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Free Egg Testing for California Backyard Chicken Keepers

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Animals, Chickens
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...nmental lead levels in parts of California, there is concern that backyard chickens are being exposed to a level that could pose a public health risk. UCD SVM is interested in testing eggs from these birds for various contaminants such as Pb, PCBs, and PBDEs. I know that our soil has lead in it and have always been curious to see if our chickens are passing any of this lead into their eggs. I sent off eggs for testing last Friday and will report b...

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Saturday Tweets: Chicken vs. Corgi, Gluten and Supermarket Pasta

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Chicken vs. corgi https://t.co/bQFFAQfHSS — Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 15, 2017 5 truths about gluten everyone should know | MNN – Mother Nature Network https://t.co/asBmKxvMUA — Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 15, 2017 Just looking at this camera obscura makes me happy https://t.co/LudkJFPfh4 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 14, 2017 Pasta PSA: Please don't buy terrible supermarket fresh pasta. Here's why https://t.co/lDVfM6M0O8 — Roo...

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Chicken Talk at the LA Green Fest Saturday November 17

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...at the Los Angeles Green Festival. Topics will include: How to construct a chicken coop What’s involved in keeping chickens Predator proofing What to feed your chickens Chicks vs. pullets The Green Festival will take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Kentia Hall, 1201 South Figueroa Street. The convention center is right next to the Metro Blue Line and the Green Fest folks will also be providing a bike valet. Hope to see you all there!...

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Talkin’ Chicken

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Animals, Chickens
...of planted with succulents that you can see on Green Frieda here. In other chicken related news, the December/January issue of Backyard Poultry Magazine is hot off the presses with a provocative article by permaculturist Harvey Ussery, “The Homestead Flock: Pets or Partners?” The article is not online yet, but you can read Ussery’s excellent guide to keeping poultry here. Lastly, poultry expert and author Christine Heinrichs, who we met at a recen...

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