Leia Springs Homestead

Leia Springs Homestead Our page is dedicated to sharing the adventures that take place on our homestead.

Leia Springs is home to our Brahmpington, Easter Egger and Speckled Sussex chickens as well as our dairy goats.

05/01/2025

Spot and his son Uno went into their new camp today. It's pretty dry here so not terribly exciting. Spot got straight to work doing some renovations. I actually really liked that hedge!

Lily (Toggenburg) and Yuna, her first baby by Spot (Nigerian Dwarf x British Alpine)
01/01/2025

Lily (Toggenburg) and Yuna, her first baby by Spot (Nigerian Dwarf x British Alpine)

Some goat spam! The babies are getting big and slowly being weaned. We've done it largely on their terms, ie - the momen...
01/01/2025

Some goat spam! The babies are getting big and slowly being weaned. We've done it largely on their terms, ie - the moment they decide they want to do the dirty dance they get weaned 😂 this has been at roughly five months and has gone surprisingly smoothly.

We have gotten enough milk for our needs while allowing the babies to nurse full time, and once they're weaned we can enjoy getting some extra.

We only have males for sale this year, we have one who is largely Dwarf with a lick of Alpine in him but he is tiny and adorable, and then larger Uno who is mostly Toggenburg with a lick of Alpine and Dwarf, who wants to go and live with his Aunty Jess. We'll see if that happens come breeding season.

We chose to add a bit of Dwarf into the mix due to them being naturally disease resistant and having an extremely high butterfat content meaning richer milk. So far so good, everyone is super healthy and hardy.

We've been quiet, just because we are in the thick of breeding season. We've brought in a new Brahmpington line which sh...
09/11/2024

We've been quiet, just because we are in the thick of breeding season. We've brought in a new Brahmpington line which should increase our blue and splash numbers and availability as these were under high demand last season.

We have also diversified! We have a BIG coloured egg producer flock doing it's thing. In the mix are blue, green and white egg producers from Easter Egger, Auracana and Faverolles. We also have some eggs from totally different lines under a trusty broody hen.

Some of the chickens featured below have been sold but we still have a beautiful quality Wyandotte Rooster and a splash Orpington rooster for sale. We will have Eggers available for sale next year as well as Brahmpingtons.

6 month old pair of Wyandottes for sale (pictures taken at 4.5 months old). Blue silver-laced hen and a splash laced roo...
22/10/2024

6 month old pair of Wyandottes for sale (pictures taken at 4.5 months old). Blue silver-laced hen and a splash laced rooster. The hen has been rung since this picture. Both are very healthy and have free-ranged since hatching and will be an asset to anyone wishing to produce both colours. R1000 for the pair

WhatsApp 0733895245 for more pictures/videos. We are situated near Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape but can deliver to Port Elizabeth up until Tsitsikamma as well as Bathurst and surrounds or to select areas via courier.

We have been blessed with two baby goats being born in the last week. Uno the wildly coloured boy was born first, follow...
13/08/2024

We have been blessed with two baby goats being born in the last week. Uno the wildly coloured boy was born first, followed by Yuna, a little girl. Yuna was to be named Una but I preferred the name Yuna as it has more meaning - "gentleness."

Their moms Lola and Lily are vary hardy Toggenburgs which were carefully selected as they had survived living in a very high tick region with very minimal intervention. We put them to our ram Spot who is 3/4 Nigerian Dwarf and 1/4 British Alpine.

Uno is for sale and will be available upon weaning.

On the chicken front - we have LOTS of eggs and we are just enjoying that for now. While we are still intensively breeding our much-loved Brahmpingtons with a couple of eggs under our hens, focusing on a larger variety of colours and new genetics, we have also branched out into coloured egg producers and also have a couple of Speckled Sussex and Wyandottes.

07/07/2024

The perfect braai tongs

These two young beauties went off to meet their new man today, a little manky from travelling but still beautiful noneth...
09/05/2024

These two young beauties went off to meet their new man today, a little manky from travelling but still beautiful nonetheless!

Our yearly sale is well underway with just a few hens and roosters left for sale until next season.

We are very proud of the Brahmpingtons we have bred over the last few years. These chickens have worked out to be hardy,...
07/05/2024

We are very proud of the Brahmpingtons we have bred over the last few years. These chickens have worked out to be hardy, docile, broody and also great for both eggs and meat. We get the best of both worlds from them.

We allow all of our hens to hatch out and raise their babies naturally and everybody free ranges from day one. They also get plenty of organic greens and non-GMO feed. This is our secret to healthy, strong and happy dual-purpose chickens that are both beautiful to have around and also safe enough for kids to handle.

We have a number of Brahmpington hens and roosters for sale in the Eastern Cape. There are mostly black hens for sale an...
06/05/2024

We have a number of Brahmpington hens and roosters for sale in the Eastern Cape. There are mostly black hens for sale and various coloured roosters including blue and splash.

More pics are available on request. We can deliver to Grahamstown and Port Elizabeth as well as Jeffrey's Bay.

Hens are R280 each, roosters R100. WhatsApp Christine 0733895245 for more info and further pics/videos

Six of our chickens have left our little breeding project in Johannesburg today. Three Brahmpington hens and a rooster w...
03/05/2024

Six of our chickens have left our little breeding project in Johannesburg today. Three Brahmpington hens and a rooster will be going home to the Eastern Cape to join our flock there via a stop in Pretoria for easy courier collection.

Two of our hens, now named April and May, have gone to the most perfect home in Pretoria East where they are already much loved and adored by their new family.

We will be moving the rest of our stock back to the Eastern Cape over the next few months due to a high demand for this particular colour and quality of chicken.

We have a number of Brahmpington hens and roosters ready to go this month so get in touch with us if you are interested. Christine - 0733895245

Crossbreeding chickens can be a real problem. I was aiming for naked necks but instead I got headless necks 🤔
27/04/2024

Crossbreeding chickens can be a real problem. I was aiming for naked necks but instead I got headless necks 🤔

Our morning photography session, a lot of patience is needed as the chickens are very active in the cool weather. We sti...
27/04/2024

Our morning photography session, a lot of patience is needed as the chickens are very active in the cool weather. We still have two hens for sale in Johannesburg, and plenty for sale in the Eastern Cape as they come of age. WhatsApp 0733895245 for more info.

We have two lovely, big Brahmpington hens for sale at R350 each (R300 each if they go together). These chickens are a lo...
24/04/2024

We have two lovely, big Brahmpington hens for sale at R350 each (R300 each if they go together). These chickens are a lovely dual purpose hardy breed that is non-aggressive and great for kids. Our chickens are free-range during the day and raised on Eddie's Eggs non-GMO feed.

We also have a rooster for sale - price negotiable to a good home. WhatsApp Christine on 0733895245 (Muldersdrift, Gauteng) - stock is also available in the Eastern Cape.

Brahmpingtons galore! Sorry, none are for sale barring the one hen we have earmarked for ourselves. My client wants to k...
20/04/2024

Brahmpingtons galore! Sorry, none are for sale barring the one hen we have earmarked for ourselves. My client wants to keep them all, to make more, in order to have lots 😄

Some of our 5 month old Brahmpington hens in Johannesburg. We have two for sale as well as one rooster.
23/03/2024

Some of our 5 month old Brahmpington hens in Johannesburg. We have two for sale as well as one rooster.

We visited some of our first generation Brahmpingtons and their progeny. Despite them being in the middle of a moult we ...
16/03/2024

We visited some of our first generation Brahmpingtons and their progeny. Despite them being in the middle of a moult we still think they are rather beautiful. Some of these chickens are for sale in the Tsitsikamma area.

Please WhatsApp Christine on 0733895245 if you are interested in this lovely breed combo that adds gentleness and broodiness to your flock while being healthy and hardy. These are great dual purpose chickens and very easy chickens for families with kids.

Some of our lovely Brahmpingtons went off to their new home in Hogsback. We were blessed to be able to deliver them ours...
11/03/2024

Some of our lovely Brahmpingtons went off to their new home in Hogsback. We were blessed to be able to deliver them ourselves to coincide with our work trip. They had plenty of snacks and water on the way, especially as the weather was 37 degrees.

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Spot and his son Uno went into their new camp today. It's pretty dry here so not terribly exciting. Spot got straight to work doing some renovations. I actually really liked that hedge!

The perfect braai tongs

We have a few 3 month old Brahmpington roosters for sale in Muldersdrift, Johannesburg at R200 each. These babies are from show quality Brahma and Orpington lines and have been raised free ranging on organic feed. "Brahmpingtons" carry the wonderful features of both Brahmas and Orpingtons - they are large, gentle, protective and they add good colour and feathering to a flock. We will also have some hens and roosters available in the Eastern Cape in the next two months including a few pure Splash Orpingtons from show quality lines. WhatsApp Christine 0733895245

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