About me
Hi there! I’m Chloe.
Although I have always had a love for the avian world, it wasn’t until I was 9 that I found a love for chickens. As a family, we have always kept a few laying hens, and at one point we were running 200-odd birds between our egg flock and a multitude of heritage breeding flocks, so I have had a lot of experience with poultry. My first purebred birds were a pair of mottled Pekin hens that I got for my 10th birthday.
I started showing chickens at the age of 12 and have won numerous prizes, notably best Junior exhibit, time and time again, and several best of variety. I am hoping to become one of NZ’s youngest poultry show judges; I will hopefully be doing a bit of probationary judging in 2027.
I am currently breeding exhibition brassy back pekins, and am developing my own breed of laying chickens which I call the New Zealand Forager Fowl. I also have a strain of specially bred meat chickens which are descendants of multiple breeds and would be considered a landrace that I am working on in hopes of releasing some breeding stock to the public soon.
I have been studying genetics since I was 11, and have since then developed a strong interest in all things poultry, from genetics, breeding, and nutrition, to history, standards, and exhibition.
Everything you need to know in one place
It is my goal to supply you with everything you need to know about keeping, breeding, and exhibiting, your fowl.
I will cover impotant topics such as; chicken genetics, poultry breeding, proper housing, proper feeding, selecting your chickens, health care, etc.
