Recent content by trevchar

Haven't been online in a while, SO good to see more new folk from SA welcome all!!

Colin we also have Potch Koekoeks and Australorps...wont say how many in case my neighbors see lol! but have to confess, OCD over both breeds :)

Popping in to say Hi to all the new folks...been so busy haven't had a chance to actually login and comment but great so see there are still others out there... We just added a flock of Australorp hens to our "menagerie" they are 14 weeks old now so we are looking forward to eggs in the spring -...

My 7 month old pullets have just stopped laying and started shedding feathers as well...it is autumn here now - typical moulting time I believe?? how long do they stay off laying??? I was just getting excited about collecting eggs for incubation and my girls stopped laying lol

I guess it is just the wake up chatter...but its loud!! right next to my bedroom window, guess they gonna get new quarters away from the house asap!!!

Just interested to hear if anyone else has hens that go crazy in the early hours of the morning making the most incredible din, nothing like their egg laying cackle, nor the alarm call just a general puck puck at the top of their voices and can go on for tens of minutes???? even the Rooster...

Watched all the videos...and more...devastated to see how the little fluffies are handled at the hatcheries :( but having said that - our mortality rate on day old chicks is less than 5% so it cant be tooooo bad for them... The comments about parents having been bred for feather sexing mentioned...

Awesome! So glad to meet other South Africans involved with chickens!!

Hey fellow South Africans just popping in to say hi and great to meet you all :)

Hi everyone We are in Morgan Bay, South Africa. We started with our chickens six months ago with 30 Potch Koekoek eggs and an incubator - we turned the eggs by hand three to four times a day and were rewarded with a hatch of 26 GORGEOUS Koekoek chicks. We have sold off the roosters and currently...