Adelaide Chicken Sitting Service

21/06/2025

Its the Winter Solstice, but that doesn't mean that our hens are suddenly going to start laying again. They should start around about the last week of August. On average, from my chickens and all of my clients' chickens, that is the most commonest restart week. Hybrids are another story, entirely.

14/06/2025

Another take.

The chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein needed to form it's egg-shells is only produced by chickens.

This protein, called ovocleidin-17 (OC-17), is essential for the rapid development of the shell and is found exclusively in the chicken o***y.

While eggs predate chickens, the specific formation of chicken eggs, with their unique shells, requires the presence of OC-17, which is only produced by hens.

06/06/2025

One of the most common conditions to affect your chickens will be diarrhoea.

Here are some tips on how to help prevent diarrhoea in your flock.

If you have any concerns about the droppings your chicken is producing contact your local chicken friendly vet for advice. A list of chicken friendly vets can be found here >>> https://www.chickenvet.co.uk/find-a-vet

02/06/2025

Grab a new chicken coop before the financial year ends. Remember you also need a quarantine coop for sick, injured or introducing new chickens to the flock. ESSENTIAL.

We are having our first End Of Financial Year Sale! 🎊 15% off on all products starts today!

Sale ends June 15th, 2025. 🛒 Make sure to enter our code at checkout!

https://www.somerzby.com.au/

29/05/2025

Have you recently bought chicks or pullets (young but not laying yet)? Make sure that you give treats very very sparingly. Their chick/pullet crumble should be their main stay of their diet. Give only a tablespoon of canned corn, baby spinach or sprouted grains as treats.
NO fruit, bread or corn cobs.

29/05/2025

Do you know what Cyanosis is?

Cyanosis refers to a dark bluish or purplish coloration of the chicken's appendages (comb, wattles) and face. It occurs when there are low levels of oxygen in the blood. It can be caused by poor circulation, throat obstructions, abdominal distention (resulting from compression of the air sacs), heart disease, liver disease and respiratory/breathing issues.
Additional reasons associated with abdominal distention include space-occupying masses, egg related issues (egg yolk peritonitis, impacted oviduct, internal laying, salpingitis, cysts, egg binding), hernia, ovarian cancer, amyloidosis and atherosclerosis.
Cyanosis can occur intermittently or remain steady depending on the cause. Chickens with heart disease may develop cyanosis after exerting effort in the form of exercise, mating with a hen or dueling with another rooster.
If you notice your chicken has cyanosis (intermittently or steadily) make an appointment with your vet. If they are concurrently having difficulty breathing, bring them to your vet ASAP.
Note: Cyanosis may be difficult to impossible to detect in certain breeds of chickens with dark skin (Ayam Cemani, silkies).
Visit PoultryDVM.com for additional information.

29/05/2025

Look what Karkoo has in stock.

Our quirky fence sitting hens are back at both stores 🐓

18/05/2025

How to protect plants from chickens

The video I wish I had 10 years ago! All the tips you need to protect your plants from your chickens. I've done this in an enclosed run, but these tips are a...

17/05/2025

Chicken available Sunday. BE VERY QUICK. Bring a box or cage.

🐓 Chicken Update!!!!!!

❤️ Thanks to everyone who picked up some chickens this morning, in the first hour and a half we sold approx 128 chickens and by 130 we were sold out!!!

🟢🟢🟢 We have another 200 coming tomorrow so plenty to help with the demand, they are a great looking bird sourced locally in South Australia with all the correct certificates and batch management plans.

OPEN Sunday 11am - 3 pm

06/05/2025

Hyline hybrid chickens due on 19 May at Sandersons. Be very early.

🤠UPDATE Hyline Browns are expected to arrive the week of the 27th MAY at some point🐓🐓 We will update with a confirmed day when we know more, thanks for your patience👍

✅️ Vaccinated
✅️ 16 week old pullets
✅️ No returns due to biosecurity
✅️ $30.00 per chicken

🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓

07/02/2025

HOT WEATHER TIPS for keeping poultry cool.
If there was only ONE thing I would do out of my huge list of hot weather busters, it would be to ADD MORE WATER.
HOW? More locations of drinking water and wet patches under shrubs that the hens can stand in to transfer the heat from their body. Even the use a sprinkler on low all day in a shady spot.