A plain routine for backyard hens in Gauteng, the Free State and the Cape: clean drinkers, measured feed, dry bedding, grit within reach, and a mite check along the perch ends. Season by season, this is how the supplies in the shop actually get used.
Most flock questions land on a Monday morning: a hen off her feed, a drinker leaking into the bedding, a brooder plate that needs lowering as chicks feather out. Send the details and we will work through it with you.
We are a working homestead shop, so replies come from people who clean coops and mix feed, not a scripted desk.
Best for photos of a coop gap, a brooder setup or a bird that looks off. Attach what you have and describe the routine you follow.
Replies usually go out within one working day.
Use the phone for stock checks on feeders, drinkers, grit or a 50 kg feed bin, and for quick questions about coop hardware sizing.
If we are out at the yard, leave a message and we call back the same day.
Coop plans, mesh and heavier hardware ship from our yard. Write to us before ordering if you need a cutting list checked against your smallstand or werf layout.
470 Cronje Trafficway Apt. 069
Baloyishire, WC 8080
Still weighing up a care routine? Read the common keeper questions, or send a note through the contact page.
If a hen looks off, a brooder is running too hot, or you are not sure which grit or bedding to use, start here. The care desk points you to the right supplies, the right page, or a person who keeps birds on a smallstand or farm werf.
470 Cronje Trafficway Apt. 069
Baloyishire, WC 8080
Come through for feeders, drinkers, shavings and grit. If you are collecting a 50 kg feed bin or an incubator, message ahead so we can have it on the counter.
Phone: +27314007870
Email: info@gotchickens.com
Flock questions get answered by people who muck out coops. Tell us the breed, the age, the bedding you use and what the water and feed routine looks like, and we can point you in a sensible direction.
Spring hatch season gets busy, so allow a little extra time on Saturday mornings if you need incubator or brooder advice.
Have a look at the care pages first. Daily water and feed, bedding checks, grit, mite routine and brooder setup cover most of what keepers call about. If your question is about a specific bird, note what changed in the last few days: weather, new bedding, a moved brooder plate, or a gap in the coop mesh.
We do not give veterinary diagnoses. For sick birds, a local vet who works with poultry is the right call.