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We had two polish earlier last year. Ut they both were so low on the pecking order that they wouldnt come down to eat or if they did manage to come down the wouldnt go to bed and we sadly lost them shortly after getting them. They were very neat and the rooster was our favorite because he reminded us of the penguin off of happy feet with the long hair haha.
Well, watched this last night and stayed up the rest of the night chicken shopping. I didn't know I needed Bielefelders. But I'm worried about the feed efficiency on something that's primarily for eggs. Think I might get some Bielefelder roos to go with some Orpingtons ladies. Then see how the cross turns out.
Our buff Orpington rooster was amazing. Good protector but not aggressive at all towards people. Never once chased me! He led a fox away from the hens and got killed, but all the hens survived.
Chicken math is real! Started with 6 chickens. Have had as many as 30-40 but have about 15 right now. Also now have 9 rabbits, 2 Pygmy goats, 3 mama boer goats, two baby boers-48hrs old, and the other two mama’s are due today!
I LOVE Ameracauna chickens. Beautiful, friendly birds with great colorful eggs.
Be careful with the heavy varieties that may not tolerate your hot summers.
We’ve used McMurray for years. Amaracaunas are my favorite.
Lucky wife!! I just get them & add them in and hope he doesn't count them lol
As far as Turkeys, I have been raising Narragansett’s for a few years. They have been friendly and healthy birds to raise, really like them 🙂
Around here we really have no need to get a catalog. We even have a chicken lady who has gorgeous black n white dappled chickens, and chicks are available yearly at tractor supply. I haven't raised any yet but the Orpington buffs my neighbor had were a gorgeous set of ladies.
I am curious why you order so many different chicken breeds. I know you mention sustainability a lot in your videos and mixing breeds and hens and roosters makes it hard to control and know who is breeding with who. I wonder why you do not just find a dual purpose breed and grow a flock that you can sustain without the continual cost of buying chicks. Also I found buying/ordering chicks rather than having my chickens hatch them not only adds to the carbon foot print but also hen hatched chicks make much more hardy and happier chicks than ordering them from a hatchery, where they are much more stressed and most likely mishandled by the time they reach their destination.
Are there any gentle rooster?
heya, it's hard to chose from so many different species
My favorite ever were plain White Rocks. They were great layers, about 25% were broody and excellent mothers. They were great foragers, good meat, friendly…. We got them on accident and loved them. Wyandottes have been poor layers and not hardy for some reason. I had a great mixed flock and I ended up breeding a great sex linked lavender hybrid. We adopted a dog that wiped them all out. It's been a few years, but I am thinking I am getting close to having them again.
Know what Miah's next building project is, love you guys. So much fun
I am in love and you are on page 3!
Oh my gosh, seeing your excitement in this video just confirms why I feel like you get me!! So sweet and inspirational!<3
Why geese?
I love to wax poetic!!
4:32 I have gotten 2 roosters on two separate occasions. One we sold one we gave away. Even if you get one from a really good breeder it happens.
Ok, now I had to check them out!
What kind of GIANT notebook is that?
After watching almost all of the videos, this is my favorite. Putting a post it on this one and a star!
Watching this in October 2021, and got inordinately excited when Jess announced she loved Salmon Favarolles. Far and away my favorite breed. Absolute goofballs that are so entertaining to watch, and so pretty!