There is a close correlation between egg size and chick hatching weight. Small chicks hatch from small eggs while large chicks hatch from large eggs. We only use A-Grade Eggs weighing 48g to 55g. This ensures a chick weight of 40g to 45g per chick on Day One.
All of our birds has been vaccinated against New Castle (NC) & Infectious Bronchitis (IB).
Ross 308 Broiler
Ross 308 is a breed of broiler chicken known for its fast growth and high meat yield. Day old broiler chicks refer to newly hatched chicks of this breed. Farming Ross 308 broiler chickens is profitable as there is a high demand for chicken meat, and the breed's characteristics make it ideal to raise for commercial purposes.
Features
- High survival rate
- Rapid Growth
- High muscle mass
- Excellent feed conversion
- The possibility of early slaughter (5 Weeks)
Boschvelder Chickens
The Boschvelder is a no-fuss chicken breed that was formed by carefully crossing 3 indigenous chicken breeds, the Venda, the Matabele and the Ovambo. Special care was taken to ensure that the best traits and characteristics from each of these individual breeds are found in the Boschvelder.
Hardiness and production traits are the key features. To date many millions of Boschveld chickens can be found in approximately 20 countries throughout the African continent - a testimony to their adaptability and survivability.
The Boschvelder is a dual purpose chicken (meat and eggs), and is most suited to free range or subsistence farming (village chicken) applications.
Egg production starts at between 18 and 20 weeks, and hens lay about 240 eggs per year, with a laying lifespan of about 3 years.
Depending on nutrition levels, roosters are ready for slaughter as early as 12 weeks, and should weigh about 1.6kg. At 20 weeks roosters should weigh 2.6kg. Hens will weigh about 1.5 kg at 12 weeks, and 1.7 kg at 20 weeks. The meat has an excellent flavor.
Features
- Temperament: Good forager, defends itself well.
-Purpose: Meat and Eggs.
- Starts laying at 5-6 months, with a laying lifetime of 3 years
-Eggs Productivity: 240 eggs Per year
-Body Size: Large
-Climate: Most Climates, can tolerate extreme heat and cold
-Size of Eggs: Medium, increases in size as the birds get older
-Color of eggs: Mixed
