Friday, February 28, 2025

381 Backyard Chickens vs. Bird Flu. Composting tips.

Tips for protecting your backyard chickens from the bird flu. Compost for potted plants. Previous episodes, show notes, links, product information, and transcripts at the home site for Garden Basics with Farmer Fred, GardenBasics.net (https://bit.ly/3tnEh9K) . Transcripts and episode chapters also available at Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1004629) .    (https://bit.ly/4gWOeBQ) Now on YouTube (https://bit.ly/40mPeZ3) (audio)  Pictured: Backyard Chicken Coop (Wikimedia Commons/Josh Larios) Links: “Beyond the Garden Basics” Newsletter (https://gardenbasics.substack.com) Dave Wilson Nursery (https://bit.ly/3H9V9Xe) https://www.davewilson.com/home-garden/ Previous Podcasts about chickens: Ep. 315 Choosing Backyard Chickens (https://gardenbasics.net/episodes/315-choosing-backyard-chickens-what-is-hpai-disease) Ep. 310 Homegrown Chicken Food? (https://gardenbasics.net/episodes/310-qa-homegrown-chicken-food) Ep. 220 Chickens vs. Summer Heat (https://gardenbasics.net/episodes/220-aphid-control-tips-chickens-vs-heat-528) Ep. 204 Backyard Chicken Care (https://gardenbasics.net/episodes/204-backyard-chicken-basics-259) Ep. 052 Winter Chicken Care (https://gardenbasics.net/episodes/052-cut-flower-basics-winter-chicken-care-026) Ep. 006 Backyard Chickens! (https://gardenbasics.net/episodes/006-chickens-weeding-easy-693) (Beginner’s basic info) ChickensforEggs.com (http://ChickensforEggs.com) - Cherie Sintes-Glover Feeding Your Flock (https://ucanr.edu/sites/poultry/files/211138.pdf) - UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) (https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/situation-summary/index.html) - Center for Disease Control Fair Oaks Horticulture Center (https://bit.ly/3DdDAp0) (Sac. Co. Master Gardeners’ Demonstration Garden) Composting for the Home Gardener (https://sacmg.ucanr.edu/files/163139.pdf) All About Farmer Fred: GardenBasics.net (https://bit.ly/3tnEh9K) “Beyond the Garden Basics” Newsletter (https://gardenbasics.substack.com) Farmer Fred website (https://bit.ly/3xLZ1KN) :  http://farmerfred.com The Farmer Fred Rant! Blog (https://bit.ly/3QoD10a) http://farmerfredrant.blogspot.com Facebook:  "Get Growing with Farmer Fred"  (https://bit.ly/3Ov2B1N) Instagram: farmerfredhoffman (https://bit.ly/3QoDfEy) https://www.instagram.com/farmerfredhoffman/ Blue Sky: @farmerfred.bsky.social (https://bit.ly/3AIHU0W) Farmer Fred Garden Minute Videos on YouTube (https://gardenbasics.net/videos) As an Amazon Associate (https://amzn.to/36MhR9W) , I earn from qualifying purchases from possible links mentioned here. Got a garden question?  • Leave an audio question without making a phone call via Speakpipe (https://bit.ly/3HiE11E) , at https://www.speakpipe.com/gardenbasics • Call or text us the question: 916-292-8964.  • Fill out the contact box at GardenBasics.net (https://bit.ly/3tnEh9K) • E-mail: fred@farmerfred.com  Thank you for listening, subscribing and commenting on the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast (https://gardenbasics.net/) and the Beyond the Garden Basics Newsletter (https://gardenbasics.substack.com) .