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In this episode of the Poultry Nerds Podcast, we sit down with Blaze from Bad Baxter Farm in Wynnewood, Oklahoma to talk about raising poultry and livestock in a more natural, practical, and self-sustaining way.

Blaze shares how her health journey led her deeper into nutrition, homesteading, growing her own food, and building a farm focused on stronger animals, better management, and less dependence on bagged feed and constant medications. We talk about what it really looks like to raise birds on pasture, why ducks are underrated, how closed flocks can help build stronger birds, and why so many health problems in poultry come back to management, environment, and nutrition.

We also get into:

•  pasture-raised chickens, ducks, quail, rabbits, and turkeys 
•  feed freedom and reducing dependence on commercial feed 
•  duckweed as a low-cost, high-protein livestock supplement 
•  natural flock health and disease prevention 
•  coccidiosis prevention, probiotics, whey, and yogurt 
•  why ducks may outperform chickens on some homesteads 
•  breed choices, breeding goals, and raising what actually works 
•  how strong animals are built through better systems, not just more medication 

This is a real conversation about learning the hard way, building healthier flocks, and creating a farm system that works in the real world—not just on paper.

If you care about poultry nutrition, pasture poultry, natural flock management, homesteading, feed alternatives, and raising healthier birds, this episode is for you.

Join Carey of Show Pro Farm Supply and Jennifer of Bryant's Roost as we delve into chickens and quail (mostly)  to help you enjoy your birds more and worry less. Backyard chicken keeping shouldnt be stressfull, let's get back to the simple days

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