Kathy Shea Mormino, The Chicken Chick®
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Keep backyard chickens simply with Kathy Shea Mormino’s practical, down-to-earth approach and common sense methods guiding you every step of the way! Her informative style and fun-loving personality permeate this book as she guides newbie, veteran, and aspiring chickeneers alike through all aspects of small-flock care… Read more HERE.
Now, by popular demand, Kathy offers this gorgeous photographic tribute to her flock in a volume worthy of center stage on any coffee table. “We love Mormino’s endlessly entertaining (and informative) advice about raising backyard chickens who happen to live in a swank and gorgeously landscaped “chicken village.” Los Angeles Times …Read more HERE.
PRESS
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pet Tales: The Chicken Chick pecks out a new book, July 20, 2018
Los Angeles Times, What we’re into: ‘Lifestyles of the Chicken Famous’, July 13, 2018
“We love Mormino’s endlessly entertaining (and informative) advice about raising backyard chickens who happen to live in a swank and gorgeously landscaped “chicken village.”
~ Los Angeles Times
Johnson City Press, Spring Chicken: Tractor Supply selling scores of baby chickens for ‘Chick Days’ event, March 09, 2017
Times Bulletin Media, Backyard Chickens Offer More Than Just Eggs, March 24, 2017
Los Angeles Times, Chickens Will Become a Beloved Pet — just like the family dog, August 27, 2017
News 96.5, Are Chickens to New Dog? More Americans Raising Them, August 28, 2017
Asia Pacific Daily, Chickens Will Become a Beloved Pet — Just Like the Family Dog, August 29, 2017
Animals Australia, Pet swap: are chickens really the new dogs? August 29, 2017
The Guardian, Pet Swap: Are Chickens Really the New Dogs? August 28, 2017
Portland Press Herald, Here are the Biggest Mistakes You’ll Make with Your Chickens, March 26, 2017
Portland Press Herald, Here’s What you Need to Know if You’re Planning to Fill Your Yard with Baby Chicks, March 26, 2017
Portland Press Herald, We Know you Love Your Chickens, but Please Don’t Do This, March 26, 2017
MarketWired.com, ‘Chick Days’ Leads to Fresh Eggs, Unexpected Benefits, Expert Says, March 7, 2016
Yahoo News, What’s the Difference Between Fertilized & Unfertilized Eggs? May 8, 2016
The Newnan Times-Herald, Tractor Supply Company Holds Chick Days, April 25, 2016
MarketWired.com, Chickens Key to Living Backyard-to-Table, March 7, 2016
Washington Times, With Bird Flu, Poultry Owners Asked to Register Flock Sites, October 8, 2015
San Francisco Gate, With Bird Flu, Poultry Owners Asked to Register Flock Sites, October 8, 2015
Journal Inquirer, Suffield ZPC Eyes Quarter-acre Minimum to Keep Up to 5 Hens, September 22, 2015
Journal Inquirer, Suffield Commission to Revisit Amendment on Ownership of Chickens in September, August 18, 2015
Journal Inquirer, Suffield Residents Criticize Revision to Zoning Regulations Regarding Backyard Chickens, June 2015
The Suffield Observer, New Ordinance Drafted, Concerned Chicken Farmer, June 2015
The Hartford Courant, In Path of Bird Migration, Eastern States See Possible Flu, May 8, 2015
Capital Press, East Coast Braces for Bird flu, April 29, 2015
NBC New York, In Path of Bird Migration, Easter States See Possible Flu, April 28, 2015
New Hampshire Gazette, Eastern States Brace for Possibility
of Bird Flu, April 28, 2015
The Washington Times, In Path of Bird Migration, Eastern States See Possible Flu, April 28, 2015
Journal Inquirer, Suffield Committee Proposes Change to Zoning Regulations to Make it Easier for Residents to Raise Chickens, April 1, 2015
Yahoo Food (Rachel Tepper, Assoc Food Editor), Why Weirdly Shaped Eggs Happen, March 24, 2015
Bangor Daily News, Fighting Winter Boredom and Teaching My Chickens to Lay Rare Round Eggs, March 5, 2015
Journal Inquirer, Something to Crow About, November 26, 2014
Wall Street Journal, Squawk Talk: Researchers Try to Decipher Chicken Speech, October 7, 2014
Suffield Patch, Town Files Suit Against Suffield’s ‘Chicken Chick’, August 26, 2014
WFSB Channel 3 News, Town of Suffield Sues Woman Over Chicken Farm, August 25, 2014
Journal Inquirer, Suffield’s Chicken Chick Won’t Give Up Chickens Despite Cease & Desist Order, August 22, 2014
Hartford Courant, In Path of Bird Migration, Eastern States See Possible Flu, April 28, 2014
Bangor Daily News, Chicken Speak — Is it in the Ear of the Beholder? April 3, 2014
Wall Street Journal, Chicken Owners Scramble When Their Pet Feels Foul, September 22, 2013
Inside Bainbridge, Bainbridge Chicken Coop Destroyed by Fire: Experts Warn About Heat Lamp Use, April 18, 2013
TELEVISION
NBC Connecticut, Ruffled Feathers: Chickens Swelter in the Heat, July 29, 2019
NBC Connecticut, How to Care for Chickens in Hot Weather, June 29, 2018
NBC Connecticut, What you Need to Keep Chickens at Home, October 23, 2017
Little Things, Refresh Live with Cassie Morris and Mike Janela, October 10, 2017 (segment begins at 23:20)
The Daily Glow, September 28, 2017 (interview begins at 41:15)
Little Things, Refresh Live with Cassie Morris, aired live September 28, 2017 (interview begins at 13:56)
Living the Country Life, May 1, 2017
NBC Connecticut, What you Need To Know Before Raising Backyard Chickens, January 11, 2017
The Big E TV, Coffee with Julie, September 25, 2016
WFSB, Channel 3, CBS Local Affiliate, Better Connecticut, Meet the Connecticut Chicken Expert, April 4, 2016
WFSB, Channel 3, CBS Local Affiliate, Better Connecticut: The Dos & Don’ts of Raising Chickens, November 5, 2015
Coop Dreams, Season 1: Destination America Network- Featured Chicken Adviser, July 2015
P. Allen Smith Poultry Workshop, April 2014
P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home, nationally syndicated television show, episode airing on American Public Television & ABC affiliates since April 2014.
MAGAZINE & BLOG FEATURES
Mother Nature Network, Why This Poultry Pundit Has a Growing Flock of Facebook Fans, by Benyamin Cohen, June 19, 2019
Bee Culture Magazine’s BeeKeeping Your First Three Years, The Chicken Chick in the Beeyard, by Gail Damerow, Winter 2018
Land Magazine, Q & A with Kathy Shea Mormino, The Chicken Chick, June 7, 2018
The National Safety Council’s Family Safety & Health Magazine, Vol.77, No.1, Coming Home to Roost, by Alan Ferguson, Spring 2018
Rethink Rural, Raising Chickens 101: 10 Things to Know Before Purchasing Your First Flock of Laying Hens, by Kristen Boye, May 2018
Rethink Rural, Building Your Chicken First Aid Kit and Sick Bay, by Kristen Boye, May 2018
Living the Country Life Magazine, April/May 2018
Connecticut Cottages & Gardens, Spotlight: Happy Peeps, Meet Connecticut’s Own Chicken Chick- The Popular Backyard Chickeneer, by Catriona Branca, April 2018
Chickens® Magazine, Egg Oddities, September/October 2017
Chickens® Magazine, 50 Shades of Display, January/February 2017
Chickens® Magazine, Thinking Outside the (Sand) Box, Nov/Dec 2016
Chickens® Magazine, Bathing Your Beauties, July/August 2016
Chickens® Magazine, Build a Better Brooder, May/June 2016
Chickens® Popular Farming , Volume 2F 1st Edition, Build a Better Feeder, 2016
Chickens® Magazine, Chicken First Aid, January 2016
Chickens® Magazine, Prepare for the Worst- For peace of mind, plan ahead for the inevitable: illness, injuries and even death, November/December 2015
Chickens® Magazine, Water in Winter- A Simple DIY Heater Will Keep Low Temps from Freezing Your Water Supply, November/December 2014
Hobby Farms Home®, Tipping the Scales- Treat Your Girls Without Overindulging Them- it’s for Their Own Good, March/April 2014
Chickens® Magazine, Curtain Call- Nest-Box Curtains are Where Fashion Meets Function Inside the Chicken Coop, March/April 2014
Hobby Farms.com, Want to Scale Up Your Flock? Make Room in the Coop, February 2014
Chickens® Magazine, Build a Better Feeder, January/February 2014
Chickens® Magazine, When the Beak Breaks, November/December 2013
Chickens® Magazine, The Bane of Bumblefoot, July/August 2013
Omega Fields Health-E Newsletter, 10 Tips for Healthier Chickens, June 4, 2013
Popular Farming Series Chickens Magabook Volume 1, 2nd Edition, Keeping an Eye on Your Chicken: Possible Causes for Chickens’ Atypical Behavior and Egg Production, May/June 2013
Popular Farming Series Chickens Magabook Volume 1, 2nd Edition, In Good Condition: Identify, Prevent and Treat Chickens’ Health Problems, May/June 2013
Chickens® Magazine, Quite a Chick! by Roger Sipe, May/June 2013
Chickens® Magazine, Curtain Call- Nest-Box Curtains are Where Fashion Meets Function Inside the Chicken Coop, March/April 2013
RADIO & PODCASTS
Living Homegrown with Theresa Lowe, Seasonal Backyard Chicken Care, February 27, 2018
Animal Radio with Judy Francis & Hal Abrams, Animal Radio Episode #936, October 30, 2017
KSFO Newstalk Radio, The Bob Tanem Show in the Garden, October 1, 2017
The Larson Show with Keith Larson, September 26, 2017
Urban Farm with Greg Peterson, Episode 298, September 21, 2017
Newstalk Ireland with Seán Moncrieff, The Moncrieff Show, September 12, 2017
Animal Radio with Judy Francis & Hal Abrams, Animal Radio Episode 821, August 29, 2015
Farm & Country Radio with Ty Higgins, The Chicken Chick, June 20, 2015
Biz Women Rock, Katie Krimitsoso, BWR 196: The Accidental Entrepreneur: The Chicken Chick Kathy Mormino, March 27, 2015
Creating Calm Network, The Chicken Show, February 25, 2015
The Urban Chicken Podcast with Jen Pitino, Winning the Chicken Legal Fight-a Conversation with Kathy Shea Mormino, September 25, 2014
Arbico Organics, Easy Organic Gardener Radio Show with Sheri Herrera de Frey, August 17, 2014
The P. Allen Smith Show, KARN 102.9 FM, air date May 2, 2014
MEDIA MENTIONS
From the Grapevine, Harvard grad has idea to save billions of chickens each year, Benyamin Cohen, June 25, 2019
Seaside Signal, Between the Covers: Helping Your Garden Grow, Esther Moberg, May 31, 2019
Bangor Daily News, What to Do When Your Hen Goes Broody? Julia Bayly, May 8, 2019
Mercury News, Is raising chickens in the backyard a good idea? Joan Morris, February 12, 2019
New Castle News, Fowl play: City life to country living turns into chicken farming, Lugene Pezzuto, October 15, 2018
NBC 4, How to keep backyard chickens from flying during a hurricane, September 12, 2018
ABC 13 News Now, How to Prepare Chickens for a Hurricane: Don’t Just Wing It!, September 12, 2018
Herald Homes, Owning Chickens is Easy, Carson Arthur February 5, 2018
Go Local, Massachusetts & Connecticut, Cool Stuff Just Outside Your Door, Volume 3, Issue 12, November 2017
CWRU Observer, Hot Stock to Track, Tractor Supply Company, April 12, 2016
Carroll County Times, Backyard Flocks Rise in Popularity, March 13, 2016
PR Web, Chicken Coop Care for the Upcoming Winter Season, October 11, 2015
Grit Magazine Online, Avoid Poultry Remorse with These 5 Tips, October 6, 2015
38 Pitches, Quick Note About An Amazing Thing, Curt Schilling, June 16, 2015
38 Pitches, Life Rolls Along, Curt Schilling, June 12, 2015
Purina Mills Poultry, Considerations for Keeping a Rooster, May 15, 2015
Purina Mills Poultry, Chick “Pasting Up, May 13, 2015
Purina Mills Poultry, Gender ID, May 13, 2015
Southwest: The Magazine, The Longest Roost, May 2015
Asheville Citizen Times, Answer Man: How Do You Sex a Chicken? April 9, 2015
Loganville Local, Pink Flamingos and a Petition Join County’s Chicken Flap, April 2, 2015
HNG News, Waunakee Girl Makes a Case for Chickens, March 25, 2015
Better Connecticut with Scott Haney & Kara Sundlun, Better Gardens: Beautiful Easter Table-Scape, March 23, 2015
Homeclick Community, Easter in Connecticut, March 12, 2015
Inhabitat.com, Why, Exactly, Are Chickens Wearing Sweaters? February 12, 2015
Mother Nature Network, Does Your Chicken Need A Sweater? February 10, 2015
TBN Ranch, Flock Together for The Chicken Chick, August 24, 2014
The Chicken Lawyer, A Chicken Lawyer Tribute to Lawyers with Chickens! July 12, 2014
KSL.com, 4 Tips for Owning Backyard Chickens in Utah, March 5, 2014
Peninsula Chicken Keepers, Chicken Health Resource
Gossamer Foundation, Chickens and You
PUBLICATIONS
Chickens® Magazine, Lay, Lady, Lay, January, February 2019
Chickens® Magazine, Talk About the Crop, September/October 2018
Chickens® Magazine, When the Heat is On, July/August 2018
Chickens® Magazine, Shelling Out, May/June 2018
Lifestyles of the Chicken Famous by Kathy Shea Mormino, June 2018
The Chicken Chick’s Guide to Backyard Chickens by Kathy Shea Mormino, September 2017
Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens, 4th edition by Gail Damerow (2017) pgs. 135, 160, 183, 210, and 336.
Chickens® Magazine, Egg Oddities, September/October 2017
Chickens® Magazine, 50 Shades of Display, January/February 2017
Chickens® Magazine, Thinking Outside The (Sand) Box, November/December 2016
Chickens® Magazine, Bathing Your Beauties, July/August 2016
Chickens® Magazine, Build a Better Brooder, May/June 2016
Developmental Psychology: An Evolutionary Perspective by M.D. Rutherford, Oxford University Press, Canada, 2016
Chickens® Magazine, Best of Chickens, Special Collectors Issue, Volume I, Spring 2016
The Chicken Health Handbook, 2nd Edition, Gail Damerow. Back cover endorsement. December 2015
Chickens® Magazine, Prepare for the Worst- For peace of Mind, Plan Ahead for the Inevitable: Illness, Injuries and Even Death, November/December 2015
Chickens® Magazine, Water in Winter- A Simple DIY Heater Will Keep Low Temps from Freezing Your Water Supply, November/December 2014
Hobby Farm Home® magazine, Tipping the Scales- Treat Your Girls Without Overindulging Them- It’s for Their Own Good, March/April 2014
Chickens® Magazine, Curtain Call- Nest-Box Curtains are Where Fashion Meets Function Inside the Chicken Coop, March/April 2014
Hobby Farm Home®, Tipping the Scales- Treat Your Girls Without Overindulging Them- it’s for Their Own Good, March/April 2014 (Ameraucana photo)
Chickens® Magazine, Build a Better Feeder, January/February 2014
Chickens® Magazine, Build a Better Feeder, January/February 2014
Hobby Farms® Magazine, Bum Foot, January/February 2014
Chickens® Magazine, When the Beak Breaks, November/December 2013
New Zealand Lifestyle Block Magazine, First Aid, August 2013
Chickens® Magazine, The Bane of Bumblefoot, July/August 2013
Chickens® Magazine, The Bane of Bumblefoot, July/August 2013 (bumblefoot article pics, all)
Chickens® Magazine, The Bane of Bumblefoot, July/August 2013
Chickens® Magazine, Quite A Chick!, May/June 2013
Backyard Poultry Magazine, Bumblefoot, December 5, 2012
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
THE CHICKEN CHICK® was honored for Best Animal Brand on Social Media in the 23rd Annual Webby Awards as presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS) on April 23, 2019.
Hailed as the “Internet’s highest honor” by The New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international awards organization honoring excellence on the Internet. Established in 1996, the 2019 Webby Awards received nearly 13,000 entries from all 50 states and 70 countries worldwide.
“Honorees like THE CHICKEN CHICK are setting the standard for innovation and creativity on the Internet,” said Claire Graves, Executive Director of The Webby Awards. “It is an incredible achievement to be selected among the best from the 13,000 entries we received this year.”
The Chicken Chick’s Guide to Backyard Chickens
Award Winner in the Animals/Pets (General) category of the 2019 Best Book Awards sponsored by American Book Fest
Award Winner in the Home & Garden category of the 2019 Best Book Awards sponsored by American Book Fest
Lifestyles of the Chicken Famous
Award-Winning Finalist in the Novelty & Gift Book category of the 2019 Best Book Awards sponsored by American Book Fest
Feedspot Top 10 Poultry Websites of 2017
The #1 Backyard Chicken Keeping Blog of 2015
From Scratch Magazine, blogger awards, January 2015
P. Allen Smith’s Poultry Workshop, Invitee & Guest Reporter, April 2014
Social Media Examiner, Top Ten Small Business Facebook Pages, September 6, 2012
Brinsea Products, Hatch along Contest Winner, March 4, 2011
BRAND AFFILIATIONS
Purina Poultry, Brand Ambassador
Standlee Premium Western Forage Brand Ambassador
Tractor Supply Company Brand Ambassador
Vetericyn Brand Ambassador
Sponsors: Brinsea Products, My Favorite Chicken, Chickens for Backyards, Cozy Products, Grandpa’s Feeders, Happy Hen Treats, Harvest Lane Honey, Murray McMurray Hatchery, Mt. Healthy Hatchery, Premier 1 Supply, Purina Poultry, Standlee Premium Western Forage, Tractor Supply Company, Vetericyn