In this week's episode, we spotlight the ancient but absolutely adorable Runner Duck. Lisa Steele joins us to explain her safe and easy methods to ferment feed and to create rich compost using the deep litter method in your coops. We share our recipe for Heart Shaped Chocolate Mini Cakes, and some retail therapy with our ideas for last minute Valentine's Day gifts for chicken lovers. Grubbly Farms - click here for our affiliate link. https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100963304-15546963 New Omega Mix! Bantam Coffee Roasters https://bantamroasters.com/ Use code FLUFFYBUTT for 10% off all items! Chicken Luv Box -  use CWTCL50 for 50% off your first box of any multi-month subscription! https://www.chickenluv.com/ Strong Animals Chicken Essentials https://www.getstronganimals.com/ Breed Spotlight is sponsored by Murray McMurray Hatchery https://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/ McMurray Hatchery  - Runner Ducks https://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/blue_runners.html Nestera US https://nestera.us/cwtcl Use our affiliate link above for 5% off your purchase! Roosty's https://amzn.to/3yMDJ ECONourish Calci Worms https://econourish.co.uk/ Lisa Steele's Fresh Eggs Daily https://www.fresheggsdaily.blog/ Study - Benefits of Fermented Feed for Chickens Xu F, Wu H, Xie J, Zeng T, Hao L, Xu W, Lu L. The Effects of Fermented Feed on the Growth Performance, Antioxidant Activity, Immune Function, Intestinal Digestive Enzyme Activity, Morphology, and Microflora of Yellow-Feather Chickens. Animals. 2023; 13(22):3545. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13223545 Studies on Litter and Deep Litter Dhaliwal, A. P. S., Balwinder Singh Dhillon, and J. S. Brar. "Effect of various deep litter systems on the performance and profitability in egg laying birds." Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 7.6 (2018): 433-436. Heart Shaped Mini Chocolate Cakes https://coffeewiththechickenladies.com/farm-fresh-egg-recipes/heart-shaped-mini-chocolate-cakes/ CWTCL Website https://coffeewiththechickenladies.com/ CWTCL Etsy Shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/CoffeeWChickenLadies As Amazon Influencers, we may receive a small commission from the sale of some items at no additional cost to consumers. CWTCL Amazon Recommendations https://www.amazon.com/shop  Support the show