north carolina

Hello! I’ve been reading posts here for so long and today saw a post I just needed to reply to! Haha it’s good to be here, thanks for having me! I’m in Wake County NC, but also kept chickens in WNC and FL. I’ve had many hens and roos in the past 6 years, and for the last year I’ve also been...

I had two roosters hatch this spring. They are 9 weeks old and starting to get “cocky” and I already have a rooster. I’m not sure of their breeds but their dad is a beautiful black rooster (pictured last). The two roosters are free to a good local home!

In NC can someone qualify for a chick dealing license on residential land or does it have to be commercial?

I am hoping to be able to hatch and sell chicks over the summer but do I need to be NPIP certified for this? I am new at the selling part and still figuring out all the laws.

I’m going to be hatching and selling chicks over the summer and just wanted to get an idea of my area. Hope this is the right forum for this.

I am new - hoping to hatch and sell chicks for the first time over the summer, but do not understand the incredibly strict yet vague guidelines for Charlotte, NC when it comes to poultry. Do I still need some kind of permit if the chicks I’m planning to keep and then sell won’t be more than 3...

We're ex-city folk, moved over 10 years ago away from HOAs and closer to farms... we had been considering chickens for a little down the road, since relatives in the area have had them. Circumstances accelerated our plans, so we took the plunge and ordered Americana chicks. Currently scouring...

Hello from North Carolina! My family just moved and recently got our backyard bunch of chickens (and ducks) started. I’m excited to finally have a small flock of barred rocks, I’ve always wanted some! I grew up on a farm with a mix of leghorns, Rhode Island Reds, and orphingtons. Until now we...

I know this is a long shot, but have to try. We pandemic-hatched a bunch of chickens and there are just too many for us. I’m not feeling up to the normal culling after the last few years. If anyone is interested, please let me know - I will even drive them up to forty minutes if I have to 😂 They...

Next month my family and I are moving back to my hometown in western North Carolina from our current home in the Denver metro area. We have been limping along here without a yard of our own for a while but it is becoming harder and harder to be away from the country, especially now that we have...

Hello, I am searching for anyone who lives in Western North Carolina (I am in Henderson County) that sells fertilized eggs! I have a broody hen 🙂. Thank you

Currently looking for two cuddly hens, any breed other than broilers or commercial egg chickens are perfect. Specifically looking for very people-oriented gals, preferably accepting of being held but its alright if not, to join the current flock! Edit: looking for generally people-oriented...

Meet Captain Jack Sparoo He is a 16wk old Light Brahma cockerel. He gets along with dogs but will chase away rabbits from the gardens. He will make a fantastic rooster as he matures. He is always the first out the coop in the morning and the last one to go in at night. He makes sure all the...

Hello Everyone, So I was googling around, and found this site. I just moved to Gibsonville, NC. Originally born and raised on Long Island NY. I'm trying to find information about the Gibsonville laws, regarding backyard chickens. But I'm not sure where to start. Is there any place on the...

Hello, We have two young roosters in need of a new home. We hatched these boys in August 2021 and they're in great health, but now that they're all grown up they need their own flock (Dad doesn't want to share). One is an Australorp/Barred Rock mix, and the other is an Australorp/Rhode Island...

Hello there! I am a mom of 2 girls under 2y.o., and am planning on becoming a chicken mama, too. Hoping to get a flock of chicks in the next couple months. Any suggestions/advice for making this process easier? Any favorite chicken breeds for really young kids? Any specific advice to...

Update Nov. 11 -- Not POL, at least 2 are now Laying. From Ideal Hatchery's May 19th hatch so 18-weeks at the time I post this. 1 French Cuckoo Marans -- Fricasee 2 Dominiques -- Classic and Everroast 2 Large-Fowl Silver-Laced Cochins -- Nugget and Kebob All healthy and without any issues...

ABOUT THE CHICKS: I have 10 chicks and 10 more on the way under my broody. Some are white (these might be the only full-silkies, as my silkie roo is white and they came from my full silkie hen's eggs). The rest, I assume, are random silkie mixes. Some appear to be splash or something similar...

I currently have a pair of Jungle Fowl, Ameracuana, and Cochin mix chickens in need of a new home. They are super handle-able and people friendly. We hand raised them after finding a rat snake eating the eggs in the nest as they were hatching, but it's time for them to go to someone else's flock...