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Rosie On The House > Podcast > Urban Farming Hour > Backyard Livestock > OUTDOOR LIVING HOUR: Urban Farming and #KeepingChickensInTheDesert with The Urban Farm
April 25, 2026
Ashley McClure, Scott Brown

8:00 AM | OUTDOOR LIVING HOUR

Segment 1
11:51
Segment 2
6:55
Segment 3
13:02
Segment 4
7:06

Raising Chickens In The Desert

GUESTS

COMMENTARY

  • Discussing the benefits and practicalities of keeping backyard chickens
  • Multiple benefits of chickens
    • Food resilience producing eggs and meat
    • Natural pest control eating bugs
    • Roosting high off the ground provides manure benefiting garden soil
  • Roosters role
    • Protecting the hens from predators
    • Maintaining social order
    • Provide fertilized eggs for hatching chicks
  • Baby chicks care
    • Heat source
    • High protein feed
    • Protection from predators and weather
  • Predator proof coops are essential in an urban setting

OUTDOOR LIVING HOUR
Urban Farming

#KeepingChickensInTheDesert

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Outdoor Living Topic: #KeepingChickensInTheDesert | Scroll below for a breakout of talking points by each segment in this podcast along with links to additional resources.

 

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