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Poultry Nerds: Backyard Chickens, Quail & Hatching Eggs

Author: Jennifer Bryant and Carey Blackmon

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Want healthier birds, better hatches, and fewer costly mistakes? Poultry Nerds gives backyard flock keepers and breeders practical, science-informed answers about chickens, Coturnix quail, hatching eggs, incubation, breeding, nutrition, brooding, biosecurity, housing, and flock health.

Jennifer Bryant of Bryant’s Roost and Carey Blackmon of Show Pro Farm Supply bring real-world poultry experience to honest conversations with breeders, researchers, poultry professionals, and other people who truly know birds. We explain not only what to do, but why it works, so you can make better decisions for your own flock.

Whether you are setting your first incubator, raising breeding stock, shipping hatching eggs, or managing an established farm, every episode gives you useful information you can put to work.

Learn more: https://www.poultrynerdspodcast.com
Build your incubation skills: https://www.incubationmasterclass.com
Coturnix quail education: https://www.quailmania.com
Find hatching-egg breeders: https://www.hatchingeggdirectory.com
Hatching-egg and live-bird shipping supplies: https://www.eggfoam.com

Valley Hatchery is a proud partner of the Poultry Nerds Podcast, providing hard-working birds for hard-working people: https://www.valleyhatchery.com

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send us an email and be sure to include your address so we can respond! Chickens are omnivores, but a treat is still a treat. What goes into one—and what does it take to bring a new poultry product to a farm-store shelf? Jennifer talks with Jessica, founder of Coop Cravings, about her years in poultry retail, developing chicken treats with her mother, choosing ingredients and suppliers, and building a small brand. They also discuss why treats belong alongside a balanced, complete feed rather...
send us an email and be sure to include your address so we can respond! Missing feathers? Before you change the whole pen—or blame the feed—watch what your birds are actually doing. Jennifer Bryant and Carey Blackmon talk through feather picking in quail and poultry, from crowded grow-outs and boredom to feed labels, dust baths and the breeding decisions that shape a flock. Jennifer shares what she noticed in her turkey pens and quail setup, while Carey explains why the protein number is onl...
send us an email and be sure to include your address so we can respond! Standard Cornish chickens aren’t Cornish Cross—and choosing good breeders takes more than spotting a big young bird. Blake Phillips of 4 Hill Acres joins Jennifer Bryant and Carey Blackmon to talk about raising large-fowl Cornish, selecting for balanced proportions, and waiting long enough to see a potential breeder’s full promise. Blake explains why he waits until about 18 months to choose his breeders and what he hopes...
send us an email and be sure to include your address so we can respond! A beautiful chicken coop is only useful if it works for your birds—and for the person doing the chores. Jennifer Bryant and Carey Blackmon talk with Nikki Husted of Purely Chickens about backyard chicken keeping, learning from social media without copying every trend, and making practical choices for your own flock. Nikki shares her journey from hatching chicks in a kindergarten classroom to educating chicken keepers onl...
send us an email and be sure to include your address so we can respond! Do ducks need a pond? Can ducklings swim? Does every duck need extra niacin—and what health risks should backyard keepers actually watch for? Jennifer Bryant welcomes poultry veterinarian Dr. Teresa Morishita back to Poultry Nerds for a practical conversation about duck care, feeding, and flock health. Jennifer brings examples from her own Welsh Harlequin flock and her move toward Muscovies, while Dr. Morishita discusses...
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