Chicks' Unusual Feast: Removing a Hornet Nest

[@chrishb7074]

Fascinating to see the stages between larvae and adult hornets, and how your chickens are instinctively careful about the insects with warning stripes but eat the white ones.

[@stevewall7044]

it is all chicks.

[@manomido221]

​@@stevewall7044٦٢٧خج❤ صور

[@truegreen7595]

@@stevewall7044thanks captain obvious, that's what 'instinctive' means.

[@stevewall7044]

@@truegreen7595 no, thats not what instinctive means, it can be presented as evidence for instincts tho.

[@wildrum9432]

The beekeeper's narrating skills is amazing. He has a soothing voice and explains his subjects very well. I like how he utilizes a scientific approach when explaining his subjects.

[@bscorvin]

I know it’s standard procedure, but the idea of someone opening your freezer to look for food and finding an entire hornet’s nest is really funny

[@MagisterialVoyager]

Very peculiar frozen dessert indeed. 😂

[@jasperherr8694]

“Bro, wow do you make your own honey?” “Uh. It’s hornets.”

[@lauren_kawakami]

My bro was an entomology major. You can’t believe what appeared in our fridge at any given time.😮

[@ramazanmamis8603]

What ​@@lauren_kawakami

[@rollinlikebuer9059]

DEAD DOVE Do not Eat!!

[@aquamarinerose5405]

It's wonderful to see the chickens getting their meal, but also there is something hilarious and terrifying about the sense that this guy really just squared up to a hornet's next with nothing but a Tennis Racket and won.

[@therubypenguin8042]

A tennis racket, a net, and a funny outfit

[@QualeQualeson]

Badminton racket*

[@SmashPortal]

Ingenuity.

[@geminisfl]

... and knowledge

[@XXTH3ST4RXX]

…He also had gloves, a protective suit, a saw.

[@paletobay1017]

The way he slapped the hornet with the saw thing was funny

[@RubbingPotatoes]

And the sound it made as hit the wall. Those things are sizeable.

[@GOINGmerry12]

Badminton racket 🏸

[@mini.Me7777]

​@@GOINGmerry12 He also hit them with the saw blade.

[@zero7329]

i read this just as it happened😂😂😂😂😂

[@ぱぁまねんと]

2:40😅

[@TyrannosaurusChexmix]

"I use a racket to swat the worker hornets as they come out of the nest." This man really substitutes insecticides for BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA. That's so raw.

[@korsekil]

And he wastes none of his moves. Man's a professional hornet assassin.

[@oofoof4875]

based. insecticides may harm other species he may not have intended to target, but using the racket just beats the intended hornets only

[@korsekil]

@@oofoof4875 Plus he's feeding them to his chicks, so he definitely wants to avoid insecticide.

[@inoob26]

To be fair the Hornets are pretty large too

[@diverguy3556]

Blunt Force Trauma is a Cannibal Corpse song. Just saying.

[@ScotteiCovers]

Love how the moment the chickens realize they can eat these they just start swarming

[@estebangutierrez160]

Irony.

[@cacogenicist]

Thoae are such large, plump larvae. The chickens must jave been delighted

[@dr.altoclef9255]

“Hey she pecked it and didn’t die? Game on-“

[@quigonkenny]

"Oh wait, that's food?"

[@Julianna_w]

It was amusing just watching them wait for each other to have a go at it. They had a protein packed meal lol

[@Voldrim359]

Usually chickens don't eat "hard insects" like wasp, those take time to digest, but larvae and bland insects like crikets or roaches, those can do

[@jiliu2042]

Roaches also have hard skeletons

[@TjoaWeiHan]

True! My chickens also don't bother at beetles and such, but they'll gobble up anything that looks slimy/squishy/shiny including snakes and lizards

[@FyerBear]

​@@jiliu2042 roaches are much less chitinous and hard than adult wasps and hornets since their exo is pliable to be able to compress to squeeze into small areas

[@mallows9779]

I love how this man's only equipment for this removal is just a beesuit, a net, a saw, and a badminton racket

[@DontKnowDontCare6.9]

You forgot the most important ones: balls of steel.

[@maryaparveen2665]

Tbh it’s typical Asian, we make do with a lot of stuff, dont be surprised if your travel and see odd things 😅😂

[@musafera]

And chickens (for the disposal)

[@chickie456]

7:35 It's hilarious how the chicks all stood back, stared and went quiet when you first placed it in. Just waiting for one of them to take the chance to go at it 🤣

[@hebercluff1665]

Seeing the first chick take the first larva: *salutes* "Your sacrifice will not be in vain."

[@Kleberei]

They are more disciplined than Chineseat a buffet.

[@BriaBri]

They’re basically just telling each other “I’ll do it if you do it”

[@HaloDude557]

Fortune favors the bold

[@zillafire101]

"Eating the red berries."

[@margotrosendorn6371]

The part with the neighbor was so funny! "Ma'am, please go inside for your own safety. I'm smacking a hornet nest."

[@gawni1612]

That was both horrific and adorable! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and work!

[@mudcult]

Your Silkies are so cute! I love raising Silkies. They're so peaceful at that age with their soft chirping noises

[@lovfro]

I adore how politely he refers to the hornets and larvae as 'onee-san'

[@blazednlovinit]

What's that even mean? lol

[@M0ssP1glet]

​@@blazednlovinit I think it's the Japanese word for brother/sister/sibling

[@SobrietyandSolace]

@@M0ssP1gletI believe it’s sister, I also heard him refer to them as grandma so I guess the are all female?

[@rubyy.7374]

@@SobrietyandSolace I presume they’re like bees where all the workers (and then the queen, duh) are female.

[@Merkylicious]

He was calling the older larvae pupating older sisters. Oneesan means older sister in Japanese.

[@Szklana147]

It's 6 AM, an I am watching chickens eating hornet larvae.

[@darthwater999]

4:42 AM here

[@genevaharstine2090]

Breakfast of champions

[@insaknighty]

3am for me!

[@Itzmeh__chxrry]

I almost screamed seeing the larvae😫😫😫😫😫😫

[@JarkinTarkin]

there are worse things you can be doing at 6am

[@CosmicPotato740]

I could watch Silkie Chickens all day 😂 the noises are too cute!!!!!

[@xfg007]

That's cos they're still making baby sounds lol

[@TeenieBee72]

For small chickens they are loud as adults, still utterly fluffy and adorable though

[@michaelversace456]

If you have anxiety then download the audio and play it when you are getting anxious.

[@Whocares158]

Okay.

[@Menoetia]

I raised the same kind of silkies and they're absolutely lovely pest control. Mine would hang around at my elbows while helping my mom in the garden and eat up all the grasshoppers, slugs, snails, and anything else we stirred up while weeding. Once they had full bellies, they were pretty content to settle in my lap for a nap in the sunshine. ♥

[@kikithepupper6774]

they sound like beautiful garden companions

[@Whocares158]

Aww that's so wholesome. 😊💛🤍

[@jedpittman6739]

good eating

[@amarie1693]

The hornets are terrifying but the way the chickens reacted after they all decided they found something edible is also frightening. I imagine this is what dinosaurs acted like

[@CopiousDoinksLLC]

Chicks when they first see the nest: "Please don't kill us" Chicks after they realize it contains edible larvae: _horrific dinosaur noises_

[@kitkatboard]

People be like : Dinosaurs with feathers aren't scary Bruh if I saw a 2m tall chicken I'd shit my pants. Birds are scary.

[@Nicmadis]

@@kitkatboard Imagine a pack of flesh eating veloco-chickens. That can open doors.

[@botarakutabi1199]

Well, taxonomically all birds are dinosaurs.

[@kitkatboard]

@DeadfishKing I know what a ratite is.

[@JustJamesNotJerry]

The fact that those things make a pretty audible sound when they hit the wall after being swatted is kinda terrifying.

[@InternetHydra]

And they’re not the biggest hornets in japan either.

[@mmmdawe]

they have hard armour

[@jackal8373]

Here in the UK, my family has wood burning stoves in the fireplaces (very old house) in summer, sometimes hornets come down the chimneys and crawl out the vent's, I wind up grabbing them with welding gloves and you can feel the struggle, both from grabbing and crushing them. very tough critters - one time I tried to find out how tough, holding it on an electric swat for 5 minutes, smoking the whole time, no harm, spraying it with raid, five minutes after exposure no discernable effects. and the UK breeds are smaller. The fact that Asian breeds are now crossing the pond....

[@westham118]

2:38 im sorry but that last slap before he took the nest down was hilarious

[@2bnator]

that slap was personal 😂😂😂

[@WakumiReiss]

Bonk

[@cartoonistanonymous]

i liked when he said he had to be quick closing the net or else an angry hornet swarm happens, then the net gets caught on the wall and is stuck open as the nest drops in ooops

[@jakethorne8336]

Amazing how you stayed calm when the net got stuck after the nest fell in. I would have screamed.

[@otsokoskela7839]

He said he had bee keeper suit didn't he?

[@jamesericpham4139]

For as scary as they may seem, hornets can build the most amazing nest. It has its own beauty in a sense, the patterns and layers design I guess we can call it natural art !!

[@HotHenrik-eu4nu]

Yeah, if it weren't for their aggression.

[@javiermendez9365]

​@@HotHenrik-eu4nutrue, but that's the nature of predators

[@CaptLuser]

@@HotHenrik-eu4nuthe same could be said for some human artists

[@tydshiin5783]

It's honestly the first thing I noticed, the absolute beaty the nests look, and how it's wood instead of dirt(?)

[@justalonesoul5825]

All social insects are fascinating tbh. But I was also reminded and "shocked" by the perfect hexagonal symetry of those alveolae. Without protractor, compass, ruler...

[@Flan67]

Quite interesting to see one of the most docile and gentle chickens devouring such feared insect.

[@parateuthis3307]

I've heard wasp larvae referred to as nature's chicken nuggets, so this feels like a reversal of sorts

[@person8064]

Chickens? Gentle? Please.

[@Nero-dz5gr]

Imagine going to work and the multi-story house is just gone when you come back.

[@fazzeai]

911

[@timeslice]

​@@fazzeaiI mean yeah

[@dancrowdus]

Oh no! The bakery where I work!

[@Beelzebubby91]

@@fazzeai 💀

[@DeionizedLife]

that slight panic at 3:04 when the net get stuck on a nail🙃

[@ChristmasCarolyn]

I was wondering why he was taking so long to close the net while saying how dangerous it was getting. I was panicking too😅

[@kawaiicake8038]

Ok but what about 2:28 when it starts climbing the racket

[@DrNaz]

Hardcore badminton

[@annabellesippleydoucette7959]

your so thoughtful to consider giving them to your chickens they love eating larvae and its quite healthy for them im so glad you took them into consideration that they could have a nice snack from it

[@Whocares158]

Chickens love eating live food.

[@p_roduct9211]

I wonder if there are barbs on the legs or stingers at a certain stage? I am sure he has checked for those before safely feeding but I know what to do if I ever had hungry chickens and a hornet's nest problem.

[@TrustMeIKnowThings]

I love how skeptical my chickens are every time I give them something besides their pellet feed lol. It doesn’t even have to be something new…like pumpkin for instance, they get that all throughout fall/winter, yet they act like their world has been turned upside down every single time 😂. Is one of your babies a crossbeak?

[@philipsoo]

After seeing videos where hornet nests are dispatched with flamethrowers, liquid nitrogen, and spray foam, I appreciate seeing a guy going “low tech” with a badminton racket, net, and ice cooler to get the same job done.

[@dwarfbunni]

as a canadian who would love to visit japan.. the sound they make bouncing off your tennis racket is the most terrifying sound ive ever heard... as a teenager my friends and I were being attacked by a black hornets nest so we lit it on fire and dissected it after, I wish I'd had a chance to pull the larvae and pupae out to look at them but they liquified.... the city employees tasked to remove it were very happy though!!

[@stephgreen3070]

My goodness. The sound those hornets made as you hit them Pt of the air was like you hit a golf ball out of the air!

[@easyybreezeyy]

When he took the wasps out at 6:05 I was disgusted but it was SUUUPER interesting! I learned something new today

[@DeRico1337]

It’s awesome how the pupae provide food in many ways.

[@Misteryfoult]

He have an anti sting suit

[@Xandil]

What a great treat for the chicks! I'm glad you didn't throw away the nest. The larvae are excellent food for pet reptiles and birds or even as fish bait. Fish love them too.

[@EvanPang-w4i]

6:21 thanks for the real life example of the development of wasps! (Learning animal physiology here)

[@emiliarain7269]

The hornet removal was full of suspense but the silkie chickens healed my soul

[@MagisterialVoyager]

I love this comment. 😂❤

[@CINE9INEPICTURES]

I remember being in Kyoto Japan on top of a mountain enjoying the view. I heard a loud buzzing sound. Louder than a bee. It was the exact hornets in the video. And honestly the one I saw was much more bigger. Me and my girlfriend booked it so fast. It was the scariest insect I’ve ever seen.

[@digstrememcdingus1463]

that could have been one of the giant hornets it resembless

[@justalonesoul5825]

Well, you didnt have to fly that far to see asian hornets, they're over most of Western Europe and USA by now.

[@MrLuchenkov]

@@justalonesoul5825 While they have taken a foothold in parts of Western Europe, they have so far been eradicated in North America every single time they have been sighted.

[@justalonesoul5825]

@@MrLuchenkov *when they are sighted* is quite a very important part. The USA are huge and not very densely populated in many regions. TY for your precision though, I was under the assumption that the situation was similar in UE and USA regarding those hornets.

[@MrLuchenkov]

@@justalonesoul5825 Certainly but in the case of the asian giant hornet, they will tend to arrive by boat and coastal areas where they'd arrive are densely populated.

[@NlNJA8NlNJA]

The biggest hornets that I've ever seen was in Japan in Kyoto. When I saw them, I was shocked and fascinated at the same time. They looked 2 or 3 times bigger than the hornets in America, and the colors seems very bright.

[@lopopachope]

The way they all started happily peeping once they realized it was treats! 🐥

[@Whocares158]

Aww 🥹🐥🤍💛

[@moonpoff6456]

I never knew that Hornets only eat a substance produced by their larva, I always assumed they ate the insects that they hunt. Thank you for the video

[@romulus_]

they regurgitate what they find and then the larvae process it into a form that's optimal for the adult workers. amazing.

[@MyNathanking]

7:40: What cute little chickens, and their cute noises.

[@abu-karz]

Such cute squeaky poodle 🐩 birds you got

[@nhwnhw02]

Wasp and hornet larva are some of the best panfish bait you can get. If kept in a paper bag in the refrigerator, they stay alive but don't develop much. Once they cap over the bait quality is less.

[@nikiTricoteuse]

The nest is really quite beautiful to look at.

[@HornetKingOfficial]

So this is the Japanese Hornet King channel I keep hearing about. 🤭

[@TheChoujinVirus]

Silkie Chicks: OOOH! Bonbons with a creamy center!

[@libratin8037]

its so interesting how they go after any of the pupae as long as its still a colorless grub, but seem to almost instinctually avoid the 'wasp' corpse even if its dead. i find that fascinating

[@chloekelly5941]

9:15 THEY SPRINTED AS FAST AS THEY COULD

[@TheMrYadrian]

Video was amazing. Both the removal as well as larvaes development presentation really brought my attention.

[@Sue_Me_Too]

0:20 that's the coolest looking hornet nest I've ever seen.

[@Murmeska]

The hornet's nest is so beautiful and it's structure is so complex, this is fascinating!

[@cactusthestupid7222]

That nest was so beautiful with its layers! I've always thought wasps and hornets are so interesting, but living in someone's shed is not a good place for them to be.

[@kevinedwards7079]

Skill is everywhere in this person's grace

[@suurmestari7457]

Thank you for uploading! This was very interesting to see, especially the different stages of development of the larvae and pupae in the nest. And those chicks are adorable!

[@Aphirium]

I don't quite know how I got from funny cats to here, but love it! The chicks are adorable and the hornet information educational, great video!

[@anthonycraig274]

The first time I have ever saw one was about 8 years ago in my house, in a very leafy part of London. The thing was huge, I could clearly see its eyes 6 meters away, if you are use to tiny insects, nothing prepares you for it.

[@dfpguitar]

This is horrifying, didn't know we had them in the UK

[@cosmos9688]

It's okay. Under normal circumstances, chicken are not dangerous to humans.

[@justalonesoul5825]

@@cosmos9688 Badum-tsss. Quite a fail, OP clearly mentions INSECTS. But hey, only the ones who never try never miss!

[@Polyfron]

​@@justalonesoul5825I think he was joking. Or maybe you knew that and pretended not to as a joke?

[@justalonesoul5825]

@@Polyfron Cosmos obviously tried to make a joke in answer to OP, I'm very aware of that and I didnt pretend anything. It's just an utter fail of a joke because OP clearly mentions insects, as I clearly wrote. If "if you are use to tiny insects," was not written in OP, there would indeed be room for that joke to land. Is that clearer for you now?

[@amiraliashrafkashani5837]

Nothing says evolutionary dominance like "I will feed your children to my pet dinosaurs".

[@SayaAensland]

The way he calls the more mature larvae and pupae "older sisters". 🥰 So cute.

[@BeerBellyBerserker]

The chickens are so cute😊

[@nothinphasesme5573]

Those silkies ate like kings that day

[@WarhammerWings]

The audible thunks of the hornets hitting the walls or floor after being swatted is impressive.

[@Thelittlethingsoflife]

Fascinating! I like that doing it this way the pupae are not wasted and can feed your chickens.

[@GloobyIsAmazingYes]

I know that this is off of the topic of hornets but I love that he included English captions in the video, it was very satisfying to understand his language!

[@ingridseim1379]

Thank you for your interesting videos. I always learn something new and nice. Thank you for your hard work and for English subtitles. ❤

[@BenjaminSpencer-m1k]

My late mom grew up on a farm and talked about how much chickens LOVED getting a wasp nest thrown to them. The pupa are super rich in nutrients, they also work awesome as fishing bait.

[@JadenYukifan28]

I can't believe how big they are, I'd freak out if they came near me. I don't even live in Japan.

[@lang-ed3bk]

It surprised me when he pulled them out of the holes; a lot bigger than I was expecting

[@1KeNnY1KeNnY1]

My grandfathers chicks, ate frogs, snakes like nothing. 3 second job. Thanks for the video.

[@darthlaurel]

Those chicks are going to be SUCH beautiful chickens!

[@JoshBroadhurst]

very inspiring work to take down hornet nests while respecting and learning about their life cycle and behaviors. and thank you for teaching us. there are no enemies in nature. only different creatures living together. sometimes we need to remove habitats that are within our homes, but we should never forget that we share earth with other living creatures. thank you for the reminder of the complexity and wonder of life.

[@onceagian]

This man has balls of steel and my full respect.

[@perenniallachrymosity276]

2:39 I'm crying, bro came back to his crib getting snatched up before getting smacked into oblivion 😭

[@alveolate]

pro badminton player

[@grot7x603]

The Japanese are good badminton players :-)

[@gergelyritter4412]

Hmmm. Interesting. We have chickens at home as well. And while we never had hornets to feed them, there was a certain bug, adult and probably about as large as one of those hornets, which they gladly gobbled up. Me and my father were digging up some earth in their place to use as fertilizer and there was this specific insect, which had thick legs at the front, probably used to dig. They looked really interesting and there were a ton of them, so the chickens got to feast.

[@mvbmvb]

Jerusalem cricket?

[@syrathdouglas1244]

@@mvbmvbDepending on where they live it could be a mole cricket

[@videotroll72]

Or Cicada

[@kirbywaite1586]

Potato bug

[@ariannasv22]

I love how they fight over the larvae in pure sibling fashion. Its so cute!

[@Hexxie7]

You Japanese folks are very brave to fight hornets that big with a racket, here we have much smaller ones and are absolutely terrified of them. I guess its normal to have monster wasps/hornets but still, very brave

[@KassandraProklusma]

I've noticed many Japanese are quite nonchalant about insects, even giant ones! When he tapped the shed roof and they started piling out of the entrance, I would have ran for my life.

[@ianswift3521]

japanese people have a ...special relationship... with pain.

[@57thorns]

It is more about having the right protective gear and experience. Sure, it is not 100% effective, but close enough.

[@Lenoh]

We also have electric rackets over here, but I wonder if they’d be effective in the slightest against hornets like that

[@b_uppy]

​@@Lenoh It's sudden, concentrated force that does it. The zapping is for marketing.

[@Bottlekiller]

1:03 Good forehand, solid technique, swift reflexes.

[@mutantlavalampderg412]

silkies are such sweet balls of fluff

[@fioreolivares1638]

When I saw those silkie chicks I just thought awww~ they're so cute and I want to hug them. They're happy chirps are adorable.

[@sadas3190]

Bro played badminton with their best soldiers, caused a world bending earth quake followed by a snap ice age, then fed all their young to dinosaurs.

[@musicforaarre]

The removal of the nest is cruel, but necessary. You deserve to live peacefully without being stung by social insects. Aarre Peltomaa of Mississauga, Ontario

[@Meitti]

Imagine a spaceship abducting an entire kindergarten to feed the kids to some giant alien children.

[@winstoncheong5908]

Thank you for the educational video, your expertise in bees really shines through. Look forward to more videos with inter-species interaction

[@actorpmw]

Imagine going out for food and coming back and your house and family are gone.

[@m4rvinmartian]

*4:30** This was pretty fascinating.*

[@nbk9372]

I got stung by those suckers before, their sting will send an instant jolt to your nervous system. If you don't have a strong heart, those suckers can embolize you in seconds, but for me, I passed out after multiple stings and woke up in our military base TMC unit. It left a nasty taste in my mouth for a few weeks, and no insects would dare venture towards me, even red ants moved away from my bare feet.

[@leonkenedy4616]

Nature is amazing. From the dangerous hornets to the restless youngsters.

[@stevenwestfall7638]

I walked into my dads shed onetime and loomed up to the ceiling and spotted a wasp nest with at least 10 wasps on it. They all turned in unison to look at me. I left my dads shed. Lol

[@KARMAZYNA]

The marbling on this thing is beautiful.

[@S-Walt3r]

2:39 The hornet:"NOOOOOOOOOOO" *SMACKED*

[@youraftermyrobotbee]

The way I flinched when the hornet flew at the camera 😱

[@aqilfirdaus8611]

I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS! so far your video shows a humane way of disposing such pests even if they are necessary for the ecosystem to thrive. This is video especially resonates w me more because you actually showed the different stages from larvae to pupae then to adult! SO FASCINATING! and the part where you feed your chickies to see their reaction to the different stages of the hornets life was so interesting i just had to comment about! Keep it up my g! youre doing great with these vids!

[@2Siders]

1:10 Wii Sports Tennis music would have sent me to orbit

[@Brandnewshoes]

This was super fascinating. The chicks are also gorgeous.

[@viktoramper]

Nice video. I think they built a really good looking hive. But alas, it has to go. With the chicks. If you, and this might sounds crazy but, sound like a rooster(not the crowing/screaming, the clucking they make when finding food) and signal there is food they will be more interested in eating what you leave for them next time. Talking from experience in raising a couple of chicks and making friends with all the hens and rooster we got. :)

[@MuhGlassRibs]

My man was like SeBeeNa Williams with that racket. I'll see myself out

[@Hydragames648]

I find this stuff so fascinating that hornets can survive a freezer but basically are in suspended animation as they warm up they slowly move more

[@mark6302]

the pattern on the nest is mesmerizing

[@Decaying_bacon]

Imagine some guy comes and pretty much ruins your life and then starts doing an unboxing video with your children

[@louiejosephclark1480]

Awesome video! Very cool that all you need is a tennis racket and a net to remove the nest! And some very interesting facts and an insight to how the larva develop was fascinating

[@MoreMedication]

Yes, it was. I showed my teacher husband the upload and he plans to include it in his science program. It’s sometimes difficult to find material that everyone will enjoy. Cheers from 🇨🇦

[@lgjm5562]

I can imagine dinosaurs acting like these chicks.

[@bennickss]

The thump they make when they get knocked down with the racket is quite unnerving, makes them seem a lot bigger than they are