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Writer and producer Shana Weber writes about the joys of raising chickens and of her adventures driving with them while recently moving across the country.
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Piece Description
Writer and producer Shana Weber writes about the joys of raising chickens and of her adventures driving with them while recently moving across the country.
Broadcast History
Broadcast nationally on 9-18-06 as part of EcoTalk with Betsy Rosenberg, Air American Radio Network (commercial radio)
Transcript
SCRIPT:
[chickens clucking]
These are Ida and Bess, our first chickens. We?ve started calling them ?chicken TV?. In fact we have two channels: the rabbit channel and the chicken channel. It?s a good comparison because we literally pull up a backyard lawnchair, grab a drink and a snack, and watch. I find the programming to be quite a bit more engaging than most actual TV shows. In fact, when our tv broke about 6 years ago, we never bothered to replace it. We get unlimited interactive entertainment and laughs, 24/7, right in the back yard for far less cost than the standard cable bill. And does the cable company deliver fresh eggs every day? I don?t think so.
Ida and Bess each lay about 1 egg a day. And because they get so much protein from devouring insects in the yard the eggs have rich deep orange yolks and the flavor is like nothing you can get from a factory-farmed hen. Anoth...
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host intro: chickens are fast becoming a popular pet among urban dwellers who want to get a little closer to nature and the finer things in life. Fresh eggs every day, amusing entertainment, great compost for the garden, and natural insect management. Chicken-fan and ecologist Shana Weber, from Hopewell, NJ, shares with us her adventures with Ida and Bess and a recent family cross-country relocation.
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