Barastoc Poultry was proud to be a major sponsor of the Royal Adelaide Show’s Poultry & Pigeon Pavilion in 2018. The Royal Adelaide Show is South Australia’s longest-running event, with the first Show held in 1840.
I’m not sure what actually drew me in to wanting to breed Pekins, I think it was to do with just how uniquely different they are to other soft feather fowl. They are a breed that doesn’t come in both standard or Bantam like other breeds,
When the Heard family first took delivery of six chooks, having them as indoor pets wasn’t part of their thinking. However, “the girls” – as Gregor, Kate and their three sons call them – had other ideas.