Kristin Evans
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- Jun 12, 2015
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Hi everyone - We are Americans living in South Africa. We just started raising chickens as a micro-economic strategy to help struggling pastors of rural churches who do not make enough to survive on just from their church. We are started with 55 chicks in our garage, who are now 50 8-week old chicks waiting to go to their new home on the farm with pastor. We are raising the chicks ourselves until they have all their feathers because out in the rural area power cuts are so frequent. This was our first batch of chicks. We also have 4 quail chicks we are raising as well.
The breed of chickens we are raising are a South African breed called Potchefstroom Koekoek. The quail are Japanese quail.
Found BackyardChickens when we were searching for answers to our questions when we first got our chicks. My husband kept chickens as a boy, but never brand new chicks. Been gleaning lots of information, but this is my first time to post.
We are American missionaries here on the South Coast of South Africa near Durban, South Africa. We've been here 6 years and this our first time to venture into farming. Hoping to buy a small farm soon to continue our farming initiatives. We work with very poor people who have few job opportunities. Training them to raise chickens is our hope to better their finances. Chicken and eggs are a staple in the diet of South Africans. We've seen this model done successfully in another part of South Africa, so we are hoping to apply what we've learned to this area.
Our family consists of me (Kristin) and my husband Greg, and our three boys - Isaiah, age 5; Ezra, age 4; and Asa, age 2. We also have two fur babies - dogs, Cocoa and Sugar. The boys are over the moon about the chickens and are learning how to care for them even at their young age. I love this opportunity for them to learn about animals and responsibility.
Look forward to meeting you online!
The breed of chickens we are raising are a South African breed called Potchefstroom Koekoek. The quail are Japanese quail.
Found BackyardChickens when we were searching for answers to our questions when we first got our chicks. My husband kept chickens as a boy, but never brand new chicks. Been gleaning lots of information, but this is my first time to post.
We are American missionaries here on the South Coast of South Africa near Durban, South Africa. We've been here 6 years and this our first time to venture into farming. Hoping to buy a small farm soon to continue our farming initiatives. We work with very poor people who have few job opportunities. Training them to raise chickens is our hope to better their finances. Chicken and eggs are a staple in the diet of South Africans. We've seen this model done successfully in another part of South Africa, so we are hoping to apply what we've learned to this area.
Our family consists of me (Kristin) and my husband Greg, and our three boys - Isaiah, age 5; Ezra, age 4; and Asa, age 2. We also have two fur babies - dogs, Cocoa and Sugar. The boys are over the moon about the chickens and are learning how to care for them even at their young age. I love this opportunity for them to learn about animals and responsibility.
Look forward to meeting you online!
and Welcome To BYC! Good luck with your projects!
) Please feel free to ask any questions you may have. We are here to help in any way we can. May God bless your missionary efforts to help the churches there in South Africa.
