Ross & Cobb
Ross & Cobb
Our chicks are vaccinated at day old against New Castle Disease and Infectious Bronchitis.
All our chicks have immediate access to feed and water after hatch to ensure that they are strong and hydrated before transport to their new owners.
All our chicks are handled with the utmost care, respect and dignity.
All point of lay hens have been vaccinated or treated against the following diseases:
– Newcastle
– Infectious Bronchitis (IB)
– Mareks
– Infectious Laryngo Tracheiti s (ILT)
– Fowl Pox
– Egg Drop Syndrome (EDS)
– Epidemic Tremor
– Infectious Coryza
– Gumboro
Grade A Chicken & Chicks
Day Old Chicks : R7 A Box 100 Chicks: R700
1 Week Old Chicks: R14
3 weeks Old Chicks: R29
4 Weeks Old Chicks: R32
5 Weeks Old Chicks: R35
6 weeks Old Chicks: R40
8 weeks Old Chicks: R45
17-23 weeks Old Chicken(Point Of Lay): R60
Off Layers= R45 Each
Hybrid Chickens
AMBER HYBRID
HEN SIZE: Medium
COLOUR: Cream or cream with amber coloured flecks.
EGGS: Up to 320 per year
EGG COLOUR: Light to mid brown.
CHARACTER: Usually very friendly, hardy, calm hens – great for first time chicken keepers.
RUN REQUIREMENTS: Free range or in a run.
ALSO KNOWN AS: Amber Stars, Silvers, Silver Links.
BLACK SUSSEX HYBRID
HEN SIZE: Medium/Large
COLOUR: Black with varying amounts of white feathers around the head, neck and hackles. Some are almost totally black, others have a lot of white.
EGGS: Up to 280 per year
EGG COLOUR: Light to mid brown.
CHARACTER: Usually nice, friendly hens.
RUN REQUIREMENTS: Free range of in a run.
ALSO KNOWN AS: Pied Suffolk, Black Pearl, Reverse Sussex, Sussex Rock, Pied, Silver Sussex, Daisybelle.
RHODE ROCK HYBRID
HEN SIZE: Medium
COLOUR: Black with a beetle green sheen & various amounts of gold neck feathers.
EGGS: Up to 300 per year
EGG COLOUR: Light to mid brown.
CHARACTER: Usually friendly, hardy, calm hens.
RUN REQUIREMENTS: Free range or in a run.
ALSO KNOWN AS: Black Stars, Miss Pepperpots, Black Pearls.
SPECKLEDY HYBRID
HEN SIZE: Medium
COLOUR: Dark grey and white barred feathers. Some have much whiter markings, especially round the head. A few have light leg feathering.
EGGS: Up to 280 per year
EGG COLOUR: Shades of brown, some speckled.
CHARACTER: Usually friendly, calm hens.
RUN REQUIREMENTS: Free range / in a run.
ALSO KNOWN AS: Speckled Star, Coucou, Barred Rock, Barred Ranger.
White Leghorn hybrid
HEN SIZE: Small/Medium
COLOUR: White
EGGS: Up to 330 per year
EGG COLOUR: White (usually larger eggs)
CHARACTER: Very inquisitive, intelligent hens but rarely like being handled & prone to flightiness. Very speedy little birds, but big characters & amazing layers.
RUN REQUIREMENTS: Free range or in a very large run. They need plenty of space.
ALSO KNOWN AS: Snowbelles, Snow Whites, White Leghorn hybrid.
SPECKLEDY HYBRID
HEN SIZE: Medium
COLOUR: Dark grey and white barred feathers. Some have much whiter markings, especially round the head. A few have light leg feathering.
EGGS: Up to 280 per year
EGG COLOUR: Shades of brown, some speckled.
CHARACTER: Usually friendly, calm hens.
RUN REQUIREMENTS: Free range or in a run.
ALSO KNOWN AS: Speckled Star, Coucou, Barred Rock, Barred Ranger.
COPPER STAR HYBRID
HEN SIZE: Medium
COLOUR: Glossy black with a beetle green sheen & varying amounts of copper neck feathers. Some have a small amount of leg feathering, a throwback from their Marans ancestors.
EGGS: Up to 260 per year
EGG COLOUR: Most will be a slightly darker brown, although being a hybrid, egg colour can be variable.
CHARACTER: Usually calm, docile, hardy hens.
RUN REQUIREMENTS: Free range / in a run.
WHITE SUSSEX HYBRID
HEN SIZE: Medium/Large
COLOUR: White with black neck and tail feathers.
EGGS: Up to 280 per year
EGG COLOUR: Light to mid brown.
CHARACTER: Usually friendly, calm hens.
RUN REQUIREMENTS: Free range or in a run.
ALSO KNOWN AS: Sussex Star,
RANGER
HEN SIZE: Medium
COLOUR: Traditional brown hens with white neck & tail feathers.
EGGS: Up to 330 per year
EGG COLOUR: Light to mid brown.
CHARACTER: Usually very friendly, calm hens – great for first time chicken keepers.
RUN REQUIREMENTS: Free range or in a run.
ALSO KNOWN AS: Goldlines, Gingernut Ranger, Gold Stars.
Pure Breed Chickens
BRAHMA
SIZE: One of the largest breeds of chicken.
CHARACTERISTICS: Usually very sweet, docile birds. They are exceptionally large birds so need a house with plenty of headroom.
APPEARANCE: Very tall, broad birds with feathered legs. We have them available in a range of colours.
EGGS: Average layers of pale brown eggs.
PULLETS – AVAILABLE – UNSEXED CHICKS
Sexed female Chicks.
Before buying chicks you will need to have set up and ready:
Heat source for the first 6-8 weeks – Ideally an electric hen which provides a natural type of rearing heat for the chicks as well as being very low wattage and safe to use inside. Heat lamps with a minimum 150 watt infra red bulb can also be used, ideally we do not advise a white light which is stressful for the growing chicks and they don’t get used to the darkness.
Chick feeder and drinker
PEKIN BANTAMS
SIZE: Small
CHARACTERISTICS Usually sweet, friendly birds that make great pets. They make good broodies & mothers. They tend not to do much damage to gardens due to their size & feathered legs. Poor fliers so don’t require high fencing.
APPEARANCE: Ball shaped little birds with feathered legs. Come in a huge range of colours, we often have: Millefleur, Cuckoo, Blue, Columbian, Porcelain, Mottled, Black, White, Buff and others.
EGGS: Average layers of smaller sized eggs.
CREAM LEGBAR
SIZE: Medium
CHARACTERISTICS: Intelligent, active birds prized for their blue eggs. They can be quite flighty. Chicks can be sexed at day old.
APPEARANCE: Very attractive hens with head crests. Cockerels should have very little colour on them & be shades of grey.
EGGS: Reasonable layers of blue eggs.
MARANS
SIZE: Large
CHARACTERISTICS: Usually calm birds, they can be a little aloof but some become very friendly. Prized for their dark brown eggs.
APPEARANCE: We have them in various colours including traditional Cuckoo, Copper Black and French Wheaten. Some colours have light leg feathering.
EGGS: Dark brown.