UCP Episode 025: Keeping Chickens Naturally – a discussion with Lisa Steele from Fresh Eggs Daily

Lisa Steele – Fresh Eggs Daily

Lisa Steele is the author of the wildly popular chicken related blog and Facebook page – Fresh Eggs Daily.  She shares practical techniques with her audience on how to raise and keep backyard chickens naturally with the aid of herbal remedies and preventatives from illness.  Lisa gives simple suggestions for a healthier flock – such as placing fresh mint in your chicken coop.  The mint, according to Lisa, helps lower your chicken’s body temperature as well as serves as a tasty treat for your hens and acts as a mouse repellent.  This is just one example of the vast knowledge of traditional, natural treatments that Lisa employs to keep her own chickens healthy and happy.

Lisa Steele on her farm in Virginia

Interestingly, Lisa is a woman of many skills.  She started out her career life working as a Wall Street accountant.  She left the bustle of Wall Street to open a used bookstore and to write book reviews.  She now is a farm owner with her husband in Virginia, where they raise chickens – along with some ducks, horses and dogs as well. Lisa also is an avid gardener and raises many (if not most) of the fresh herbs that she uses to keep all of her different animals free from illness.  In addition to farming, Lisa is the author of the Fresh Eggs Daily blog, through which she shares practicable tips on how raise chickens naturally.

Lisa Steele & her flock – photo courtesy of Lisa Steele

Lisa recently completed her first book entitled, “Fresh Eggs Daily – Raising Happy, Healthy Chickens Naturally.”  The book is due to come out on October 15th and is available for pre-sale orders now.

Lisa’s book is different than other books in the chicken-keeping genre as it focuses on the natural techniques you can use with your backyard flock.  Herbalism and backyard chickens is a topic that not many have explored in depth before – the Fresh Eggs Daily book does just that.  You can link to the Amazon page for Lisa’s book HERE:  Fresh Eggs Daily: Raising Happy, Healthy Chickens…Naturally

CHICKEN NEWS: 

• Care2.com – Chicken Processed in China Could Soon Be on Your Plate  ARTICLE


• Politico – Chinese-raised Chicken Could be on U.S. Tables Soon ARTICLE


• NY Times – Archived News of China’s 2008 Melamine Baby Formula Scandal LINK


• USA Today – 2007 Chinese made Dog Treats Poisonous ARTICLE


• LA Times – 2013 Chinese Rat Meat Being Sold as “Lamb” ARTICLE


• Quartz – 2013 New Report that 1/2 of Rice in China Toxic with Cadmium ARTICLE

MAIN SEGMENT:

• Lisa Steele’s FreshEggsDaily.com WEBSITE


• Fresh Eggs Daily Facebook PAGE


• HGTV – Lisa Steele’s article on raising ducks or chickens LINK


• My Snazzy Chicken Coop – article about Lisa Steele ARTICLE


• Anderson Family Farm Project – Lisa Steele fan page LINK


• McMurray Hatchery – Lisa Steele 1st Place Winner of Photo Contest LINK


• Home on the Roost – Herbs for Chickens article inspired by Lisa Steele ARTICLE


• Fresh Eggs Daily ETSY


• Fresh Eggs Daily Youtube VIDEO


• Fresh Eggs Daily Instagram PICTURES


• Fresh Eggs Daily Pintrest PICTURES


• Lisa Steele’s Ducks Too Facebook PAGE

SALLY’S SIDENOTES:

• iTunes Reviews


• Contest Rules