North Carolina

[fuzzi]

rocky point here

Pitt County here

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Does anyone know of any good coturnix breeders in N.C. I would like to get some adult females. If you do, please PM me!

I don't know of any in N.C.

I got mine from Southwest. Some use Myshire.
Check out Coturnix Corner, often he has lists of breeders. I think you have to be a "member". It's free. I used to be on there some, but it's been a good while probably a couple of years...I'm old and set in my ways, I found the site hard to navigate, it's probably like FB or other social media stuff, I'd get lost and eh...
It's a Quail community. I think kiki and nabiki may be on there sometimes too.

 

[kat31]

Pitt County here

Hi fuzzi. My family lives in Greenville and wants to get started with chickens. I had chickens as a child, but that was a long time ago . Any recommendations on where to start and where to purchase chicks? Thanks in advance.

 

[paintedChix]

Hi fuzzi. My family lives in Greenville and wants to get started with chickens. I had chickens as a child, but that was a long time ago . Any recommendations on where to start and where to purchase chicks? Thanks in advance.

I know you addressed this to Fuzzi, but thought I'd share, too.

I have found a great resource to be "Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens". It recently had an updated edition released & is not in-expensive. It covers pretty much everything about chickens &/or gives a jumping off point for research. You can get both newest & older editions new on Amazon, but I also frequent Thriftbooks, eBay, Second Books, World of Books, etc. You can get them at a fraction of cost if you are OK w/ second hand.

Another reference is Harvey Ussery's - The Small Scale Poultry Flock. Same as the Storey Guide, it's been recently updated.

From there, there are many books - some highly recommended & enjoyed by many. I used to find some at local libraries, but haven't been to one in a long while.

Then, there is all the experience right here on BYC. I highly recommend that you check out threads & articles by the many NC members. Some things that work very well here will not work elsewhere & things that work elsewhere won't do as well here.

Do you have any idea what you are looking for? Family & holding friendly, daily egg laying, specific egg colors, working with critical/threatened birds, showing, a handful of hens or a larger number with a rooster so you can reproduce some of your own each year? Are you in town, in an HOA? In a rural area, where you may have more predators? Do you like some specic chicken colors - some of which are limited to certain breeds?

Chickens can be work or fun w/ their care considered a fun part of having them.

I know that i enjoy having them & have tried several ways of caring for them & have settled on a variety of chicken tractors & open air coops/pens/runs made w/ hooped CP panels. I can still build or refurbish these styles almost by myself & w/ little building experience. I use DLM (primarily leaves & shredded paper) & do very little cleaning. I give our chickens "a job" of working the bedding/litter which results in great compost. A win win situation as I've gotten older.

Welcome to BYC. I hope to see other threads as your chicken journey unfolds!

 

[fuzzi]

Hi fuzzi. My family lives in Greenville and wants to get started with chickens. I had chickens as a child, but that was a long time ago . Any recommendations on where to start and where to purchase chicks? Thanks in advance.

Wow. Where to start?

I know you addressed this to Fuzzi, but thought I'd share, too.

I have found a great resource to be "Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens". It recently had an updated edition released & is not in-expensive. It covers pretty much everything about chickens &/or gives a jumping off point for research. You can get both newest & older editions new on Amazon, but I also frequent Thriftbooks, eBay, Second Books, World of Books, etc. You can get them at a fraction of cost if you are OK w/ second hand.

Another reference is Harvey Ussery's - The Small Scale Poultry Flock. Same as the Storey Guide, it's been recently updated.

From there, there are many books - some highly recommended & enjoyed by many. I used to find some at local libraries, but haven't been to one in a long while.

Then, there is all the experience right here on BYC. I highly recommend that you check out threads & articles by the many NC members. Some things that work very well here will not work elsewhere & things that work elsewhere won't do as well here.

Do you have any idea what you are looking for? Family & holding friendly, daily egg laying, specific egg colors, working with critical/threatened birds, showing, a handful of hens or a larger number with a rooster so you can reproduce some of your own each year? Are you in town, in an HOA? In a rural area, where you may have more predators? Do you like some specic chicken colors - some of which are limited to certain breeds?

Chickens can be work or fun w/ their care considered a fun part of having them.

I know that i enjoy having them & have tried several ways of caring for them & have settled on a variety of chicken tractors & open air coops/pens/runs made w/ hooped CP panels. I can still build or refurbish these styles almost by myself & w/ little building experience. I use DLM (primarily leaves & shredded paper) & do very little cleaning. I give our chickens "a job" of working the bedding/litter which results in great compost. A win win situation as I've gotten older.

Welcome to BYC. I hope to see other threads as your chicken journey unfolds!

lots of information here.

I also recommend you do research for what your options are.

Why get chickens? Eggs? Meat? Pets?

What type of neighborhood does your family live in? Are they in an HOA development? In city limits?

My yard is only 1/3 acre, so my bantams fit nicely. Living in eastern NC I decided to avoid breeds that do not do well in the heat, and chose clean-legged chicken breeds as we get a lot of rain, which means mud on feathered feet. I wanted quieter birds and friendly, too. I didn't realize how much my Sussex chatter, but I love it.

Also, I chose heritage breeds that don't lay every day after I read how high production breeds can have health issues at 2-3 years old. I want my birds around as long as possible.

Have fun with your planning!

 

[NC Amazonchick]

Welcome! There are a bunch of NCers's here.

We're in Wake County, how about you?

NE Wake County, here

 

[NC Amazonchick]

I am in Northeast Wake county. I purchased an established flock of silkies that included two roosters. One was clearly top dog and the other was younger, well, the younger one is starting to come into his own and the top dog has started chasing him pretty relentlessly.

So! The long and the short of it is: that I need to rehome one of the boys. Neither are socialized with people but neither are aggressive toward people either. The younger one appears to be a cross between a splash and a silver birchin or dark blue. They are both beautiful. The dominant one is a splash.

I have been advised to keep the dominant one but I love both of them and can't decide. If anyone would like to pick one to take home, give a good life, I'm open to it.

I have pictures of both but for some reason cannot attach them to this post.

 

[Mother of Chaos]

Hi from Asheville!

Our first three pullets arrive at the beginning of March.

 

[fuzzi]

Hi from Asheville!

Our first three pullets arrive at the beginning of March.

What kind are you getting, any particular breed?

 

[Mother of Chaos]

What kind are you getting, any particular breed?

~7 weeks old, a Buff Orpington, a Barred Rock, and an Easter Egger. I was going for non-wacko temperament (especially ability to get along with one another), appearance, and fun-colored eggs. Since I'm aware of chicken math, I'm already thinking of eventually adding a Welsummer and an Olive Egger. (Luckily AVL doesn't allow more than 7 hens within the city limits, which is probably more than my little urban lot needs anyway.) We've been talking about this for years, and decided last fall to do it. There may have been some wine involved.

I've enjoyed reading your posts!