Chickens

The only chicken book available today that discusses protecting your chickens from lead-poisoning!

October 20, 2018October 20, 2018

Hey friends! My good friend Carissa Bonham (Creative Green Living) wrote a new book “Proven Techniques For Keeping Healthy Chickens” [including “101 all natural tips & tricks”]. Fun Fact: I collaborated with Carissa to create a section in this book about protecting your backyard flock from being lead-poisoned. We’re both pretty sure this is the…

#Leaded: Chicken Wire/ Hardware Cloth, Example Two

April 25, 2018

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Lead (Pb): 401 ppm Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Mercury (Hg): 249 ppm Mercury and lead DO NOT belong in your garden or near your livestock! This is one of two posts on chicken wire currently up on my site. To learn more about this concern please click this link to read the main post. Thank you….

2003 Iowa Study Re: Leaded Chickens And Eggs

January 15, 2017January 15, 2017

Below is the Abstract from a study done in 2003 in Iowa. Click on the abstract for a full PDF of the study report. Click here to see it in the original source link.

Concerned for Leaded Eggs? Testing in Wisconsin!

January 15, 2017

First let me say… I love Wisconsin! When it comes to lead they have historically had some of the best and most progressive programs in the country, so I was completely unsurprised to find this research with a little bit of a google search! Below is a screenshot from the University of Wisconsin website of…

From 2012, New York Times: High Lead Found in City-Sourced Eggs

January 15, 2017January 15, 2017

This is an article I was interviewed for back in 2012. Click on the image below for the full PDF of this article from 2012. Click HERE to see the original article on the New York Times website.