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  1. Michelle82

    Chicken breeders or Folks in South Africa?

    Hello folks. I am looking for Coronation Colombian Sussex Chickens. If anyone knows a good breeder in South Africa, please provide me with his/her details.
  2. Michelle82

    Chicken breeders or Folks in South Africa?

    Hello Yes this is a good way to tip your toes into the business. If this is a egg-lying F1 hybrid you should get good results. Do your research on the breed. Remember it's winter now so production without lighting will be terrible. Good lighting within the nesting area is needed and since its...
  3. Michelle82

    Chicken breeders or Folks in South Africa?

    HAhahahahaha OCD.... Me too. Loads of Pekins 100 or so. 50 Buff Orpingtons and 50 or so Potch Koekoeks...
  4. Michelle82

    Chicken breeders or Folks in South Africa?

    Quote: You should read the fermented feed thread in the meat bird section. It could solve your problem
  5. Michelle82

    Chicken breeders or Folks in South Africa?

    Quote: I sell the eggs. Phoenix, Buff Orpington and Potch koekoek. You can go to my Facebook Page -> Redcliff Parrots and Poultry, I'm not allowed to talk business on this thread all that is suppose to be done on the buy sell trade thread, but that stuff is all abroad. If you go to the...
  6. Michelle82

    Chicken breeders or Folks in South Africa?

    I have 8 phoenix chicks, 5 lav pekin chicks lot of black pekin chicks, 40 potch koekoek chicks, 3 blue Orpington chicks and about 40 mix breed layer chicks.... Lots and lots of chickens.
  7. Michelle82

    Chicken breeders or Folks in South Africa?

    Surehatch sells them. They have a website, just make sure you're on the South African website.
  8. Michelle82

    Chicken breeders or Folks in South Africa?

    Quote: The sweat drops is a sure sign of too high humidity. Humidity is all about exposed surface area of the water and air flow. I would suggest you use something half the size for water. Quote: As far as I know most Silkies are bantams, so too large eggs should not be a problem, but...
  9. Michelle82

    Chicken breeders or Folks in South Africa?

    Quote: That actually sounds good. I have several polystyrene incubators that is very much the same design. I use plastic egg shelves that can hold 30 eggs, like a egg tray at the supermarket just plastic, then I only turn the whole tray with all the eggs in it twice a day. This...
  10. Michelle82

    Chicken breeders or Folks in South Africa?

    Quote: Why are they dying in the machine ? Is the temp at 37 degrees Celsius? Is the humidity no higher than 50% Are you turning by hand ? Twice a day at the same time? You're making sure the incubator does not experience any vibrations, this can kill eggs. The most...
  11. Michelle82

    Chicken breeders or Folks in South Africa?

    Quote: Well, we will find out soon. I didn't know that you'reNOT suppose to put smooth feathers to frizzle, and I have several chicks, so we will see. I read on another thread that if you breed a Pekin rooster that has two stains of frizzle to smooth feathered hens that all the chicks will be...
  12. Michelle82

    Chicken breeders or Folks in South Africa?

    Thanks for the help Pekin Question What happens if you give a frizzle Rooster frizzle hens ?
  13. Michelle82

    Chicken breeders or Folks in South Africa?

    I have a PEKIN BANTAM questions 1.)If you have a Frizzel Pekin Rooster and you give him normal feather hens what do you get? 2.)If you have a Lavender Pekin Rooster and you give him white pekin hens what do you get? Also does anyone have blue mottled pekins? I have only the one hen...
  14. Michelle82

    Chicken breeders or Folks in South Africa?

    Yes, I live in South Africa. Breeding Pekins ( White, Black, Blue, Chocolate and Frizzle) and Orpingtons (Blue and Buff)
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