Chickens

I hope everyone is having a pleasant and safe December. We’ve been busy visiting family, collecting new plants and of course working in the garden. I’ve managed to squeeze in…

We’ve had a good week weather-wise. Pleasant days of cool mornings, hot around midday and the typical Highveld afternoon thunderstorms. The Vaal dam is still desperately under capacity and our…

Today’s post is all about tips, hacks & by laws for raising chickens and ducks. The post goes together with this fun infographic from Custommade.com comparing the pros and cons…

If you’ve considered raising your very own poultry at home, you’ve most likely only considered chickens. However ducks are an interesting option to consider, depending on your space and what…

Are you thinking of raising chickens in your suburban garden? Be sure to check out this post with 5 reasons to consider doing just that, as well as the relevant…

For this morning’s breakfast I sent hubby out to collect eggs from the four Brahma chickens. I joined him outside when it seemed to be taking a while. I also…

I made this very quick and easy quiche as a brunch dish over the long weekend. I used 3 fresh eggs from our backyard chickens of course, and all the…

We’ve been getting about 5 or 6 eggs a week from our chickens. Only two of the four are old enough to be laying and I had assumed that both…

Oh what an afternoon!  One of our Brahma chickens laid their first egg today. I heard a lot of clucking and a commotion outside. I thought of the worst…maybe the…