What Kind of Chickens Should You Get?
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- Springtime is chicken time, but what kind should you get?
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I mistakenly called my favorite breed here a Black Cochin - They are actually a Blue Cochin in case you are looking for them online.
SSLFamilyDad thanks, I was just gonna correct u😂 I have one of those and people say they lay 2 eggs a week but we got SUPER lucky and she lays every day for us. And she’s super sweet
SSLFamilyDad. I knew they were blue cochins. You probably know that blue mated to Blue doesn't give you 100% blue chicks? You get blue, black, and splash. Thanks for this video I enjoyed watching it. McMurray Hatchery I think is overrated. Cackle hatchery has been awesome.
Go thru ideal poultry. Awesome genetics
SSLFamilyDad I am a Christian and I miss your messages, is there another channel you post them on or are they just really sporadic?
I do post messages from time to time on the farmers4christ youtube channel. I took on another ministry at church and I just couldn't keep up with it all!
We're first time chicken owners. We've had our chicks for going on 2mos now, and we love them! I already have a favorite who's a sweetheart. Who would have thought birds could be so entertaining & lovable!
When you described the hybrid meat birds that grow too quickly you said “Leghorn” leghorns are bred to be exceptional white egg layers, not meat birds. The bird your talking about are the Cornish Cross or X Rock. Sure, they are a mutant breed bred to grow fast, albeit their feathers don’t grow in the prettiest sometimes, but they can grow just fine if raised properly. Feed them 12 on and 12 off and give them Biotin in their water and let them forage as well and they will have no issues with their legs. It’s commercial chicken farming that affects the birds this way. They are in tiny pens and given food 24/7 where they have no choice but to lay there eating non stop. They care more about the giant breast meat then their quality of life.
I'm with you on the cost analysts. My chickens love our attention. The neighbors laugh because they follow us around. I give eggs away to our neighbors. I like having them. It's like stress relief. I was just put 100% VA and can't work anymore and they always make me feel much more calm and relaxed.
Great video!!We live in the city but our yard is 1 acre.Weve got 3 Barred Rock,2 Buff Orpingtons,2 White Leghorns and 2 Deleware Hens.Of all 4 breeds the one that surprised us the most is The Deleware hens,we couldnt believe how big the eggs were.All 9 hens are 6 months old and all laying .Great tasting eggs ,8-9 eggs a day.Thanks again fof your videos.God Bless.
I just purchased my first chicks about 4 weeks ago. Learning a lot from your videos sir. Thanks for the useful info and tips. Keep up the good work.
I have built 2 coops for community gardens, and 1 for a daycare in Tulsa, OK. I love the chickens and the eggs. and can't wait to build more and share the fun with others. love your channel. And thank you for the good entertainment and knowledge you are sharing.
I found your channel searching for videos on raising backyard chickens a couple of weeks ago. I have since watched several of your videos on others subjects. Your videos are very enjoyable to watch and informative.
Thanks for the visit! Everyone looks happy and healthy.
Barred Rocks are good for everything.
Lay eggs consistently.
They can go broody if you want a broody hen.
Good for meat.
Maybe personal experience, but they seem more intelligent than other breeds.
Friendly breed.
Hardy in most environments.
I have a barred rock rooster
We have Cochins and they are the most friendly chickens I have ever had. Loved the cats roaming in the chicken area too.
Love the video I'm new to chickens and just bought my first chickens..I have 12 Barred Rocks and 10 RIRs and your video was very helpful in choosing the breeds i got.
Thankyou for your invite! I appreciate everything 🙏
Thank you for your insights. We just bought our first 9 chicks from a family friend. We are waiting to see if we have hens or roos. I am enjoying your videos and we have been spending lots of time with them to prevent issues later. They are 10 weeks old now. Your videos have been a great resource. Keep doing what you are doing :0)
Appreciate all the chicken information. Been keeping up with you and all the new changes for you and your family for a little over a year now. About the time my wife and I decided to keep a couple chickens in our backyard in St. Louis Missouri. In the city...lol. Got quite a few good ideas from your chicken set up and a few others from back then for our own coop and run. Periodically making minor changes to suit our needs.
You got a place with more land! Congratulations.
Thank you for the chicken videos. We bought a house with land and are planning to get some chickens. This video, the 'is it worth it' video, and the various chicken coop design videos have been very helpful.
We get out first chickens 3 months ago. They're for egg production and for pets. We got two each of Barred Plymouth Rock, Americauna, Production Red, Black Sex-Link and Bantam. All 10 are still alive and are a joy to have.
We've been pleased with Black Australorps. Very friendly, heat and cold hardy, and good egg layers. They follow us around the yard like feathered puppies! We've just added 6 Blue Australorps to our flock to add some color; considering some Splash Australorps next year....
your Rhode island Red Rooster looks like a Easter Egger to me just saying since I have some of my own😉
When he said leg horns. My ears start to bleed. Leg horns are really small and slow growing. I think he was talking about cornish cross. All white chickens aint leg horns😂
I was about to say the same thing. I have a Leghorn, and she lays almost everyday even into the winter. She is small and hardly eats a thing. She would not be a good meat bird, but Leghorns are great egg layers. I will always have at least one for white eggs.
@@SewScrappinIdAmy Yep they are just amazing layers, I'd say the best so far. I've been using red cornish crossed with Plymouth rock for meat birds. Rhode islands for eggs, but i remember my brown leghorns, they're just the best layers, a little too nervous than regular chicken. But I'm thinking about getting a flock of em again.
Great video! I just moved to a farm a year ago, and I am having a blast learning everything out here. we have horses, cattle, rabbits, ducks, cats, dogs, and chickens. We have a small flock of 13, barred rocks, sex links, and black australorps. We enjoy watching your videos and your adventures on the farm!
I like the docile breed of chickens. I have followed the videos from how to make a chicken coop to how to make a detachable chicken run. Thanks for giving the detailed instructions for making a nice coop. We (my grannys ) grandchildren, like and will appreciate the coop when finished.
very informative. will be building a run soon for my new coop. I live in Alaska this and your other videos are very helpful.
I can't wait to get my girls.
Murray MacMurray in NJ. I’ve ordered from them many times. Great place!!
Oh good to hear - I just ordered 3 Rhode Is. red hens from them!
Love your channel, very good information. I’ve got 9 chickens and 2 Ginny hens. I can sit as
Nd watch them for hour. Which comes in handy since my liver transplant. Thanks to the US Army I ended up with a strain of hepatitis C from Europe. Which over time turned to cancer. I’d also like to thank you for your service to our country. Keep up the videos because I have learned a lot including building my coop similar to yours. Again thanks for all you put out it really has helped me a lot.
I have 30 chickens here that would love a bag of treats. They also love mealworms! Thanks for sharing!!
I really enjoyed learning about your favorite breeds
Am now informed and excited about getting our hens, we're going down the road of getting rescue battery hens, possibly five and now probably a rooster, you sold it, we're in Ireland, and your videos have been interesting and informative, thank you
Light Sussex are by far the very best breed I have raised. I have been through multiple breeds. Last Spring (2020) a friend gave me a Sussex hen with 9 chicks. After the chicks became fully feathered the 4 roosters went in the freezer. The hens are extremely friendly hens that lay medium/large brown eggs every day. My girls come running when I call.
I have alot of cochins. They are really calm chickens. They are big but the thick feathering makes them look alot bigger than they are. I have ordered alot of birds over the years from Murray mcmurray hatchery and for the most part I've had good luck. For the past 4 years I've been ordering from cackle hatchery and have also been pleased with my orders, but I still like hatching my own. I've had many different breeds and kinds of birds all my life. There a real joy to own and raise. God bless and keep on keeping on.
We love using the tasty grubs! We buy a different brand available here in MN Mills Fleet Farm stores, but they come in super handy when drawing the flock to the coop before we leave home for daily outings.
thanks for the video! it's fun to see all the different breeds and how they interact with the other animals on your farm.
Bought Chickens after watching your videos a year ago. Great Info. Thanks
Had 5 Rhode Island Reds a while ago. Great layers and friendly. We just got 3 Easter Egger chicks. Excited to see how they turn out. They are really sweet right now and want to be held.
I enjoy your videos and they way you raise your family. I have purchased a nice coop and will be getting 6 or 8 chicks, this spring. My grandkids can't wait. I have a small "farm", pole barn, on about a acre and a half. Looking forward, to seeing what I can do there. God bless you and your family.
You have such good videos! I'm learning so much!
Isa Browns are the sweetest birds I have in my homestead. I never experienced any aggression from them. Very heavy layers and extremely friendly. Even within their own kind are friendly and such heavy haters. Mine do not show any kind of dominance whatsoever. They are totally chilled. I Totally recommend them.
Great video. The wife and I got chickens last February and they are a blast, except for our one agressive rooster. I used your videos as a template for my coop. Thanks for taking all the time you do to post your videos.
Thank you for the very helpful video. We live in the city and have silver lace wyndottes, but are looking to expand the family. Having young children we definite prefer a docile breed, kid friendly laying hen. Your flock of Cochins are beautiful and the rooster is probably the biggest I've seen. Thanks again for sharing.
Would like to get some chickens. When I lived on a farm when I was a kid taking care of the chickens was my job. Had 34 hens got about 28 to 34 eggs a day. My brothers job was milking the cow. So we had alot of my a milk and eggs and butter mother my from the cream off milk. God bless.
Great job explaining! We're just getting materials together to build our first coop. My daughter has chickens to help out as well. Appreciate your Scripture verses too! God bless you and your family.
Just got our flock started a few weeks ago, coop going up soon.
Always enjoy your videos.
Great advice and McMurray Hatchery is my favorite place to order chicks. I love Orpingtons and Cochins. They are broody if you want hatchers. And for lots of eggs Golden Comets/Red stars, Black Stars, and Golden sexlinks are all good. one of the things we did this year is took New Hampshire Red Roosters And White Rock Hens and made our own golden comets.
Really great video! I just started raising chicken last August and love it. Turned my shed into a chicken coop.
Just starting my chicken ranch and your videos are a great help. I am building nesting boxes now and am using your video as a guideline. Thanks
Thanks for the info. We are starting our own flock in the spring and plan to get some of the same birds you have.
I got 6 Buff Orpeningtons in March 2016 at 4 days old. % turned out to be roosters. My one spoiled hen would love the grub treats. Thanks.
Thank you. Me and the granddaughters have been researching different breeds, this was very helpful.
Love your videos. Thank you for your prompt answer to my ?'s yesterday. More great information in this video keep it up. Getting more & more excited about having chickens.
Not sure what part of Michigan you live in but, Townline Hatchery in Zeeland is a good hatchery as well. I live in West Michigan and I prefer them to going to Tractor Supply or Farm and Fleet (For Chicks). Keep up the good work. All the Best - DJ
Always find your videos informative. With good information to consider. Thank you.
I enjoy your videos, I find them educational.
Thank you. I am going to have a small flock of 6 chickens. And this video helps with what kind I am wanting to check on thank you again.
Thanks for letting us know about tasty grubs! Our cats had her kittens in one of our chickens nest. They grew up along side the chickens and we never had any problems.
lol, that is pretty cool
We just got 6 Rhode Island Reds last Wednesday and are building your chicken coop/run. The only change is I'm building them together with a 2x6 base so we can move it as 1 unit.
i love chickens. ive got a mix myself. i really like the brown leghorns because they lay so much. but my favorite is the barred rock.
Those black cochins look exactly like my saphire gems. The sweetest most inquisitive bird ever! When I toss out food it will look up and me and walk over and let me hand feed it while the others fight over the rest 😅
Great video! Just bought my first flock. I used your design plans for a coop.
Awesome! Hope it turns out well for you
Hey how is it going with your chickens? We’re planning to get our first chickens and would love to hear from your experience
My chickens were great! I did end up losing a few to raccoons and hawks. It took me a while to get there run as large as I wanted it. I still love to let him free range but I can't just leave him unattended. I haven't had great experience with my rooster so we had to rehome him. I absolutely love having the chickens. I would highly recommend owning chickens to anyone.
@@bh37143 nice! Any advice you can give us about raising the chicks and for when they get big? I grew up in Puerto Rico and my grandma had chickens and roosters, I love them all. They were free range and I didn’t have to care for them lol bec they weren’t mine so I don’t have experience with taking care and raising them
I am doing so much research before I get my chickens.. So far I have learned so much from your you Tube video about the kinds of hens, I was trying to find some information on the types so thank you.. I live in the suburb am just starting so looks like I have lots to learn!!!
Just started with my chicken, s and we really like it our grandchildren love going out to collect the eggs and feed them
I love chickens I have only had 3 back yard flocks of about ten birds each. I found road islands to aggressive. I currently have blue stars and red stars in a mixed flock and they are aggressive towards me also. I have had buff Orpington and I find them to be the best most friendliest
I am new to this hobby and the most information I have learned has come from your videos thank you for sharing your knowledge and opinions with us
I have decided to get some chicken and I am excited to experience them as an older person My parents had chickens when I was little but don't remember much about it
I got my first batch of chicks this fall from tractor supply, but I don't remember the breeds I got. Will be getting some more it the spring, will have to revisit this video as a reminder!
That was a good discussion about your birds. I have Barred Rocks, Amercaunas , Marans and a cross called Olive Eggers. I enjoy them all. Think I'm gonna add some Brahams and Orphingtons next.
Great video! We jad Rhodesian Reds and they were awesome. Super gentle with the kids. Climbed all over our pig and she loved them.
Have 52 birds and would love to try out the treats for them I look and look and try and try out all kinds of thing's out there and I really need to find a good one a great one so yeah I want to get the treaties LOL lol LOL love you all have a great day
Good, straightforward, to the point information. Honest and valuable opinions.
Almost finished building our coup and run , looking forward to getting our birds !
No wonder you have 160K subs!!!! Great videos.
This is old video but the Leghorns are a Heritage bird and the best white egg layer that Was a brown leghorn you said was laying good white eggs I had a bunch of them. Also I ordered from Murray McMurray hatchery several times and all lived great service too. Gonna get more I think imma try the Welsummer and Delaware this time they are my favorite breeds but never owned any yet.
Thanks for the info on chicken breeds. I love chickens, especially the Cochins and the Buffs, but will probably avoid icluding those nasty little Issa Browns. That rooster is a beauty!
I'd love a bag! I have 9 here in the suburbs. We split ours between Rhode Island Reds, Red Sexlinx, Black Sexlinx, and Buff Orpington. The Buff used to lay a double yoke from time to time but it seems like that's stopped.
Nice flock and perspective about raising chicken!
I like the Ices Browns we have had two flocks of them. The first flock killed by a raccoon except for one who we call Nugget she is a awesome chicken. The next year we replaced them, they’re great egg layers too!
Thanks so much for the informative video mate. Looks like those black Cochins are the way to keep my wife happy without being too noisy in the morning. 😁 God bless.
I'm in Florida and am going to employ some of your ideas as I start my chicken raising. Great video!
Great videos, I'm currently building a coop based on your design. Thank you for the free plans, I'm by no means a carpenter and couldn't have done it without you. It's turning out really nice, with a few minor mistakes due to my own inexperience.
glad to hear it! Let me know if you have any questions!
Thank you very much for the information. I’m going to purchase some chickens based on your information, and also I’m going to watch your video of building a coop. I’m subscribing too. Thanks a lot!🙏🏻
Commenting for some chicken treats! Informative video, thanks!
Good knowledge of your flock! Thanks for telling us about corn and the Tasty Worms Tasty Grubs! Good video!
Thanks, i was going to make the black cochin my first choice so I'm glad you gave me a good reason to check out the comments, lol. Who knows, maybe I'll win the grub too. 🙃 Win-Win!
You for the information on the breeds of chickens. I plan on getting some the buff orpington, along with the Plymouth Rock. I only have space for about 10 chickens. Thank you for the information. May God bless and keep you healthy
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Great Video! Love Your Channel!
I've been Raising Chickens For Eggs For About 8 Years Now Free Range But Fenced. I've Had To Settle On Rhode Island Reds and Buff Orpingtons Because they are The Only Breeds That Haven't Been Attacked By Hawks and Eagles.
Keep up The Great Videos!
raekmike our state bird Rhode Island Reds
Thanks for the chicken info and the vusual on how critters get along.
Strombergs has their magazine sales book set up where each type of chicken is rated.
It's really easy to select what breed you want. I was clueless and lucked out and got winter hardy birds. I'm in central Illinois and the Southern type birds would freeze to death. Americana is perfect for me.
When you were talking about the bag of worms and the two/three chickens were fighting that Rooster eye balled them hard haha. He got in the middle of them quick. Love the video. Those treats got mine to scratch the dirt really good. However they like to scratch in spots that make holes. Seems like they are trying to dig tunnels lol.
we have kept Rhode Island Reds for the last three Summers at the cottage and the guy we get them from handle them quite frequently by the time we get them they are quite friendly and I am able to get them to follow me around the yard if they happened to get out at the end of each summer we always end up giving them to the neighbor up the road and she will usually end up hatching eggs that spring that came from our Birds it's a knife circle of life:-)
I had not considered the Cochin breed. Interest peeked. Thanks for all the information shared.
I enjoy your videos and especially like that you put a scripture at the end of each video.
I have four backyard chickens, and I love them very much. They are all names after flowers.
you should try black Australorps - they are my favorite breed - they lay well and longer than most breeds, they are very mellow, great foragers, very hardy in the heat or cold, make great broody hens/mommas, not flighty - just all around great chickens! I also really like New Hampshire Reds for duel purpose chickens
Always good information on your channel. I appreciate your time and effort. Blessings.
love your birds wish i could get some of those breeds i have some brown layers and red rangers at present
Have enjoyed following you and watching the informative videos, just recently have my first flock 12 Blue Laced Red Wyandottes. have enjoyed them lots, very docile and fun to hangout with, you would think they are kin to a lap cat or dog.
So much good information. Thank you so much. We just bought 6 tiny Rhode Island Reds. They are in a box under a heat lamp as we build them a coop and a run. Very interested in the tasty worm treats. Think I'll be giving ours birds some. Good way to make friends with your flock no matter the size.
I don't know what you were talking about with with the leghorns, they're a thin and agile breed. Probably thinking of some other white chicken.
nice work i figured what type of chickens im starting with .thanks again
I love McMurray ^-^ I bonded with a blue laced red wyandotte that I named stripey. We got her from there. 😁
my silver laced wyandotte layed all winter also without any supplemental lighting when all the other chickens stopped
We are new to having chickens and we got a mix of 3 week old chicks.
Be nice to try those treats in you video.Love your (testimony) at the end of you video!