BarredRock Chicken Weird Facts You - Need - to Know

Do you want to know what the best chicken is to raise on your property? In this video, we'll show you how to identify and raise barred rock chickens. These chickens are great foragers and are tough enough to handle some weather conditions. Plus, they produce some of the best eggs in the area!
If you're looking for a chicken to raise on your property, then barred rock chickens are a great option! This video will teach you everything you need to know about this popular chicken variety and help you choose the best chicken for your needs. Watch it now and get started raising barred rock chickens today!
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[@maren807]

My first rooster was a barred rock and he was a lover! He was so gentle, ate out of my hand, never was aggressive. I love my barred rock girls. They are sweet and gentle and good egg layers.

[@raven8472Chickens]

Aww i wish i could meet that roo of yours!!!! im sure one day ill end up with a roo barred rock. I do have 2 hens laying eggs. But as of right now id only get mixxed breeds of the barred rocks!!!

[@Andrew-mb4oh]

Same my 6 year old daughter carries our rooster Rocky everywhere he's such a good boy so easy to pick up and hold hes such a foodie he's literally the sweetest better than most dogs I've met and he loves his girls 💜 he's almost a year old now we raised him we got another female and are hoping for feathery barred grandbabies this year💜

[@Rizik1986]

I have 6 barred rocks and I absolutely love my birds. This is my first flock ever and I'm glad I found this breed. They are between 6 and 7 months and just started laying a few weeks ago. This massive two day storm has kept them inside the coop. I'm worried about them but they haven't fussed once til this am. They took on all weather. Rain and storms. I love the green blue colors on their feathers. Such a beautiful bird.

[@raven8472Chickens]

The nice thing is they have naked feet. So unlike my light brahma and silkies they are much more willing to go In the run that filled with snow yesterday. There was so much sideways flow. Lol

[@Rizik1986]

@@raven8472Chickens I'm in Ohio. Our winter's can b rough. When I researched birds I knew I wanted a cold hardy bird. I didn't realize the feathers on their feet (of other breeds) kept em from going in the snow. Makes sense tho. If the feathers get wet their feet get cold.

[@SmallOklaFarm]

@Rizik Congrats on the eggs! I have six as well (first flock). I think eggs might be a month away. 👍🏼😁

[@Rizik1986]

@@SmallOklaFarm They are delicious! And to hear the chickies squawk after laying it's a joy. I expected eggs to be where I was looking. And they have finally took to the egg box but the first week the eggs were buried in straw and just inside the coop door. Now the eggs are on top of the straw makes it so much easier to find. They tend to lay within the hour I let em out an til about noon and since they started laying I get 2 to 4 most days now. I ate 4 eggs this am an have 14 eggs I don't know what to do with and will have more in the am! It's amazing! Your chickies will be in production soon and you too will have lots of eggs!

[@jdrollins6485]

@@Rizik1986 We have given several 18 packs away, but with fifteen hens, we plan on dehydrating them. My sister did this and I was dubious that a powdered egg could taste good, but she gave me a sample and if you had placed two versions beside each other in a blind test, I wouldn't have been able to tell the difference. Plus, with them powdered, you can store a lot of eggs in a small space.

[@knewledge8626]

It has been my experience that if a rooster decides that YOU are not the boss, then he will assume that HE is the boss. You need to show him who is in charge. I'm not advocating for bird abuse here, but if he attacks you, he needs to lose this fight in no uncertain terms. A Buff Orpington rooster tore my elderly mom up one day and it would have been worse if the dog hadn't come to the rescue.

[@Amanda20019]

Lol speaking from personal experience, my barred rock rooster is straight from hell lol hes so mean bit Def does a great job protecting the girls.

[@pamt8430]

We have 3 Barred Rocks. Love them!! They are loud. Tough (swell up and peck at the cats and dogs..Pit Bulls in our back yard) if they get too close. Good egg layers, we don't use lights in fall/winter so it is sporadic. Egg production picks up late January. They are 4 yrs old. Great Birds

[@raven8472Chickens]

They sound great! Yeah egg production can sure drop in winter. That's why I have a few brahmas.

[@tnrhomestead6645]

i have six chickens..... and the barred rock is tough and is a very smart chicken compared to the other breeds they r a must have for a back yard flock

[@DL-ud5zn]

I like watching this guy sound like he knows stuff, amazing! Thanks buddy.

[@raven8472Chickens]

Thank you kindly for the Comment!!!!!!!! I try to improve with every video and This made my day :D

[@kdavis450]

Barred rocks are one of my favorite breeds! The ones I've had at different times in my life, they have all been friendly and gentle.

[@raven8472Chickens]

Not to mention talkers. Mine are so chatty. Lol. Yours sound pleasant!!!

[@thedwightguy]

I have a 1927 photo of my dad with his homestead Barred Rocks. They're as big as him. !!

[@raven8472Chickens]

Whoa thats awesome!!!!!

[@pjstpierre2340]

Wow! Nice video and tons of information , much appreciated!

[@raven8472Chickens]

Your Welcome. I cant wait till spring to make a few i got Plans for.

[@canaryco-op]

Good to know, I love Barred Rocks ❤

[@raven8472Chickens]

Me to!!! Busy sassy birds lol

[@kathmandu2285]

We have three in our flock. We love them. They are such characters and very good layers.

[@raven8472Chickens]

Glad to hear it, they are pleasant birds.

[@christinewiet363]

Thanks for the info. This was very interesting!

[@raven8472Chickens]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ashleywheeler4346]

That Brahma looked at you like excuse me,sir, I’m big and beautiful.

[@raven8472Chickens]

Lol she Is a character

[@northernkarma9296]

I love my barred rocks. I bred my girls to a black sexlink roo last year (that was the only roo I had) and they produced lovely babies of many colours. Wonderful temperments. The cockeral we plan on keeping turned out Barred and he is gorgeous and docile, His name is Clark, after Clark Griswald. 🙂 Happy New Year!

[@olivialord5738]

My barred rocks are some of my favorites. They are confident and friendly birds. I love them

[@raven8472Chickens]

Glad to hear it. Give them treats from me :D

[@olivialord5738]

@@raven8472Chickens you should look into Liege Fighters, they are my favorite roosters. They call them the cluck norises of the chickens and can get up to 3 and a half feet tall. They are like puppies with humans and are fierce protectors of your flock. Plus they don't crow alot and because they are so massive there crow is very low sounding and not bothersome.

[@Sarahopal]

Thanks for the info! We have been raising meat birds so we've had lots of roosters. Our main rooster is a barred rock. His dad was also a barred rock but he was a complete jerk. One of his sons, however, was the sweetest rooster I'd ever met. So now he is our main rooster and gets to stay. I had no idea how amazing roosters were before. They do the cutest coo and dance around treats to call their girls over. They stand there to make sure the girls eat and stand watch very diligently while the girls lay an egg. They really are amazing.

[@raven8472Chickens]

I love watching mine "Tid Bit" to show the ladies the treats. Mine used to dance for them more when he had competition lol.

[@Sarahopal]

@Raven's Chicken Coop I love the dance they do! One of the meat birds got out (I'm pretty sure he figured out the plan lol). He sucked up to my husband and managed to work his way into staying. So now we have 2 roosters and thankfully they are both pretty gentle souls. We work w a few foster kids and the roosters totally protect them. One of my turkeys got an attitude and the rooster got between the turkey and kid. It was awesome to see. They won't even eat until the girls are done. I adore the roosters

[@raven8472Chickens]

@@Sarahopal aww they sound great!!!!

[@LittleDov3]

It’s literally so cute that your Barred chicken was singing a little egg song❤️ I can’t wait to get my chickens this spring and hear them sing about laying eggs to me too lol

[@raven8472Chickens]

My barred rocks are fairly chatty to, egg songs, talking, they love to be vocal. but they dont scream all day. they are fairly cute and interactive.

[@LittleDov3]

@@raven8472Chickens that sounds fantastic. I’m going to get some buff orps, black australorps and barred rock so this video and all your info was really helpful thank you so much!☺️

[@belove9]

I recently lost my barred rock rooster who was by far the sweetest of my roosters. He would literally stop and lay down for me to pick him up and not once ever attacked me. I can't say the same for my other roosters. I also have 2 female barred rocks who are the sweetest chickens. I absolutely adore this breed!

[@raven8472Chickens]

Aww I'm glad you have had such great experiences. Sorry for your loss. I'll poor some feed out for his memory!

[@belove9]

@@raven8472Chickens I appreciate you 🤗

[@tracyblack1509]

You surly love your chickens. I have 15 new barred rock. They are about 4 mo old. Looking forward to getting eggs from the ladies.

[@raven8472Chickens]

aww 4 months it can be any day now. My barreds took about 6 months one was closer to 5.they are great fun!

[@urbangardeningandchickenke1018]

Excellent 👍

[@raven8472Chickens]

Thank you most kindly!!!!

[@todphillips3935]

Nice presentation. Nice birds. I have 50 Plymouth barred rock chicks coming in June. They will be one of the main egg producers.

[@raven8472Chickens]

50 of em!!!! I bet that's gonna be one heck of a chatty bunch of birds. Lol. The barred rocks are such talkers. Lol. Give all those ladies a pat for me!!

[@dedikfarm1128]

thank you for the knowledge, it is very useful,, greetings from friendship, I am an Indonesian breeder

[@KarlaMarsh]

My barred rooster, Mr. T. will shiv you in a heartbeat. LOL His wife, Barbara, is calm, but she'll peck me if I pick her up.

[@raven8472Chickens]

lol sounds like u got your hands full. but who doesn't with chickens!!!

[@bryguy3260]

Our barred rock ladies are great they do very well in our Manitoba winters they are very vocal and are also fine with our dogs great hardy bird for colder climates

[@raven8472Chickens]

Nice!!!!

[@christian5707]

I have 2 barred rocks in my flock. One is a rooster and he is a gentleman, can’t say the same about the other 2 roosters I had which were an Easter egger and a black Maran. The other is a hen and she was the first to go broody and is currently sitting on some eggs. Definitely a great breed in my opinion.

[@raven8472Chickens]

That is true. Not to mention talkative. My bard rock just goes on and on and on.

[@kristivaughan3839]

Our rooster Willie is very sociable with me and loves attention. Vocal as well.

[@raven8472Chickens]

aww

[@aletheiacole4132]

Great informational video! I have 5 barred rock hens. They are very friendly and let you pick them up whenever you want. They're nice egglayers too.

[@raven8472Chickens]

Aww, give them all a pat and some worms for me!!!

[@aletheiacole4132]

@@raven8472Chickens Will do! 🐔

[@aprilh7423]

I like mine, they are very docile and great with kids. Picked up a rooster and he’s very polite too.

[@raven8472Chickens]

I'd love a roo, but I'd hate to make a hostile environment for my silkie roo. Lol.

[@taramama6658]

We have over ten barred rocks they free range and super sweet to our 5 dogs and all the cats that cross through our property. Great breed

[@raven8472Chickens]

That is awesome! Give them treats for me!

[@messagefrom8749]

Very informative. A+ Well made video. What makes a good video? Sound quality (I can hear what you say.) Visual informative information. Plenty of useful facts. Good how to information.

[@raven8472Chickens]

Much appreciated! I love to hear that I have begun learning how to edit my videos to be Clear and concise. My comedy channel has done a lot of the growing pains for me :D

[@sunflowerstatelifestylellc]

Great video I'm going to be a brand new backyard chicken keeper. And I definitely want these I've heard a lot of great things about them.

[@raven8472Chickens]

Sounds great! I hope to hear all about them as u get them and grow!!! They will be quiet the change in your life!!!

[@wheelie642]

@@raven8472ChickensYour enthusiasm is infectious.. 👍

[@raven8472Chickens]

@@wheelie642 awww ty!!

[@patriciajohnsonson8639]

I have eight chickens. I have three Buff Orpingtons, three Barred Rocks, and Black Australorps. My favorite girl is one of my Barred Rocks. Her name is Belinda. She is so sweet.

[@raven8472Chickens]

Aww tell her i say "hellur" and give her some treats for me, the other 7 to :DDDD

[@patriciajohnsonson8639]

@@raven8472Chickens ok, I will! They will enjoy the treats in your behalf, I’m sure! ALL of my girls love treats. I’ll get some special ones to give to them just from you. 😄

[@raven8472Chickens]

@@patriciajohnsonson8639 love it. Ty :D

[@tatjanasutube]

how do the Orpingtons and Barred Rocks get along with each other?

[@raven8472Chickens]

I think your cooment was flagged for some reason. I unflagged it. youtubes weird. :D

[@PLJS2018]

I have 4 Plymouth Barred Rocks. Nice hens.

[@raven8472Chickens]

Give them pats for me!!!!!

[@samanthagardner620]

My sweetest and meanest chickens are both barred rocks 😁

[@raven8472Chickens]

awww

[@jdrollins6485]

I would assume your meanest is a rooster? My fifteen hens are sweet, but my rooster is stuff of nightmares! LOL Kidding about the rooster, but he is definitely the fighter of the bunch. My hens will jump on my lap, shoulders, and follow me around wanting me to pick them up while the rooster watches CLOSELY. LOL

[@samanthagardner620]

@@jdrollins6485 nope, I've got two roosters, but they are olive Eggers, and little sweet boys! My meanest is a barred hen, she's good with people, but she's so mean to the other hens!! She has to be incarcerated from time to time for her bad attitude 😅 she picks on her sister the worst who is incidentally, my sweetest girl, she is a barred who was paralyzed for over a month when she ate ant poison the old owners of our house buried in our garden!! She's fine now, so sweet and gentle, but her sister is so mean to her!! I love them both though.

[@suzannehofer2541]

My favorite hen!

[@raven8472Chickens]

I liked both of em I had. Down to 1 now. Need to get a chick or two this year get back up to a couple or so.

[@EmilyTienne]

That isn’t the egg song. It’s just a general contentment song “waa waa waa.” When a chicken lays an egg, she performs a loud cackle, “bok bok bok bok-AH!”

[@raven8472Chickens]

Hmm. I don't pretend to know everything! But she's pretty talkative anyway. She gabs all day!

[@samuraioodon]

@@raven8472Chickenshi so they aren’t quiet chickens? I don’t want to upset any neighbors. I’m in Dallas Texas.

[@raven8472Chickens]

@@samuraioodon it's not like they scream all day. But they are chatty.

[@numberoneduno7265]

We have 2 Barred Rock hens, and they are everything you described. I would definitely get more, and I highly recommend them! Way more friendly than our Rhode Island Reds.

[@raven8472Chickens]

I almost got the Rhodes but everything I read about them seemed like they weren't a friendly bird to have around tons of strangers and kids. I'm glad u got some sweet girls!!!

[@petewerner1494]

I have six Barred Rocks and I think they e great. One thing I've noticed, they don't eat their own eggs unlike the Rhode Island Reds that I used to have.

[@raven8472Chickens]

@@petewerner1494 I rarely see them or any of my chickens purposefully destroy eggs. i do give them eggs once in awhile maybe that satiates them lol.

[@numberoneduno7265]

@@petewerner1494 I have 2 Barred Rock, 2 Rhode Island Reds, 2 Blue Stars, 2 Ducks, and 1 Mille Fleur d’Uccle. The Red’s are the least friendly. The Blue Stars are big birds, and just as friendly as the Barred Rocks. Beautiful birds.

[@missdebrami6862]

I have 2 barred rock hens n they give me eggs every day ! I have 2 easter eggers n they go every other day. But this was my first yr w chickens so its learning curve lol. But I live in Michigan and its snow n cold they do fine. Theyve been great n all eat out of my hand .

[@raven8472Chickens]

That is awesome!

[@melvinjohnson7981]

My favorite birds are the Plymouth barred rocks!

[@raven8472Chickens]

Glad to hear it!!! Beautiful birds 😻 😍

[@fabricatedreality8218]

My father in law just dropped off 6 chickens in my newly built coop. I forget what breed but they lay green eggs I’m told. I just ordered 6 barred rocks so I’m excited to get some eggs and raise them up.

[@raven8472Chickens]

Sounds like he gave u some Easter Eggers. Your barred rocks should be a great addition to them! I'm excited for you starting your chicken journey!!

[@ramcharge2704]

Inhabe a Black Cochin Bantam momma/ Barred Rock dad mix two of them so beautiful!

[@raven8472Chickens]

I bet they are!!!

[@SundryTalesOfConstance79WESTY]

Nooice! 😎 STOC

[@morninglight7544]

They are sweet chickens and mine are good broody hens too.

[@raven8472Chickens]

Aww. Pet them and give them worms for me!!!

[@ironrose888]

My barred rock birds are large birds and the rooster is HUGE. He is almost twice as big as the hens and he is nice to me so far. I named him Zeebo. He is striped like a zebra but with a zigzag.

[@raven8472Chickens]

Tell Zeebo hi for me!!!

[@jdrollins6485]

My rooster is huge, too. He is aggressive towards me, but as a protector of my fifteen hens, he is intimidating. He sometimes slaps my rubber boots if I look away from him, but aside from being annoying, is more humorous than hurtful. I free-range my chickens, so he is a valuable asset to have.

[@cynthiaclark8050]

Yours are so hand tame! I had so wanted barreds. I got 4 chicks and another 4 of ISA browns. The rock chicks never wanted to be handled..always protested and it never improved. They are standoffish and clickish , and can be downright mean to the comets and the two lower-order rocks. Fantastic layers, but for a backyard flock...never again.

[@raven8472Chickens]

So Some chickens will be stand offish due to genes or other factors. I wouldn't say don't try them again. But if you get them as chicks, I find 30 minutes of holding a day for the first week makes a big difference. The chickens from my first Brood were much easier to handle because i had more time for them, the second group got held but not nearly enough, Thats the set my bard rocks are from :D

[@75blackviking]

I dig your channel. You should give Nemo some treats for her appearance on the show. You can tell you know your stuff.

[@raven8472Chickens]

TY Its been a fun first year with them!!!! and I cant wait to see how my next Education video does!!! this ones been awesome

[@mochimama]

I have 2 barred rocks. I love their personalities, very different from each other but kinder than my Roadie, who always pecks me when I go outside w treats. However, one barred girl always gets pasty butt. Have any of you had this problem? She’s otherwise very healthy (they’re 6 1/2 months old). Laying nicely too.

[@raven8472Chickens]

I have one that gets some pasty butt. It's my 1 winged one that doesn't roost which I think is the problem. I wanna make her a ramp and get her up with the the other girls.

[@jackshafto9123]

I have one and doesn’t like to be held. Thanks for the feather information

[@raven8472Chickens]

They can be quite precocious

[@karesadaugherty3968]

My girl rocks are sweet and passive my big daddy rock roo understands the assignment when it comes to his job😂 he’s my guard rooster

[@raven8472Chickens]

Aww give em pats for me

[@jdrollins6485]

I have fifteen barred rock hens and one gigantic barred rock rooster. Several of the barred rock hens will flock to me wanting to jump in my lap, wanting me to pick them up, and follows me around everywhere. I free-range them all daily and lock them up at night. Like I said, the rooster is another matter. It is huge and is VERY protective of the hens. It will often come after me if I turn my back on him. It will attack, slapping his legs against my rubber boots, but while annoying, harmless. I kinda like that because that thing could possibly kill a hawk, eagle, dog, cat or fox if one decided to come in the fence. For that reason, I keep it around. Five are older at 39 weeks and ten are younger at twenty-two weeks. One of the younger hens laid her first eggs at 22 weeks, but all the older hens started laying at eighteen to twenty weeks. I think the cold weather delayed the ten younger hens. The eggs are rather medium sized right now, but are starting to get larger as the chickens get a bit older. They made it through the 12 degree F night with no issues.

[@raven8472Chickens]

The only reason i dont keep aggressive roosters is the amount of strangers and kids my birds have contact wiht. If i was on an isolated property id keep about any rooster that wouldn't go for my face lol. He should make a good protector for his ladies.

[@jdrollins6485]

@@raven8472Chickens It is just me and my wife, and usually (90%) just me that tends to the chickens. For some reason, the rooster seems only aggressive towards me and I suspect it might be because I pick up the hens a lot when they come asking me to. If they are sitting on my knee or I am walking around with one (one hens likes to help me go out to the road to check the mail. lol) that rooster has his eye locked on me. My property borders a forest line, so I kinda like the extra watcher keeping 24/7 watch.

[@raven8472Chickens]

@@jdrollins6485 lol if my hens get mad when I pick them up my silkie rooster comes out and I'm positive if it wasn't me he'd mess someone up lol

[@decorativebirdsbaku]

Mashallah

[@magnusjacobsen6237]

Hey all. Need to get coop set up for 3 Barred Rock. Any advice on good cheap design sources?

[@raven8472Chickens]

Think shed, With a vent along the top, a covered run, since during the winter u may not let them out of the structure. U want ventilation and wind proofing.

[@carolsanborn5332]

They are cool. I have 3 of the Bared Rocks coming in May as day old chicks. OMG- how does she fly up to the roost with only 1 wing? Poor Nemo. I'm already toying with names for my flock of 13 ( baker's dozen). I intend to spoil them with lots of pets on my lap. I am a little nervous since I heard that Barred Rocks are agressive toward the rest of their flock. Perhaps they are jealous of the attention that other birds get + are just vying for our affection.

[@raven8472Chickens]

Mine weren't nearly as mean as all that. Nemo rip is no longer with us. But her sister is pretty laid back and just talks so much. Lol

[@winkfinkerstien1957]

Hi. I live in the Dallas, Texas area and was wondering about their heat and cold tolerance. Thanks!

[@raven8472Chickens]

My understanding is extreme heat is bad for them, but that's almost all chickens honestly. even heat hardy ones need buckets of water everywhere at 100 degrees f, mine definitely stayed in the shade when we were high 90s here in Michigan in the summer months. they are fairly cold hardy. mine are out there in freezing pecking and jabbering away. If u do get these in Texas I might recommend trying backyardchickens.com and find the local groups, also on Facebook is a good resource for local chicken groups, because they will know all the tricks to keep your birds healthy and alive in that region!!!!!

[@winkfinkerstien1957]

@@raven8472Chickens Thanks! 😎👍🏻🐔🐔🐔

[@raven8472Chickens]

@@winkfinkerstien1957 no problem!!!!

[@krismarsiglia9095]

I have several in my flock, characters!

[@raven8472Chickens]

Big characters eh?

[@donnaa2180]

I had to get rid of my BR roo because he was always trying to stalk me when I went to feed and would go into full strength psycho attack mode with anyone else. He was a beautiful bird but super mean! Will never get another one. If I do he will get an early reservation to freezer camp!!

[@raven8472Chickens]

I find a varied rate in roos of the same species a few years in. Barred rock roosters for the first year so they are still young. But in say my porcelain duccles, some are over aggressive some aren't. Juat gotta see how they turn out.

[@byronwright7426]

Dude. That hen was singing. They cackle when they lay an egg. That was definately not a cackle.

[@raven8472Chickens]

Mine change that up time to time. I'll be waiting for an egg hear that cackling and there's nothing in there. lol. and sometimes singing will accompany a new egg. Or are they just playing with me... I wouldn't put it past them. The little Mischief makers.

[@spymaine89]

you are a great surgeon, would use you anyday........

[@raven8472Chickens]

I appreciate that. Considering veterinary costs compared to the average cost of a chicken and possibly that 1 vet bill can cost more than the life time value of a chickens eggs I think most people become little backyard surgeons with chickens!!!

[@katherineaustin2477]

I have 1barred rock and is a good chicken with her other 11 hens

[@raven8472Chickens]

So glad to hear it. Such sweet birds!!!

[@AJayK610-18]

Called Dominickers here in Tennessee

[@raven8472Chickens]

I hadn't heard that yet :D

[@Matilda73]

Dominique's have a rose comb 😊

[@bars4379]

Amrocklar ile arasındaki fark nedir?

[@chadwade3698]

How can you tell a hen from a roster when they’re young?

[@raven8472Chickens]

Females have a much smaller tidier white spot on their heads while males have larger less organized one

[@tinamariewoehler649]

They are HUGE

[@garyshelor1396]

every barred rock rooster ive had has been mean and got eaten

[@raven8472Chickens]

They must taste good if you keep getting them :D lol

[@justlookin2]

Mine will get eaten pretty soon. He's a jackel!

[@justlookin2]

Yeah. Mine is named appropriately, Jack the Ripper. Ha

[@raven8472Chickens]

Do u all have barred rocks? looking to get them? what do you think of these pretty birds? RIP Nemo!!!!!! I hope that predator got beat up by you!!!

[@raven8472Chickens]

I think they are great birds, and i plan to keep them in my flock for the foreseeable future!!!!

[@calideeholmes6822]

Precious...

[@hannahpieplow8557]

What is the name of the other. bardrock

[@raven8472Chickens]

@@hannahpieplow8557 lizzy :D

[@hannahpieplow8557]

@@raven8472Chickens OK wow great names I have Jersey Giants Wyandots and Reddish yellow hens

[@lazulimoon1970]

I heard the egg song.

[@kl1958]

You have a nice flock of chickens. Barred Rocks are a good breed and docile and tame. Where do you get your chicks/birds from?

[@raven8472Chickens]

This flock from my local tsc. Hatched out 7 chicks late in the year. But have rehomed them because the bigger light brahma got mean on em after mum started laying again.

[@kl1958]

@@raven8472Chickens Do the barred rocks still get broody? By the way...I just subscribed to your channel. Thanks.

[@raven8472Chickens]

@@kl1958 actually they come in 2 strains apparently. Broody and not broody. My bard rocks and my light brahma didn't try to sit this year only my silkie did. And ty for the sub. I hope to keep making great content for u.

[@raven8472Chickens]

also a cheat if u have birds that wont sit, get urself a silkie hen!!!! Ill make an all about broody videos next just because now i have a direction to head for my next video :D

[@kl1958]

@@raven8472Chickens Actually I do not have any chickens...but I have helped relatives on their farms as well as friends that farm and all have a flock of chickens. I myself am not into hatching chicks aspect. The Buff Orpington breed are very broody...my dad was born on a dairy farm and my grandmother had a flock which included the Orpington breed. They are extremely tame gentle and calm. Look forward to future videos. Thanks. Btw...you can't beat home produced fresh eggs.

[@ninalugo8709]

My grandma called them double neckers.

[@raven8472Chickens]

Double neckers??Nickerson??? Never heard that before.

[@ninalugo8709]

@@raven8472Chickens she didn't know they we're called by another name that why she calls them that.

[@dontaylor1124]

@@ninalugo8709 Domineckers ...lol

[@muhammadbilalarshadmuhamma9593]

Barred rock can be Brody??

[@raven8472Chickens]

Yes, since they are a heritage breed they tend to be more broody than commercial birds

[@rudiyuli7978]

Apakah saya bisa memiliki ayam itu

[@raven8472Chickens]

I wish I could give her to you. But I’m fairly attached to my barred.

[@justlookin2]

I'm terribly disappointed in my Barred Rocks. They were snuggled and cuddled when they were chicks the Rooster as well but they're mean as hell now. I have no clue as to why or what happened when. I did everything I was told to do to help them stay friendly but it didn't work. I'll go through these hens and I'll never have this breed again. My Rooster is so mean I can't even go in the coop or run without something to protect myself.

[@raven8472Chickens]

So I'd try to get them from a breeder with nice ones. Mine are from tsc and apparently I got lucky. If u get a decent line you night have a better experience with them! Hope your other chickens are sweet :D

[@raven8472Chickens]

Also the male might calm down by his 1st bday. But he might not lol. GL

[@nogames8982]

Don't give up on the breed yet. Get some barred rocks from a completely different source. You could get barred rocks from five different places and they might be as if they were five different breeds of chicken. So try them from a different place first before you completely give up on them. Because they are great chickens. ask your local feed stores what hatchery they get the chickens from. That way you'll know and you won't get some from the same place.

[@justlookin2]

Well, I'll try to see if this spring they calm down any. They'll be a year old in March. If they don't they'll go into the freezer and I'll start over.

[@raven8472Chickens]

@@justlookin2 if they don't calm down im sure they will be tasty lol.

[@helendiglia9074]

Barred Rock roosters are well known for their nastiness, I have the scars to prove it. I adore my Barred Rock hens, but every B.R. roo that has ever crossed my path has been wicked mean. Will not ever keep those roos again.

[@raven8472Chickens]

I will keep that in mind if I find a roo this year

[@GrunnOmaz]

Same here, ours was the friendliest chick and saught all the attention, at about 4 months old he turned into a prick and mean as hell. He is beautiful and a good protector

[@billg4630]

I've had lots of chickens and love my barred rock but the rooster is very very aggressive..I don't mind but my wife hates it

[@raven8472Chickens]

I haven't experienced a male barred rock yet. But I imagine many breed have this experience. I got lucky and my silkie rooster wants less than nothing to do with humans.

[@urbanhesse6084]

Mine are blood thirstey bulleys

[@urbanhesse6084]

I got 2 barred rock hens and 7 road i reds

[@raven8472Chickens]

Darn!!!!

[@raven8472Chickens]

@@urbanhesse6084 i assume the bard rocks are top of the hierarchy?

[@urbanhesse6084]

@@raven8472Chickens i got 3 of them last spring as chicks and 5 Road i. R. They got along good .. so then month latter i got 12 more R.i.R's when they were big enough i put them with the first batch , right away the first bunch killed a few of 2nt bunch so i decided to tie the 1st bunch legs together and left them in with the outhers all after noon checking on them now and then ( so to get a tast of what its like) so it seemed to of broke them .. untill some one gave me 10 , two year old layers . That had been in a cage all thier lifes .. that turned into a canable blood bath desaster , i lost 3 right off .. so i was living on the out skerts of small town .. so i just turned them all loose i was afraid the cyoteys would get lured in and get them wich they did , any way i moved back to town and got 9 left .. But i noticed those little barr Rocks as cute and inioncent as they apear seem to instigate the blood letting .. 10 years ago i had a simular problem when my one year old killed all 12 of my new pullets i had them full growen . It was a loss and shame .. I need to look into not leting this happen agin.

[@urbanhesse6084]

@@raven8472Chickens blood thurstey pecking order ..

[@debbiebarnett2338]

My rooster is mean as heck.

[@raven8472Chickens]

Tell him u come in peace while u run lol.

[@JoeDeerRunner]

@@raven8472Chickens Mine and I have reached an understanding. He doesn't attack and I don't humiliate him in front of his girls.

[@raven8472Chickens]

@@JoeDeerRunner my rooster looks at me like im embarrassing when i catch him to lol.

[@rudiyuli7978]

Haloo

[@andrewstacey4868]

GMO

[@shawnlindbeck681]

My barred rock rooster is mean

[@raven8472Chickens]

I don't doubt that. All roos have that ability. Lol. Least he's a handsome meanie butt. Lol

[@christernilsson5842]

How many vaccine chicks need after hatching?

[@raven8472Chickens]

Well it depends on you. I'd check out the forums on backyard chickens or some other literature on the subject. I am a small enough operation I don't vaccinate, now some of the chickens I source may be previously vaccinated. And I did use medicated chick starter on my first set of chicks. I enjoy my free range minimal medication eggs. Hurts me in the winter to lock then in the coop. But I want to keep them safe when there's no bushes to hide in during the colder months. If you plan on having 100s of chickens you'd definitely want to protect the flocks with vaccines.

[@michiganporter]

That male silky can be pretty aggressive...

[@raven8472Chickens]

Mine?

[@raven8472Chickens]

U have met him??????? O.o

[@michiganporter]

I've got a male white silky and he can be a bit bipolar. I'm glad you have calm chilled out males cuz I've got bantam males that will attack constantly bouncing off your legs and when my white silky decides to attack ppl he's pretty aggressive but easy to calm down when shooed away...

[@raven8472Chickens]

Mine boy red he wants nothing to do with people. which is great hed rather run into a wall to leave than go after people. I scoop him up and rock him like a baby and he glares daggers at me lol.

[@michiganporter]

@@raven8472Chickens lol I do the same thing! I'll give em lovin' they do calm down a bit. I appreciate your content bro!

[@lazarusramaube8291]

I thought she had one wing until she flapped,thanks for the info otherwise.

[@raven8472Chickens]

One of the actually does have 1 wing, That'd be nemo. her sister has two. There was an incident when she tried to escape the brooder. Shes gonna be mine forever!!!!

[@deanjones9260]

Own quite a few of these, Roosters and Hens, Road Island Red's, Easter Eggers, Buff Orpingtons, Wyandotte's, Silkies, Love em all,,GOT,,,EGGS,,,🪶🐓🐔🐣🐤🐥🥚🥚🥚🍳🍳🍳🍳🥓🥚🥓🥚🥓🥚😋🤠🧑‍🌾🚜

[@raven8472Chickens]

They sound great!!!