Oringinally kept by the Venda people of Limpopo, the Venda chicken is and alert and hardy indigenous breed. They are considered a dual-purpose breed, however they are kept mainly for pest control on farm. Venda will remove tick and flies straight off of livestock much like the Boschvelder.
While they are excellent for pest control for livestock they will scratch up a garden quite quickly.
Vendas start to lay at around 5 – 6 months and make good brooders as well as mothers. They will lay approximately 180 – 200 light beige eggs a year.
Vendas should have a red single comb and wattles with mottled feathers containing black, white and the occasional browns.
This breed is exceptionally hardy and is able to fl up into trees to escape predators. They enjoy free ranging and will do well when left with cattle and other farm animals Excellent scavengers, the Venda has been know to eat seeds, scraps, lizards and small rodents.
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