Magalies Farm

We are Jen & Pieter, a husband and wife team running a micro-farm specialising in humanely raised, cage and hormone-free chicken located just outside of Akasia. We are a husband and wife-run farm, sourcing only local products/traders for our chickens. We raise them from day 1 and slaughter them by weeks 6/7 depending on size. Whole chicken, braai packs, fillets etc. are available.  

They are protected from the elements and love being outside. Their diet consists of a high-quality, non-gmo feed from one of the best companies in SA. When they go outside, they still get a bit of feed, but we prefer them to eat the grass and any other goodness they forage.

When they are the proper weight (over 1.5 kgs) they are processed for consumption and they are extremely tasty!

We start the chicks out inside and keep them there for 2 weeks so they can build up with immune system, we can keep them warm etc.

Then they are moved outside to movable coops that are 4m x 4m, we move them about 2 meters a day so they get fresh grass and access to the bugs (which they love) every day.

They are protected from the elements and love being outside. Their diet consists of a high-quality, non-gmo feed from one of the best companies in SA. When they go outside, they still get a bit of feed in the morning, but we prefer them to eat the grass and any other goodness they forage.

When they are the proper weight (over 1.5 kgs) they are processed for consumption and they are extremely tasty!

What feed do you use for your chickens? Please specify % of each feed and whether any are GMO free. 

Rossgro

Are they ever given hormones? 

Never

Are they every given antibiotics? If so, how long are they removed from the production? 

If they are sick, then yes.  They stay away for 2-3 weeks from the rest of the chickens.  We personally eat the chickens that have had antibiotics, we have them slaughtered seperately for us.

Do you use GMO/glyphosate free food for your poultry? 

Yes

What supplements are they given? 

Apple cider vinegar

Do you breed the baby chicks on your farm, or do you bring them in from hatcheries? If from a hatchery, please can you say which one? 

Hatchery Alpha Chicks

What % of daylight hours are the chickens outside? 

After 3 weeks, they are outside 24/7.

Are they pasture raised: spend their days on crops/ pasture giving them access to grasses and insects in addition to their food ration?

After 3 weeks, they are outside 24/7. 

Are they regeneratively farmed: rotated every daily to improve the carbon in the soil? 

Yes, they are in movable coops

What type of chickens do you rear? 

Ross/Cobb

How and when are the birds slaughtered? 

Brought to an abattoir at 7 weeks depending on weight (no less than 1,8 kgs).

How do you manage predators?  

We have Anatolian Shepards that roam the property.

Are you either PGS certified or Organic certified? 

No, and there is no such thing as organic chicken as there is no organic feed available in SA.