In this week's episode, we spotlight a very rare and critically endangered breed - the Shetland Duck. Marc and Katy Metzer join us to talk about what's new at the hatchery and to share their top 5 favorite duck breeds for beginners. We share our recipe for delicious Herbed Tea Cookies and find some retail therapy with duck swimsuits. (For you, not your ducks.)

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In this week's episode, we spotlight an endangered American breed chicken - the Pyncheon Bantam. In our main topic we answer a listener's questions about the ins and outs of adding a rooster to your flock. We also share our recipe for Dandelion Fritters and bring some healthy retail therapy with kale seeds.

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In this week's episode, we spotlight one of the oldest bantam chicken breeds still in existence - the Nankin! Our main topic is a discussion on feather pluckers in your flock: how to identify them, why they do it, and how to prevent it from happening. We also share our recipe for delicious Apple Rum Raisin Bundt Cake, and provide some retail therapy with poultry themed napkin rings.

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In this week's episode we spotlight the wild-crested Appenzeller Spitzhauben chicken. Dr Rebecca joins us to talk about a poly-cystic ovarian disorder that she has found in laying hens. We share our recipe for Fried Rice with Spring Veggies, and provide some retail therapy with a seed spotlight on sugar snap peas.

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In this week's episode we spotlight one of our all-time favorite blue-egg laying heritage breed chickens - the Crested Cream Legbar! In our main topic we discuss the USPS and how/why they ship baby poultry. We share our recipe for delicate and delicious Egg Yolk Cookies and find some retail therapy with a shopping spree at Bomgaar's in Kansas.

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In this week's episode we spotlight the rare, beautiful, and friendly Campine chicken. Lisa Steels joins us to share some tips and talk about publishing the 10th anniversary re-write of her book, Gardening with Chickens. Cracking the Eggs features our recipe for Lemon Blackberry Tart, and we supply some retail and gardening therapy with a seed spotlight on carrots.

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Gardening with Chickens, 10th Anniversary Edition, by Lisa Steele

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In this week's episode, we spotlight a rare and beautiful long-tailed breed of chicken - the Sumatra. Ginger Stevenson from McMurray Hatchery joins us for a great chat about their newest breeds and a behind the scenes look at how and why they select for their breeding flocks. We also share our recipe for Savory Asparagus Filled Crepes and deliver some retail therapy with spring-themed table settings.

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In this week's episode, we spotlight the a pretty little chicken with a gothic name - the Deathlayer! Stephanie Thurow and Michelle Bruhn, authors of Small-Scale Homesteading, join us to talk about the amazing amount of eggs and produce that you can grow right in your suburban home. We share our basic formula for making perfect scrambed eggs, and shine a seed spotlight on delicious and healthy Bok Choi.

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