Newbie from South Africa.

[Ale_Marinheiro]

Hi all!

My hubby and I have started a small pastured chicken egg operation. Our first batch of babies have started laying eggs and our younger batch are around 6weeks old. There is an egg crisis in SA since a major outbreak of Avian Flu.

These are our Potch Koekoek chickens (7 mo):
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These are our Boschvelder and New Hampshire (though I don't think the supplier's staff selected the correct chicks because those white ones don't look like NH, but more like Leghorns). Some ducks too:
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Anyone else here from South Africa?

Hii AnneDrum what kind of grains do you use to feed your flock?

 

[Teila]

Howdy Ale_Marinheiro

AnneDrum has not posted since November last year and may not be around to answer your question.

I recommend checking out these previous discussions:
Topic of the Week - Feeding Chickens - What to feed and when?
Topic of the Week - Feeding Treats
Topic of the Week - "Off-grid" Feeding - Homemade feeds, etc.

Or starting your own thread on the Feeding and Watering Your Flock Forum:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/feeding-watering-your-flock.12/