Chicken Resources

Are you interested in keeping backyard chickens? Consult the helpful resources below:

Are you allowed to have chickens?

Atlanta Backyard Poultry Meetup Group (ordinances page)
The 7 False Myths About Urban Chickens (.pdf)

Events, Classes, and Meetups

• Atlanta Backyard Poultry Meetup Group: Monthly meetups across the Metro area for people with backyard flocks. "ITP" group led by Coop Tour Chair Anne-Marie Anderson, meets 2nd Saturday of every other month, 3-4:30 pm. Good online discussion boards, including chicken ordinances.

Avian Veterinarians

Nathan’s Ark Mobile Veterinarian: Dr Carol Tobias. Email: fishvetga@gmail.com. Phone; 404-218-2776. Home or office visits.
For Pet’s Sake: 3761 N Druid Hills Rd, Decatur 30033. Phone: 404-248-8977
All Creatures Animal Hospital: Dr Karolyn Akins, 2428-C Mt. Vernon Road, Dunwoody 30338. Phone: 770-393-3400
Briarcliff Animal Hospital: Dr Shannon Turner, 1850 Johnson Road, NE, Atlanta 30306. Phone: 404-885-9704
The Chicken Doctor: Phone/online. Peter Brown.

Avian Influenza

Info from UGA extension service

Websites and Facebook Groups

Atlanta Backyard Chickens: Chickens for sale/swap and other chicken news in the Metro area
Georgia Chickens: Chickens for sale/swap and other chicken news outside the Metro area
Backyard Chickens: How to raise and keep chickens healthy.

Books

• Keep Chickens! Tending Small Flocks in Cities, Suburbs, and Other Small Spaces, Barbara Kilarski (Storey, 2003)

• City Chicks, Patricia Foreman Good Earth Publications, 2010)

• Chickens in Your Backyard: A Beginner’s Guide, Gail and Rick Luttman (Rodale, 1976)

• Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens, Gail Damerow (Storey, 1995) and The Chicken Health Handbook (Storey, 1994)

• The Small Scale Poultry Flock: Harvey Ussery (Chelsea Green, 2011)

Local chick/feed sources

Intown ACE Hardware: 1404 Scott Boulevard, Decatur 30030. Phone: 404-378-6006. Feed and chick supplies
Intown ACE Hardware: 854 N. Highland Ave. N.E., Atlanta 30306. Phone: 404-874-5619. Feed and their own chicken coop!
Farmer D Organics: 2154 Briarcliff Rd. Atlanta 30329. Phone: 404-325-0128. Feed, equipment and woodenware to order. chicks in early spring.
Golden Farms: P.O. Box 94, Statham, GA 30666. Phone: 770-906-6510. Chicks & feed. Drop-offs in Atlanta
Hunter's Hatchery: Blairsville, GA 30512. Phone: 706-897-1393. Chicks & fertilized eggs
CityChick: Chicken and coop rentals, feed and supplies
Moore Farms City Chicks Program: Chicks and guaranteed rooster return program
The Stock Market: 4479 Highway 20 SE, Conyers, GA 30317. Phone: 770-483-8620. Chicks, feed, supplies, coops
Tractor Supply Company: 1565 Highway 81 E, McDonough 30252. Phone; 770-914-2500. Feed, supplies, chicks and swaps