Coffee with the Chicken Ladies provides an informative guide to raising chickens. The podcast hosts are two experienced chicken owners. Chrisie DiCarlo is a former vet who left her career to become a stay-at-home mom. Holly Callahan-Kasmala is an artist of ceramics and fibers, including felting and knitting.
The podcast hosts are long-term friends with a shared passion for baking, gardening, and thrifting. They live on small farms with their families and an array of animals. Between them, they have dogs, chickens, sheep, and a parrot. Chrisie and Holly also enjoy drinking coffee and hugging their chickens every day.
Each podcast episode contains regular segments that provide valuable tips and ideas. One segment is their breeding spotlight. The hosts share research into new, old, and exciting chicken breeds. Some are more common, such as the popular Lavender Orpington. Others, like the Black Spanish Chicken, are lesser known and even endangered. They talk about each one's distinctive characteristics and their origins.
Another regular segment provides recipes for podcast listeners to try. There are comfort food ideas, from cauliflower crust pizza to pot pie. In the warmer months, there are summer recipes such as salads and ice cream. These often use seasonal ingredients and fresh eggs from their chickens.
As the seasons change, Chrisie and Holly share advice relevant to the time of year. Should people use coop heaters during the winter months? What's the best way to keep chickens cool in the heat? How should people prepare for new chicks? The podcast also shares insight into diseases that may affect chickens, like Bumblefoot. The hosts discuss how best to examine chickens and treat them for each one.
The Coffee with the Chicken Ladies podcast is chatty and personable. Chrisie and Holly are cheerful and knowledgeable about keeping chickens. They provide listeners with everything they need to know in a helpful, easy-listening way. New episodes premiere every week.
Episodes