046: A Conversation with The President of Chickenlandia, Dalia Monterroso

If there’s one thing that you’re almost sure to find on any property that even hints at being a homestead, it’s going to be the chicken. Chickens are a universal element to, not only the homesteading movement, but also the greater world at large. Their presence in the world spans cultures, continents and history, and are just a generally amazing element of the human experience.

Well today I welcome The President of Chickenlandia, Dalia Monterosso to the podcast to share her personal journey with chickens and how, she believes, these ubiquitous human companions can bring healing to a fractured world. She is a chicken educator, blogger, podcaster and You’re and has recently written a fantastic guide called “Let’s All Keep Chickens”

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

* Dalia shares about her life being raised by immigrant parents to working in Hollywood to becoming a mother.

* How she became fascinated with chickens and how that enthusiasm led her into teaching and speaking on the subject

* The origins of the “Chickenlandia” world.

* How chickens helped her recover from post pardum depression

* Her view that chickens are a universal human experience and their potential for bringing people together

* She share her vision for “community chicken coops” in urban settings

* She dives in to the current paradigm in chicken keeping and that fact that it is mostly based off of factory farming systems

* She challenges the idea that chickens have to be expensive to raise

* She shares some great ideas for stretching your chicken feed bill

* The challenges of relying on production breeds for a more sustainably raised chicken

* Considerations for breed selection

* We talk about chickens and kids

* She shares details of her new book which you can purchase here: BUY DALIA'S BOOK

DALIA'S WEBSITE:

https://welcometochickenlandia.com/

DALIA'S PODCAST:

https://welcometochickenlandia.com/welcome-to-the-podcast/

DALIA'S YOUTUBE:

https://www.youtube.com/@WelcometoChickenlandia