Harkaway Hens

22/01/2026

With another hot weekend coming up we need to be a bit aware of the options our chickens have to stay cool.
Chicken coops should be under shade and well ventilated or at least parts of their run area well shaded. If they free-range the back yard they will often find themselves a cool spot and dig a hole and sit in the cooler ground.
Make sure they have plenty of fresh cool water available at all times but be sure to top up in late afternoon/early evening as they may not drink alot during the hottest parts of day then heed a big drink before going to bed.
Some people make ice treats for their chickens, this is lovely but not necessary if you dont have time.
Important DO NOT Wet them by submerging in a bucket or hosing them. This causes their festher to stick together and their skin and chickens stay cool by spreading their wings and fluffing feather to insulate and regulate their bodyvtemperature. Often a misting system on the coop or a fine sprinker near the cool helps cool the area down.

Like us they may seem a bit lethargic the following day you can offer some electrolyte water and again just making sure fresh water and feed available the following days to help them recover.
Some chickens if they get too hot may not lay eggs or lay strange shape egg but normally get back to normal after a day or so.

27/12/2025

Eggs, Eggs, Eggs !!!! Our commercial brown layers are at point of lay and starting produce some beautiful eggs, what other pets can pay for themselves in fresh produce..

27/12/2025

Hoping all of our customers and friends had a wonderful Christmas and that 2026 bring them great things. We are open all through the holidays so if you wanting more or ready to start your own flock we have plenty of lively girls ready for new homes.

19/12/2025

OPEN THIS WEEKEND 🐓
Point of Lay commercial brown layers
Silkies
Limited number of commercial leghorn chicks off heat.
Perfect weekend to make sure you have enough chickens...... oh wait you can never have enough.

09/12/2025

Needing some fresh eggs for Christmas? Our commercial layers (isa browns) as getting red in the comb indicating their first egg is not too far away. Will be open over the weekend by appointment. Also available most days midweek by appointment.

06/12/2025

02/12/2025

We are now offering a pickup location in the Goulburn Valley if you or your family would love some cute little chickens but our current location is a bit far try looking on our other page for dates available https://www.facebook.com/share/17YNkhzAaS/

We are a family run farm breeding and rearing quality chickens for pets. We have two locations, our main farm near Berwick and also our new pick up point at Undera in the beautiful Goulburn Valley. Chickens available all year round by appointment.

02/12/2025

It's coming up to the weekend and getting closer to the warmer weather to spend more time outside. Perfect time to add some cute cluckers to the family and start or continue your journey of the chicken and having the best eggs you can eat.
Browns just over 15 weeks and will be ready to lay by the time they settle in. We also have our ever gorgeous silies in many colours.
We have lots of availability this weekend for appointment and as always pride ourselves on giving advice information to their new owners. Cash and Card accepted.

07/11/2025

A question we get asked often is can I have silkies and commercial layer birds together. The answer is sometimes. Silkies are a very docile smaller bird compared to the commercial layer varieties and so while it is possible there are methods which need to be used to try and prevent/reduce problems but also you would need a back up plan ready to go if its not going well.
We would never recommend putting young silkies or lone silkies into a established flock of commercial layers. Not only will the bigger girls bully and potentially injure(and kill) the silkies but they tend to gang up and prevent the silkies to feed, water and shelter.
As we grow and breed silkies and have commercial layers too we try and raise some together for those wanting to have both in their flock, also by having the younger browns grow up with older silkies they learn to tolerate and integrate prior to having a size and strength difference. If you are wanting to add silkies to your existing flock we are happy to guide you step by step on how to do this as safely as possible. But if you would like a ready made mixed flock feel free to make an appointment and buy both breeds from us. These brown are 12 weeks of age and are in a pen with 18+ week old silkies. Having a mixed flock is great as you get consistent supply beautiful home laid eggs as well as having some adorable docile fluffy girls to look pretty and give the more occasional egg.

30/10/2025

Our commercial brown layers are now 10weeks old. They are off heat and eating normal crumble. It's a great age to get them so they are all settled in their new homes prior to starting to lay fresh eggs. It's also a great age to introduce them into an existing flock of more docile breeds or to get some silkies at the same time. We will be open by appointment this weekend and great news our eftpos machine has been updated so we can now take card payments.

24/10/2025

We will be open tomorrow morning for a short time. We have gorgeous silkies as well as some commercial layers ( isa browns). They browns are 9 weeks and a good age to get them if you are wanting yo integrate them into your existing flock of more docile breeds or to get them and some silkies together. Message us to arrange a time.

17/10/2025

In addition to being busy raising chickens we are surrounded by cutes with out pet sheep having babies.