Chicken-keeping resources

Take a class
Bob Davis offers periodic classes on chicken keeping. The next classes are scheduled for June 1, 2 and 3. Please contact Bob Davis for further information.

Get your gear
Locally owned Ace Hardware offers live chicks in the spring and feed and coop supplies year round.

Get a coop
Tour sponsor Carolina Coops is a custom chicken coop builder based in the Triangle.

Veterinary services
• Tour sponsor Avian & Exotic Animal Care is exclusively dedicated to the care of birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and exotic mammals.

• Tour sponsor Exotic Animal Medicine & Emergency Service at the NC State Veterinary Health Complex provides care for your feathery, finned or scaly friends.

Keeping Garden Chickens in North Carolina
A 16-page PDF from the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service at North Carolina State University