The Potchefstroom Koekoek is an excellent, low maintenance, dual-purpose breed that originates in South Africa. Bred as a local hybrid in Potchefstroom in the 1960s by the Potchefstroom Agricultural College, the Koekoek is made up of 3 distinct breeds: the Black Australorp, White Leghorn and the Barred Plymouth Rock. Selections were made for productivity, feed efficiency, maturation times, hardiness and auto-sexing – a highly desirable trait enabling easier, reliable sexing of day-old chicks.