Harvest North Short: The brooder box

In this Harvest North Short, Kirsten tells Kalli about a brooder box set-up. Any human-raised poultry will need a brooder box after they hatch, and until they are fully feathered out and able to thermoregulate. Kirsten keeps quails for their eggs, but the general setup for a brooder box is consistent across poultry types.

Harvest North is hosted and produced by Kalli Hawkins and Kirsten Wisniewski for North Shore Community Radio, with support from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Original music was composed by AZ LeGare and was recorded and produced by Zack Baltich.

What is Harvest North?

Harvest North is a podcast exploring how the people of Northeast Minnesota connect with their food systems and our unique landscape. From commercial growers to subsistence foragers, each episode dives into the practices of cultivating, harvesting, and wildcraft to highlight the ways individuals engage with their food and community.