0147 Capturing a honeybee swarm, annoying broiler chickens and a pre-farrowing pig

000 What is a Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast / farmcast / farming podcast?: Our take on vegetable gardening, farming and homesteading from our homestead / farmstead. Our farmcast, err, coopcast invites you into our gardens, livestock pastures, chicken coop and greenhouse to share the stories and skills of our farming journey. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

8 min listen

002 Annual "Farm Meeting", injured chicken, and antibiotic resistance: On the farm in the winter we take time to plan for the next season of farming. We discuss an injured chicken and our annual farm business meeting as well as a segment on antibiotic resistance. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

40 min listen

004 Winter hoophouse, Ordering seeds (heirloom and hybrids) and About Eggs: It's the season for ordering seeds for the CSA and garden. It's also time to manage the hoophouse/greenhouse in winter. We wrap up with a discussion on eggs, egg labels and egg quality (organic / pastured / free range / cage free). by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

40 min listen

023 Planting the vegetable gardens, injured chicks, humane treatment of animals / livestock, building a chicken brooder: Vegetable gardens are getting planted we are already mulching seedlings. The farm is busy with pastured piglets, broiler chicks and heritigae turkeys so we talk about brooder building. CDC talks Salmonella and we talk ethical / humane livestock treatment. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

49 min listen

033 A great farm animal becomes sausage, growing potatoes in the vegetable garden, getting attached to livestock when farming: Farming challenges this week us with the loss of a great boar. We share our livestock trailer's value with hay and ask what makes us happy on the farm. In the vegetable garden our potatoes are above ground and we talk about getting attached to livestock. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

52 min listen

003 Lessons learned on the farm and being prepared on the farm: Being prepared on the farm is important especially when you need to expect the unexpected. A story about our excited boar and our preparedness kits with handy products to make farming easier. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

41 min listen

001 Meet our farmstead and hear why we are talking about gardening, farming and homesteading: Meet the farmers of Chicken Thistle Farm and hear why they are doing a coopcast / farmcast on farming, vegetable gardening, homesteading and all related topics around the farmstead. A discussion around the CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) is included by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

36 min listen

017 Harrier Hawk vs Hen, homegrown pineapples (and other vegetable garden updates) and a farming lesson in livestock chutes: Hawks chasing some pasture poultry, moving pigs to new pasture, gardening in the greenhouse and a vegetable garden seed planting system. Plus some listener grown pineapples and a primer on livestock chute design. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

48 min listen

007 Managing chicken coops, CSA update (vegetables and tools), pasturing birds for better eggs: Starting seeds and seedlings for a CSA on the farm (we talk gardening tools and techniques). Winter chickens don't go outside much; we talk about manure management and deep litter techniques in the chicken coop. We also talk about farming in our climate. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

48 min listen

009 General livestock updates, local feed and grains for animals, Cornish Cross chickens on pasture (part 2): A few livestock updates and a conversation about the crazy weather. Some discussion about local feed and quality grains for animals on the farm. Another segment on Cornish Cross (Cornish X) chickens regarding hatcheries and strains as well as the brooder. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

47 min listen

012 Farming while on vacation, grocery store produce (organic or local), ordering pastured chickens: On a short vacation away from the farm we are faced with produce and vegetables that are not from our garden (or greenhouse) and must choose between organic or local. It's also time to start selling pastured meat chickens and we talk about order forms and by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

52 min listen

006 Memorable heritage breed turkey stories, Big Game recipes from the farm, and seed starting supplies: Farming stories about raising heritage breed turkeys and their most exciting moments on the farm. A pregnant heritage pig and recipes from the farmstead for the Big Game. Also a discussion around seed starting supplies, seedling lighting and soil blocks. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

42 min listen

032 Successfully moving our sow to pasture, storm damage on the farm, antibiotics in livestock and their meat: Chores on the farm include moving our sow to pasture with her piglets and dealing with the weather. A new segment. "The Veggie Patch" talks about vegetable gardening, tomatoes and basil plating techniques. We also discuss antibiotics, livestock and meat. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

45 min listen

018 Spring snows and gardening, pastured chicken (broiler) pen wheels, seed starting and planting for a vegetable CSA: Late snowstorm gets us talking about the vegetable gardens and springtime gardening and the hoophouse filling with seedlings. Our sow is getting ready for farrowing and we expect piglets soon. We also talk about planning seeds and vegetables for a CSA. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

47 min listen

008 Raising Cornish X Chickens, water for livestock (chickens), eating a Bourbon Red turkey: With a Bourbon Red turkey in the oven we talk about mice in the greenhouse / hoophouse and our broody hen. We share some listener stories about chicken waterers and egg prices. We start our first part of how to raise Cornish Cross (Cornish X) chickens suc by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

46 min listen

052 Christmas on the farm, farming in the northern winters, choosing a CSA: Our farming discussions have been ongoing for a whole year now! In this episode we discuss the last year, the farm at Christmas and winter farming challenges as well as listener questions about finding a good vegetable CSA. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

48 min listen

005 Farming pastured heritage turkeys, geothermal heating / cooling, rural alternative heating options: From our homestead we share our first experience raising heritage breed turkeys on pasture. We also share the benefits of our geothermal heating / cooling system and our choices for alternative and sustainable heating choices in our rural location. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

41 min listen

014 Farmstead hatched chicks, a visit to a heritage pig farm in NY, fenced in thinking: Planning for the gardens and CSA continues with the soil blocks in the hoophouse / greenhouse as well as building a new farm stand. We talk about a kickstarter project with pastured pigs. We visit a heritage pig farm in NY that helps with our fencing. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

54 min listen

040 Taking respected animals from the farm to the processor, early Autumn vegetable gardens, winter and farming: This weeks farming updates include the highs and lows of taking respected animals / livestock to the processor. We also tour the farms vegetable garden and greenhouse in early Fall. We are starting to prepare the farm for the comming winter. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

55 min listen

019 Vegetable garden and CSA planting begins and we share sow farrowing on pasture: Gardening has begun! The vegetables are going into the ground for the CSA gardens and we are loving the soil blocks. We share our pastured pig farrowing story and the moments that make local, sustainable food so powerful. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

48 min listen

020 Piglet castration (is it natural), morning sickness and a HOT greenhouse / hoophouse: Managing our first piglet castration on the farm (in the barn), we share how we can eat cute animals. The farmstand is up and running and we talk morning sickness in a sow and boar taint in pork. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

53 min listen

010 Stir frys and soil blocks, A farmstead hatched baby chick, pastured Cornish X: A simple stir fry recipe, working with soil blocks for seed starting and seedlings as well our first hatched (on farm) chicken are this week's topics. The Cornish Cross (Cornish X) series concludes with discussions about putting the birds on pasture, pas by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

49 min listen

011 Round hay / straw bales, homestead hatched chicken, tractor talk and reviews (for small / hobby farms): We update on our farm hatched chick as well as trip to a grade school science fair (about pastured eggs). Talk a little about round bales of hay and straw. We also talk tractors, tractor tires, tractor brands, tractor tires... TRACTORS! by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

49 min listen

029 Pastured poultry processing day and the challenges of vegetable gardening in endless heat and no rain: We process the first batch of pastured poultry of the season and provide some updates on the drought and it's impact on farming, vegetables, livestock and feed prices. We also reflect on the fun of processing pastured poultry on the farm. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

46 min listen

016 Pastured pork meat candy, heritage pig breeds and the FDA on farming and antibiotics: Pastured pork as a ham is like meat candy, for sure and we discuss pig breeds. We acquired some chickens / chicks from a local farm and talk about chicken brooders. The FDA recommended that no farm antibiotics be used without a vets prescription and we wo by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

56 min listen

034 Greenhouse gardening and soil fertility, growing livestock feed on your farm, preventing Botulism when canning vegetables: Farming updates this week as work slows down on the farm. The chickens, turkeys and pigs on the homestead green pastures. We added organic compost and manure to the greenhouse garden and discuss livestock guardian dogs and Botulism in canning vegetables. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

50 min listen

015 Farming updates, planting peas in the garden, high tensile fencing project: Gardening is picking up as spring progresses and the seeds are starting to get planted (sugar snap peas are in the garden!) We are putting in high tensile fencing along the farms backbone in preparation of our sow farrowing soon (piglets on the way). Life by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

50 min listen

026 Growing cold weather crops in summer heat on the farm, predators in chicken pasture, common sense and research in farming: We talk about the challenges of growing cold weather crops in the heat on the farm (using floating row covers), weaning pigs, moving turkeys to the field and challenges with chicken predators in the pasture. We chat convential vs sustainable farming. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

47 min listen

024 Picking local farm grown strawberries and preserving, ice for chicken processing, vegetable CSA has begun!: Picking locally grown strawberries and preserving them (and other food preservation topics) for your homestead. We also share farming tips on chicken processing, the vegetabe CSA and weaning piglets. The Cornish Cross chickes are moving out to pasture. by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

50 min listen

025 Moving broiler chickens to the pasture, bolting vegetables in the gardens (gardening in the heat), stress of farming: We moved the broilers to fresh green pasture on the farm and share pig and turkey updates. We talk about a new garden shed to store the gardening tools in. We also share the stress on people and plants when gardening in summer heat and CSA plants bolt! by Chicken Thistle Farm CoopCast

49 min listen

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