We recently discovered Petaluma, Ca and its long history of being "The egg basket of the world".  A fascinating turn of the century story involving one mans mission to transform a quiet agricultural town into the "Egg center of the universe".  So today we're going to talk a bit about the town, its historic museum where the first patented incubator resides (A beautiful machine), as well as a variety of other Victorian era chicken raising equipment, and the man who transformed the town.  But circumstance has also led Amber to quite a bit of research on the subject of bumblefoot, a serious medical condition that all chicken owners should be prepared to deal with.

Keen observation and acting early can prevent A lot of problems with with our birds, and bumblefoot is no exception.  What can be a manageable problem at first can rapidly transform into a crippling or even fatal injury if unattended.  Fortunately, the treatment is simple and generally effective.  Unfortunately, bumblefoot is kind of gross. Well, screw your courage to the sticking post and soldier on.  We've got to be ready to do what it takes to keep our birds healthy!  Amber breaks down the whole procedure, and after care.  Did you know bumblefoot can come from a simple foot injury?  You'll want to be in the know if bumblefoot shows up in your flock.

But were not just going to talk about medical stuff; we've made some advances on our "Chicken tower" The play structure and swing set we converted into a coop and yard; changing our chickens diet has had some stimulating results!  We'll give you an update on the production of our Chicken raising audio book from 1885.  Chicken Pancakes (of course, we mean pancakes FOR chickens!); And the very serious business of English chicken racing... Bring your Chicken racing hat!