Free-range Koekoeks Feeling inspired before sunset one day, we decided to let the chickens out of the one hok. A hok is a chicken cage that is large enough to house 8 or less chickens comfortably. We have two cockerels that watch over a few hens. Letting them out to free-range was a little...
Swaziland April 2018 – Alton’s chickens and broiler mix
We hit the road again to Swaziland. We definitely plan on farming there in the future. We visited farmer Alton to follow up on his chickens. You can see our previous visit on this blog post. Here we are getting a shot of Spogo, translated from Siswati to "Spook", one of his favorites. Here...
Swaziland September 2017- Meet Altons chickens
As you know we love connecting with different farmers. We met Alton "Magwaza" Pierce in Swaziland on his farm and he is one of a kind. He has a passion for Malay chickens. He is breeding "Kaalneck" Malays, this means the neck of the chicken is featherless. Why would anyone want a chicken with...
Swaziland September 2017 – Chickens At the Dip
We went to Swaziland for a quick mini-break weekend in September 2017. As a farmer I love to meet other farmers and see how their farms run. The farm we stayed was called Young's Farm. They had chickens and cows living together in harmony. These photos were taken at the dip at the bottom...