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AnneDrum
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Welcome to BYC I'm from S.A. originally, been living in Ireland since 2015. Your thread title caught my eye, so I thought I'd pop in and say hi.
I had some Boschvelders too and a nearby farmer friend of mine had a huge flock of them. They come in all sorts of colour patterns and varieties and they are lovely birds. As for the whites ones… Well, there was that time I bought Rhode Island Reds from a "breeder" and got a 100 mutt chicks As long as they are healthy and lay alright…
What is this about the AI scare/outbreak? I remember the one in the Western Cape (where I lived). That was devastating!
Thanks for popping in! Ah Ireland is beautiful! I hope you are all safe and sound after hurricane Ophelia.
Ah sorry about the mutt chicks. I asked the breeder and he said they are Rhode Island White chickens - his employee must have given me the wrong chicks. Apparently they are great layers, so yes, healthy and they will lay just great.
Yes, quite a bad one. Huge culling in the Western Cape (farmers are devastated and a massive egg shortage has been predicted), and it has been reported in Mpumalanga and the border of Gauteng. When was the outbreak you're talking about?
I'm a bit worried since we have mysteriously lost 3 of our ducks over the last few weeks.