Fowl Play: Small Farm Chats
Gardening is cheaper than therapy and you get tomatoes. Each fortnight, join Jackie, a Shoalhaven-based duck enthusiast, and Laura, Canberran chicken lover, as they share their friendship, guest interviews, and the freshest updates from their small farms (suburban Australian backyards). If you have a green thumb, are troubleshooting your coop layout, or are dreaming of a bountiful backyard harvest then this is the podcast for you.
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Episodes
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Anecdotes abound in this episode as Laura and Jackie have a catch up about the challenges of cats and toddlers in the garden, and the excitement of Laura getting a dog named Pony to add to her small farm.
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
“Put me in the proper ground, I’m stuck in my seed tray!” Laura and Jackie talk about how their flocks and gardens are dealing with all the rain, and talk about their plans and processes for autumn planting.
Sunday Mar 14, 2021
Sunday Mar 14, 2021
In this short chat, Laura and Jackie talk through how the ducks have settled into their new digs at Jackie's place. We also talk through new small crop harvests as Autumn begins here in Australia. Apologies for the clicking noises in this episode folks! we were ironing out some technical difficulties, Laura has done marvellously in editing this together. We hope you enjoy this friendly conversation.
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Jackie and Laura talk with their long-awaited first guest, Laura’s chicken daddy and coop expert Johnny Debs. He talks through the lessons learned and design principles of their backyard-defining chicken palace.
Sunday Feb 28, 2021
Sunday Feb 28, 2021
'Who is this woman with a broom!' Friends of the pod will know how excited Jackie is to have recorded this episode. She recounts the arrival of her ducks, Lori (Loralyn) and Phil (Philip), including the trials of ushering them into the garage at night through pumpkin vines and over compost heaps. Laura has been punished by the poultry gods this week she's troubleshooting chickens malting and going broody. She shares her effective protocol for dealing with a broody hen.
Saturday Feb 20, 2021
Saturday Feb 20, 2021
‘You can’t bury your wife in the garden!’ We discuss our favourite podcasts and youtube channels for gardening, poultry, and waterfowl inspiration. Jackie reveals her future duck's names and has a whinge about just how long it takes to prepare for them. We also question if mini pigs are real or not... Jackie is not convinced.
Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
'My pumpkins are bananas.' This episode starts with an update from Jackie and Laura on 'what's been growin' on' (queue audible groan). Jackie chats about prepping her yard for the impending arrival of ducks and Laura reminisces about the long (but thorough) process of building and planning her coop.
Sunday Feb 07, 2021
Sunday Feb 07, 2021
'If people like dinosaurs they should get chickens.' Introducing Jackie, Laura and their suburban farms with chickens, ducks, and ideas for future gardening ventures.