We're Hatching Out New Weird Chickens Here
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I think Rosie would fight any predator that came her way.
A good reminder that birds are dinosaurs. What a velociraptor!
Rosie looked very indignant at having her nest cleared, her feather were pretty ruffled !🤣
What amazes me is how Morgan remembers the names of so many animals!
Their his co-workers
I struggle with saying the wrong name when addressing my dogs and cats xD now I have 12 chickens, 4 still need names and another 4 have legbands because they look too similar but I still have to think about what I named them before calling out to them. His memory really is incredible!
It's fairly easy when you work with your animals every day. You have to watch them and sort of inspect them to make sure they're doing well every day. The females stay mostly over a few years so he ends up knowing who is who. The ratio of males is lower than females, so he has fewer names to come up with for them, but there are also a few males who have stayed several years. Bruce the Buff Goose was given to him (as a "re-home" I believe) and Morgan said he's going to use him to add more Buffs to his flock so I suspect he'll be around for a few years more than his normal male geese. That Bittern (heron) was probably checking out your pond because of all the tadpoles and frogs in the area and got spooked by Toby or the farm birds because it's wild and "doesn't belong there".
Same!!
Barn looks awesome 😊
A positive way to look at it is that bitterns wouldn't come close to a typical farm, so the fact that it was even in the area is a great sign for the work you're doing to balance your local ecosystem. While it's sad that that one died, it's a sign that there's potentially a local population that as a whole is benefitting from your land.
yep, im thinking this too!
Toby is so happy, holding his tail high & even his movement has a happy spring to it. I think he's relieved that he's not being nipped & body slammed by Abby. Hope this experience in the house helps her to calm down.
The dead bird is an American Bittern (small relative of the more common Great Blue Heron).
I figured that it was something related to the Great Blue Heron or that it was some type of heron based off of how similarly it looks to the Green Herons that live near me but I didn’t know what it was
Thank you for the information, I have now learned something new!
Ms Lamp Shade is hilarious. The Zen factor rises and Toby Dog is a proud uncle. He never ceases to amaze me.
0:38 "I don't think she's really pleased with me." Virtually everything I know about chickens I have learned from this channel and I could have told you she wasn't pleased with you. It was the screaming that tipped me off...
I love those last few seconds of video. White baby chick had it's head popped up from Rosie like it was saying, " my momma told you mister"😂
Rosie is such a good mom!❤ I can hardly wait to see the striped chick grow into its feathers. Gonna be cool!
Man. You are one of the few i actually watch every video of. When i am back from work and if there is one of yours online, i get my food ready and watch. So relaxing.
Thanks for watching
Same!
Me too! When I see there’s a new video it’s time to make a fresh cup of tea and chill😊
Your plan is perfect.
**SHE SURE IS A GOOD MOM!! ROSIE'S THE BEST!!**
I could just watch Rosie and her babies all day ❤
Hey Morgan - hope this helps a little. The rooster (dad) is a Lavender split to black - he carries both Lavender and black genes. Depending on what genes they got, they may stay that color or grow and produce some cool feather leakage. A lot of our lavender chicks come out like the lighter colored one you have - with that pattern, and it may lighten over time. Unfortunately, sex-linked colors are a bit more difficult in silkies (however, you could be correct of sexes - that is a bit above my knowledge). The only real sex-linked colors I can do as of now is our Chocolate/mauve/BBS.
The silky chicks are adorable. I like the way you choose a wide range of diversity a among your flocks.
Love the closing shot of Rosie and her little mini-me chick! It even has a topknot already!
Abby is a renaissance dog - field or farmhouse she is at the top of her game 😄
Morgan : "what cute ittle sweeties! Good job Rosie!"
Rosie : " unhand my children or you die!"
Hey Morgan! Maybe to help with your problem with the ducks escaping through the dog door, they have these dog doors that stay locked until your dog approaches with a tag/key on their collar that the door can read automatically. The ones I know are the PetSafe Electronic ones, but I'm sure there are more. Thanks again for the awesome videos!!
Came to suggest this exact thing!!
Or go the cheap way and just make it heavier??
@@tiffanys221122they have some pet doors with magnets around the edge, maybe that would add enough resistance
@@tiffanys221122 i suggested it because i know Toby has had trouble with the learning to be okay with the door at first, if he feels its heavier he may not want to go through. Plus it can be a good way to keep Abby out of the bird area as well if there would be reason for it.
Or you know, just put a plank of wood at the bottom to close off the gateway at the height for a duck...for free. lol
The Momma gene is strong in Rosie. So adorable!
When I am having a bad day, stumbling about in my dizziness and exhaustion, a new video of yours appears and I am much happier. Thank you.
Gosh! Everything looks so beautiful. Morgan! Nice background music!
Thank you so much!!
Getting a dog like toby is like winning the lottery on your first try
He is a champ for sure 🏆
The black chick is definitely Rosie's favorite. She started pecking every time Morgan handled that one!
you may need to get one of the new dog doors with the collars so it only opens for the one wearing the collar. it's more expensive, but eventually the ducks are ALL going to figure it out.
I LOVE the bird genetics!
Also, that cattle moment of zen was lovely ❤
Bitterns are beautiful birds, hopefully you'll get to see some living ones.
The farm looks lush and beautiful, and the animals' content . Thanks for sharing your life with us, who are far from farm life.
Rosie did such a good job!
Soon the new chicks will join the others and Uncle Toby-Dogg will make sure they stay safe!
Shade-Mobile 3.0; I see that the wheels bend inwards... Instead of one wheel in each corner like that, what about two? Connect them together through a strong metal pipe and weld those pipes to the corners. Should fix that bending problem.
Birder here, it looks like the bird is an American Bittern! The stockiness of the bill, leg color/shape, and the striping on the neck is some good tells. Edit: I just got to that part in the video where you give your guess LMAO
I actually think its a yellow bittern going by the legs and flash of yellow on the eye/bill area, they are pretty rare but migratory (wiki didnt help with countries much tho lol). Might be why it wasnt in Morgans pack on his phone tho
@@Psylaine64 I'm going to politely disagree. Not only are the legs similar color, but American bitterns also can have that flash of yellow, which I am not seeing as distinctly as one would find on a Yellow Bittern. Also, the yellow bittern has an overall tawny color that the American Bittern does not -- it's generally darker like the one Morgan found. Plus, considering Yellow Bittern are resident birds that are rarely known to migrate long distances (none of which are recorded on the East Coast of the U.S.), it is BEYOND unlikely that it'd be a Yellow Bittern. One more thing that clears it up is the parallel streaking on the beak/head that Yellow Bitterns completely lack. I assure you, it's just an American Bittern. Merlin is a great app, but it should never be a dictation for what is or isn't in the area.
What makes you think a bittern and not a Green Heron?
@@AndriaSchwortz Green herons generally have thinner built bills when compared to the bittern. Juvenile green herons tend to have the striping that bitterns do, also even as a juvenile the darker cap would be visible. :)
So glad Abby is feeling better!
Baby B is growing nicely
Toby is so sweet and super smart! ❤
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11:11 Maybe use magnets (neodymium?) at the lower part of the "doggy-flap" and a "attractive pairing" (or just metal) on the frame below the flap, so it is "magnetized shut close"
So a dog is strong enough to overcome the magnetism, but a duck/geese is not strong enough.
Don't you just love the sound of cattle eating tall grass? They just go to town, don't they? Look how satisfied they are! I also love that last scene where Rosie is quitely cussing to herself.😂
Love when you call the cows for fresh grass!
The dog door that Toby uses at the Duck house might be rehabilitated by either, adding some weight at the bottom of the door(flap) or making the whole door a bit stiffer, you can exploit the strength that Toby can bring to bear when using Toby’s “doggie door” compared to the amount of force a Duck can bring to bear when accessing the “doggie door” to enter or leave the Duck house. Thank you for many hours of enjoyable informative content.
I adore your chickens. Rosie is such a great mom!
Oh baby moments of zen. So cute.
Morgan, I am sitting here just in awe over the genetics lesson! This is just amazing and I really appreciate your explanation of the dominant and recessive genes, and how it works. Kinda like a game of dice, in a sense! Thank you, from Grandma Linda in Martinsburg WV. ♥️♥️♥️🙏🙏🙏
Glad it was helpful!
@@GoldShawFarm Thank you for answering me back. Blessing to you, your wife and the entire family, including animals. ♥️
Just know that evertime u upload a video, u make so many of us happy! 🤟🤟❤️❤️!
Glad the flashlight is doing fine
I love the sounds that Mama makes when you reach in to move her and her babies to get the bad eggs.
Rosie is a good Mom. I love her bouffant hairstyle 😂❤
Rosie is a fine mother and sorry about the dead Bird find in the fence......Thanks Morgan 👍
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Watching from Thailand
Thank you for the WC moment of zen at the end of the video
Mr. Frizzle is so bedraggled looking lol I love it 🥰
Rosie had some cute babies, maybe the white and black one could be called Oreo of the double stuffed variety,lol. Toby is a good boy, and I think he likes outside best because there are things in the air you can't smell or feel unless you are outside, and being the protector of all creatures great and small it makes sense. All is well at Gold Shaw Farm, Thank you Morgan for the update!
Toby sure knows, that the little ones are babies and I think he had a really loving mother, because he really is always around your bird families and understands it, when you show him new birds. He get´s their scent, to recognize them as part of the flock and when the little ones, that you hatched or got in the mail got their first outside space in the brooderhouse, he always is around there, if no bird family is freeroaming at that time. Believe me, Morgan, Toby is a very very intelligent dog and he does know, that a new family needs extra protection at day. You really trained yourself a natural talented protector ^^
May Abby get well soon, I love seeing her chilling out or running around the Kettle ^^
I'm so excited for the new weird chicken babies! Glad to see our lamp shade is healing and getting better. 😊
Rosie is such a good mama!!
I have a weak spot for your weird chickens. Thank you for your videos! (and yes, I do believe the dead bird was a bittern, we have them in Québec too, a few hours north fromn you).
I now call them zen chickens 🥰
Me too. Once this crazy heat subsides in Texas, I'm building a new pen for my cochins. I'm down to just 2, a black frizzle roo and porcelain hen. Rat snake got the others. They are in a small, grow-out pen now, and couldn't get away from it. I can't let them free-range with my others, as the big roo would kill them. He's 1/2 Cuckoo Maran. Other half is either Welsummer or New Hampshire. Spring hatch ended up 3 roos and 1 hen. This guy is gorgeous. Going to look into getting more hens for the cochin pen this fall.
i agree with american bittern
@@preston_mui Pretty cool that the pond has attracted bitterns. We have great blue herons in my area. Magnificent dinosaur descendants 🥰. I wonder if there is something that could make the fence stand out for the bitterns so they don't get tangled going forward.
I love seeing baby chicks with a momma. I have four that hatched this week.
Not sure I've ever heard anyone say "farm biking" before, outside you. Originality rocks!
I loved how Toby was so happy when he went with you to check his birds 😄🐶
Rosie is an awesome Mom!
That Hope Abby dog gets better soon And love your channel
I hatched out a weird chicken this year. No comb, no waddle, it's a black australorp X americauna rooster crossed with a cinnamon queen hen. Looks like a dinosaur era bird.
Well identified! Very shy birds, and great that these lesser known species are seen, (dead or alive).
As the ecosystem evolves and biodiversity grows, the more it indicates a balance to the environment
Rosie is a good mama Rosie and her baby chickens ae cute
Hurray for Abby’s foot, new weird chicks, and proud Toby!
Those chicks and Rosie are adorable!
The baby chick's are so cute Toby is doing a great job watching the new baby's so cool to learn about the Silkie chickens
17:55 Chickens can eat eggshells, and it's actually a beneficial practice in some cases. Eggshells are a good source of calcium, which is important for the development of strong eggshells in laying hens. By feeding eggshells back to chickens, you're recycling the calcium they used to produce the eggs.
And the new barn looks beautiful!❤❤
Barn cats could surprise you. One of mine did a couple of residences ago. Our guineas hatched a clutch in the yard.
Catching those keets was not a party..but I digress.
One of my boys snatched one and the tirade that started coming out of my mouth was unmatched. He took off, holding it in his mouth to some underbrush across the road. I never quit hollering as he escaped. I finally took a breath, figuring it was over for the baby and that cat would be on his own until I cooled off.
I was hosing ducks and that cat came back down the driveway, with the keet and let it go sort of close to the tree our guineas hung out in. It was fine and my boy got all the cuddles.
I still have him.. he's about 18 now and deaf so his outside time is confined..55mph road out front...just safer on a string.
Congratulations Rosie!!!
This 24 hour time lapse montage at the beginning was wonderful. The whole video is great and made me smile so wide. Thanks!
Wild ducks are more of a avian influenza threat than one random bittern, but there is another threat coming your way -apotted lantern flies are moving north - my Brooklyn NY backyard is full of them, I even saw one on the side of building on Sixth Avenue in Manhattan!
i'm glad you included some charts.
I find that domestic animals that trust us tend to be very obedient when they're not doing well. Abby trusts that you know what's best and will help her get better :)
Rosie had a great hatch of weird chicks.
Your pasture looks great for this time of year.
It should, Vermont has had rainfall of biblical proportions
Morgan the farm and your animals are really beautiful. Misses ❤
I haven't watched you in a while, but it's great to see how far your farm has come.
Rosey, the weird chicken and her chick's are soooo cute.
I love the new disign of the shade modile. If you thought of it props:)
4:40 part of it is that the duck house was an original structure for Le Tobe. He has always gone under there since ye olden gold Shaw farm days. He’s a creature of habit as we all are
Toby is such a blessing! ❤😊
So sweet the little weird chickens 😊
I love your water system. The ducks have nice clean water.
Well done . Informative 👍👍👍. Thank you for sharing. Be safe 🇨🇦
I love how you take the time to research genetics for your chooks. Have you considered adding Belgian d'Uccles to your weird chicken flock? I think they would be a cool addition.
Ron Swanson and Puddles are like employees they are using the staff entrance 😂😂😂
Love seeing your farm expand
That moo shade looking good.. I love your design
I love the way you pay attention to genetics❤
Thank you for all the lovely moments of zen!
Ty for the weird chicken genetics lesson. It was really cool! And the babies are absolutely adorable!!! I just love ALL of your videos!! You are an awesome human being and I can't wait till the next video!!❤❤❤
Hey Morgan, my dad often used bicycle wheels to fix these types of transportation problems. He liked them bcs they lifted the item off the ground by 6 inches or more and that cleared most issues (deep grass, mud, etc) around the property.
Thank you for this video, Morgan! Also, this year's version of the shade mobile is a big improvement. The silkie mama hen is adorable and so are her chicks!
Baby B is getting so big❤
Hey Morgan, to help with the doggie door duck problem, you could try installing a dog door which closes with magnets. The ducks won’t be able to push it open but that’s easy work for a dog.
Toby dog is AMAZING. X♡
Beautiful update. Rosie's babies are so adorable. Your very last camera shot with Rosie and the white chick was thee best!
With the doggie door, you could try to put a stick or a board across the bottom of the door, at a height that Toby dog can easily step over but the ducks find it too tall (maybe a foot tall) and also cannot scoot under it. The flappy door would flap over it when Toby goes across easily.
Morgan, I just love watching your videos. They put a smile on my face. I know it was unfortunate regarding the 1 bird but those little chicks are sooo cute! Thanks for sharing your precious animals with us. ❤
Hi Morgan. I'm a longtime birdwatcher, & the bird you found that was strangled is a Least Bittern. American Bitterns are much larger while Least Bitterns are smaller & chunkier like the one you found.
Such Cute Fluff Nuggets. 🤍🧡🤍
Great video, Morgan, and thanx for the weird chickens generics lesson. Rosie is a great mother hen.
Morgan, thank you for amazing videos. 🤍