008 - Cornish Cross Chickens and Listener Questions

On this coopcast:

• A Bourbon Red Turkey in the oven,
• Soil block germination rates,
• Managing mice in the greenhouse,
• Broody hen update.

In our Listener Feedback/Questions discussion:

• A plea for feedback and ratings,
• Bucket waterer tips for chickens,
• Egg prices around the states,
• Breeds of chickens in our laying flock.

And in this episodes Farm U segment:

• First part of our Cornish Cross (Cornish X) chicken discussion including;
• How do they breed a Cornish Cross broiler,
• A little history,
• Consumer demand for the Cornish Cross carcass.

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007 - Chickens and Coops

On this coopcast:

• Soil block update,
• CSA status,
• Upcoming farm stand,
• Our plans for a broody hen.

In our Chicken Talk discussion:

• How we set up our chicken coop for our climate,
• How we pasture (range) our birds.

And in this episodes Farm U segment:

• Chicken manure management,
• Carbon to Nitrogen in manure management (deep litter),
• Coop cleaning.

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006 - More Turkeys and Seed Starting Supplies

On this coopcast:

• What’s with this winter weather,
• A Pig-noucement,
• Super Bowl (big game) foods,
• Annoying birds in the coop.

In the Farmers Choice:

• More memoriable turkey moments.

And in this episodes Farm U segment:

• Seed starting suplies,
• Lighting considerations for seed starting,
• Soil blocking.

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005 - Turkeys and Heating

On this coopcast:

• A thank you to all the listeners and fans around the world (you are the best!),
• The FIRST geothermal heating bill,
• A pig with “the runs”,
• Seed orders and annoying birds in the coop.

In the Farmers Choice:

• Stories of our first experience with turkeys.

And in this episodes Farm U segment:

• Alternatives to fossil fuels for heat in the country,
• Wood vs corn vs geothermal,
• Sustainable energy as an investment.

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004 - Seeds and Eggs

On this coopcast:

• Winter weather has arrived with a big windstorm,
• Managing a winter hoophouse,
• Ordering seeds (where, what and how).

And in this episodes Farm U segment:

• Eggsactly what does egg labeling mean;
• Brown eggs vs white eggs;
• What would you buy or how should you label if you sell eggs.

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003 - Farm Lessons

On this coopcast:

• A followup on “Wheezy” the chicken;
• An excited boar and lessons learned;
• Being prepared on the farm (farm gear and lessons).

And in this episodes Farm U segment:

• What products do we keep handy on the farm;
• Best ways to be prepared on the farm for the unexpected.

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002 - Annual "Farm Meeting"

On this coopcast:

• Discuss the latest happening on the “frigid” farm;
• “Wheezy” the chicken;
• A rehashing of the annual Farm Meeting.

And in this episodes Farm U segment:

• How to check a chickens health;
• Discussion about antibiotic resistance;

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001 - Meet our Farm

Our First Podcast Farmcast Coopcast

On this coopcast:

• Meet the farmers Andy and Kelli and learn how we got HERE;
• What’s the point / audience / reason / format of these things gonna be;
• Discussion of what’s going on around the farm.

And in this episodes Farm U segment:

• Ruminations about a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture);
• What a consumer should look for and expect;
• What a farmer should consider when starting out with a CSA.

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000 - 8 minutes to a Coopcast

After producing a few episodes we wanted to offer new listeners a quick way to hear what a Coopcast sounds like:

• Meet Andy and Kelli,
• Learn why do what we do,
• Hear how we share our thoughts.

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