poultry Diets-Bonus Content
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Smart Selectioon-Part 2
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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How Feathers Affect Type
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Jun 21, 2025 |
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Amino Acids Bonus Content
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Smart Selection-Part 1
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Feeding Quail For Success
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Jun 14, 2025 |
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Molting Done Right: A Gentle Non-Fasting Approach for Backyard Chickens
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Grow Out Secrets: What Your Young Flock Is Telling You-Part 2
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Fowl Pox in Poultry: What It Is, How It Spreads, and How to Protect Your Flock
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Jun 07, 2025 |
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Coop Wisdom About Body Capacity
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Grow Out Secrets: What Your Young Flock Is Telling You-Part 1
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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The Most Improtant Period of Incubation
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May 31, 2025 |
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We Are What We Eat, Eats-Bonus Content
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May 29, 2025 |
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Grow Out Secrets-Part 2
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May 27, 2025 |
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Bonus Content-The Poultry Keepers Pyramid
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May 24, 2025 |
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Bonus Content-Listen To What Your Birds Tell You
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May 22, 2025 |
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Grow Out Secrets-Part 1
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May 20, 2025 |
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Controlling Rodents in the Chicken Coop
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May 17, 2025 |
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BONUS CONTENT: Do Chicks Need Electrolytes?
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May 15, 2025 |
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Best Practices for Brooding Baby Chicks-Part 2
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May 13, 2025 |
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BONUS CONTENT: The Importance of Early Feeding and Monitoring Crop Fill in Chicks
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May 10, 2025 |
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BONUS CONTENT-Starting Chicks with Liver and Boiled Eggs
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May 08, 2025 |
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Best Practices In Brooding Baby Chicks-Part 1
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May 06, 2025 |
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Selecting Dual-Purpose Chickens, Hands-On Traits That Matter For Meat and Eggs- Part 2
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Selecting Dual Purpose Chickens: Hands-On Traits That Matter for Meat and Eggs (Part 1)
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Spring Fever Is Real - Part 2
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Spring Fever Is Real -Part 1
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Practical Poultry Genetics-Part 2
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Practical Poultry Genetics Part 1
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Turkey Talk 101: Raising Happy, Healthy Turkeys for Beginners-Part 2
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Turkey Talk 101: Raising Happy, Healthy Turkeys for Beginners-Part 1
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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WaterfowlWisdom: Tips and Tales from the Poultry Keepers
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Introductiopn to Waterfowl-Part 1
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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The Importance of Vitamins and Minerals-Part 2
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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The Importance of Vitamins & Minerals Part-1
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Protein, Fats, and Fiber in Poultry Nutrition
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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The Role of Proteins, Fats, and Fibers in Poultry Nutrition-Part 1
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Bantams-Part 2
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Bantams-Part 1
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Classification of Poultry-Part 1
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Blake Bell Talks Brahmas--Part 2
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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Blake Bell Talks Brahmas-Part 1
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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Why?....What?....Part 2
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Why?....What?....Part 1
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Where Are My Eggs?-Part 2
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Where Are My Eggs?-Part 1
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Manure Management-Part 2
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Nov 16, 2024 |
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Manure Management-Part 1
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Rhode Island Reds, An American Classic-Part 2
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Rhode Island Reds, An American Classic-Part 1
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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From Day Old To First Egg-Part 2
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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From Day Old To First Egg-Part 1
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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William Saunders On Phoenix Chickens
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Bresse with Mandelyn Royal-Part 2
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Bresse with Mandelyn Royal-Part 1
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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John Tinsley on Minorcas Part 2
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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John Tinsley On Minorcas-Part 1
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Danny Feathers Talks Leghorns-Part 2
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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Danny Feathers Talks Leghorns-Part 1
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Jessica Watson On Shamos-Part 2
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Jessica Watson Talks About Shamos-Part 1
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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Selection and Growouts-Part 2
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Selection and Grow Outs-Part1
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Reducing Costs Can Cost You Money-Part 2
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Cutting Costs Can Cost You Money-Part 1
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Managing The Molt 2.0-Part 2
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Managing The Molt 2.0-Part 1
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Condition Birds For Show-Part 2
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Conditioning Birds For Show-Part 1
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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How To Be A Mentor-Part 2
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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How To Be A Mentor-Part 1
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Broodies, Incubators and Eggs-Part Two
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May 28, 2024 |
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Eggs, Broodies, and Incubators-Part One
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May 21, 2024 |
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Mandelyn's Feed Trial-Part 2
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May 14, 2024 |
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Mandelyn's Feed Trial-Part 1
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May 07, 2024 |
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What Are We Up To?
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Heat Stress In Poultry-Part 2
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Heat Stress In Poultry-Part 1
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Why Is That In My Feed?-Part 2
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Why Is That In My Feed-Part 1
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Have A Good Flock From A Small Start-Part 2
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Have A Good Flock From A Small Start-Part 1
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Mandelyn Makes A Flock Visit-Part 2
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Mandelyn Makes A Flock Visit-Part 1
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Reading, Understanding, And Applying A Written Standard-Part 4
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Reading, Understanding, And Applying A Written Standard-Part 3
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Feb 25, 2024 |
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Reading, Understanding, and Applying a Written Standard-Part 2
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Reading, Understanding, And Applying A Written Standard-Part 1
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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New Podcast Improvements
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Strategies For Growing A Strong Flock, Part 2
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Strategies for Growing a Strong Flock, Part 1
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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The Poultry Keepers Guide to Advanced Flock Management, Part 2
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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The Poultry Keepers Guide to Advanced Flock Management, Part 1
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Heritage Poultry: Flavor and Cooking, Part 2
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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Heritage Poultry: Flavor and Cooking, Part 1
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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How To Get Chicks Off To A Strong Start Part 2
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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How To Get Chicks Off To A Strong Start Part 1
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Unlocking the World of Dual Purpose Poultry Breeds
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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From Newbie to Expert: Essential Chicken Keeping Tips and Strategies Part 3
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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From Newbie to Expert: Essential Chicken Keeping Tips and Strategies Part 2
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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From Beginner to Pro: Mastering Chicken Keeping Strategies (Part 1)
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Insights and Strategies for Poultry Breeding - Part 3
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Insights and Strategies for Poultry Breeding - Part 2
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Insights and Strategies for Poultry Breeding - Part 1
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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How To Begin A Successful Journey With Poultry: Part 3
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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How To Begin A Successful Journey With Poultry: Part 2
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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How To Begin A Successful Journey With Poultry: Part 1 - Classic Replay
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Understanding Post-Molt Poultry Care and the Importance of Properly Balanced Nutrients
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Understanding the Benefits of a Well-Managed Molt in Poultry Keeping
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Navigating the World of Poultry Educational Resources, Part 2
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Navigating the World of Poultry Educational Resources, Part 1
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Achieving Poultry Excellence: One Goal at a Time
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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Introducing New Co-Host, Mandelyn Royal: A Deep Dive into Poultry Keeping and Breeding
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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Understanding and Mitigating Heat Stress in Poultry
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Effective Strategies to Reduce Poultry Feed Costs Without Compromising Health and Productivity
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Enhancing Poultry Health Through Nutrition: Expert Strategies to Prevent Common Diseases
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Mastering Poultry Nutrition and Effective Flock Management with Expert Jeff Mattocks
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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Starting Your Own Poultry Flock: Expert Tips and Essential Considerations (Part 2)
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Cracking the Poultry Keeping Code: Expert Tips for Starting Your Own Flock
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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Our Podcast Trailer
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May 27, 2023 |