Cyclone Chick Project 🐣

My name is Sally and I am a farmer and vet in Patoka, Hawkes Bay. I run an educational farming social media page called Kiwi Country Kids and I’m using our page and following to generate support and to help people who were severely impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle.

Many people lost their animals, including chickens, during the floods. I am rearing chicks to the point when they can leave mum (around 6-8weeks) and then gifting to affected people. I have also been purchasing 18month old ex-commercial hens to gift. We now have a network of friends and neighbours who are also rearing chicks on our behalf, to gift to flood victims, it had become a real community effort!

Each family receives a bag of layer pellets or chick crumb when they take on their new feathered friends.

Funds will be spent on specialized chick food, layer pellets for older hens, shavings, disinfectant, feeders, drinkers, fuel for deliveries.

This project will carry on over the coming months, as many people are still displaced and cannot take chickens yet. We will endeavor to keep a continuous supply of chicks growing, so that we can help everyone on our list.

If you have been affected by the cyclone, please email me at hello@kiwicountrykids.nz with your details and story as to how you have been affected by the cyclone.

You can follow the journey on our Facebook and Instagram pages Kiwi Country Kids 👍🐣