The New Zealand Thread

[Jen-the-Hen]

Awww! I would like more I did have 6 but 2 have sadly passed away in the last year
I would love to have a couple from baby’s but have never seen any that I can buy younger than 8 weeks old.

Best plan is to buy "viable eggs" and either find someone with room in their incubator, or pop them under a broody hen...once hatched and dry, they need a warmer plate to snuggle under until fully feathered (out of baby-fluff) I had mine at 3 days old and they were a joy to watch growing and changing!

 

[Taranakian]

Seems this thread is largely dead, but figured I might as well hop on anyways.

We're out the back of Stratford in the beautiful Taranaki hill country and have a mix of 20 Orpingtons (blue, black, and splash) in the incubator right now. Currently no chooks of our own, but that's clearly going to change rapidly.

Anyone here harvest their chooks for the freezer? We're trying to figure out which strategy makes the most sense in our climate (harvest once a week, once a month, twice a year, once a year, other...), and thus how many birds we should have on hand at any given time and I'd appreciate some feedback from people who understand our climate/weather patterns.

 

[peastix]

Hi Peastix
How many chooks do you have? I'm in Napier with three Silver Laced Wyandotte girls.

Just saw this.Sorry for late reply! I have 6 .Various breeds.Just started laying again after winter.yay.

 

[peastix]

Seems this thread is largely dead, but figured I might as well hop on anyways.

We're out the back of Stratford in the beautiful Taranaki hill country and have a mix of 20 Orpingtons (blue, black, and splash) in the incubator right now. Currently no chooks of our own, but that's clearly going to change rapidly.

Anyone here harvest their chooks for the freezer? We're trying to figure out which strategy makes the most sense in our climate (harvest once a week, once a month, twice a year, once a year, other...), and thus how many birds we should have on hand at any given time and I'd appreciate some feedback from people who understand our climate/weather patterns.

Welcome went to NPGHS [boarding] in 60's.long time ago LOL !! Love orpies.

 

[talkinboutchickens]

Hi, I'm from the USA, but I've always wanted to go to your country as I love the wildlife. (I'm a big nature documentary person.) Also one of my favorite YouTubers is from New Zealand, her channel is called Chickens in my garden