Chloe’s Poultry

28/06/2024

We absolutely love seeing the beautiful eggs that you get !

Please feel free to send us some photos of yours

27/06/2024

Using identification leg rings on chooks is a common practice among breeders and families to keep track of individual birds within the flock and know exactly who is who.
There’s so many ways to use them!
You could choose one colour per chicken, especially if they all look similar, or you can choose one colour per breed, and even add a second ring for the year in which they hatched.

We hatch out a lot of chicks in different breeds, so we pop on the stretchy hatchling bands and have our own colour coded system for all our breeds.
As they grow, it’s easy to move them to the stretchy grower bands, which are in the same colours.

For our breeders, we choose one colour per hatch year, which we place on the right leg and a corresponding breed colour which goes on the left leg. For these, we use the spiral bands as they are much more permanent than the stretchy bands.

You can order yours here https://chloespoultry.com.au/online-shop

All orders are sent via registered post and most weekdays, if you order before 2pm, they will be sent the same day.

27/06/2024

What’s the difference between our Aussie line cream legbar and our Import line cream legbar?

Well, the basic back story on these beautiful birds is that before AVGEN imported them to Australia, there were no actual birds of this breed in the country.

Breeders had previously set out about the very long program of creating the breed themselves by crossing particular breeds of birds over many years, which has now resulted in our Aussie recreated cream legbar.

There are some very obvious differences, such as the overall colouring of the birds, with most Aussie lines, like ours being quite dark.
The import lines are much lighter and have the true cream gene and light salmon chest.

I’ve done a little bit of a pic collage with the Aussie line hen on the left and the import line hen on the right.

Both are autosexing at hatch and both lay a blue egg.

The cream legbar, in both lines is by far our most popular breed here, with hatchlings and eggs being in hot demand!
We have some very solid breeding teams of mature hens in both lines who will be working hard all season long to keep supply up of eggs and chicks.

For more pictures, and to see the other pure breeds we have, you can follow this link here https://chloespoultry.com.au/our-breeds

26/06/2024

Noticed this logo on our bags? Pro(N8)ure® IFS is added to a variety of our mixes for 1 reason.... to provided your tribe optional health and wellbeing.

Pro(N8)ure® IFS is a “in feed solution” combines three essential elements: a prebiotic, dual strain probiotic, and multi-strain enzyme. Forms a natural microflora management for improved digestion resulting in good health.

Your tribe will beam with health from the inside out with Green Valley Grains.

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25/06/2024

We often get asked about the best ways to transport chicks home, what’s the best container and how to keep them warm.

A small clean cardboard box is the best option to keep them safe and contained in on the car trip back home.

✅ new, clean wood shavings is a perfect base for the box.
✅ a small box is the way to go, similar to a shoe box size
✅ a few holes for ventilation is a good idea, but not so big that the chicks can get out or draughts can get in

What about keeping them warm?

✅ a small hot water bottle wrapped up in a little piece of clean material is helpful
✅ you could also use some little instant heat packs , like the type you get as hand pocket warmers from the chemist
✅ a clean warm wheat pack is also good but make sure it’s not scented and it’s a good idea to place a clean piece of material around it so it stays clean

Where is the best spot to place them in the car?

✅ in the foot well of a vacant seat is a good spot to place the box while you drive home.
✅ add some items next to the box so it can’t slide around or tip over
✅ keep vents on a warm setting

⚠️What about biosecurity?⚠️

We are more than happy to provide you with a cardboard box and bedding to take your chicks home in.

❌ don’t bring old, dirty or used bedding or any bedding from your current chicken pen.
❌ don’t bring old or dirty boxes or any boxes that have been near your chickens
❌ don’t bring used pet carriers of any type. These are not suitable for chicks anyway.

25/06/2024

With our first hatch just around the corner, here’s a little run down of how our season will start and progress.

Hatch day is every Tuesday.

All chicks are added to our website, in the ‘just hatched’ menu section weekly.
You can find that here
https://chloespoultry.com.au/just-hatched-1
I try to have this updated on the Monday evening so you can check if the breeds you are after are available and make time to come the next day.

Our farm shop will be open every Tuesday morning 10am to 12noon from July 16th, 2024.
Tuesdays are the best day to choose your chicks as you will have the choice of the widest variety and largest numbers.

Currently we are open by appointment and will have some chicks available next week.

If you would like to come, please send us an email or message so we can give you the address and advise you of any biosecurity requirements.

We strongly recommend a minimum of 3-5 chicks for welfare reasons.

Remember, all chicks need a heated brooder or a suitable broody hen.

We do have brooders, heat, feeders, water containers, feed and bedding available as well.

24/06/2024

Did you know that the age of the hen who laid the eggs you plan to hatch is important?

There is actually an optimal age for breeding stock to be, which is between about 2 and 5 years of age. This contributes greatly to viable eggs, good hatch results and strong, healthy thriving chicks.

All of our breeding teams consist of hens that we carefully select to tick all the boxes in providing the best eggs for the best chicks.

📷 pure breed double lace barnevelder hen 📷

24/06/2024

Do you need to have your eggs posted?

We post Australia wide and here’s how we do it https://chloespoultry.com.au/postage

Our first orders for this season are booked to be sent from early July.

23/06/2024

We have had a super busy week behind the scenes here and a lovely little mini break from being online.
We will be getting back to all your emails and messages over the next few days as well as providing lots of updates and information all about our upcoming season so stay tuned!!

📷wheaten marans egg & standard rainbow range olive egg📷

14/06/2024

We are taking this weekend and upcoming week off so if you message or email, please expect a reply the following week at some stage.

Remember, there’s lots of info on our website which will help answer most questions in the mean time.

https://chloespoultry.com.au/

Thank you 🤩 Amanda

14/06/2024

Thank you to Green Valley Grains for making the best feed and keeping our teams in tip top shape

A fine example of a stunning lady who is nourished on our Premium Layer Mix. Glowing with health from foot to comb.

📸 Team GVG Chloe’s Poultry

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13/06/2024

This is such good information that I just had to share - it’s a question that we get asked all the time too and this explanation is fantastic!

12/06/2024

We have now closed fertile hatching egg orders for our Wheaten Marans breeding team due to orders reaching capacity for this season.

We still have the allocations for eggs from them in our standard pure breed mixed dozens and we will have some day old chicks available soon. (No pre-orders on chicks)

All of our other breeding teams eggs are still available for order. Supply dates will vary depending on the current orders and booking we have for each individual team and the amount we allocate out each collection window.

For more info, please pop over to our website https://chloespoultry.com.au/

12/06/2024

We have these plastic laying boxes in our farm shop and they have so many benefits in the pens.

🪶 easy to remove and clean
🪶 mice can’t nest under them
🪶 great for mite prevention
🪶 nesting materials stay clean
🪶 eggs stay clean
🪶 reduces egg breakages with a slight backward slope
🪶 hang at any height you choose
🪶 less bending over when collecting eggs
🪶 angled top prevents birds roosting on top
🪶 easy to install with just a few screws
🪶 screw to any surface you choose
🪶 removable front step

🥰As you can see, our birds love them🥰

Our farm shop is currently open by appointment so feel free to send us a message to arrange a time to pop in.

From next school term, we will be open every Tuesday and Saturday 10am to 12noon, with other times/days by appointment.

11/06/2024

That little bit of Winter sunshine between rain, wind and thunderstorms today….

📷 eggs from our wheaten marans, import line cream legbar, andalusian & just for fun mini rainbow teams📷

10/06/2024

We installed our automatic feeders up on the walls today in our breeder pens.
They have been on the floor, but had been problematic, even with some modifications.
All of our birds are used to this design so mounting them up on the walls went very well in terms of the birds using the feeders straight away.
Having them up will stop any feeders tipping over, reduce feed waste and having the feeders level ensures the lids go back down every time.
Of course they are filled with premium Green Valley Grains feeds too!

📷Aussie line cream legbar hens📷

07/06/2024

🥰It’s an ‘eggs in baskets’ kind of happy Friday🥰

07/06/2024

Raised ethically with extremely high levels of care at our Narre Warren North farm.

Follow this link to secure yours 👉 https://chloespoultry.com.au/ as numbers are limited.

Point of lay, 8 week old and 10 week old pullets currently available in black, brown and white.

06/06/2024

We’re collecting eggs this week for our first test hatch of the season!

📷standard rainbow range📷

04/06/2024

Our online shop is updated and these pretty pullets are ready to join your family .

Simply follow this link to secure yours👇

https://chloespoultry.com.au/ then choose the online shop in the menu

Collection is from our Narre Warren North farm shop

01/06/2024

A handful of my favourite eggs for the first day of Winter.

📷Andalusian, Wheaten Marans, Standard Rainbow Range coloured eggs and Standard Rainbow Range Olive📷

01/06/2024

Thank you to everyone who’s emailed us with orders today so far!

Please remember to let us know if you need them posted (and advise of your address) or you can collect them so we can book you in straight away.

https://chloespoultry.com.au/place-an-order

31/05/2024

Fertile hatching egg orders are now open via email

[email protected]

Or just follow this link 👉 https://chloespoultry.com.au/place-an-order

Our breeds 👉 https://chloespoultry.com.au/our-breeds

Pricing 👉 https://chloespoultry.com.au/just-laid

Postage 👉 https://chloespoultry.com.au/postage

Supply will be from mid July so the sooner you order, the sooner you get your eggs!!

31/05/2024

Did you know that we also cater for large orders and reoccurring scheduled orders throughout our breeding season?

Email us to find out more [email protected]

30/05/2024

Have you met our breeding teams? You can right here
Our breeds 👉 https://chloespoultry.com.au/our-breeds

Fertile hatching egg orders open TOMORROW on June 1st at 9am

Ordering information 👉 https://chloespoultry.com.au/place-an-order

📷 Just for fun Standard rainbow range OLIVE laying hen 📷

30/05/2024

Fertile hatching egg orders open on June 1st at 9am

That’s TOMORROW!

Our breeds 👉 https://chloespoultry.com.au/our-breeds

Ordering information 👉 https://chloespoultry.com.au/place-an-order

Pricing 👉 https://chloespoultry.com.au/just-laid

Postage 👉 https://chloespoultry.com.au/postage

📷 Just for fun Standard rainbow range hen 📷

30/05/2024

Fertile hatching egg orders open this Saturday on June 1st at 9am

FAQ of the day - what is the difference between fertility and viability?

Answer - When hatching eggs, fertility and viability are two important but very different factors

Fertility refers to whether an egg has been fertilised - meaning it has the potential to develop into an embryo.

Fertile eggs will typically show signs of embryonic development, such as the presence of a germinal disc or blastoderm. This can be seen through methods like candling after the incubation process had been started. (shining a bright light through the egg)
High fertility rates are crucial for successful hatching, as infertile eggs will not develop into chicks.
When an egg ceases developing at any stage during incubation, it is still classed as a fertile egg, because it did begin to develop in the first place.

Viability refers to the ability of a fertilised egg to continue developing normally and ultimately hatch into a healthy chick.
Viable eggs will show continuous development when candled, with observable growth and movement of the embryo.
Non-viable eggs may stop developing at any stage due to a huge number of factors, which could include things such as improper incubation conditions, rough handling (postage) or being stored too long prior to being incubated.
High viability rates are important for maximising the number of healthy chicks hatched.

Even if an egg is fertile, it might not be viable and may not begin to develop in the first place or it may not continue to develop if it cannot sustain development to hatching. Sometimes there’s actually no way of you knowing for sure, due to factors like damage to an egg, air cell rupture or internal scrambling. This is often a very confusing concept for people who are hatching out eggs, and eggs are often thought of as being infertile, when in fact they were fertile, but unviable.

So, while fertility is about the potential to develop (being fertilised), viability is about the ability to sustain development and hatch successfully.

Ordering information 👉 https://chloespoultry.com.au/place-an-order

📷 double lace barnevelder egg 📷

30/05/2024

Our website has just been updated if you are wanting to add some pullets to your pen!

To secure yours , just follow this link directly to our website and then pop over to our online shop

https://chloespoultry.com.au/

📷 prime producer white pullets📷

29/05/2024

We are offering a special deal for the month of May and you don’t want to miss this one as there’s only a few days left !

These pullets are perfect to top up your layers as they are ready to join your existing flock or to start a new flock of their own.

Order directly via our online shop, and you still get to choose your favourite ones when you are here!!

Here’s the direct link 👉 https://chloespoultry.com.au/online-shop/ols/products/prime-producer-pullet-range

There’s an option in the drop down box for this deal but there’s also options to choose less, or other ages of pullets too.

Collection is from our Narre Warren North farm shop by appointment at a convenient time/day.

If you don’t want to purchase online, just send us a message to arrange a time/day to come to our farm shop.

*this offer is for May 2024 only or until sold out*

*NB - due to animal welfare, we don’t sell single hens, so it’s a minimum of 2, with at least 3 strongly recommended*

29/05/2024

Fertile hatching egg orders open this Saturday on June 1st at 9am

FAQ of the day - How do you test fertility?

Answer - we hatch weekly from all of our pens throughout the entire season.
This ensures we are able to accurately track fertility as well as being able to hatch out a decent number and variety of chicks for you to choose from every week.
You may notice we put a maximum weekly allocation per breeding team on eggs that are available to be purchased, and this allocation allows for enough eggs to go into our incubators at home.

Our breeds 👉 https://chloespoultry.com.au/our-breeds

Ordering information 👉 https://chloespoultry.com.au/place-an-order

Pricing 👉 https://chloespoultry.com.au/just-laid

Postage 👉 https://chloespoultry.com.au/postage

📷 Just for fun mini rainbow range hen, posing for this photo with some assorted eggs 📷