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Matt DuBoise of Carolina Coops and chickenista Kristen host a LIVE streamed show about all things backyard chicken. Your burning questions answered live every Friday at 12pm EST about chickens, building your own coop, and integrating a flock into your lifestyle. Have questions?
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Monday Mar 14, 2022
Monday Mar 14, 2022
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.
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Monday Mar 07, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
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
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Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
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:
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Monday Feb 21, 2022
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Matt and Kristen are live from Creedmoor, NC bringing you all the information on chicken keeping and coop building. Today we have a special guest returning, Tom Carter and his daughter, Kate, from CoopWorx USA, inventors of the 80 lb and 40lb feed silo for chicken feed.
Today they bring us some modifications to their 40 lb. feeder and debut a new 8-gallon waterer.
The CoopWorx USA feeder silo II holds 40 lbs of chicken feed, either pellets, crumbles or mash. It now has a telescoping base and comes with the option to either have it on an X base or a base driven into the ground.
The new CoopWorx USA waterer has the same look as the feeder silo, but also comes with a heater to keep the water from freezing. It hold 8 gallons of water and has 6 water port with horizontal nipples.
Monday Feb 14, 2022
Monday Feb 14, 2022
Matt and Kristen talk about Matt's collaboration with Kevin from @Epic Gardening and he also unveils the new Homestead Coop.
This coop combines the Carolina Coop and the Craftsman Coop and can be shipped out on a pallet.
Matt goes over all the features of this new coop that will hopefully be the answer many people are looking for. The run of the coop is 6'x12', but can be made longer. The henhouse/storage area is 6'x8' with a 4'x6' henhouse and 4'x6' storage with pull out drawer options.
Plus we answer all your questions live on the show about chickens and chicken coops.
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Monday Feb 07, 2022
Monday Feb 07, 2022
Matt is on location in San Diego, California with Kevin from @Epic Gardening and @Epic Homesteading. Kevin got a 6'x18' Carolina Coop and our road crew was nearby to help him assemble it. Matt and Kevin talk about gardening and how chickens can enhance your garden, and your homestead. Kevin has a homestead on about 1/3rd of an acre and he is utilizing every part he can. Kevin and Matt take your questions about chickens, gardening, and chicken coops.
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Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
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 topic is predators. Everyone has them, it's just a questions of which ones and how to deal with them. It starts with the right coop and protecting your flock from night time predators. During the day, aerial predators, such as hawks, but also foxes and loose dogs, are the biggest threat. We discuss different methods on keeping your flock safe and sound.
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Friday Jan 21, 2022
Friday Jan 21, 2022
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 have Biologist Karl Warkomski who discusses composting, deep litter composting, and growing your own black soldier fly larva to supplement your flock's feed. Karl discusses the best way to compost with your chickens and also talks about the Protapod, which is a system where food scraps are turned into a food source for black soldier flies, which in turn is good food for your flock.
Karl talks about the Green Cone Solar Food Waste Digester, which is a composter that is partially buried underground and makes it simple to compost all sorts of food waste, including meat and bones.
We take questions from the audience on this very informative show.
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Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
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 how to deal with a partner who isn't on board with getting chickens. You want chickens, your partner, spouse, roommate does not. How can you convince them that having chickens is great, with the right set up. We also take your questions live, and some we didn't get to last week.
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Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
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 took place on New Year's Eve, and we talk about the year in review. We tackle the most asked questions about chicken keeping and coop building. Top questions include,
'What do I put in my run?'
'How do I keep rats and mice out of my coop?'
'How can I keep my chickens from sleeping in the nest box?'
'Why aren't my chickens laying in the winter?'
"How do I add to my flock?'
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