In this week's episode we spotlight the blue and green egg-laying but critically endangered Shetland Hen. In our main topic we discuss our favorite beginner's breeds and how/why we select our chickens. Amy Van Leuven of The Good Egg Company joins us to share her delicious Taters and Eggs recipe, and we talk Emma Bridgewater for some retail therapy.

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In this week's episode, we spotlight one of the most popular heritage breed chickens around - the Orpington! We're joined by Hugh Osborne, host of English Country Life YouTube channel and Fiona's husband, to talk chickens, homesteading, coop maintenance, and so much more! We share our recipe for easy and delicious Italian Egg Drop Soup, and find some retail therapy with radiant technology coop heaters.

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Italian Egg Drop Soup (Stracciatella)
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In this week's episode, we spotlight the domestic Mallard duck. Marc and Katy Metzer join us to talk about new breeds and updates from Metzer Farms. We share our recipe for Greek-Inspired Egg Bites with Cucumber and Tomato salad, and offer some retail therapy with vintage duck dinnerware.

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Episode 180 Call Ducks and Duckling Care with Marc and Katy Metzer
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Metzer Farms Duck Breed Comparison Chart - (includes possible egg colors)
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Mini Episode - Avian Flu
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Backyard Flock Biosecurity with Dr. Yuko Sato
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Greek-Inspired Egg Bites with Cucumber and Tomato Salad
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In this week's episode, we spotlight the very rare and absolutely adorable Thuringian Chicken. Our main topic focuses on broody and non-broody breeds of chickens, and what makes them go broody -or not - to begin with. We share our recipe for delicious and easy Vegetable Soup with Egg Dumplings, and get some retail therapy with Chicken Socks.

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Animal Genetic Resources in Germany, a report by the German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Consumer Protection
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Vegetable Soup with Dumplings
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In this week's episode, we spotlight a special chicken that was developed for the winter season - the Salmon Faverolles! This is our New Year's Eve episode and we give you our year in review. We also share our recipe for party-worthy Coconut Chocolate Meringue Bars and provide some retail therapy with our annual list of Chicken Booze.

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In this week's episode, we spotlight the very friendly heritage Midget White Turkey. Lisa Pregent, Senior Livestock Manager at George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate, joins us for a fun talk about keeping turkeys and the rest of the heritage breed livestock living at the historic site. We share our recipe for Easy Drop Sugar Cookies, and provide some retail therapy with vintage Chicken Glassware.

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In this week's episode, we spotlight a very old variety of chicken - the Frizzle! Dalia Monterroso joins us to talk about access to chickens and her upcoming project. We share our recipe for Tiger Cookies, and provide some retail therapy with chicken Christmas ornaments.

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In this week's episode, we spotlight the gorgeous and friendly Silver Appleyard Duck. For our main topic, we tackle the sticky topic of How Many Chickens Can You Afford? This week's recipe is Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Cookies, and Retail Therapy is a book review - Sy Montgomery's What the Chicken Knows

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