Wilma The Wonder Hen Podcast
67 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsWelcome to Wilma The Wonder Hen show! Are you a chicken math loving mama or daddy? Together we’ll dive into the latest poultry keeping adventures, chat about everyday life, with a generous mix of hilarious stories. Bringing you fascinating interviews with poultry owners from all over. You’ll find tips and basic advice from our local Veterinarian, too! Along with new chicken keeping gadgets and reviews. We’re going to encourage and help you build a stronger healthier flock. Developing a strong bond between your flock takes time, patience, and a boat load of mealworms! Come on y’all! Let’s go let those Heifers out! "The joy of chicken keeping. Where education fuels compassion."
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EP 13 Mike, AKA The Chicken King
April 26, 2021 17:00 - 59 minutes - 40.6 MBToday's episode is a fun filled interview with our first ever chicken dad. Mike is an Air Force veteran, he enjoys the outdoors, being a chicken dad, and living life to the fullest. Key points: 1. The benefits of keeping a backyard flock. 2. Things he would've done differently. 3. Tips for new chicken keepers and seasoned flock owners. 4. The importance of educating oneself on caring for our backyard friends. 5. City ordnances and how he feels everyone who wants chickens should have the o...
EP 12 My Chicken Story-The Host Becomes The Guest
April 19, 2021 15:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBHey y’all, I’m Mel and this is my podcast. But today I’ll be the guest. Today's episode is a "flip the script" interview with my good friend Jennifer. I'm the one in the hot seat. We talk about: A little about me. How my chicken keeping journey started out as a rescue for older unwanted hens. My top tips on maintaining a healthy flock and my go-to resources. Don't do this chicken math mistake that I made. Never let someone else tell you how to bond with your flock. You will ma...
EP 11 Samantha, The Crazy Chicken Lady!
April 06, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour - 44.2 MBToday's guest is Samantha, The Crazy Chicken Lady! A mom of 4 that enjoys cooking, photography, and of course spending time with her chickens. Some might even call her a crazy chicken lady. Topics discussed in this episode: 1. Recovering after losing her first flock to a predator and steps she's taking to help prevent this happening to her future flock. 2. Her plan of care for a special needs hen with Scissor beak. 3. Tips and resources to maintain a healthy strong flock. 4. How she cam...
Ep 10 Jodi of Littleskisdairy: Created a booming business by Grabbing the Goat by the Horns
March 28, 2021 22:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MBToday's guest is Jodi of Littleskisdairy! Jodi is a wife, mother, entrepreneur, and a downright sweetheart! She's living her dream life and brining joy to people from all over. Jodi shares with us her most practical advice for raising a healthy herd. Pushing through devastating loss and using that to pivot her entire family into a booming business! Jodi also has chickens, ducks, and many other beautiful critters! Jodi's goal is to open a brick and mortar storefront and a first class websit...
Ep 9 Marissa King on poultry conservation, biosecurity, ridiculous food labels, and sustainability!
March 22, 2021 17:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBMarissa King is a veteran co-owner of King's Cocks and the Mother Cluckers. She operates a small farm out of Sweetwater, TN with her two daughters where she works with poultry, waterfowl, goats, and honeybees. She is a freelance writer for Community Chickens, Chickens magazine, Grit Magazine, and has been featured with the Livestock Conservancy annual report for her work with heritage breeds. In today's episode we discuss: 1. The importance of biosecurity and how diseases are spread from ...
EP 8 The Heifer Farm Answers Your Questions! House Chickens, Rowdy Roosters, and An Egg Bound Hen
March 15, 2021 03:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MBOn today's episode we're answering a few questions we've received over on our Instagram page! I felt these questions needed to be addressed! Also, responding to a few recent messages! 1. House Chickens are gross and considered animal abuse? what??? 2. Keeping a human aggressive rooster? 3. How I handled Miss Emmie's egg bound problem! We'll return next week with our regularly scheduled interviews! If you've a question and would like Wilma to answer it on another podcast, just send us ...
EP 8 The Heifer Farm Answers Your Questions! House Chickens, Rowdy Roosters, and An Egg Bound Hen
March 15, 2021 03:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MBOn today's episode we're answering a few questions we've received over on our Instagram page! I felt these questions needed to be addressed! Also, responding to a few recent messages! 1. House Chickens are gross and considered animal abuse? what??? 2. Keeping a human aggressive rooster? 3. How I handled Miss Emmie's egg bound problem! We'll return next week with our regularly scheduled interviews! If you've a question and would like Wilma to answer it on another podcast, just send us ...
Ep 7 Katie's Story, When Companion Chickens Replace Anxiety Medication-Feathered Therapy!
March 08, 2021 20:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBKatie is married to Bob, and they've been together since 1994. They'll be married 20 years in June and have two daughters, and 27 chickens. Bob is a Commander in the US Navy. They've traveled all over the world! "I love baking and decorating cookies, singing in my car and the shower, have been a stay at home mom since he’s often deployed, and am a sponge when moving to new places. Love soaking it all in and taking advantage of where we live while I can." She said, “We moved here fro...
Ep 6 Jennifer's journey. Little Agnes comes home and a tribute to Annie.
March 02, 2021 03:00 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MBMeet today's guest, Jennifer. I think the best way I can describe myself is a “jack of all trades”. I have a wide range of interests and consider myself to be a lifelong student. In the 90’s I worked in large animal vet medicine until the developers moved in and the dairies starting moving away. I spent the early 2000s studying and working in France where I earned a masters degree in International Trade Law and worked for an import/export company. Moving back stateside, I went into Inte...
Ep 6 Jennifer's journey. Little Agnes comes home and a tribute to Annie.
March 02, 2021 03:00 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MBMeet today's guest, Jennifer. I think the best way I can describe myself is a “jack of all trades”. I have a wide range of interests and consider myself to be a lifelong student. In the 90’s I worked in large animal vet medicine until the developers moved in and the dairies starting moving away. I spent the early 2000s studying and working in France where I earned a masters degree in International Trade Law and worked for an import/export company. Moving back stateside, I went into Inte...
Ep 5 A Heart to Heart with Alyssa about pivoting from exhausted city girl to chicken wrangler.
February 22, 2021 21:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MBAlyssa is a new chicken mama as of May 2020. After 20 years climbing the corporate ladder, traveling the world, and working a ridiculous amount of hours she realized she was miserable, unhealthy and no longer passionate about what she was doing. She jumped off the corporate hamster wheel in November 2019 to commit to her wellbeing, and figure out who she was or will be, because her identity was no longer tied to her career. She flipped the script, started doing things that no one thoug...
Ep 5 A Heart to Heart with Alyssa about pivoting from exhausted city girl to chicken wrangler.
February 22, 2021 21:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MBAlyssa is a new chicken mama as of May 2020. After 20 years climbing the corporate ladder, traveling the world, and working a ridiculous amount of hours she realized she was miserable, unhealthy and no longer passionate about what she was doing. She jumped off the corporate hamster wheel in November 2019 to commit to her wellbeing, and figure out who she was or will be, because her identity was no longer tied to her career. She flipped the script, started doing things that no one thoug...
Ep 4 Don't Be A Tater. A Hard Lesson On Why Biosecurity Is So Important.
February 12, 2021 01:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBWelcome back, y’all. We’re so excited to have you with us today. Please welcome Tater, she’s a Nurse Practitioner, a seasoned chicken mama, and an avid garden. For privacy reasons, our guest will be called Tater, a childhood nickname. Today’s guest is near and dear to my heart. Listen in as our guest goes into details of a massive mistake with the breakdown of biosecurity of her flock. This was a hard lesson, and we hope this story will drive home the importance of keeping your flock saf...
Ep 4 Don't Be A Tater. A Hard Lesson On Why Biosecurity Is So Important.
February 12, 2021 01:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBWelcome back, y’all. We’re so excited to have you with us today. Please welcome Tater, she’s a Nurse Practitioner, a seasoned chicken mama, and an avid garden. For privacy reasons, our guest will be called Tater, a childhood nickname. Today’s guest is near and dear to my heart. Listen in as our guest goes into details of a massive mistake with the breakdown of biosecurity of her flock. This was a hard lesson, and we hope this story will drive home the importance of keeping your flock saf...
Ep 3 First time chicken keeper, "The Claw" Of Covid Cluckers, spills the cracked corn!
February 05, 2021 04:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBWe've a very special guest today, Welcome "The Claw" from Covid Cluckers, also known as Rai. This first time chicken mama is a music teacher from Maryland. Listen in as she shares her knowledge and wit with us. She may even sing us a little song! On today's episode, Mel and Rai talk about: How The Claw and Covid Cluckers got their name. First time Chicken keeping tips. What resources she uses to help gain knowledge to help keep her flock healthy and strong. The backstory to #chickendad...
Ep 2 Where Did All These Chickens Come From?
January 30, 2021 18:00 - 8 minutes - 6.13 MBIn this episode you'll get a bird's-eye view of how I was thrown into chicken keeping and where Wilma the Wonder Hen got her name. Building a strong chicken community requires all of us working together! Wilma has confidence we can do it. "There's room for all of on the roosting bar!" We hope you enjoyed this week's episode, if you did, we would sincerely appreciate if you leave us a positive review! You can find Wilma on Instagram and all over social media www.wilmathewonderhen.com ...
Introducing: Wilma The Wonder Hen Show
January 25, 2021 02:00 - 1 minute - 774 KBWilma shares the funny, compassionate and sustainable way to poultry keeping . Let's build a kick butt chicken community together. Come on y'all, there's room for all of us on the roosting bar! Support the Show. “Where education fuels compassion.”