A couple more points on breeding chickens: the number of roosters kept will also depend on how many hens one has. Depending on the breed, if fertile eggs are the goal, at least one rooster is needed per 8 or 10 hens. And having a spare or two is important, as mentioned in the video, in case something happens. Regarding 'beauty', selecting chickens that conform to the Standard of Perfection as closely as possible is NOT about 'beauty'. It's about preserving a breed. That includes the appearance 'typical' for a chicken of a particular breed (breeders often speak of 'breed type'). People breeding strictly for performance - whether meat or eggs, or dual purose fowl - can ignore comb type, shape, color of the shanks (legs), etc; but sometime in selecting for 'performance' traits/ characteristics, a certain 'look' develops. (Example: rose combs are better in cold climates where the points of the straight comb often freeze; while straight combs allow the bird to more efficiently disappate heat in hot climates. So this aspect of 'beauty' is also about 'function'!) Over time, that look can help identify that strain or breed of chicken (or other animal). And if there is something about that chicken that is way off, (wrong shape, wrong comb, wrong skin color, etc) it lets us know that the chicken is probably crossed with some other breed, and may not perform the way we expect, as would be usual or typical for that breed.
This is what I have done for years but it was good to see someone else do it too. I learned a lot by watching this video. The only thing I do is keep records on not only the pelvic and keel but also body weights. I weigh them at 8 weeks, 16 weeks, 24 weeks at this point I feel I can start to cull out some of the extra males if they do not meet the standard that I want.
Greatly informative video, Super Job! Would Love to be your student/apprentice . .. . One of thee best videos on breeding I've seen. Thank You. Sincerely!
The bird on the right is better for free-range with no maintenance. Bulk comes at a cost of calories per day and as a result, the better chicken will actually be the first to starve if you let your chickens roam (eg: like pheasants or guinea fowl). So 'better chicken' should be 'ideal chicken'. Because nature offers mutations as solutions to problems. Both chickens are good if you are a prepper. Use the table-bird while you have food, keep the independent 'wild' birds in case there is a natural disaster and you need some birds to feed off the wild for a few weeks. The hunched back saves energy as it doesn't need to use it's leg and back muscles as much when feeding - partly why you see Guinea fowl with really arched spines - because they forage all day. Same with rodents too. And that is also why that build is narrower and bonier - because they need less meat due to their efficient body shape - in regards to foraging. Think about it, if you are a tall person, and you have to pick up pebbles by hand - you are going to get tired pretty quick. If you face is already near the ground, and your arms too - much easier - less calories. And if you bite - you will be better at defending yourself. So the 'wild' style bird has it's place too - just people don't think about it until a hurricane / cyclone / tsunami etc hits and their stock isn't doing too well because all the feed is gone.
Great 411 especially for a conventional oven, but most air fry/rotisserie ovens; Bravo XL, OvenMaxx... can only handle max of 4 pounds, so the smaller bird is more ideal for these. I have the OvenMaxx
GREAT VIDEO.....HI JEANETTE.......I HAVE BEEN RAISING ALL KINDS OF CHICKENS, SINCE I LEFT MY JOB , ROGER WILLIAMS PARK ZOO.....RON.......GREAT JOB! SHOOK
Maybe I missed it..? You know, despite the interviewer commenting, "He bites!", she never mentions Temperament, which is a consideration, especially in regards to egg laying....
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so temperament is important for a rooster especially in regards to egg laying lol. nice IQ
J.L. Cantrell Deleware. Originally developed in the state of Delaware for meat production, Delawares have a reputation of being a good dual-purpose breed. Many people are unaware than most of the breeds have declined since industrial style factory farming took over egg and poultry production - not just in numbers - but in overall vigor and quality, so the heritage breeds often fall short of their former abilities in growth, feed conversion, foraging ability, meat and egg production. The information in this video can help small flock owners to help their favorite breed(s) regain their former excellence.
A good presentation of some basic poultry handling and evaluation tips. Once knowledge as common as many of our heritage breeds used to be... and now even more scarce. To add a little to the info here, the opening at the end of a chicken's digestive tract is also where the urinary tract and the oviduct end; so on a bird, everything comes out the same opening. This opening is known as the 'vent', with cloaca being the scientific term. And... of course chickens don't have teeth, so they can't really 'bite'. Instead, chickens peck. The smaller cockrel (young cock or rooster) did not have as good a temperament as the larger one. Most breeders, especially of back-yard flocks, want to select for easy-going temperament, too!
Good discussion on selecting poultry for breeding - I subbed. We have a small farm in Northeast Florida USA - The LaLa Farm where we raise goats and poultry - we are trying hard to build out our TH-cam presence - please consider subbing.
@@AaaAaa-sg7zu you're* if you are going to talk shit on someones intelligence and use psychology 101 vernacular to insult people you might want to know how to fucking spell
Delewares are not good free rangers. They have no fight in them. Just a chubby barnyard bird made for the table. Not a good choice for breeding in my opinion. But to each their own.
A couple more points on breeding chickens: the number of roosters kept will also depend on how many hens one has. Depending on the breed, if fertile eggs are the goal, at least one rooster is needed per 8 or 10 hens. And having a spare or two is important, as mentioned in the video, in case something happens. Regarding 'beauty', selecting chickens that conform to the Standard of Perfection as closely as possible is NOT about 'beauty'. It's about preserving a breed. That includes the appearance 'typical' for a chicken of a particular breed (breeders often speak of 'breed type'). People breeding strictly for performance - whether meat or eggs, or dual purose fowl - can ignore comb type, shape, color of the shanks (legs), etc; but sometime in selecting for 'performance' traits/ characteristics, a certain 'look' develops. (Example: rose combs are better in cold climates where the points of the straight comb often freeze; while straight combs allow the bird to more efficiently disappate heat in hot climates. So this aspect of 'beauty' is also about 'function'!)
Over time, that look can help identify that strain or breed of chicken (or other animal). And if there is something about that chicken that is way off, (wrong shape, wrong comb, wrong skin color, etc) it lets us know that the chicken is probably crossed with some other breed, and may not perform the way we expect, as would be usual or typical for that breed.
This is what I have done for years but it was good to see someone else do it too. I learned a lot by watching this video. The only thing I do is keep records on not only the pelvic and keel but also body weights. I weigh them at 8 weeks, 16 weeks, 24 weeks at this point I feel I can start to cull out some of the extra males if they do not meet the standard that I want.
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I know your comment is from 8 yrs ago, but I was wondering if you take measurements or just make a note of how it compares to an ideal bird?
This farm is a dream comes true.
What an informative lady!
Finally I found someone who know how to hold a chicken !
Wonderful video, thanks for sharing
Jerry of Pine Meadows Hobby Farm
Pine Meadows Hobby Farm A Modern Homestead
it's funny meeting you here! I love your videos! 😃
Excelente presentación!. Muchas gracias por compartir tan buena información. Saludos!
These are light Sussex chickens very good breed to have great egg layers and are nice in the pot
+Adam Lesiakowski These are Delawares.
They're not even the same color as light Sussex, a light Sussex would be fully black where these are speckled.
6:12 straight to the point, i like it!!
Greatly informative video, Super Job! Would Love to be your student/apprentice . .. . One of thee best videos on breeding I've seen. Thank You. Sincerely!
The bird on the right is better for free-range with no maintenance. Bulk comes at a cost of calories per day and as a result, the better chicken will actually be the first to starve if you let your chickens roam (eg: like pheasants or guinea fowl). So 'better chicken' should be 'ideal chicken'. Because nature offers mutations as solutions to problems. Both chickens are good if you are a prepper. Use the table-bird while you have food, keep the independent 'wild' birds in case there is a natural disaster and you need some birds to feed off the wild for a few weeks. The hunched back saves energy as it doesn't need to use it's leg and back muscles as much when feeding - partly why you see Guinea fowl with really arched spines - because they forage all day. Same with rodents too. And that is also why that build is narrower and bonier - because they need less meat due to their efficient body shape - in regards to foraging. Think about it, if you are a tall person, and you have to pick up pebbles by hand - you are going to get tired pretty quick. If you face is already near the ground, and your arms too - much easier - less calories. And if you bite - you will be better at defending yourself. So the 'wild' style bird has it's place too - just people don't think about it until a hurricane / cyclone / tsunami etc hits and their stock isn't doing too well because all the feed is gone.
thank u for this, also even without any natural disasters... it's great saving on feed
No thanks.
Great 411 especially for a conventional oven, but most air fry/rotisserie ovens; Bravo XL, OvenMaxx... can only handle max of 4 pounds, so the smaller bird is more ideal for these. I have the OvenMaxx
Learn a lot today thank u for all the information
Hey its George! Your horse breed vids are great.
Love your video.
When comparing two birds do they have to be the same sex as well as the same age?
Great video!
very informative!
Thanks a lot❤
Idk i have a rooster who had all those bad characteristics yet he is now one of my more gorgeous roosters and beefier but then again it always differ
Great video! We were wondering where it was filmed.
hi were did you get your chicks
What about breeding within the family ? like brothers and sisters... ? does that matter to keep good genes?
GREAT VIDEO.....HI JEANETTE.......I HAVE BEEN RAISING ALL KINDS OF CHICKENS, SINCE I LEFT MY JOB ,
ROGER WILLIAMS PARK ZOO.....RON.......GREAT JOB! SHOOK
AWESOME VID
Maybe I missed it..? You know, despite the interviewer commenting, "He bites!", she never mentions Temperament, which is a consideration, especially in regards to egg laying....
so temperament is important for a rooster especially in regards to egg laying lol. nice IQ
Good stuff
Hi New Friend , Thank you for sharing the difference of the chicken breeds about the size .
What kind of chicken is that
These techniques are apropriate for all the heritage breeds or just Delawares?
eoe oo im sure all of them
Excellent!
How to breed of chirken
I've heard that holding them upside down is choking them. Please don't stop their airflow.
love johnny b goode in the backdround
How can I get such rosters to Zambia. I have liked the breed.
what breed are these?
J.L. Cantrell Deleware. Originally developed in the state of Delaware for meat production, Delawares have a reputation of being a good dual-purpose breed. Many people are unaware than most of the breeds have declined since industrial style factory farming took over egg and poultry production - not just in numbers - but in overall vigor and quality, so the heritage breeds often fall short of their former abilities in growth, feed conversion, foraging ability, meat and egg production. The information in this video can help small flock owners to help their favorite breed(s) regain their former excellence.
Oh how many chickens🤩🤩🤩😮😮😍
does all this also go with pet chickens to sell?
It could but it is mostly for broilers and heritage breeds.
It was funny when he put the chicken heading his elbow
A good presentation of some basic poultry handling and evaluation tips. Once knowledge as common as many of our heritage breeds used to be... and now even more scarce. To add a little to the info here, the opening at the end of a chicken's digestive tract is also where the urinary tract and the oviduct end; so on a bird, everything comes out the same opening. This opening is known as the 'vent', with cloaca being the scientific term. And... of course chickens don't have teeth, so they can't really 'bite'. Instead, chickens peck. The smaller cockrel (young cock or rooster) did not have as good a temperament as the larger one. Most breeders, especially of back-yard flocks, want to select for easy-going temperament, too!
Of course they can bite even though they don't have teeth.
Turn around lady, somebody keeps walking off with your chickens right behind your back
I laughed my butt off at that lol
What breed are those chickens?
HOW
Olá boa
nani a aqui
I am a New Subscribed 859 .
How about a gamefowl
Good discussion on selecting poultry for breeding - I subbed. We have a small farm in Northeast Florida USA - The LaLa Farm where we raise goats and poultry - we are trying hard to build out our TH-cam presence - please consider subbing.
sus gallos estan flacos
I'm from india
I want this breed
but how
No way those 2 birds are the same age 😮
Isn’t this eugenics?
Are you happy in your job???
my breed Just had no Color
Well But thats a Breed
Lol the chicken is much happier upside down than when it's right side up
Must be an Australian breed.
Guys.. it turns out size matters
Lmao 🤣
The smaller one is a hen
😂😂
How to Breed a Better Chicken?
A lot of lube and some soothing music?
LoL
At :43 seconds we see dude stealin a chicken,
again at 2:10 seconds and for G-d's sake at 2:58 seconds he's eat'in them out of house and home.
aw, that's Farmer George's loyal man.
Your stupid, you are projecting yourself
@@AaaAaa-sg7zu you're* if you are going to talk shit on someones intelligence and use psychology 101 vernacular to insult people you might want to know how to fucking spell
That is my chicken
2:49 Chicken gets goosed in 3... 2... 1...
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The rooster feels like he is violated...
Were people swing dancing behind the camera man? Very rude of them not to mute their innapropriate rock and roll. ;-)
hi bro calling u nambaru
why does it feel like these chickens are being man handled
You can just throw a chicken in the air and they will be fien
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pysni go be mar6lqk
too much anatomic lesson for me... :-(
Delewares are not good free rangers. They have no fight in them. Just a chubby barnyard bird made for the table. Not a good choice for breeding in my opinion. But to each their own.
Well, it’s good that no one cares about your “opinion”, which only shows your ignorance.
Your comparing a hen to a rooster, of course the hen is smaller.
no both are male
Ron G she mentioned both are roosters.
😂😂😂