• Bridles & Halters
• Saddles pre-loved
• Harness Pre-loved
• Accessories Pre-loved
• Clothing Pre-loved

• Poultry Care
• Layers Cross Bred
• Poultry Facs
• Eggs

Housing Requirements  

•  Draught free Winter accommodation, cool and shady in Summer and dry in wet weather – large dog kennels, old cubby houses, aviaries or custom made housing all of which should have a perch to roost on. This can be a tree branch of approx size equal to a thick rake handle and approx 1 metre off the ground for a large breed of bird. Bantams should be a little lower if the bantam can not reach this height.

 

•  Nest boxes - can be old drawers from cupboards, old lawn mower catchers, up off the ground is best, with bedding (eg: dry grass, sawdust, straw) in a dark corner, but close to where you can reach the eggs easily.

•  Yard to scratch and forage in the daytime. Sun in winter and shade from the summer heat.

• Predator proof fence up to 2 metres high, roof over yard if necessary.

• Water dish that cannot be tipped over in hot weather.

• Suitable container for chicken feed that will keep the mice and rats out.

 

Chicken Housing

• Needs a door so it can be closed up securely at night, to be keep out foxes, dogs or, cats.

• Mobile pens are suitable for smaller backyards or rented properties.

• Chickens are more than happy to be exploring outdoors during the day and will return to the hen house each night (after they know where to go) where they will feel safe.

 

 Feeding

• Comercial Chicken/poultry mix

• Kitchen scraps including vegetable and meat for protein and good egg production

•  Shell grit and/or egg shell – crushed

• Fresh water

•  Outside access to scratch around the garden to pick on fresh grass, find spiders and sometimes chase a mouse

Health

• Worming is necessary – check all brands for witholding periods if any (your new poultry friends are used to Piperzine).

• Watch for lice in hot, humid weather. Your poultry friends are used to Pestene as well as other products to prevent lice immunity to the one product.

• Soft egg shells can be due to lack of calcium if this is a repeated problem.

• All chooks moult late Autumn and look awful until they regrow feathers and recuperate from a busy year of laying.

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