I bought six eggs for my broody to hatch. Three have hatched Vendas and three are yellow-orange, which maybe either RIR or Boschvelder which is what they were all supposed to be. Time will tell I guess:)
I seem to have acquired some baby Venda chicks by mistake and now need some info on them. What are their temperaments/characters like? And egg laying, and broodiness? Unfortunately from the little I've managed to read about them they seem not to lay many eggs and be broody, exactly the opposite...
Hedz82, I also have two hens and a sweet rooster who's actually just a big feathery teddy bear! And all definitely more pets than chickens
Interesting what you say about the Grewia flavescens, I'll look into that, and there are several others you mention that grow here too. I also have a...
I'm near Hillcrest in KZN and I have big beautiful lazy Buff Orpingtons!
I've been trying to find out if indigenous garden bird attracting bushes would be safe for chickens? I'm thinking of berry producing bushes ( like Cross berry) that they could eat, and maybe some Cape Honeysuckle? Surely if...