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    Chicken breeders or Folks in South Africa?

    Hey Spunky! Shouldn't be a problem at all! Chickens can eat almost anything. Just check on this site for a thread regarding foods that can be toxic over time. Good luck!
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    Quail in South Africa - New here

    Hey Vincent, I don't know of anyone in your area. If you don't come right, i have. but i am in Durban.
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    Silkie breeders/owners South Africa

    What a variety! All your silkies look wonderful! I first bought a 1month old pair from an Indian fellow who stayed near me, and then later another hen at 1 week of age... only to discover that the "pair" was infact 2 hens, and the baby hen was infact a rooster. None of these are show quality...
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    Chicken breeders or Folks in South Africa?

    I would be willing to sell, but i can't deliver as things stand.
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    Calling all BYC'ers in SOUTH AFRICA :)

    Thats very exciting! I look forward to seeing pics. ESPECIALLY of the ducklings
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    Chicken breeders or Folks in South Africa?

    Hey there! I don't know anyone who has for sale at the moment. However i will be hatching ducklings in September and October if things go well. I can let you know.
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    Chicken breeders or Folks in South Africa?

    I've had success removing eggs from the floor and placing them in the nest box/area. The next day (or when she needs to lay again) she will probably lay where you want her to. Hope it helps
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    Chicken breeders or Folks in South Africa?

    I did investigation into running an incubator through loadshedding, and found the setup cost to be about R4500 Basically you will need a deep cycle car battery, an invertor, a charger, and a switch/mechanism to allow the battery to take over when the power is out. I sourced it all in Durbs...
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    Chicken breeders or Folks in South Africa?

    Just had 27 quail chicks hatch since yesterday afternoon! Such a happy chappy
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    Chicken breeders or Folks in South Africa?

    Well we had a strong week of rain three or four weeks back :) but no complaints! I know its needed!
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    Quail in South Africa - New here

    That link doesn't seem to be working Carin
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    Quail in South Africa - New here

    Hey there Heather, I breed and sell quails in the greater Durban area. If you're still looking, they're eggcelent layers
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    Chicken breeders or Folks in South Africa?

    We've had some serious rain here recently, not the best weather for chickens Thinking of getting a pair of ducks
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    Chicken breeders or Folks in South Africa?

    Mongoose havn't been a problem here for a long time. I think its the surplus of dogs keeping them from coming into town as they used to.
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    Chicken breeders or Folks in South Africa?

    It sounds very exciting!
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    Chicken breeders or Folks in South Africa?

    Where are the photos Colin??
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    Chicken breeders or Folks in South Africa?

    You most certainly can eat the eggs, and though they don't lay as often as other breeds, the eggs often have a far fuller flavour with a darker yolk
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    Chicken breeders or Folks in South Africa?

    Oh! And my mixed flock of 10 definitely has 2 roosters in there. (1 Koekoek, 1 RIR) and of the Game*Broiler crosses (the youngest), it looks like 1 is a rooster but will be sure in 2 weeks.
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    Chicken breeders or Folks in South Africa?

    A Zulu chicken is the indigenous fowl from KZN. They're hardy and well adapted to foraging.Very weather resilient. And possibly the best feature, like the Nguni cattle, they're a lucky packet every time! Any given hen and roosters could throw out white, brown, green, red,striped, splashed...
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    Chicken breeders or Folks in South Africa?

    And they're all more or less the same size...
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