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Chooks, The Edible Garden

Growing Great Gourmet Greens for your Girls

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Chickens, just like any other animals need a balanced diet, a mixture of protein, carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins. Why are greens so important? You may ask. It makes the yolks more yellow, delivers vital vitamins such as vitamin A to your birds, as well as calcium, phosphorus and protein, just to name a few. Continue reading Growing Great Gourmet Greens for your Girls →

Chooks, Galleries

Our Flock… Breed Gallery

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Belgians are a great bantam breed for the smaller backyard.
Bottoms up at the water bucket!
This is Flash our Araucana rooster cross having fun picking the last of the kale.
This is the late Araucana rooster Caspian, he was one of the most wonderful natured roosters I have ever had the pleasure of owning.
Our Buff Sussex hen Bea. I love all the Sussex, they come in a variety of colours and have wonderful personalities and are reasonable layers too.
This is Betty’s sister Tiger, another Araucana cross.
Saffron our Speckled Sussex is one the most spectacular plumage wise in the group.
Dot and myself having a cuddle. She is the most passive and friendly chook we have at the ripe old age of nearly 10.
White Silkie hen ‘Princess’ is one of the most loved by all children who meet her.
Blue/Araucana, Khaki/Araucana X, Cream/Sussex
The team out in the garden. I find they do a lot less damage compared with other breeds due to the smaller size, five toes and feathered feet.
This is Dot our oldest chook in the flock at the ripe old age of nearly 9-10 yrs.
Snowball our Coronation Sussex cruising the backyard with fellow Sussex Saffron.
Silver laced Wyandotte are a real show stopper in the backyard with their stunning plumage.
One of our lavender coloured Araucana hens clearing the vegetable garden of the season past it edible crops.
Flash our Araucana cross rooster – close up
Bea free ranging.
This is Betty a white Araucana hen cross, she lays the most beautiful olive green eggs.
Rusty the Buff Silkie Rooster
Our lavender Araucana hen Stella is favourite of mine to take out for chook keeping workshops and talks.