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September 23, 2019 | Latest News | No Comments
Rod found one of our Australorp Roosters in an undesirable sleeping spot tonight. Rod relocated him into the inside of the pen next to his ladies.
August 28, 2019 | Caring for Chickens, Latest News | No Comments
We are now carrying a range of treadle feeders to help you combat rodents accessing your chicken food. These metal treadle feeders come in 3 sizes – 5kg, 10kg & 20kg and start at $80.
Your chickens will need a week or so of training to use the feeders but then these feeder will reduce the number of rodents using your chicken pen as a snack bar.
Assembled for your convenience. Contact us to purchase.
March 19, 2019 | Latest News | No Comments
We have some stock of Barred Plymouth Rock Pullets now available. 20 plus weeks old and lovely ladies. We have a limited number for sale for $60 each.
March 1, 2019 | Latest News | No Comments
December 29, 2018 | Latest News | No Comments
A customer came yesterday with a most innovative way to transport her light sussex home….a laundry basket. Easy to clean, good ventilation and lots of room to stretch your neck.
June 22, 2018 | Latest News | No Comments
Isa Browns or Hyline Browns are an incredibly popular chicken choice and that is mainly because they are the producers of the big brown eggs that your buy in the supermarket . We think thay have a place in a backyard flock as they should give you eggs year round while your pure breeds are molting of going broody.
We have been able to purchase some POL genuine Hyline Browns who are vaccinated and have a full beak. You cannot breed an Isa Brown or Hyline Brown – it is a highly protected secret what crosses of birds are used to create them. These ladies will lay close to an egg a day for approximately 2 or 3 years. They need to eat high protein feed to achieve that, at least 16 percent.
If you purchase a pure breed chicken, she will give you less eggs per year, but more eggs in total over her lifespan and live longer.
ISA Brown’s or Hyline Browns are cheaper birds to purchase but they may have a significantly reduced life expectancy compared to a healthy pure breed chicken – this may be because of the high egg production bred into these chickens.
Give us a call 0407 659 927 if you would like to purchase a few of these pullets.
May 27, 2018 | Caring for Chickens, Latest News | No Comments
The night before you want to worm your chickens, you need to take away all of their water sources about an hour before sunset so the next morning they wake up thirsty.
The following morning you mix the 2.5g of levamisole into 4 L water. You then need to give this to your chickens to drink as their only water for the next 6 hours. This is more than enough for 20 chickens. After 6 hours or after they have consumed all of the mixture, you then need to clean out the water container and give them fresh water. They do not need to consumer all of the mixture.
We do not recommend worming on a day where the temperature is excessive or raining.
The great thing about Levamisole is that it has no egg withholding period and is made for poultry. If you use other products check to see if they are approved for chickens or if there is an egg withholding period for the product.
Please contact us if you would like to order some levamisole concentrate: evanschickens@gmail.com
April 3, 2018 | Latest News | No Comments
We have just received our new chicken leg bands – BLING!
An easy way for you to tell your flock apart. We have them for handsome roosters and hens. Best for adult birds as they young are still growing.
We have many styles and colours available. $1 per leg band and charm.
If you would like them mailed to you then postage is $2 for up to 6 leg bands = $8 for 6
August 31, 2017 | Caring for Chickens, Latest News | No Comments
Trust me, the hens can share. You don’t need a box for each chicken. And even if you did, you would find that they would probably all use the same box anyway, We find that one nesting box for every six hens works great. These Australorps are proving that in a single nesting box you can fit three hens at once!
August 15, 2017 | Caring for Chickens, Latest News | No Comments
We are all stocked and ready to go for spring. Let us know if you would like to come by for supplies. We accept cash, credit card or EFT. Remember to dust and worm your chickens once a quarter to keep them in prime condition. Contact us for our latest price list.
August 10, 2017 | Latest News | No Comments
Hi Joanne, just wanted to share this little video with you. They chase the ball better than my golden retrievers, haha.[break]
Just to show that you can train a chicken to chase a ball!
July 2, 2017 | Latest News | No Comments
