The Best Chicken Breeds
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- EPISODE 54: A fun overview of our favorite chicken breeds on our farm since joining the world of chicken-keeping last year. But first, can we catch them all?
↓↓↓↓↓↓↓ Click “Show More” for resources ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓
SCORING FOR THE CHICKEN RANKING:
Average scores for Jake & Becky, each category is A=Appearance, B=Broodiness, EL=Egg Laying, ES=Egg Size, EC=Egg Color, F=Friendliness, D=Dual Purpose, T=Total (out of 14), ties were broken by personal preference
22. Cornish Cross A/0 B/0 EL/0 ES/0 EC/0 F/0.5 D/0 T/0.5
21. Cuckoo Marans A/0.5 B/0 EL/0 ES/0 EC/1 F/1 D/0 T/2.5
20. Gold Laced Wyandotte A/1.5 B/0 EL/0 ES/0 EC/0 F/1 D/0.5 T/3
19. Japanese White Black Tailed Bantam A/1.5 B/0 EL/0.5 ES/0 EC/0.5 F/1 D/0 T/3.5
18. Amberlink A/1 B/0 EL/0 ES/0 EC/0 F/1.5 D/1 T/3.5
17. Delaware A/1 B/0 EL/0.5 ES/1 EC/0.5 F/0.5 D/0.5 T/4
16. Silver Laced Wyandotte A/2 B/0 EL/0 ES/0 EC/0 F/1.5 D/0.5 T/4
15. Blue Copper Marans A/2 B/0 EL/0 ES/0 EC/1 F/1 D/0.5 T/4.5
14. Black Copper Marans A/2 B/0 EL/0 ES/0 EC/1 F/1.5 D/0.5 T/5
13. Silkie A/2 B/2 EL/0 ES/0 EC/0 F/2 D/0 T/6
12. Welsummer A/2 B/0 EL/0 ES/0 EC/1 F/1.5 D/1.5 T/6
11. French Black Copper Marans A/2 B/0 EL/0 ES/1 EC/1 F/1 D/1 T/6
10. Buff Cochin A/1.5 B/2 EL/1 ES/0.5 EC/0.5 F/1.5 D/0 T/7
9. Red Layer A/0.5 B/0 EL/2 ES/2 EC/1 F/2 D/0 T/7.5
8. Splash Marans A/2 B/0 EL/1.5 ES/1 EC/1.5 F/1.5 D/0.5 T/8
7. Barred Rock A/0.5 B/0 EL/1.5 ES/1.5 EC/1 F/1.5 D/2 T/8
6. Red Ranger A/1 B/0 EL/1.5 ES/2 EC/1.5 F/1 D/1.5 T/8.5
5. Rhode Island Red A/2 B/0 EL/1.5 ES/1.5 EC/1.5 F/1 D/1.5 T/9
4. Buff Orpington A/0.5 B/2 EL/2 ES/2 EC/1 F/0.5 D/2 T/10
3. Australorp A/1.5 B/0 EL/1.5 ES/1.5 EC/1.5 F/2 D/2 T/10
2. Blue Laced Red Wyandotte A/2 B/2 EL/2 ES/1.5 EC/1.5 F/0 D/1.5 T/10.5
1. Ameraucana A/2 B/2 EL/1.5 ES/1.5 EC/2 F/2 D/1.5 T/12.5
MUSIC IN THIS EPISODE:
Loving Caliber - Picture of You
Music From Epidemic Sound (www.epidemicsou...)
VIDEO EQUIPMENT WE USE:
Camera / Cannon G7X: a.co/eD13jkN
Editing Software / Final Cut Pro
Tripod / Jobi Gorilla Pod: a.co/5rrEMDL
SOCIAL MEDIA:
Facebook: / whitehouseonthe
Instagram: / whitehouseonthehill
Twitter: / whitehouseonthe
Thanks for watching!
We currently have 3 australorps and 2 barred rock chickens that just started laying for us. Glad to see they ranked pretty high on the list. We absolutely love them and thinking about adding another breed into the mix. We also have 2 grey Chinese geese, a female mallard and a swedish black duck in our backyard "farm".
I recommend Orpingtons. Really any type but i love the buff orpingtons. Silkies are also a great breed.
I just wanted to let you know how much WE appreciate this kind of video especially for the people that know nothing about chickens don't get me wrong we also love your fun and funny videos but the information videos are the ones that may get others to get there own farm animals one thing that about 5 million people in the world don't know is how to eat healthy and first and foremost is that eating healthy is not eating from the grocery stores eating healthy is growing your own food love y'all love your boys love your channel love what you do and I really hope that you are around a very long time stay blessed
+Michael Hornberger - very kind of you to say, Michael! We've really grown to love our chicken are love spreading the message for others to grow their own food along with us!
Getting a Black Australop, Speckled Sussex and à white Rock. Just a backyard eggs setup. First time getting chickens. Wish me luck.
Good luck 🍀 👍
I'm raising Black Australorp chicks right now for laying hens. Glad to see a good review of them! Thanks for the info on so many different breeds.
Good choice! If it's good enough for Justin Rhodes and Rick Mitchell, it's good enough for me!
White House on the Hill They seem to be a good choice for me. Let's hope I'm a good choice for them. (First time raising any type of animals, other than dogs as per. LOL)
They're hard to mess up... they take pretty good care of themselves 😉
My backyard flock has a black australorp, buff orpington, and a speckled sussex. I would recommend all of them! They are all great layers and very pretty in my opinion! They are all very friendly, especially my buff orpington. My speckled sussex does not like to be picked up, but my other girls love to be picked up and they will all follow you around the backyard!
I have 2 jersey giants and 1 Ameraucana and 1 silky frizzle I think - 3 chicks and 3 more on the way :)
I used have a road island red but she passed :(
Are Buff Orpingtons still broody like they used to be?
I have a Buff Orpington, Road island red, Easter Egger, and Midnight Marian. I would say that the Easter egger is our friendliest one.
I’d recommend the Speckled Sussex, like the Orpington such a kind breed
I was going to say the same thing...the Speckled Sussex
I love mine
are the light sussex as kind as the speckled?
I could never find any, they were on my bucket list for sure. And so pretty!
@@laurafedora5385 Murray McMurray hatchery has them.
We have 4 IsaBrowns we love. They are still a couple of months from laying but so sweet snd pretty. They love it when I sing to them. They come right up to my hubby and I. We also have a Buff Orpington and 2 New Jersey Giants. They currently reside in my basement but are just about to go outside to join our pack. In August we get 2 Easter Egger chicks. Our town just changed the City Ordinance in April so we could have chickens so we just started raising them. We can only have 12 in our part of town. Other areas can only have 6 or none. Feeling blessed we can have eggs for us and some neighbors.
Thank You for this video and all the effort you put in it! Im thinking of getting chickens and couldn't find a video with what the different breeds look like, it was so helpful. Thanks again! Also gonna watch it again!
You should try some Speckled Sussex, they are great dual purpose birds who are well known for being friendly and easy to handle. And their plumage is a treat.
+Menz Manga - we did have a rooster of that breed awhile back. Seem like a pretty docile breed. We will be sure to get them again sometime.
I am about a week away from my first backyard chicken. I will be getting a few and this video has been the best one I have found so far. I will be checking out your stuff. Thanks again.
+Bobby Evans - I really appreciate it! Feel free to ask questions, I can touch on it in future videos. Good luck!
Agree
Thank you for making the effort to catch each bird to show us
I have an Ameraucana, light Brahma, Rhode Island Red, gold laced Wyandotte, and some strange breed called a “production blue” I love them all and mainly picked for their personality
Thank you so much for this! I am in the middle of deciding what breeds to get....we are first time chicken owners, and you have made it easier. Really great vid!!
+Rebecca T - thank you, Rebecca! Good luck on getting started with chickens! We'll be making a number of videos on different aspects of raising chickens, so stay tuned!
Hpw is it going 4 years later? This is our first year and we are just a couple weeks in (which means they are still in the house.)
Enjoyed your insights into the various breeds. In NE Florida we have found our most productive are our Andalusians, Austalorps, Delawares, and Americaunas. Good video!
I have a few different breeds, but my favorite is the Road Island Red. Mine are so friendly, product great brown eggs, and they scratch in the run a lot which I am using there run to grow corn to feed them this winter
I used to breed my Barred Rocks with my Rhode Island reds. I would get a beautiful Red Barred Rock.
That sounds beautiful
Oooh💖💖💖💖💖that souds beautiful
Maybe I should try that I have both and both of them are nice and are really good egg layers
That’s a wonderful idea! Will have to get some Rhode Island Reds
You have some beautiful chickens!! I have 6 blue Australops, 2 black Australops,2 Roosters. 1 have 16 black New Jersey Giants, 4 Roosters, 12 hens,& only 6 months old & already started laying fart eggs!! The Jersey Giants are huge chickens!!🥚🐓🐔
I’d like to like this one twice. Super helpful for me as I’d like to start my own flock this summer.
Awesome! 👏🏻
That was the best intro with the baby helping ❤
That was a nice variety. I have 2 varieties that you may want to try. Jersey Black Giants are much better layers than advertised and good broody mamas and I think my favorite is probably New Hampshire Reds. My New Hamps lay well into the winter when my Rhode Island Reds usually quit in October. The New Hamps lay nice large to x-large eggs and lots of them. You should give them a try.
DOVEEE IS SO CUTE “she layed the first egg on the farm very proud”
Awesome vlog today, it's amazing that you have such a great flock. Deep in variety and a great cross section of most of the options available to those of us that keep chickens for hobby or purpose. I have great laying experience with my White Leghorn, Comet and Back Australorp, my Rhode Island Red is temperamental and doesn't compare to the others. And then there's Sydney, my easter egger. She came to me as a foster hen, she had been bullied badly at a friends coop so I took her in at the same time I started my coop back in November 2016. Since then she's layed about 30 eggs over two months and hasn't done a thing for months! Kudos!
The white leghorn, that's one we've wanted to get as well! Thanks for watching, Bill!
My leghorn was very feisty at first, out consuming all the others in food while holding lowest in the pecking order! she gave me several double yolks and hardly misses a day lays 68-74g eggs,
Barred Rock is a classic.
+Brandon Burrell - agreed!
But it’s mean
@@bensladkov6780 ever been around a broody arabic chicken?
I'm glad to find someone who likes to talk about chickens "almost" as much as I!! ha Great presentation!!
Thank you soooo much for this video comparing chicken breeds. It was very helpful to how we choose the makeup of our first flock. :-D
Hi , Really enjoyed the video! I am a retired zoo keeper, and have kept chickens most of my life.....really happy to see the recent popularity in poultry......I have had many, many different breeds.....over the years.....All the best....Ron
+Ron Shook - thanks a lot, Ron! Are there any other animals from the zoo that you would want to have at home?
Great information. I’m dreaming of having chickens and your video has been a wonderful resource. Thanks.
Great video! I really enjoyed it. We just got our first 20 chickens. Out of those 20 chickens we have 17 different breeds.
we have black australorps are self they laid all threw winter so for and even still with this big freeze. so far so good
+iwantosavemoney - that's awesome!
I had a black australorp and she went broody a couple of years ago and hatched 4 eggs. Definitely the most friendly bird I’ve ever had also
I have an Australorp too! Her feathers are a beautiful green sheen in the sun. My son named her Emerald. Her eggs are huge and she lays into the winter
My favorite girl is a Barred Plymouth Rock. Very American bird. 🐔
Can't disagree with you there. Our best layers.
@@whitehouseonthehill The purpose of the barring is camouflage from hawks.
we love our welsummer hens. great birds that make beautiful dark eggs
Bantys are good to let out of the hen house and get bugs around the house and in the lawn. My mom had about 4 hens and a rooster Banty, that had free roam and she would call them to the barn at night. They also chase off mice. Just have to watch them in the garden. They are great little birds and are the bravest of all chickens. She got eggs from Rhoad Island Reds. Big and lots of double yikes. Also would rescue 6 or 8 leghorn chickens from the egg farm every year and they had goose sized eggs! She fed them well and although their beaks and feet were messed up, those that survived were her favorites. Very good layers! Happy and friendly birds.
Need to try golden comets. Very friendly, calm, docile.
Beautiful birds. Great egg layers. Large to extra large brown eggs.
Interesting assessments and a good example of key things we would want to know about our potential flocks. Most importantly, for those of us who already have chickens, it really brings home how in the final analysis chickens are individuals and the breed is not an assurance of any trait - other than, perhaps, appearance.
First, I know it is personal choice, but seriously - Golden Laced Wyandott appearance a 0.5. I think this breed is the most gorgeous of all my hens. She is also the only hen we have had (so far) go broody on any consistent basis. Her first broody cycle was at around 10 months of age, and she has a regular broody cycle every 3-4 months which will last anywhere from 25 to 35 days. She puts up a fuss but is never mean or pecks at us when we push her out of the box once a day so she will eat and/or drink. Our Golden also is second in laying for the longest stretch before going dormant for Winter (we do not use coop lighting). During peak laying she will give about 4 to 5 a week. During the weeks before and after peak, she gives us 2 to 3 eggs a week. She does shut down the egg factory completely from around mid-November to April.
.... I had typed up a bunch more about my hens but around the 7th paragraph, I realized "whose channel is this anyway!" LOL. Chickens are amazing. Love them all - even the ones who end up in our freezer.
Wow, great job a catching the birds in the day light! Best Chicken Video! We (Southern California) just had a 2 year Chicken/Duck CDC (virus) Quarantine lifted in June and Red Barn Feed has Ameraucana chicks! Very Tempting!
Americanus & silkie were always my favorite growing up. I week ago I ordered 3 Americanus so it’s pretty cool to see that you picked this breed for your favorite.
Interesting overview of your experience with the different breeds of chickens.
+Almonte Paolilli - thank you, Almonte!
We have silkies, about 10. They are with 2 Peking ducks, one whom is Very nippy. They are also with 10 or so regularly sized chickens. They don’t get beat up at all!
What fun seeing all those chickens! (And I'm so glad you got some exercise!!! :-D) I think you should get some Dark Cornish next, and compare them to Red Rangers. I'm trying to do the sustainable homestead free range chicken thing, so this year I'm trying Icelandics for eggs and broodiness, and got some more Dark Cornish for meat (I've had one hen for a couple of years, I ate one roo and the other died, so I couldn't raise any more.) I've found the Dark Cornish to be nice meaty birds with good foraging abilities, but not sure how well they reproduce. I'll be very interested to see how it goes with your Red Ranger raising project. :)
Dark Cornish... not a bad way to go, I almost got Black Rangers from freedomrangers.com - they looked cool. But your way would be more sustainable, I like that. I'd be pretty psyched to be able to produce my own meat birds year in and year out. How do you like the Icelandics? They seem to be all the buzz this year, I don't know where to get them.
My Icies are young, smallish, lean, good flyers, good foragers, very wild. Not pets at all, waiting to see how well they lay. But they are stunningly beautiful birds. I managed to hatch one from an egg that came from 6,ooo feet lower elevation (David Grote in WI.) That story will be a vlog unto itself when I get my channel going. :) Then I bought 5 teenagers from Idaho. To find a reputable breeder I suggest joining the Icie fb group - they have a very complete list of people with actual Icies (a lot of people make claims, but have birds of mixed heritage, not real Icies.) David Grote of Whippoorwhill Farm is probably the biggest source of genuine Icies. www.davidgrote.com/chickens.html
facebook.com/groups/icelandicchickens/
Very cool, can't wait to see and hear about them!
I have 2-welsummers 2-buff Orpingtons and 4-australorps.
Just started laying 3 weeks ago. And the welsummers lay the most. Almost an egg everyday. The australorps are laying the least. And the buffs more than 4 eggs a week from both.
That’s awesome for winter. Maybe because they started laying in the winter. I do feed them really well. Sunflower seeds and meal worms daily added to their feed.
+The Cynic - new layers should do pretty well in this weather. Ours are having a rough time, not getting much over the last 1-2 weeks, but it’s only a matter of time that we’ll be swimming in eggs again
White House on the Hill is actually like to get rid of two of the australorps.
My dream chicks to hatch are lavender orpingtons they are such a beautiful bird. Thank you for having such informative videos!!!
really very helpful video for bigginers thanks sir....
+Nouman Tahir - thanks for watching!
sir I want to ask a question that iron sheet shed for chicken coop is comfortable for chicken specially in summers where temperature goes to 40 to 45 degree centigrade.....
It's been 20 years since we had chickens. Lots of "new" breeds to choose from.
Hy-line...supposed to be really productive layers. We are a bit concerned about their temperament. We have 3.
Wondering how they will integrate with the younger chickens we got this year. Buff and white orpingtons, golden laced wyandotte, columbian wyandotte, ameraucana, barred rock and a black maran.
Redoing the chicken Barn and the coops too. Lots of work.
we are just getting into chickens. we got black asutralorps and easter eggers. we bought some Bielefelders and a few Ameraucana coming from Cackle
Your face when you said “my precious” 😂😂
I love welsummer hens currently she is the leader of our flock because our New Hampshire Red rooster passed away and she is doing an amazing job of keeping them in check
Cristopher Lopez - very nice! We have more Welsummers than any other breed right now
I haven't had chickens in a few years I am in the process, I am contemplating getting all one breed either Welsummers or Australorpes which of the two do you like best, main purpose will be eggs and entertainment.
We just got 4 Isa browns, love them so far, very friendly....
We've had 10 Isa Browns for over 1 year now. They are very friendly and great layers. We'll try our hand at raising Cornish Rocks for meat next.
I recommend polish, they are just the sweetest chickens ever the one I had never pecked me or tried to he was definitely a keeper although his life was cut short I loved and enjoyed his presence, they can be mixed in with other big breeds but are amazing!
Love the look of the Ameraucana! I want one next. I have Lohmann Brown hens currently... ideally I'd love the black Australorps but they are so hard to find here (as RTL) without buying a batch of chicks.
We have a pair of Polands that are the delight of our varied coop.
Could you list all the breeds, and how they scored in each category?
I put the scoring in the description. Thanks for requesting that. I started to put it in the video, but it got too messy to make sense.
And add, "What does "broody" mean?" Some of us are really new to all this! Noise levels are very important for many people too, as well as being calm, low-key hens. Some areas don't want roosters because of the noise, generally.
Also, for those who aren't allowed to have roosters, how can you go about finding a rooster to fertilize the eggs of your hens? Is there a network of people to find essentially a chicken "stud service" of sorts? Are there networks for specific breeds, for breeders and for specific health issues, problems for certain breeds?
@@CarolReidCA , "broody" means that they (hens) want to sit on their eggs for hatching. They may be protective of their eggs (i.e. pecking at you if you attempt to collect) and may stop laying if left to sit on those eggs. Broody hens for supplying chicks, and non-broody hens for a consistent supply of eggs.
Have you had any experience with Jersey Giants
You covered a lot very well. The only 2 things I would have liked to have seen added is eggs laid per year/lifetime and life span. I personally am looking for a pretty breed that lays maybe a larger sized egg over a long lifespan. It would mainly be a pet with eggs as a bonus with a very social nature. Big ask eh. Cheers from Canader eh!
I love your videos and just recently subscribed. You have helped a lot with everything I am doing now. Thanks.
It’s very difficult to acclimate silkies into an already established flock especially when the flock is o a bigger breed of chicken. I would definitely keep the silkies in their own coop w their own run or area on your property. I love those silkies as well! They are just the best!! And I especially love all the various breeds u have on your farm!
+Agatha Dolan - this year we have raised silkies in their own chicken tractor and run. All have survived.
They are so sweet, but definitely need their own special care
Ameraucanas are actually a heritage breed. You’re holding Easter Eggers which are a mutt. Ameraucanas are usually used in making EEs, though.
Great video. Very helpful!
+Nic Franklin - thanks! Glad it was useful. Had a lot of fun making that one!
I have a black ostralorpe + Rhode Island Red, she is a great egg layer and quite sweet (if you don’t pick her up).
Very informative, definitely helped me👌🏻
+nicky hall - awesome!
I know this is an older vid but it's a keeper for sure! We are moving back to our house in the country this year and I'm doing all the research I can into raising chickens there, only for eggs and their poop haha. Really want Silkies but I know I need other layers for eggs. Thought I'd be able to keep them all together but sounds like that may be a bad idea.
+Belinda - that's a good plan
Thanks, good info. We have a few on your list. They are only about 7-8 weeks old right now.
Almost Homestead- Which ones did you get?
Silver Laced Wyandotte, 2 - Ameraucana, Blue Astralorp, Dominique, Speckled Sussex
I think you might get a few Polish to go with your Silkies, as they are both just hilarious to watch. But, they really are just pets.
Love that video mate cheers.
+vlad013 - thanks, Vlad!
Wow thats a lot of different chickens you have a cool farm excellent thank you
Well, that is a very good video! I have Buff Orpingtons, Black Coppers and Americanas. I also just bought half a dozen Leghorns for egg production. They are very flighty! The slightest move and they freak out! haha The rest of my flock are tame, docile and even sweet! I love the green and blue eggs the Americanas lay! And just put eggs from a friends flock under one of my 9 month old buffs who is super broody! haha Chickens are the best!
Swedish Flower, lavender wyandottes and Ayim Cemanis, I think, are beautiful birds.
Beautiful birds
Enjoyed your video. Where can I find the previous episodes? What are the letters for following your list of birds, such as A/0 B/0 EL/0 ES/0 EC/0 F/0.5 D/0 T/0.5? Have you heard of Svart Hona chickens that are solid black and American Bresse which are supposedly the best tasting chicken in the world? Thank you for all you do!
+Rhonda Sage - Hi Rhonda! We listed all of the breeds on that list. The letters you listed coordinate to the categories we rated our breeds on (A=Appearance, B=Broodiness, EL=Egg Laying, ES=Egg Size, EC=Egg Color, F=Friendliness, D=Dual Purpose, T=Total)
I have heard of Svart Hona's... kind of tough to find, a rare breed here in the U.S. The Bresse is also pretty rare. There is a hatchery in Florida that carries them... Greenfire Farms. But they're not cheap.
Here are all of our videos (from oldest to newest): th-cam.com/channels/fuEu0ff9Yy_oA5U21C5Stw.htmlvideos?view_as=subscriber&flow=grid&view=0&sort=da
I had red laced white Cornish, big breast & good foraging. 2 diff Turkens, 1 light & 1 kinda med brown they r surprisingly good for colder climates, dual-purpose & that ugly head/neck made them stand-outs, polish, how can u miss them! Not great layers, but active friendly & so cunning (white crested black my favorites), all different rocks (white & a golden color) absolutely Great dual-purpose & extra friendly. I had more, but with a couple u mentioned, a beautiful flock... some eggs, some extra boys fir meat, but active so they ate bugs & kept it interesting
I love Bramahas, very tame, large, pure breed, winter layers, great with kids, and lay well for a pure breed
I also love Pekins, Silkies, Leghorns, and Australorps
I have all of these chickens an love them very much
EDIT: Legbars lay green eggs and nice and tame
Bravo amigo. Outstanding job
+Rodolfo Diaz - thanks a lot, Rodolfo!
Interesting vid and I'd love to have araucanas because I've heard they're okay for the suburbs due to quiet temperament. We used to raise leghorns and banties, pheasants and finches. I'd always desired ducks but Gramps said they were too messy. Thanks for sharing.
I love the French Marans. I just had problems with the roosters Combs freezing in the winter months. I wish someone would develop a rose comb Marans. I loved the roosters because they were very tolerant of me by being in their space and messing with their hens. I had of them at once. They were beautiful and never gave me a bit of trouble I liked the chocolate brown eggs of the hens.All that being said, I think when I get chickens I will get Buckeyes, Wyandott, and Americaunas. BUT no roosters this time!
+Diana Russell - we're pretty crazy about our Marans and Ameraucanas. Our Wyandottes and Lavender Orpingtons are really growing on us as well. I might have to update this video sometime this year.
White House on the Hill, I guess I should proofread my comments before posting. I just noticed a big boo boo. I wrote that I had 5 Marans Roosters at one time but the 5 didn't print. I had over 100 hens at the time and about 36 ducks, 3 Pilgrim geese, 3 Blue Slate Turkeys and 10 Coturnix quail. Obviously I sold eggs and chicks or started pullets or a hen here and there. I didn't like and still don't like the black and white striped chickens like Barred Rocks, Dominiques, or Cukoo Marans. Nothing to do with egg production or quality. The striped pattern makes me dizzy I think.Or maybe I was attacked by a Barred Rock Rooster as a small child. I do remember getting attacked by a roo but don't remember what it looked like. Perhaps that it because I never liked them. if someone gave me Barred Rock hens I would immediately re-home them. I don't like Rhode Isand Reds for another reason. They don't forget well (except on their own eggs sometimes) and they can be real hogs at the feeder. I preferred the Buckeyes over the RIRs. They are more docile and better foragers I think. Leghorns are great layer and efficient at food conversion. They are smallish hens but lay a large egg for their size. They are good for more temperate zones as they have a large comb that can freeze in very cold weather. I got a few 1 yr olds at an auction one year. They had come from a commercial egg farm where they have 6 hens in a 2x2 cage, never see real sunshine (only 24hours of artificial light), never take a dust bath, never even touch the ground or taste a blade of grass. They came from that to my 5 acres where they could free range in the sunshine all day, eat all the grass, weeds, bugs, and fallen apples they could hold as well as quality feed. There was a secure barn for them to roost in and pleanty of nest boxes if they felt the need to lay (no pressure though.) This was how they lived out their lives on Happy Hen Egg Farm.
Thomas Lamprogiorgos, Yeah, I tried that and it didn't work. I had 5 roosters and a few hens that needed it. It was difficult to keep up with because most of them roosted out of my reach. Also I was working and didn't have time to chase them down before work on below freezing days. If I get them again I will only get hens. I love their chocolate colored eggs.
Thomas Lamprogiorgos, You misunderstood, my birds (chicken, ducks, turkeys) didn't sleep outside. They had a small barn for their coop but the top of their roost was 7ft high. During the day they free ranged on our property until a fox started coming during the day while I was at work and decimated my flock. Before that I had over 100 hens, 5 roosters, 36 ducks, and 3 turkeys, After that fox was dealt with, I had to hire someone to fence part of our pasture. Then they had free range of the pasture. Except for days when we had blizzards they were allowed outside. Most of the hens didn't like to walk in snow though.
I guess anything that happened to my birds was ultimately my fault (if you want to lay blame) as I was their caretaker. I did the best I could with what I had. I felt bad that I couldn't keep their comes from frostbite because it deminished their beauty but it didn't effect their health or their roosterness.
I won't get chickens again until we move and I am able to set up a coop. We are leaving our homestead and downsizing. We may move into town where we will be limited to 10 hens and no roosters. I may fudge and throw in a few ducks. Everything is up in the air right now.
Thomas Lamprogiorgos. I agree the water fowl shouldn't be kept with chickens. That is possibly why I had issues with my rooster Combs getting frostbite. However, I didn't have other buildings to separate them at the time. I will know better next time.
Great information. So many beauties to choose from!
Hello
The difference between the ameraucana and the Easter egger is that the ameraucana is a pure breed while the Easter egger a cross is between a blue layer, like araucana/ameraucana and another chicken breed.
Have a good day
Hi..... Thank you for sharing your video homestead 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 🎥👍👍👍
I agree on black austrolorps. They are healthy ,Nice,And let people pick them up! Also That black and brown chicken you tried picking Up,I have a black austrolorp and That Black and Brown Chicken breed! They are both Great chickens
Ok so I have a question that I feel really sheepish about even asking but I am a bit confused. You have many chickens of different types so do they all breed with the few roosters you have of a different type? If so what kind of chick is then produced? Is it then like the momma, poppa, or a hybrid chick? Thanks for the answers because I would like to start up soon on having some chickens but want to know if the rooster needs to be the same as the chickens for breeding? Thanks for your time and info!!
🙋♀️🐔bwock bwock!
On average, they usually come out as some form of hybrid. Depending on genes, they can have recessive genes from their Mum and dominant genes from their pop, and they end up looking like their pop, but still capable of laying eggs that hatch out like mum or pop. Hope that helps?
@@zedbee2736 it's called the backyard flock breed..
longhorn you missed it. They are good egg layers. Thank you for sharing was a great video and your list was spot-on.
+Wild Spirits - we appreciate it!
Leghorns are flighty and plain in appearance... also this was the list of breeds THEY have.
A lot of ppl dont like Longhorns, I love mine! She is my favorite chick. She has the funniest personality. My wyandotte's dont like her very much. She follows my husband when he's building,using drills, saws. shes not afraid of anything.
Your chickens are beautiful!😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😍
I would recommend Meyer's Hatchery...and the New Hampshire Reds. French marans are on my wish list.
Have you had a rustic Rambler on the farm? If so do they make a good chicken for eggs and what's her temperament like? I have two rustic Rambler chicks and I am a new chic mom to 11 baby chicks. I have2 cochin bantams, 3 silkies, 2 Easter eggers, 1americana's, Cochin bantam/ silkie mix. I'm also a new duckling mom to two Pekin ducks. They're still ducklings but they look like they're fully grown now but they're not quite there yet. So watching your videos has helped tremendously on learning about all of my new birds.
I had to put my silkies in a separate coop too. They are just little dainty things!
I love seeing everyone's opinion on Chickens!
+Forgotten Way Farms - 😀
What do you think of Bresse chickens, from France? Large white, with blue legs. Large eggs, good meat chicken. Your thoughts? I am interested in selecting a good heritage chicken, small scale, to sell the chicks.
Ralph Y - I would definitely raise some Bresse if we could get a hold of them, pretty rare in the US outside of Greenfire Farms or a few Homestead friends in Alabama. I do talk about them in this video: th-cam.com/video/fRqsy0nwETY/w-d-xo.html
Wow., such honesty.. So much trouble to try so hard.life is tough
+barry ratliff - thank you
I have had a small (5-6) backyard flock of hens for many years. My faves . . . Barred Rock (friendly and good egg layers), Rhode Island Red (lovely color and very friendly), Buff Orpington (and although in the video he says that they are not that great looking, I think their full, fat, feathered bodies are striking. However, they are broody). I'm in California with hot summers and very mild winters because that is a major consideration when selecting breeds.
Great video I learned a lot thumbs up 👍
+Arthur Bautista - thank you, Arthur!
I really like Barred Rocks. Easter Eggers are awesome too.
“LET ME TALK OKAY!”
“OKAY”
AWESOME VIDEO!!!!
We purchased 8 chicks from a local coop...2 of each of the following breed: barnevelder, buff orpington, barred rock and gold laced wyandotte. One of the barnevelder turned out to be a rooster (and then fell victim to a predator). He was beautiful! One of our barred hens disappeared. So we have 6 hens remaining. They just started laying last week! Talk about excitement!
So far we have gathered 6 eggs. A couple days we got 2. Some days none. They lay in the coop but not in the boxes we built. Is this normal?
I really enjoy your videos!
Just wanted to say really appreciate the time and exhausting effort put into sharing your experience. I hate to say but I found ranking a bird based on appearance to be a bit biased. Much like artwork one individual may enjoy the colors, contrast, and creativity whilst another would shrug and say meh... Being there is numerous breeds to choose from to cater the needs as a home or farmstead I was rather hoping you could go more in depth of the 22 picks as to how you ranked your categories. Such as when it comes to egg laying the consistency/frequency or why a meat purposed bird is considered based on weight to age of maturity. Go above and beyond rating each category individually what breed is best for egg laying, combination, meat, etc...
All in all it's just a comment, I do appreciate you taking the time to do this, hope this video generates decent passive income, and admire the opportunity you have this experience in your life!
+Mike Miller - we did judge the breeds based on a number of qualities. We do like the amount of eggs we get, but OUR chickens are as much for entertainment as they are for eggs... so looks and variety is definitely something we appreciate. Thanks for the feedback.
Good ratings I enjoy it all
My favorite one is Easter Egger all right and the boardwalk I have two Easter Egger and three bald rocks
want a small hen that lays big white eggs? Get a leghorn. Mine lay every day, even through the Michigan winter.
Leghorns tend to be flighty though, it a good beginner bird
This is awesome! Thank you!!!!
Ashley Bailey- Thanks for watching!
Where im from the Red Sex Links are called Cinnamon Queens, and I LOVE them, they lay great and egg everyday even in the cold heart of winter, they are very winter hardy and they are great and very friendly with kids.
I also have 3 RIR one is a Rooster but they are only 4 months old, we also have a Golden Wyandotte who I thought was a Barred Rock, but its not a breed I would get again.
Nathan Deer - Thanks for letting us know your favorite breeds!
I love that...Cinnamon Queens! 😍😂
Can you do an up to date list of this?
Why not Bielefelders? Love those birds, nice and beautiful and big! Love mine.
Great video