UCP Episode 009: The Nesting Place: America’s First Chicken Hotel — Interview with Owner Bill Bezuk

The Nesting Place, Chicken Hotel – Bill Bezuk

 So you need to go out of town for a weekend or maybe you’re doing a month-long tour of Europe – what are you going to do with your feathered family members while you’re gone?  Bill Bezuk, owner/operator of The Nesting Place is answering that question for residents in Eugene, Oregon.  The Nesting Place is America’s premier chicken hotel.  Yep – that’s right, a chicken hotel.  While you’re away on your vacation, your hens can enjoy some pampered treatment at The Nesting Place.

Hens who are getting a little R&R while staying at Bill’s chicken accommodations, can

Bill Bezuk and Friends at the Backyard Farmer

get the deluxe treatment,  which includes a “turn down” service of meal worms just before bedtime and organic vegetable scraps during the day.  Additionally, Bill will text his guests’ owners pictures of their beloved birds while they are away.  Even the most worried chicken owners can be reassured that their hens are having fun and frolicking their days away at Bill’s chicken hotel.

Bill joins me on this week’s episode to discuss how he went from a corporate, retail store manager to small business entrepreneur committed to urban farming and chicken-keeping.  Bill talks about his chicken hotel and also about his main business, The Backyard Farmer, an urban farm store providing organic chicken feeds, baby chicks and much much more to the Eugene community.  Bill also shares his thoughts on the world of backyard hens in general.

Show Resources:

• The Eugene Backyard Farmer Store website LINK


• The Nesting Place LINK


• The Backyard Farmer Twitter (catalogue of photos of the store and hotel)


• The Eugene Backyard Farmer YouTube Channel (see Bill on a video)


• The Eugene Backyard Farmer Facebook 


• Lots of Pics at the Eugene Backyard Farmer’s Pinterest


• Article about The Nesting Place LINK 


• Article about The Eugene Backyard Farmer Store LINK


• Chicken Coop Decorations to dress up your hens’ home


•  Nite Guard Solar NG-001 Predator Control Light, Single Pack
  
  — a system Bill Bezuk uses on his chicken hotel Coops to keep predators away