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    North Carolina

    Thanks! Looked that up and there is all the info I was looking for! http://www.ncagr.gov/vet/ncvdl/
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    North Carolina

    I know NCSU has a Poultry Science department. Does anyone here know if they have any programs for local farmers? Do they do autopsies and the like? Would think with a bunch of students getting poultry degrees there may be opportunities for locals to benefit from it possibly. I just happen to...
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    Ended Official BYC Caption Contest - 01/09/2017 - Pic by Miss Lydia

    "For some reason it just seems more cramped up here than I remember."
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    Chickens changed the world.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2017/01/13/chickens-changed-the-world-so-why-do-we-ignore-them/?utm_term=.9930dc48371d
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    Inheritance of chicken traits in crosses.

    Are there inherent traits of chickens such as laying ability, or temperament, etc. that are more likely to be inherited from the rooster or hen? Was wondering because we plan to have two or three different breeds of hens, but probably only one rooster at a time.
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    Sponsored Post 3 Tips to Help Hens Through Molt

    I am no chicken expert. I don't even have any yet. BUT this question is the same for domesticated chickens, dogs, even humans really. We try to create "natural" conditions for chickens in a pen or fish in an aquarium when they aren't in a natural situation. First off they've been selectively...
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    Aha! I can see that now. Thanks.
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    In your opinion...

    15x15=225 ft2, 225 divided by 5 = 45. If they have adequate run space outside, you could easily keep 36-50 in there. You would need a big run. 4 or 5 square feet per bird inside and 10 square feet outside are recommended.
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    Chicken Coop names: What did you name your coop/coops

    We don't have one yet. No chickens. I'm going to build it bombproof and call it the Biddy Bunker, or Fowl Fortress, or something like that maybe. I like "The Bird Bunker." "Fort Feather"
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    Those bins there for laying nests, what are they and where can you get them?
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    NEW TO CHICKENS HELP NEEDED WITH LOTS OF BIG DECISIONS!!

    Bantams or silkies would be a good idea. (Disclaimer; I'm a newbie too, no chickens yet, but have been doing lots of research online to find out what I want to do with my flock when I get it) By all accounts silkies are great pets, and you can research bantam breeds and find out which are the...
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    North Carolina

    Thanks for the info. Yeah I know they aren't rare or hard to find. Just want to get our first stock from a breeder where we can actually go see the birds and see what we're getting, and how the birds temperaments are in general. I've been in contact with them since that post, they seem to know...
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    North Carolina

    Look at the post right above your last one?
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    NC breeders.

    Anyone here dealt with http://www.springhaven.farm/ in Chapel Hill, NC?
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    North Carolina

    Anyone here dealt with http://www.springhaven.farm/ in Chapel Hill? Quality of birds? They list SLW and Australorps, and pullets up to 16 weeks old.
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