Getting AMERICAN birds to South Africa?

[Cracked SA]

Hey all! This is my first post here, and it's to ask advice from anyone with any experience in exporting from the USA?

I live in Durban, South Africa... and there are very limited options with regard to the chickens bred or available here.

I keep Rhode Islands and Lhomans, but I am looking to get some colorful layers and roosters. Namley: Marans for chocolate brown eggs, and Ameraucana for blue eggs.

Blue and green egga are relatively unheard of in SA, and it would be excellent to be the first to get then in. As for the chocolate brown, that's just personal excitement

I would appreciate it if anyone has experience or is willing and able to help, could let me know.

 

[Michael OShay]

Welcome to BYC! Glad you decided to join our flock. I can't personally answer your question, but I would post this on our Buy, Sell, and Trade section at https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/67/buy-sell-trade (I'm uncertain, but I think it requires 20 BYC posts on your part before you can post on that section). But likely someone there can help you with this. Please feel free to ask any other questions you may have. We are here to help in any way we can. Good luck in getting your chickens.

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

You might want to stop by this thread on South Africa and chat with your chicken neighbors. Maybe someone there knows something...https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/595787/chicken-breeders-or-folks-in-south-africa

Good luck and I hope you can find what you are looking for!

 

[drumstick diva]

Do you think anyone in a country closer to you may have them? In any case it would be a long shipping trip - chicks wouldn't survive.

And even eggs sent from one end of USA to another frequently don't survive or the eggs end up with dead chicks in them or none.

Very expensive project. Are there any hatcheries near you - the quality usually isn't very good but, they seem to ship everywhere.

Black Australorps produce brown eggs but not the chocolate ones.

 

[Cracked SA]

No1 in a closer country has them. They are only available in the UK and the USA.

There are hatcheries near me. They deal with hyline chickens like the Amberlinks, Lohmans and other high egg producing chickens.

Chickens like Rhode Islands, New Hampshires, Australops, Cornish, and native fowl are plentiful and downright boring.

I can't get the birds I want unless I can make a contact with someone in the states who could courier them to me.

Thanks for your suggestions though

 

[ParkOrp]

Hi Cracked SA, I’m in Joburg. I’ve also been trying to get and find the chickens you’re looking for. I’ve found someone in Pietermaritzburg who sells Ameraucana’s and Keeps Black Copper Marans! I don’t have their contact number but they do have an ad up on Gumtree. As well as there is a person selling Ameraucanas labelled as Auracanas on Gumtree. Hope this can help!

 

[DobieLover]

Hi Cracked SA, I’m in Joburg. I’ve also been trying to get and find the chickens you’re looking for. I’ve found someone in Pietermaritzburg who sells Ameraucana’s and Keeps Black Copper Marans! I don’t have their contact number but they do have an ad up on Gumtree. As well as there is a person selling Ameraucanas labelled as Auracanas on Gumtree. Hope this can help!

Unfortunately, the OP has not been on the site for over 2 1/2 years so they are unlikely to get your useful information.

 

[007Sean]

Howdy and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[Melky]

Welcome to BYC!​

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUNomenal community! Best wishes and have lots of fun!