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Whoop whoop my sympathy to you and your family with the loss of your hubby. Was off line for a while and saw it only now

There is a guy in Dundee breeding Austrolops. Beautiful show quality Austrolops

I lost one of my hens Tuesday evening. She managed to hang herself on a screw. I am still crying

Nanna there is a whatsupp group where I am sure you will be able to get a rooster. If you pm me you cel nr I will ask you to be added to the group

Macksy glad for you and your lady's egg OrangeGrove, I also breed partridge Brahmas. I am in KZN North coast. I am however in town and have to keep my chicken numbers in check. No chance on 100 chickens for me

I need another coop. I think I must hire you

@ Colin did your hatch start? I am not allowed to give my opinion about laodshedding but . How are you after your accident?

Macksy Congratulations on the addition to the family. May you enjoy hours of chicken TV

Nanna What type of netting is that and what is the cost per meter or roll? I have 21 very brave week old Brahma chicks and very hungry hawks around

This picture was taken a few years ago - they are still happy to be part of the family

Mealworms slow down in winter. Summertime they grow much faster. If you want to speed things up and you have an unoccupied incubator.....

He is a Partridge Brahma. He gave me beautiful babies and was a very good rooster. I only keep partridge Brahmas as I am in town and as I breed show chickens and do not want to keep them in enclosures all the time I rather keep to only one breed and one colour. I do not feed grit. They free...

Whoop whoop I do put the shells in the oven everytime I switch the oven off for about a week. I am doing this the last few years and never had a problem. The other thing about not wanting to give egg shells to the chickens- in nature when the chicks hatch the mother eats a lot of the shells...

Whoop whoop, do not use vermox- use the cheap generic. The vermox is one tablet- the generic is 6 tablets. I buy Deadline from our local TWK or Agriculture store. They laugh at me as I buy the smallest bottle available 500 ml and It lasts me ages. You can buy Deadline in drums of 250l. The...

When you add a new hen try and do not one at a time. The hens may gang up against the new one and some bullying might happen. It is also a good idea to let them see each other for a day or two but not be able to make physical contact. Then at dusk just before bedtime or after dark put the...

Macksy When you receive the gardener hens make sure you deworm and delice them. I use Deadline 1ml on the skin between the wings for a hen. In KZN and our weather I use Deadline every 3-4 months. DO NOT USE ON Chicks younger than 4 months!! Deworming can be done by giving the generic of Vermox...

I ask at my local Maxis/ Wimpy restaurant that they keep me the shells of their eggs from one mornings breakfasts. It lasts me a good few weeks. I usually put the shells in the oven after I switched the oven off. Crush the shells and good to go. My kids do not want to eat eggs from the shops...

Better to keep them apart for at least 2 weeks to make sure there is no nasties hiding. I follow the advice of a well known breeder and deworm and delice and de- a few other things before they go to my flock. There after you should let them see each other but no contact to make sure there is not...