The 2020 pandemic resulted in some unexpected hobbies. One of those is backyard chickens. News outlets nationwide touted the “COVID cluckers” trend as one that provided individuals and families with activity, enjoyment, and reward. Yet, misconceptions abound regarding what is safe and beneficial to feed backyard chickens. Agricultural extension services and the 200-plus-year-old Farmers’ Almanac provide reliable information, but Colorado-based Nicole Gennetta, Heritage Acres Market, and host of the Backyard Bounty podcast, noted, “There is much misinformation out there about caring for chickens.” Gennetta lives on a two-acre farm and raises turkeys, chickens, guinea fowl, quail, and bees. She is a Master Gardener and a Master Beekeeper via the Cornell University master beekeeper program. As a teenager, she worked for five years at a raptor center and learned first-hand avian nutrition and medicine. When she became a firefighter and paramedic, she used downtime to read countless university studies on poultry …