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.” LA Times
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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.”
- 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
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- 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)
- NBC Connecticut, What you Need To Know Before Raising Backyard Chickens, January 11, 2017
Click on photo to view video - 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.
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PUBLICATIONS
- 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
- The Chicken Health Handbook, 2nd Edition, Gail Damerow. Back cover endorsement. December 2015
- 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
- Happy Hens & Fresh Eggs by Signe Langford (Douglas & McIntyre, 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® magazine FEATURE, 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, Volume 1, 2ndEdition: 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 from Hobby Farms, 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
MAGAZINE FEATURES
- Living the Country Life Magazine, April/May 2018
- Land Magazine, Q & A with Kathy Shea Mormino, The Chicken Chick
- Connecticut Cottages & Gardens, Spotlight: Happy Peeps, Meet Connecticut’s Own Chicken Chick- The Popular Backyard Chickeneer, April 2018
- Chickens® magazine from Hobby Farms, Quite a Chick! by Roger Sipe, May/June 2013
MEDIA MENTIONS
- 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, Curt Schilling, Quick Note About An Amazing Thing, June 16, 2015
- 38 Pitches, Curt Schilling, Life Rolls Along, 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 w/Julie Harrison, Better Gardens: Beautiful Easter Table-Scape, March 23, 2015 (my eggs)
- 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
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
- Feedspot Top 10 Poultry Websites of 2017
- 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
PUBLICATIONS
- 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
- 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 from Hobby Farms, 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
BRAND AFFILIATIONS
- Vetericyn Brand Ambassador
- Tractor Supply Company Out Here Brand Ambassador
- Standlee Premium Western Forage Brand Ambassador
- Sloggers Brand Ambassador
- Sponsors: Best Nest Box, Brinsea Products, Chicken Guardian, Chickens for Backyards, The Chicken Fountain, Cozy Products, Grandpa’s Feeders, Happy Hen Treats, Harvest Lane Honey, Nutrena Poultry Feeds, Premier 1 Supply, Purina Poultry, Randall Burkey Company, Resolve Sustainable Solutions, Sloggers, Standlee Premium Western Forage, Tractor Supply Company, Vetericyn