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Backyard Poultry with the Chicken Whisperer®, brought to you by Tucker Milling, LLC is a nationally broadcast web radio show all about keeping backyard poultry, show poultry, and living a self-sufficient lifestyle. Each week, the Chicken Whisperer®, Editor In Chief of, Chicken Whisperer Magazine, Author of five published chicken books including, The Chicken Whisperer's Guide To Keeping Chickens, and National Spokesperson for the USDA-APHIS Biosecurity for Birds Program (2009 - 2019), welcomes experts in their field from around the country to share their knowledge about backyard poultry, show poultry, and living a self-sufficient lifestyle. Regular guests include; poultry scientist Dr. Brigid McCrea, Ph.D., poultry veterinarian Dr. Maurice Pitesky, DVM, MPVM, Dipl ACVPM, poultry nutritionist Dr. Curran Gehring, Ph.D., and Peter Brown, aka The Chicken Doctor, owner of First State Vet Supply. Other guests include, but are not limited to, FFA members, 4-H members, poultry club members, and the who's who in the backyard poultry, show poultry, and self-sufficient lifestyle industries. Tune in to learn more about your backyard chickens from the experts!

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Episode 94. Today, Anitra Kerr is back with her segment, "Simplify Your Life." Anitra will be continuing from where she left off last week discussing 90 day meal planning, the art of pressure cooking, homemade rice and pasta mixes, and... more
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Episode 93. Today, I will share several "Chickens in the News" articles with listeners and then my co-host, author, Pat Foreman will share how we can make our own sulfur ointment that can be used for treating insect bites, skin... more
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Episode 92. Today, I will welcome back Kathy Rubalcaba, owner of Layed in Vermont. Kathy will bring us up to date on her battle with the Town of Barre. Last week, Barre police seized her chickens without a warrant. The next day, a... more
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Episode 91. Today, we will be talking all about wind power and windmills! My special guests will be Bill Silva, President of DIYwind.com and Bently Harris with sunshinewindmill.com. They will also be offering listeners a "show special" on... more
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Episode 90. Today, we will be discussing the warrantless raid and seizure of Kathy Rubalcaba's chickens that took place yesterday afternoon in Barre, Vermont. Backyard Poultry with the Chicken Whisperer™ is a nationally... more
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Episode 89. Today, is the premiere of "Simplify Your Life" with Anitra Kerr! Anitra will be teaching us all about Preparedness, Food Storage, Organization, and many other topics to help us live a more self-sustaining lifestyle. Today,... more
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Episode 88. Today, I welcome back author, Pat Foreman to talk about the largest crop in the United States...Fescue! She will be sharing with us how important our backyards are when it comes to having backyard poultry. Have you ever thought... more
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Episode 87. Today, we will kick off the "Password Collection for Poultry Protection" chicken coop contest! Jill with Horizon Structures will be telling us all about the beautiful custom built chicken coop they have provided for the... more
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Episode 86. Today is "FUN FRIDAY" and I will be giving away a six-month supply of Purina Mills chicken feed to one lucky winner. I will also be announcing the winner of the "Name the Chicken Coop Contest" contest. Do you feel lucky?... more
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Episode 85. Today, I welcome City Chicks author, Pat Foreman to discuss chickens and composting. I will also welcome Wendy Thomas, the woman who is selling her first backyard egg for $729.94 on e-bay to "re-coop" her start up... more
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