What is Chicken?
The chicken is a domesticated red junglefowl species. They have also partially hybridized with other wild species of junglefowl.
Rooster and cock are terms for adult male birds, and a younger male may be called a cockerel. A male that has been castrated is a capon.
Best Egg Laying Chicken In South Africa
Rhode Island Red (or “Red”) – This bird is an excellent layer and is considered by many to be one of the best egg layers out there.
Leghorn (or “White”) – These birds are known as some of the most prolific layers around. As a standard breed, they’ll lay more than 250 eggs each year without fail and even better yet they’re very versatile too.
How do I care for laying chicken?
Chickens need to be fed and water changed daily. They need to be let out of the coop each morning and put into the coop at dusk each night to protect them from predators.
Eggs should be picked up twice a day. The coop and pen should be cleaned out weekly to maintain sanitation and odor control.
What should I feed laying chickens to lay more?
The birds will readily eat whole wheat, whole oats, or whole barley (but they can have difficulty eating whole corn).
After about three weeks of eating whole grain, the hens’ gizzards will increase in muscle mass and will grind the grain as efficiently as a hammer mill.