The Potchefstroom Koekoek was developed in the 1950s by Chris Marais from the Research Institute of Animal Husbandry and Dairying in Potchefstroom, out of crossings between Black Australorps, White Leghorns and Plymouth Rocks.
Le Potchefstroom Koekoek wakhuliswa ngemnyaka wa 1950 ngu Chris Marais welihlangotsi lwekuCwalinga lweTilwane eHusbandry kanye ne Dairying lese Potchefstroom, ngekuphumela emkhatsini we Black Australorps, White Leghoms kanye ne Plymoth Rocks.