Potchefstroom Koekoek
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The Potchefstroom Koekoek is a South African breed of chicken developed in the 1960s at the Potchefstroom Agricultural College in the city of Potchefstroom by Professor Chris Marais. It was developed by cross breeding a number of other breeds like Black Australorp
, White Leghorn, and Barred Plymouth Rock to obtain specific characteristics of each, making the resulting breed more suitable to Southern African conditions.
The breed was intended as an excellent dual purpose, free ranging chicken with excellent laying capabilities as well as a very large structure for meat production. Pure Koekoeks have an exclusive black-and-white barred appearance, with the chicks sexable soon after hatching due to unique gender markings. Potchefstroom koekoeks are also known for maintaining good egg production, even with poor quality or insufficient feeding.
Australorp
The Australorp is an Australian chicken breed.It is a large, soft-feathered bird which has two recognised colours according to the Australian Poultry Standard; black and blue. A third colour, white, is recognised by the Australorp Club of Australia but not the Australian Poultry Standard, as of the...
, White Leghorn, and Barred Plymouth Rock to obtain specific characteristics of each, making the resulting breed more suitable to Southern African conditions.
The breed was intended as an excellent dual purpose, free ranging chicken with excellent laying capabilities as well as a very large structure for meat production. Pure Koekoeks have an exclusive black-and-white barred appearance, with the chicks sexable soon after hatching due to unique gender markings. Potchefstroom koekoeks are also known for maintaining good egg production, even with poor quality or insufficient feeding.