Chicken Chat with Christine Heinrich

The Livestock Conservancy

Welcome to this week's Chicken Chat with special guest Christine Heinrichs! Christine Heinrichs writes from her home on California’s Central Coast. She keeps a backyard flock of a dozen hens, seven large fowl of various breeds and five bantams. Her book, "How to Raise Chickens," was first published in 2007, just as the local food movement was starting to focus attention on the industrial food system. Backyard chickens became the mascot of local food. The third edition of "How to Raise Chickens" was published in January 2019. "The Backyard Field Guide to Chickens" was published in 2016. Look for them in Tractor Supply stores and online. Christine holds a B.S. in Journalism from the University of Oregon, making her a Fighting Duck. She is a regular contributor to "Backyard Poultry" magazine and writes for many other publications, including Mother Earth News’ Community Chickens website. She is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, the Society of Environmental Journalists, Northern California Science Writers Association, American Society of Journalists and Authors and Ten Spurs, the honorary society of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference. She serves on the American Poultry Association’s Backyard Keepers Committee, and is a member of the American Bantam Association and the Livestock Conservancy. She also participates in the Association of Living History Farms and Agricultural Museums (ALHFAM), working with Living History sites that have historically accurate poultry flocks. Find more from The Livestock Conservancy on their Website, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube.