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Live from Creedmoor, NC, Video Chicken Live is a fun and informative show about all things chickens and coops. Matt, Kristen, and Ingrid answer your questions. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. Kevin from @epicgardening and @epichomesteading is adding to his small flock. He is joining us to share in that experience as it's the first time he is doing this. What can he expect? Are they babies, pullets, or full sized chickens? Find out during the show. Get the scoop on Kevin's current flock and his modifications to his Carolina Coop. Plus Kevin always talks gardening and chickens, so we will see how it's been now that he is letting them out of the coop. We will check out his set up and Kevin tells us about his experience with crows near his chickens. Join us for this fun and informative show. Show Links: You can follow Kevin in these places: https://www.epicgardening.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/EpicGardening https://www.youtube.com/@epichomesteading https://www.instagram.com/epicgardening/ https://www.instagram.com/epichomesteading/ https://www.tiktok.com/@epicgardening https://www.facebook.com/epicgardening https://www.pinterest.co.uk/epicgardening/ Call us: 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops! Shop our Flock Shop See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube Instagram TikTok LinkedIn Facebook Pinterest

Live from Creedmoor, NC, Video Chicken Live is a fun and informative show about all things chickens and coops. Matt, Kristen, and Ingrid answer your questions. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. Today we answer your questions on chicken keeping and coop building. We take your questions live and answer questions we get on social media and various other platforms. Some questions are basic chicken keeping questions, like how many chickens should you get for a starter flock? How do chickens contribute to the ecosystem? How can I break a broody? Plus questions about what type of blade to use to cut through HDPE? Are ants ok in the nest boxes? Can I keep chickens and bunnies together? Chickens and Guinea hens? We answer as many questions as we can in this fun and informative show. Call us: 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops! Shop our Flock Shop See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube Instagram TikTok LinkedIn Facebook Pinterest

Live from Creedmoor, NC, Video Chicken Live is a fun and informative show about all things chickens and coops. Matt, Kristen, and Ingrid answer your questions. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. Falyn Owens, Extension Wildlife Biologist of the NC Wildlife Resources Commission, is back talking about how wildlife interacts with backyard chickens. With so much human encroachment on wild spaces, encounters with wildlife for people in urban and suburban areas are becoming more commonplace. Falyn address those concerns, what we can do and what kind of threats, whether physical or through disease, wildlife can pose to our chickens and ducks. Falyn discusses raccoons, opposums, snakes, owls, hawks, coyotes, and foxes. Plus she talk about how song birds can spread disease to your flock and visa versa. Please join us for this fun and informative show. Show Links: Call us: 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops! Shop our Flock Shop See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube Instagram TikTok LinkedIn Facebook Pinterest

Live from Creedmoor, NC, Video Chicken Live is a fun and informative show about all things chickens and coops. Matt, Kristen, and Ingrid answer your questions. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. We have been getting so many questions about mites and chickens that we did a show to help answer your questions on mites specifically. We talk about the different types of mites, ie. roost mites, feather mites, and scaly leg mites and how the treatment for each is different. Matt, a former exterminator, shows how to identify the specific mite, and how best to treat it. We compare food-safe diatomaceous earth and Elector PSP premise spray. We answer your questions live on all things chickens and coops. Matt also shows some samples of new nesting material we are looking to try out. We hope to do some research and see if we can bring this product to our Flock Shop. Join us for the fun and informative show. Show Links: To buy the our website to shop coops! Shop our Flock Shop See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube Instagram TikTok LinkedIn Facebook Pinterest

Live from Creedmoor, NC, Video Chicken Live is a fun and informative show about all things chickens and coops. Matt, Kristen, and Ingrid answer your questions. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. We are returning from a few weeks off with one of our favorite guests, Lisa Steele, from Fresh Eggs Daily, Lisa gives tips on how to help your chickens handle the heat this coming summer. Remember chickens do better in the cold than the heat! She tells us how can we make them more comfortable. Lisa also tells us some interesting facts about ducks. You have to listen to find out something you can tell at cocktail parties. (pun intended). We also do a rundown of all of Lisa's seven books. Lisa and the gang take your questions about chickens, coops, bugs, hemp, and other random stuff. Don't miss this fun and informative show! Show Links: Lisa Steele - Fresh Eggs Daily Welcome to My Farm Follow Lisa on Instagram Call us: 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops! Shop our Flock Shop See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube Instagram TikTok LinkedIn Facebook Pinterest

Live from Creedmoor, NC, Video Chicken Live is a fun and informative show about all things chickens and coops. Matt, Kristen, and Ingrid answer your questions. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. You asked, we delivered. We are speaking with Kylee from First Saturday Lime, a company that makes a safe insect repellent. Find out how it got started and why? How to best use this product for your garden and around your chickens. Kylee answers your questions about FSL, and tells us what other uses it can be applied to, how it works, and the many ways in which it is a safe and effective repellent. She also has to deal with Matt, who used to be a bug guy! Matt also is incubating duck eggs and Kristen candles them to see which ones are viable. Join us for the fun and informative show. Show links: First Saturday Lime Call us: 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops! Shop our Flock Shop See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube Instagram TikTok LinkedIn Facebook Pinterest

Live from Creedmoor, NC, Video Chicken Live is a fun and informative show about all things chickens and coops. Matt, Kristen, and Ingrid answer your questions. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. We are joined by Bethany Latham, of Environmental Harmony. Bethany discusses companion planting for chickens, meaning what to plant for your flock, and bulleye's gardening, a permaculture approach to having different zones around your coop for your chickens and for you. Bethany has worked with Carolina Coops' many times before, and we are so excited to have her on the show again. Bethany, Kristen, Matt, and Ingrid take your questions about gardening, chickens, coops, and more. Show Links: Environmental Harmony Chickens, A Permaculture Approach Companion Planting for Chickens Environmental Harmony Podcast Environmental Harmony YouTube Environmental Harmony Instagram Call us: 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops! Shop our Flock Shop See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube Instagram TikTok LinkedIn Facebook Pinterest

Live from Creedmoor, NC, Video Chicken Live is a fun and informative show about all things chickens and coops. Matt, Kristen, and Ingrid answer your questions. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. This week we speak to cousins, Sean and Patrick, founders of Grubbly Farms. The guys tell us how they went from growing black soldier fly larva in their laundry room in college to a full fledged sustainable chicken feed, treat, and dog treat business. Grubbly Farms focuses on making food that is good for pets and the planet. The duo started with backyard chickens, creating golden grub-filled recipes with a fraction of the environmental footprint of traditional pet food. Sean and Patrick answer questions about where they source their BSF larva, and how they can continue to promote sustainable practices in the fast growing world of backyard chickens. Show Links: Grubbly Farms Call us: 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops! Shop our Flock Shop See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube Instagram TikTok LinkedIn Facebook Pinterest

Live from Creedmoor, NC, Video Chicken Live is a fun and informative show about all things chickens and coops. Matt, Kristen, and Ingrid answer your questions. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. This week we show what are some essential items that a chicken keeper should have to deal with some basic first aid issues that arise with chickens. We will not be dispensing medical advice, yet we will let you know what things are good to have to on hand. Also Kristen has the poop on chicken poop. We very unscientifically test chicken poop with the Healthistraw, and two batches of hemp bedding. Kristen also brings a bantam hen and two bantam chicks. Matt loses control of the show, gets bored, and gets grossed out. SHOW INFORMATION: Chicken First Aid Kit: Vetricyn VetRX Rooster Booster (Liquid or powder) Nutridrench Sav-a-Chick electrolyte Petroleum Jelly Epsom Salts Vet Wrap Bandages Self adhesive hydrocolloid gel bandages Veterinary Skin Glue Spray Bandage Rooster Booster Pick No More Cover Up Poultry Lotion Green Goo Poultry First Aid Balm Prid Drawing Salve Green Goo chicken shampoo Corrid

Live from Creedmoor, NC, Video Chicken Live is a fun and informative show about all things chickens and coops. Matt, Kristen, and Ingrid answer your questions. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. NC State Poultry Vet Dr. Rocio Crespo is back again to answer all our questions about ducks, chickens, baby chicks, chicken health, and more! Dr. Crespo has over 20 years’ experience as a poultry veterinarian. In addition to her work as a professor at NC State University, she heads the Poultry Mobile Veterinary Services at the NC State Veterinary Hospital that brings affordable vet care to poultry farms and backyard hobbyists alike. Matt gets his answer on whether ducks need a body of water or just need to dip their heads. Dr. Crespo answers your questions about bumble foot, treats for chickens, battling pests, and more. Show Links: NC State Poultry Mobile Veterinary Services Call us: 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops! Shop our Flock Shop See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube Instagram TikTok LinkedIn Facebook Pinterest

Live from Creedmoor, NC, Video Chicken Live is a fun and informative show about all things chickens and coops. Matt, Kristen, and Ingrid answer your questions. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. It's story time! We talk to a lawyer who was inspired to write a children's book after she got her first flock in 2019. Diane Sorensen joins us and we find out how she went from writing briefs to writing books. (are the really that different?) Her book, "The Tales of Mr. Ken Rooster and the Six Sassy Hens" was inspired by Diane's own flock and experience as a first time chicken keeper. Find out what book idea Matt pitches to her. Plus we answer your questions on coop building and chicken keeping. SHOW LINKS: The Tales of Mr. Ken Rooster and the Six Sassy Hens" Call us: 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops! Shop our Flock Shop See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube Instagram TikTok LinkedIn Facebook Pinterest

Live from Creedmoor, NC, Video Chicken Live is a fun and informative show about all things chickens and coops. Matt, Kristen, and Ingrid answer your questions. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. This week, we welcome back Dalia Monterroso, President of Chickenlandia. Dalia is a backyard chicken educator, podcaster, and author. Her new book is titled 'Let's all Keep Chickens!' and she will tell us all about that and what's been happening in the world of chickens. Dalia discusses what inspired her to write the book and how chickens can bring us together as a society. She talks about making the joys of chicken keeping accessible to everyone. Everyone takes questions from the viewers. Show Links: Welcome to Chickenlandia Buy the Book: Let's All Keep Chickens! Dalia's Podcast Bawk Tawk Call us: 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops! Shop our Flock Shop See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube Instagram TikTok LinkedIn Facebook Pinterest

Live from Creedmoor, NC, Video Chicken Live is a fun and informative show about all things chickens and coops. Matt, Kristen, and Ingrid answer your questions. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. We finally have a coop, we were finally able to get baby chicks and we built a new brooder. Matt shows off his new brooder built with polycarbonate so you can really see the baby chicks. And Kenzie is down from NY and she cooks up some eggs that she and Kristen water glassed last year. Tune in to see if Matt eats the eggs. Matt rants about a few things and we answer your questions about all things chickens and coops. Join us for this fun and informative show. Call us: 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops! Shop our Flock Shop See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube Instagram TikTok LinkedIn Facebook Pinterest

Live from Creedmoor, NC, Video Chicken Live is a fun and informative show about all things chickens and coops. Matt, Kristen, and Ingrid answer your questions. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. This week we have Tony from chickendoors.com back on to discuss and test out his step on chicken feeder, the Coop-ala. This is designed to prevent waste and protect the chicken feed from the elements. Tony talks about why his feeder is better than the Grandpa's feeder from New Zealand. We compare the two feeders and show the design improvements made by Chickendoors.com with their Coop-Ala. We also answer viewer questions about chickens and coops. Join us for this fun and informative show. Call us: 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops! Shop our Flock Shop See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube Instagram TikTok LinkedIn Facebook Pinterest

Live from Creedmoor, NC, Video Chicken Live is a fun and informative show about all things chickens and coops. Matt, Kristen, and Ingrid answer your questions. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. This week we speak with Tessa from Meyer Hatchery about baby chicks, new breeds, chicken keeping, ducks, and how Meyer Hatchery raises and ships their chickens. Tessa answers all your questions and Matt's. Watch to she if she is pro-Silkie or not! Meyer Hatchery are known for their quality birds and amazing customer service. Plus they have a 'notify me when back in stock' feature on their website. Join us for this fun and informative show about all things chickens and coops. Meyer Hatchery The Coop with Meyer Hatchery Podcast Call us: 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops! Shop our Flock Shop See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube Instagram TikTok LinkedIn Facebook Pinterest

Live from Creedmoor, NC, Video Chicken Live is a fun and informative show about all things chickens and coops. Matt, Kristen, and Ingrid answer your questions. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. Matt and Kristen unbox some new products. Chicken run doors can be a critical part of your set up to protect your flock and make your life easier. We test out some chicken doors to see how they stack up. We talk to Tony from Chickendoors.com about the Pullet-Shut chicken door. Who doesn't love a good chicken pun? Tony talks about how he and his partner came up with the Pullet-Shut chicken door as Matt demonstrates how it works. It's made in the USA and swings out on hinges. Tony feels that this chicken door has solved the problems that other chicken doors have, and we agree. The doors come in different sizes and can be charged by solar or not. We also unbox an Omlet chicken door that slides open laterally and a cheap chicken run door that Kristen ordered that turned out to be ....well....cheep, cheap. (see what we did there?) Shop the show: Pullet Shut Automatic Chicken Door Omlet Automatic Chicken Coop Door Call us: 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops! Shop our Flock Shop See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube Instagram TikTok LinkedIn Facebook Pinterest

Live from Creedmoor, NC, Video Chicken Live is a fun and informative show about all things chickens and coops. Matt, Kristen, and Ingrid answer your questions. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. This week we talk with Tom Waktins, President/Co-Owner of Murray McMurray Hatchery. Tom talks about the history of Murray McMurray, how their operations work, what challenges they face due to the avian flu, and what is responsible for the shortage of baby chicks right now. Tom also answers questions from Matt and from our audience and we continue to answer viewer questions. More Info: Murray McMurray Hatchery Call us: 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops and options and shop for accessories! See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us:⬇️ YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook Pinterest

Live from Creedmoor, NC, Video Chicken Live is a fun and informative show about all things chickens and coops. Matt, Kristen, and Ingrid answer your questions. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. We discuss the shortage on baby chicks (for those of us who are ordering now!) and how you can get around that. Checking out local resellers and local farms is one option. Matt gets opinions on our popular rope wrapped roost bars. We started with manila rope which is more coarse, like a tree branch, and changed to jute rope when manila wasn't available. Jute is much softer, but now has availability issues. Matt talks about new add-ons for the chicken coop winter storm shields, and replacing wooden dowels for the coop windows with stainless steel dowels. We answer viewer questions, and feathers fly between Matt and Ingrid and the restrictions on hemp. Call us: 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops and options and shop for accessories! See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook Pinterest

Live from Creedmoor, NC, Video Chicken Live is a fun and informative show about all things chickens and coops. Matt, Kristen, and Ingrid answer your questions. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. This first episode of Season 3 talks about the price of eggs and different factors that are affecting the high price of eggs. We then discuss ordering baby chicks online from some of our favorite hatcheries and go through the steps with you. BUT, we discover many hatcheries are already sold out on popular female chicken breeds. Partly due to the avian flu from last year and perhaps from the increased demand due to the rising egg prices. Disappointed but undeterred, we will try to find out what's going on and where to get our baby chicks this year in time for chick season. Plus we answer your questions on chicken keeping and coop building. Favorite Hatcheries: 🐥 Murray McMurray Hatchery Welp Hatchery Ideal Poultry Hoover's Hatchery Meyer Hatchery Cackle Hatchery Check out resources, blogs, & FAQs and join our mailing list: https://carolinacoops.com/ Call us: 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops and options and shop for accessories! See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook Pinterest

Matt, Kristen, and Ingrid are back with lots of news and goings on. Matt shows a local news story about Carolina Coops, that unveiled a new product that will be going into production: a greenhouse. We also ask the viewers if they think a manual door on the henhouse should be standard, (there was lots of debate within Carolina Coops about it), and we also asked about black and white or color coop manuals. (color won, hands down) We answered viewer questions and had more conversations about all things chickens and coops. See the news story about Carolina Coops here Call us: 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops and options and shop for accessories! See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook Pinterest

Live from Creedmoor, NC, Video Chicken Live is a fun and informative show about all things chickens and coops. Matt, Kristen, and Ingrid answer your questions. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. Part Two of our No More Frozen Chicken Water episode, where Matt explains some troubleshooting tips if your heated poultry water system isn't working. He and Kristen install the waterbar on the inside of the coop and discuss the correct angle, height and placement of the waterbar. And we answer your questions. You can purchase our basic poultry water system here https: You can purchase elements needed to make it a heated system with a rain barrel here Call us: 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops and options and shop for accessories! See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook Pinterest

Live from Creedmoor, NC, Video Chicken Live is a fun and informative show about all things chickens and coops. Matt, Kristen, and Ingrid answer your questions. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. Frozen water in the winter for your chickens is just awful. Constantly making sure your flock has access to clean, fresh drinking water when the temps are low is a backbreaking chore for many. Carolina Coops has the solution to this common problem; our heated poultry water system. But like anything, it must be installed correctly to work. Find out more... Check out Part One of our No More Frozen Chicken Water episode, where Matt shows how to install our heated poultry water system, the components you need, and what not to do and other basic troubleshooting tips. This episode was cut off so please check out Part 2 for more troubleshooting and installation tips. You can purchase our basic poultry water system here You can purchase elements needed to make it a heated system with a rain barrel here

Live from Creedmoor, NC, Video Chicken Live is a fun and informative show about all things chickens and coops. Matt, Kristen, and Ingrid answer your questions. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. This episode we are talking about the evolution of the Carolina Coops chicken coop. We look at early coops and how the coop became the chicken coop it is today and why. What did work and what didn't work. We explore how a simple design evolved into the perfect functional and beautiful chicken coop. We see lots of different coops that became the prototypes for the coops and features we still use today. Plus we answer your questions on chickens and coops with the help of Francis, the frizzle bantam rooster. Call us: 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops and options and shop for accessories! See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook Pinterest

Live from Creedmoor, NC, Video Chicken Live is a fun and informative show about all things chickens and coops. Matt, Kristen, and Ingrid answer your questions. This week we talk about why your chickens aren't laying eggs. Shorter days, molting, will make egg production go down. We fill you in on the reasons for less eggs and what you can expect from your young hens, and older girls this winter. Also Kenzie is in town and helps answer questions. We also break out eggs that have been egg glassed the last time Kenzie was here 5 months ago and fry them up and eat them. Find out how they tasted! Plus an important note about Chickenguard automatic chicken doors purchased from us in June and July of 2022. Some of the doors may have a defect in the rails that will cause the door not to lock properly. Please watch the video and if you think your door isn't working or locking properly, please contact us to get replacement rails. Call us: 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops and options and shop for accessories! See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook Pinterest

Live from Creedmoor, NC, Video Chicken Live is a fun and informative show about all things chickens and coops. Matt, Kristen, and Ingrid answer your questions. This episode deals with molting. It's during late summer into fall (and sometime even in winter) when your chickens may start to molt. Molting is a natural process where birds lose some to almost all of their feathers and replace them with new ones. Some chickens will have a heavy molt, while others will have a light one that you may not even notice. During this time, it's advisable to give your flock access to extra protein to help regrow feathers. This can be black oil sunflower seeds, scrambled eggs, tuna, or extra mealworms. Chickens that are molting don't want to be handled and their pin feathers (where new feathers grow out of) will actually make it uncomfortable for them. We tackle what to expect, how long it can take, and how you can help your birds during this time. Video about molting: Article about molting: Call us: 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops and options and shop for accessories! See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook Pinterest

Live from Creedmoor, NC, Video Chicken Live is a fun and informative show about all things chickens and coops. Matt, Kristen, and Ingrid answer your questions. This episode we discuss tips for preparing your coop and chickens for the winter. We give pointers on what to do with our heated poultry water system, the benefits of our winter storm shields, and talk about why you should never heat the henhouse. We also address different things you can do to deal with the changing needs of your flock in the cold weather. We showcase different products and answer view questions. This show links: Poultry Water System Components to make the poultry water system heated Chicken Coop Winter Storm Shields Call us: 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops and options and shop for accessories! See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook

Live from Creedmoor, NC, Video Chicken Live is a fun and informative show about all things chickens and coops. Matt, Kristen, and Ingrid answer your questions. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. This episode we are talking about having dogs and chickens. Can I have chickens if I already have a dog? How can I teach my dog to not chase or kill my chickens. We have special guest, Brady Foster, head trainer of K9 Gunner Tactical Dog Training in Boca Raton, Florida. Brady talks about first having a foundation of basic training with your dog and creating a strong bond. Brady gives us steps on how to set your dog up for success with training in general and around chickens. He answers viewer questions on dogs and chickens. For more information on Brady Foster please check out his: Website YouTube Channel Instagram Facebook Call us: 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops and options and shop for accessories! See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook

Coming to you live from Creedmoor, NC is Video Chicken Live where we discuss and answer your questions about everything chickens and coops. Ask any question you want and Matt, Kristen and Ingrid will answer for you. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. In this episode, we are talking about chicken math. Chicken math is the phenomenon that happens when you start to get chickens and start out with a modest amount, such as 6 chickens, then next thing you know it, you are up to 24 or more chickens. Chicken math also involves drastically undercounting the amount of chickens you have to avoid judgement or penalties. Our viewers tell us how chicken math affected them and we answer questions on other topics concerning chicken keeping, what to put in your run, and other fun topics. Call us: 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops and options and shop for accessories! See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube: Instagram: TikTok: Facebook: Pinterest:

Coming to you live from Creedmoor, NC is Video Chicken Live where we discuss and answer your questions about everything chickens and coops. Ask any question you want and Matt, Kristen and Ingrid will answer for you. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. We go back to how it all began with Radio Chicken, and take your calls live on the show. We answer your questions on coop size, chicken care, fencing, goat houses, and more. Also, Francis the frizzle rooster is here. 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops and options and shop for accessories! See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube: Instagram: TikTok: Facebook: Pinterest:

Coming to you live from Creedmoor, NC is Video Chicken Live where we discuss and answer your questions about everything chickens and coops. Ask any question you want and Matt, Kristen and Ingrid will answer for you. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. We give a behind the scenes look at Carolina Coops - despite the camera work being less than ideal, we show you the shop, the break room, etc and you get to see some of our crew in action. Matt also unveils a new shirt design and talks about the Yuka app. There's a golden bell winner and we answer your questions. 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops and options and shop for accessories! See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube: Instagram: TikTok: Facebook: Pinterest:

Coming to you live from Creedmoor, NC is Video Chicken Live where we discuss and answer your questions about everything chickens and coops. Ask any question you want and Matt, Kristen and Ingrid will answer for you. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. This is the show you have been waiting for, the Big Bug Show. We tackle parasites and pests within your flock. Matt, who used to be an exterminator, explains that identifying the pest is crucial for any kind of remedy. There are 5 common mites, for example, and each have their own life cycle. This is important to know to treat your flock because you must break the life cycle. There are different types of lice, and then there's also mice, rats, and even snakes. The take away is that prevention is the key. Make sure your flock has access to dust baths because that's how they will keep most biting parasites at bay. Don't let mice, rats, or snakes a reason to come to your coop. Maintain a healthy flock by not overcrowding your coop, a good chicken to coop ratio is important for a less stressful environment. Plus we answer viewer questions. This show is brought to you by Carolina Coops® 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops and options and shop for accessories! See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube: Instagram: TikTok: Facebook: Pinterest:

Coming to you live from Creedmoor, NC is Video Chicken Live where we discuss and answer your questions about everything chickens and coops. Ask any question you want and Matt, Kristen and Ingrid will answer for you. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. Today we discuss whether or not to have a rooster in your flock. What are the benefits? And what are the disadvantages? There are many questions concerning roosters too, such as the rooster to hen ratio. Viewers weigh in on their rooster experience as well. Kristen brought in her 'purse chickens' which included two roosters to the show. One is a bantam frizzle and the other two where a brother and sister pair of old English Game bantams. Listen as Matt answers questions about roosters and coops while getting pooped on. We also tackle some tips for keeping your flock cool in the summer heat and answer your questions. 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops and options and shop for accessories! See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube: Instagram: TikTok: Facebook: Pinterest:

Coming to you live from Creedmoor, NC is Video Chicken Live where we discuss and answer your questions about everything chickens and coops. Ask any question you want and Matt, Kristen and Ingrid will answer for you. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. Today we are discussing hemp bedding. We are often asked how many bales should people use? As we tried to figure out the best way to explain it, we stumbled on a competitors hemp, which claims to cover 11 cubic feet. We tested our hemp which came to 5 cubic feet. So we put 3 bales to the test. Two from a competitor and our bales. All say they are 33 lbs. The size of the bale in plastic was different, the color was different, but they all measured the same, 5 cubic feet. 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops and options and shop for accessories! See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube: Instagram: TikTok: Facebook: Pinterest:

Coming to you live from Creedmoor, NC is Video Chicken Live where we discuss and answer your questions about everything chickens and coops. Ask any question you want and Matt, Kristen and Ingrid will answer for you. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. This episode's guest is renowned backyard chicken expert, Lisa Steele of Fresh Eggs Daily. From her beautiful farm in Maine, Lisa has contributed her sage advice to the backyard chicken keeping community for more than a decade, and has recently entered the culinary arena with the release of her first cookbook, The Fresh Eggs Daily Cookbook. She's an author of seven books, 5th-generation chicken keeper, Master Gardener, "eggspert" and coop-to-kitchen cook. She has her own show on PBS called Welcome to My Farm. On the show, Lisa answers viewer questions and one lucky viewer will be getting one of her signed books. 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops and options and shop for accessories! See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube: Instagram: TikTok: Facebook: Pinterest:

Coming to you live from Creedmoor, NC is Video Chicken Live where we discuss and answer your questions about all things chickens and coops. Ask any question you want and Matt, Kristen, and Ingrid will answer it for you. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. Today we speak with Jeff & Paul who run a Carolina Coops owners forum on Facebook. Jeff started the group while waiting for his coop years ago. The Carolina Coops' team discovered the page recently and wanted to express our thanks. The forum is designed for people to show off what they did with their coop, paint or stain, coop scaping, etc, and also to help each other about questions concerning construction, chicken keeping, and predators. We show the short documentary from Unconditional Freedom about the restorative justice program at the Mendocino County Jail where Matt helped the inmates build an 8'x24' American Coop that we donated to the program. You can view the documentary here: Matt also shows the merchandise we are selling and of course, we answer viewer questions about chicken keeping and coop building. Link to join the Carolina Coops Owners Forum To learn more about the Unconditional Freedom Project click here The Mendocino County Sheriff: 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops and options and shop for accessories! See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube: Instagram: TikTok: Facebook: Pinterest:

Coming to you live from Creedmoor, NC is Video Chicken Live where we discuss and answer your questions about everything chickens and coops. Ask any question you want and Matt, Kristen and Ingrid will answer for you. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. Today's guest is Mendocino County Sheriff Matt Kendall. The sheriff along with the nonprofit group Unconditional Freedom instituted a restorative program at the jail for the inmates. The program involves gardening, bee keeping, and chicken keeping. Carolina Coops donated an 8'x24' American Coop that Matt helped the inmates build. Sheriff Kendall talks about how building the chicken coop impacted the inmates and how the coop will continue to help other inmates down the road. The sheriff is a big fan of Matt's and Carolina Coops and tells the audience what it was like to work with Matt on this project. He is a chicken keeper himself and modeled his coop build after a Carolina Coop. The sheriff also talks about the impact on other parts of the close knit community. We hope this program will be an inspiration to other institutions who will see its benefit. Carolina Coops was very honored to be a part of this experience and program with the Mendocino County Jail and Unconditional Freedom, who filmed a documentary on this program. 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops and options and shop for accessories! See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube: Instagram: TikTok: Facebook: Pinterest

Today Matt is live at the Mendocino County Jail where he spent the week helping inmates to build a donated 8'x24' American Coop. The Unconditional Freedom Project contacted Carolina Coops a few months back asking us to be a part of the restorative justice program at the jail. Mendocino County Sheriff Matt Kendall was instrumental in getting this program to the jail. He is a fan and fellow chicken keeper. Through the program, inmates will learn about gardening, growing food, chicken keeping, and now building a chicken coop. Matt speaks with Marissa Ward, program manager from the nonprofit and Kate Feigin, who is a restorative justice program manager at the county jail. The Unconditional Freedom Project is a nonprofit that aims to restore dignity to the most outcast members of society. They focus on the incarcerated, the homeless and the addicted. We were honored to be a part of this inspiration program. The nonprofit is making a documentary about this experience at the jail. 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops and options and shop for accessories! See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube: Instagram: TikTok: Facebook: Pinterest:

Coming to you live from Creedmoor, NC is Video Chicken Live where we discuss and answer your questions about everything chickens and coops. Ask any question you want and Matt, Kristen and Ingrid will answer for you. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. Today's guest is Jennifer Diggs creator of This Bird's Absurd. Jennifer hand makes beautiful stuffed animal chickens, chicks, and other animals, plus she does custom made orders. Jennifer talks about how she got started and her inspiration for her chickens. An anonymous customer gifted Matt, Kristin, Ingrid, and Gnon with these chickens and we were all so impressed. Jennifer is generously giving 10% off for people with the coupon code CarolinaCoops. 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops and options and shop for accessories! See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube: Instagram: TikTok: Facebook: Pinterest:

Coming to you live from Creedmoor, NC is Video Chicken Live where we discuss and answer your questions about everything chickens and coops. Ask any question you want and Matt, Kristen and Ingrid will answer for you. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. This week we continue with our homesteading and sustainability info. Kenzie and Kristen show how to water glass eggs. Then the real fun begins. We make Matt taste various things that are extremely nutritious and foreign to Matt. Kristen brings in pemmican for Matt to taste. Matt also samples different edible greens from Ingrid's garden, such as dandelion greens, tatsoi, and nasturtium. Matt's a trooper, but clearly not loving most of the delicious goodies. And we take viewer questions. 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops and options and shop for accessories! See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube: Instagram: TikTok: Facebook: Pinterest:

Coming to you live from Creedmoor, NC is Video Chicken Live where we discuss and answer your questions about everything chickens and coops. Ask any question you want and Matt, Kristen and Ingrid will answer for you. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. This week's discussion is on homesteading and sustainability. Many people are calling to order chicken coops because they realize that now is the best time to have chickens. With store shelves repeatedly empty, supply chain issues, inflation, and diesel gas prices, many have discovered it's best to grow your own food, have access to fresh eggs, and live a more sustainable lifestyle. Matt, Kristen, and Ingrid discuss water glassing eggs to preserve them for over a year, growing food on your property, preserving seeds, preserving your harvests, and doing all you can to be more sustainable. Plus Matt unboxes his gift that was sent anonymously from a customer and reads the letter to him. And we answer viewer questions. https://carolinacoops.com/ 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops and options and shop for accessories! See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube: Instagram: TikTok: Facebook: Pinterest:

Coming to you live from Creedmoor, NC is Video Chicken Live where we discuss and answer your questions about everything chickens and coops. Ask any question you want and Matt, Kristen and Ingrid will answer for you. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. Today's special guest is Kevin Espiritu from @Epic Homesteading & @Epic Gardening Through a collaboration, Kevin received a 6'x18' Carolina Coop and became a new chicken daddy. He talks about his experience with his chickens, transitioning them to the henhouse, and the water bar. Kevin talks about his urban garden and how he will incorporate chickens into the garden safely. He also answers viewer questions live. Then Matt and Kristen answer view questions and Kristen and Ingrid open gifts from an anonymous fan. Kevin's website Epic Gardening YouTube: Epic Homesteading YouTube: 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops and options and shop for accessories! See out resources, blogs, & FAQs Follow us: YouTube: Instagram: TikTok: Facebook: Pinterest:

Coming to you live from Creedmoor, NC is Video Chicken Live where we discuss and answer your questions about everything chickens and coops. Ask any question you want and Matt, Kristen and Ingrid will answer for you. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. Today we speak with Dave and Jenny Marrs, from HGTV's Fixer to Fabulous. Matt (and the Carolina Coops' crew) built a beautiful Craftsman Coop for Dave & Jenny's show, Fixer to Fabulous: Welcome Inn. Matt talks with Dave & Jenny about some of the behind the scenes happenings during the filming of the episodes in Rogers, Arkansas, and about their experience with chickens. The Marrs' also talk about their new line of furniture and housewares line that's available at Walmart. You can book a stay at the Welcome Inn here: You can watch Fixer to Fabulous: Welcome Inn on HGTV, Discovery+ or Youtube https://watch.hgtv.com/show/fixer-to-fabulous-welcome-inn-hgtv-atve-us You can check out Fixer to Fabulous here: https://www.daveandjennymarrs.com/category/fixer-to-fabulous/ We also tackle your questions about all things chickens and coops. https://carolinacoops.com/ 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops and options and shop for accessories! https://carolinacoops.com/shop/ Check out resources, blogs, & FAQs and join our mailing list: https://carolinacoops.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carolinacoops/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carolinacoops Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/carolinacoops/

Coming to you live from Creedmoor, NC is Video Chicken Live where we discuss and answer your questions about everything chickens and coops. Ask any question you want and Matt, Kristen and Ingrid will answer for you. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. Location, location, location. Today we tackle coop placement and prep. How to determine the best place for your new chicken (or duck) coop. Some considerations are using an underutilized space, or having it close to the house so you can see it, should it be in the sun or the shade? The ground has to be level for our coops to be assembled, but there are different ways to level, or you can build a base. Should it be pressure treated wood base or concrete? Matt and Kristen give all the reasons for different considerations in coop placement and prep. AND, Matt rings the golden bell and someone got a T-shirt. Find out why. https://carolinacoops.com/radio-chicken-podcast/ https://carolinacoops.com/ 919-794-3989 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CarolinaCoopsVideos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carolinacoops/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carolinacoops Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/carolinacoops/

Coming to you live from Creedmoor, NC is Video Chicken Live where we discuss and answer your questions about everything chickens and coops. Ask any question you want and Matt, Kristen and Ingrid will answer for you. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction. Today we answer your questions live. Questions about whether your young chick is a hen or roo? And do you even want a rooster? Coop building questions, questions about what to feed your flock, and so much more. Also, YouTube Chicken Police tackles the critics and see who gets the Gold Bell ringing and gets a free t-shirt. https://carolinacoops.com/ https://carolinacoops.com/radio-chicken-podcast/ 919-794-3989 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carolinacoops/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carolinacoops Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/carolinacoops/

Coming to you live from Creedmoor, NC is Video Chicken Live where we discuss and answer your questions about everything chickens and coops. Today we have on two special guests, Dr. Rocio Crespo, DVM, MS, DVSc, Dip. ACPV (returning guest) with the NC State Poultry Mobile Veterinary Services, and Dr. Michael Martin, North Carolina State Veterinarian for the Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services. The veterinarians are discussing avian influenza and how it is transmitted, warning signs, and ways to protect your backyard flock. How long will this threat last? How to prepare and what to avoid? Our guests answer your questions live and while they are in North Carolina, problems with the avian flu is all over the country. Helpful links: http://www.ncagr.gov/avianflu/ https://www.ncagr.gov/avianflu/10-tips.htm And if you're lucky enough to be in North Carolina near NC State, here is the Poultry Mobile Veterinary Services: https://cvm.ncsu.edu/nc-state-vet-hospital/poultry-mobile-veterinary-services/ https://carolinacoops.com/ https://carolinacoops.com/radio-chicken-podcast/ 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops and options and shop for accessories! https://carolinacoops.com/shop/ Check out resources, blogs, & FAQs and join our mailing list: https://carolinacoops.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carolinacoops/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carolinacoops Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/carolinacoops/

Today we explore the Top 10 Chicken Coop Building Mistakes: And How To Fix Them. These are the mistakes we see often when people are building their own coops and even mistakes we did when first starting out. We have over 12 years of experience building chicken coops and we have learned a lot about the best things to do and what not to do when you are building your own coop. We also answer your questions live and talk about Matt's appearance on HGTV's Fixer to Fabulous: Welcome Inn episode. Matt and the crew went out to Roger's, Arkansas to build a beautiful Craftsman Coop for Jenny & Dave Marrs for their show. You can see it on demand on HGTV or Discovery+ https://carolinacoops.com/radio-chicken-podcast/ https://carolinacoops.com/ 919-794-3989 https://watch.hgtv.com/show/fixer-to-fabulous-welcome-inn-hgtv-atve-us Subscribe to get notifications of our new videos! Check out our website to shop coops and options and shop for accessories! https://carolinacoops.com/shop/ Check out resources, blogs, & FAQs and join our mailing list: https://carolinacoops.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carolinacoops/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carolinacoops Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/carolinacoops/

Today we explore the Top 10 backyard chicken keeping myths. These are the 10 things we hear over and over again and that people believe strongly are true. Whether it's about predators, eggs, or chickens, we find these 10 myths are very common. Our goal is to not only build the best coops out there, but to educate the chicken owners to set them up for success. Video Chicken Live is a live show brought to you by Carolina Coops. Video Chicken Live is an educational and entertaining live show where we discuss and answer questions about everything chicken coop construction and chickens. Viewers can submit their questions live in our comments section. https://carolinacoops.com/radio-chicken-podcast/ https://carolinacoops.com/ 919-794-3989 Check out our website to shop coops and options and shop for accessories! https://carolinacoops.com/shop/ Check out resources, blogs, & FAQs and join our mailing list: https://carolinacoops.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carolinacoops/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carolinacoops Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/carolinacoops/

Matt and Kristen (and the gang) are live in Franklinton, NC at the home of our customer Jimmy. It's been over two years since Jimmy got his 6'x18' American Coop and he is finally cleaning it out. Matt and Kristen show how easy it is to clean out one of our coops, with the drop down clean out gate and the 12" deep litter beds that is lined with food safe high density polyethelene. After about 15 minutes, the coop is cleaned out, and we leave some of the litter in there to kick start the new hemp we put in. After two years and 9 chickens, there is no smell from the deep litter bed. Then the question of what to do with all that good chicken poop. If you are going to use it in the garden, do you wait or use it right away. Till or no till. We explain the benefits of the no till method of gardening for a more healthy ecosystem for your plants. And we answer your questions live. https://carolinacoops.com/radio-chicken-podcast/ https://carolinacoops.com/ 919-794-3989 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carolinacoops/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carolinacoops Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/carolinacoops/

Matt takes you through an easy way to build a brooder. Chick season is upon us and if you want those baby chicks out of your bath tub, we should you how to construct a brooder that will allow your chicks to grow. During the build process, Matt & Kristen answer questions about what you need for your brooder, our favorite products for baby chicks, and a new product we are trying out. Supplies: Two 8' 2x4s 4'x8' Luan plywood sheet Pan head screws https://carolinacoops.com/radio-chicken-podcast/ https://carolinacoops.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carolinacoops/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carolinacoops Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/carolinacoops/ 919-794-3989

Coming to you live from Creedmoor, NC Matt and Kristen answer all your questions about chicken coops and backyard chickens. Today we discuss chick season and where and how to get baby chicks. We also go over Kristen and Ingrid's choices for your starter flock. Many of those types of chickens are represented in the assortment of baby chicks Kristen just picked up from a local feed store. Plus we answer your questions live. Some hatcheries we like: https://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/index.html https://www.idealpoultry.com/ https://www.welphatchery.com/ https://hoovershatchery.com/ https://carolinacoops.com/ 919-794-3989 https://carolinacoops.com/radio-chicken-podcast/ https://carolinacoops.com/ https://www.instagram.com/carolinacoops/ https://www.facebook.com/carolinacoops https://carolinacoops.com/accessories/