Adelaide Chicken Sitting Service

03/12/2024

Almost every week I receive a call about rehoming roosters. Please go to my blog for tips.

24/10/2024

Too many eggs?
You can keep them for 1-2 years in a lime pickling solution that is called Water-Glassing. Keep stored in a cool, dark room. Use a spoon that has holes in it to take them out, rinse off and they are perfect for all your cooking needs (EXCEPT for hard-boiling).

24/10/2024

Top 10 reasons your chickens might not be laying

17/10/2024

Mites in the coop and on your hens.
I can help you to learn how to do it yourself. Check out my blog on my website for treating chickens and coops with a mite infestation. You MUST contact your vet to organise Ivermectin to protect the chickens. This is not optional if you want to get on top of the problem.

I no longer offer coop spraying as one of my services due to health issues, I'm sorry. I do not know of anyone else you can book to do it for you, so I am here to equip you with all you need to know to DIY.

Adelaide Chicken Sitting Blog

08/09/2024

SERVING the Adelaide SOUTHERN suburbs.
My roam zone is a little more restricted these days as I work full time as a professional gardener. Yes, I do garden consultations for including chickens, with design in mind. If you would like advice or design recommendations, please contact me. I can advise on toxicity of plants and planting options.

08/09/2024

Chickens are available at Sandersons Fodder Store right now in Coromandel Valley. BE QUICK. Bring a box/cage.

On your marks….EGGS set……GO!!!

17-week old Hyline’s available. $30 each.

28/08/2024

28/08/2024

If you know of anyone giving out my contact details to rehome or rescue chickens/roosters, please tell them to stop. Someone is under the false impression of what a chicken pet sitter and poultry educator does. I have no idea who this is, so I have to start somewhere to get the message out.

I have contacted numerous RSPCA offices and City Council Offices. All claiming they didn't do it even though the callers say otherwise. It still keeps happening, so someone is still misunderstanding what I do.

16/08/2024

An excellent sized coop that YOU can stand up in to access all areas. Never go small. A great coop design also has windows that can be opened/closed for difference seasons. Remember, with an enclosed run you do not need to shut the door.

The Coops and Cages Double Storey Coop is Made out of high-quality fir wood combined with durable mesh to ensure your chooks safety.

27/07/2024

Poultry sale coming up at Stathalbyn on Sunday 11 August 2024. Bring a cage or box.

15/07/2024

Donate your egg cartons at Sandersons Fodder Store at Coromandel Valley.

We are in need of egg cartons! 🥚 Our supply is running low and now that our chooks are slowly starting to lay again, we would greatly appreciate any donations of clean egg cartons so we can supply you with all the goods (or googs! 😆)
Feel free to drop them into us Mon-Fri 8.30-5 or Sun 11-3. Cheers!!

15/07/2024

CONSULTATION VISITS are available for issues that are unique to your poultry keeping situation. A chance to get all your poultry questions answered. $80 for the 1st hr, $40 for every half hour thereafter.

WING CLIPPING sessions are only that. Further advice will attract a Consultation Fee.

02/07/2024

WHERE TO BUY CHICKENS FOR THE FIRST TIME. Its one of the Top 10 questions I get asked.

1. Start with ISA Browns (sometimes called Hi-Lines) or White/Black Leghorns - these are called HYBRIDS. They are friendly and very egg productive all year round. They teach you how to own chickens. When you are confident, then move onto another breed.
2. Go to fodder stores that are dotted throughout the suburbs and towns. They usually stock the hybrid chickens. Go with a large box or cage.
3. You must have a coop already in your yard BEFORE you bring home chickens. This also includes drinkers, feeders, shellgrit and chicken feed. Choose pellets or crumble, NOT a seed mix as they are just a treat feed.
4. Keep the new hens locked in their enclosure for the first 2 weeks so that they learn where their food, water and roosting areas are located. After 2 weeks, let them out to roam. They will naturally return to their coop when they are ready.
5. Make sure they roost at night - NOT sitting in the nesting boxes. Block off the nesting boxes with a large ball or ice cream containers.

THESE ARE JUST THE BASICS. Follow me for more tips - check out my blog page on my website for more.

02/07/2024

I am booked out for all of July (and the early part of August). PLEASE book as early as you can for July, December and January dates.

20/06/2024

WINTER SOLISTICE is this Friday - 21 June 2024. Shortest day of the year.
This means our chickens will soon begin to lay more as extra hours of sunlight stimulate them to lay. Expect egg laying to increase significantly by September.

15/06/2024

Fully booked out for July school holidays

15/06/2024

"CHICKENS ARE IN" at Gilbertson's Fodder Store
Be quick Limited stock
Sorry no holds
PLEASE BRING A BOX OR CAGE

09/06/2024

Please do not believe everything you hear about the Bird Flu. Bird to human transmission is highly questionable. The Mexican man who the WHO told us died from complications of the Bird Flu did not die from the Bird Flu. Completely fabricated.

And the WHO has just been called out on it.

Mexican Health Secretary Jorge Alcocer has refuted claims made by the World Health Organization (WHO) regarding the cause of death of a 59-year-old man in Mexico.