Strong demand for mixed day-old chicks in South Africa

02-10-2020 | | |
The chicken coop programme offered by Mike is proving very popular among African farmers. Photo: Boschveld
The chicken coop programme offered by Mike is proving very popular among African farmers. Photo: Boschveld
The coronavirus lockdown in South Africa really brought the country to a halt. However, for South African chicken producer Mike Bosch business was brisk. He saw an increase in demand for mixed day-old chicks. Originally from Zimbabwe, Mike runs his own poultry breeding business in Bela-Bela, a town in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. Since having bred his own indigenous free-range bird called the Boschveld over 20 years ago, Mike has enjoyed huge success exporting his chickens all over Afr


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