Carolina Coops Blog

Don't forget about the Raleigh, NC "Tour D' Coop" this Saturday! Check it out! Carolina Coops will be at our custom "A-Frame" coop #8 on the tour!

2012-05-15T18:21:29Z

http://www.tourdcoop.com/coops/2012/08.html

Our new Carolina Coops videos

2012-05-03T19:03:55Z

We have realized that information is always better relayed in visual form whether it be by photos or video. So here we go!

I would love to hear everyone's feedback... feel free to share with friends and post comments!

Earth Month @ TWIG!!!

2012-04-27T12:09:49Z

Twig's theme for April is Upcycling.
Upcycling is the repurposing of a material into a product of higher quality.

Come browse the creations of some of Twig's local craftspeople.
Local Artisan Showcase
Saturday, April 28th 10:00-4:00 PM

Meet our local artists who specialize in sustainable creations and upcycling. Shop the wares of artists including, Leslie Fesperman (http://leslie-fesperman-glass.info/) , Jacquie Barker (http://www.cuckooboo.com/) , Casey Bosley (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Flower-Girl-Designs/248794099441) , Slome's Creations, Lacey Lambe (http://www.etsy.com/shop/LaceyElephantKisses) and Sonnie Plakotaris (http://www.etsy.com/shop/soulshineproducts).

Fresh Eggs in the City
Learn tips on
Urban Chicken Farming
Sunday, April 29th 10:00-6:00 PM

Wouldn't it be nice to enjoy fresh organic eggs from your own chickens? Meet Matt from Carolina Coops (http://www.carolinacoops.com/) and Kristen - the Chicken Whisperer to get more information about starting your own small-scale chicken farm.

Drop off your Unwanted School Supplies

Twig is proud to be a donation center for the Durham-based non-profit, Crayons2Calculators. Their mission is to meet the educational and creative needs of students in the area by providing free school supplies to classroom teachers. C2C runs a warehouse near downtown Durham where public school teachers can shop for the tools they need to educate our future leaders.

Here are some donation ideas:

Crayons and Markers
Rulers
Maps
Art & Craft Supplies
Pencils and Sharpeners
Notebooks
Paper
Staplers
Calculators
Scissors
Containers
Office Supplies

For more information visit C2C's website: http://www.crayons2calculators.org

Remember, we accept donations of kids' books for Book Harvest.

Book Harvest distributes free books to kids in need.
For more information visit www.bookharvestnc.org.

Demo @ TWIG in Chapel Hill , NC Sunday 4.29 from 11-4

2012-04-26T16:42:18Z

We will be doing a demo/informational at TWIG ( http://www.twigliving.com/) in Chapel Hill, NC Sunday 4.29 form 11-4
located at

99 South Elliott Road
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
919.929.8944

Come check out our NEWEST "Playhouse" design as well as our "Clubhouse" coops!

Kristen from Friends of Hens (http://www.friendsofhens.com/) will also be on site to answer any "clucky" questions you may have about starting or maintaining your backyard flock!

That's how you move a chicken coop!

2012-04-24T14:27:21Z

"Yup, that's a crane - the only way to get the thing in the garden. Pretty funny, huh?

Thanks again!"
Shari, Pittsboro, NC

This is the extent that some of our customers will go to to get their Carolina Coop in just the right place! Now THAT'S love!
Crane truck and work by Tyndall Tree Service, Pittsboro, NC

FREE event reminder!!! Earth Day Festival in Durham, NC SUNDAY 4/22

2012-04-21T13:35:01Z

Come check out this FREE event in downtown Durham, NC, complete with a KIDS ZONE and FOOD!
201 Foster Street
Durham, NC
12-5

"Carolina Coops" partnered with "Friends of Hens" will be presenting 1:15-1:45 and will be hanging around for some 1 on 1 Q&A afterwards and offering promo deals on our coops!

Earth Day Festival- Durham, North Carolina Sat. 4/22

2012-04-18T18:14:27Z

Carolina Coops will be participating in the Durham, NC Earth Day Festival on Saturday April 22nd!!
We will be presenting sample coops, offering information and answering questions from 1:15-1:45

201 Foster Street
Durham, North Carolina
12-5 FREE ADMISSION!!!!

http://www.keepdurhambeautiful.org/our-events/durham-earth-day

True happiness!!!!

2012-02-26T16:51:48Z

I LOVE this picture! This might just be our happiest customer ever! Aren't they all beautiful!
Thank you Kim in Chapel Hill, NC

CARY will be CRAZY for CAROLINA COOPS!!!

2012-02-04T18:18:29Z

Backyard chickens may be allowed in our neighbor town of CARY, NC!!!! WOW!!! This is great! Great for the residents, great for the kids in those communities, great for other local "green" businesses and hopefully the phone will start ringing here at Carolina Coops! We have had overwhelming interest from Cary, NC and we are sooo excited to have more coops to deliver locally!!! Cary has always had high expectations for city aesthetics, they can't go wrong with Carolina Coops! There are no coops more aesthetically pleasing, highly functional, easy to care for and healthy for chickens than CAROLINA COOPS!! Give us a call... 919.794.3989 and check out our web site @ http://carolinacoops.com/

Showcase your coop on the "Tour D' Coop"!!! in Raleigh, North Carolina

2012-02-02T18:05:20Z

The Raleigh, NC Tour D' Coop is still accepting applications for the coop tour this spring!!! I would LOVE to see more Carolina Coops in display!!!! hint... hint... ;) follow the link for more info on how to register your coop!!
http://www.tourdcoop.com/about/apply.html

deadline is Feb. 18th so... get cluckin'!

**IF YOU NEED A CAROLINA COOP BUILT BEFORE THE TOUR, CALL US TODAY!!! 919.794.3989**

Blue with ENVY...

2012-01-31T20:42:09Z

So here is the photo update to our previous post for a "Clubhouse" coop we built and painted DUKE blue for the Martin Family in Chapel Hill, NC. This is the first of it's kind and we couldn't be more proud. Collegiate coops?! I think soooo!!!! What fan doesn't want EVERYTHING with their favorite team logo or mascot on it?? Think of all the great colors and themes... UCLA, LSU, UNLV, Notre Dame, Penn State, UNC, Clemson... what about your favorite pro team? Who wouldn't love a NY Yankees chicken coop?? We cater to bean town as well, Red Sox fans! Super Bowl champion chicken coop... Giants fans... Pats fans... humm??? What do you think??? We want to hear from our fans on this idea! East coast, West Coast, North, South or mid-West... who's you favorite team?

Duke blue with envy!!!

2012-01-28T13:32:56Z

Martin family in Chapel Hill... are you ready to be envy d by all Duke fans????? Your Carolina Coop is ready and we will see you in just a few hours to unveil your custom "DUKE Clubhouse"!!!
Photos to follow... stay tuned!

Which is your favorite Carolina Coop and why?

2012-01-25T22:44:30Z

Looking to see what you guys think...

which Carolina Coop is your favorite and why?

what would you like to see from Carolina Coops?

We love to hear from everyone, we are NOTHING without our friends and customers!

Working on some marketing... what would you like to see???

2012-01-25T22:41:06Z

So I need to work on some new marketing ideas...
posters...
promos...
referral giveaways...
web site, FB, twitter and blog stuff...

any input as to what customers would like???

Our first BIG donation we can make to a local cause!!! Finally we get to give a little!!!

2012-01-24T19:22:27Z

So today we start on a BIG project for us!!! We are donation our time to build one of our "Shed" coops for the "Inter Faith Food Shuttle" of Raleigh, North Carolina!!!!! This is a great organization and I LOVE what they do and what they stand for. This is their mission statement...
"Inter-Faith Food Shuttle pioneers innovative, transformative solutions designed to end hunger in our community."

Here is their link so you can see more of what they do and offer our community!!!
http://www.foodshuttle.org/

We are very excited!!!!