Hatching THE BEST Homestead Chickens!

[@authorcharlieboring]

This video reminds me of when I was 10 years old, 69 years ago, and I hatched my first baby chicks.

[@Emmylou2]

Kevin and Sarah, congratulations on the launch of your chicken sale. I’m confident it will go well…but I have to add that you two look awesome. So slim and trim…now that deserves recognition. Congratulations and God bless.

[@LivingTraditionsHomestead]

Thank you!

[@lindagraff2484]

Oh my those baby quail are so so cute, those chicks are darling. I love all the peeping.

[@theghettocookingshow]

OMG they are so cute.

[@loispatrick2594]

Aren't babies of any type just so cute! Especially those weany, little, chirpy quail! ❤

[@terracotta6294]

Let's hope these quail are more Christian-like 😊 🧡

[@sandymire3131]

Well mr Kevin. You’ve got me saying “I’m super excited” about thing my husband pointed it out to me. Lol. Your new slogan!!!

[@abundantlyblessed]

So excited for you! It’s been so encouraging to see your journey over the years. You have given me the courage to take steps that were once only dreams! May God continue to bless you and your homestead. ❤

[@emmalenaRN]

It has been so nice to see the evolution of your farm as a lifestyle and business! Cudos to both of you and thank you for sharing your process!❤

[@joannmahaffey1068]

Yes yes yes.... Hatching eggs is not confusing or complicated with a Brindsi and I am not getting any thing from the company either. Like you I started with a cheaper one. What a pain in the #%*. Get a Brindsi and follow the instructions. My worst hatch with the brindsi was 80%. Often got 100% hatch. They can easily stay at room temp for 7 days. You guys do such great teaching videos. Kevin, I just needed a reminder and I watched one of your videos on making easy bread. Again a great video. Quail sure are cute and I wish you all the best with this lot.... I think the Chicks are not done hatching.. This is so exciting. 80 % is a good rate. American Bresse are wonderful.. Thanks for sharing.

[@KatWest20]

This si just the coolest thing! It is amazing how God made eggs turn into such a complicated creature! ❤

[@halinawiecek2297]

Is so much to Joy have a little chicks, it's remind me when I was very young and I see the little baby chicken, I wish you guys all the best with baby chicks and quails take care and God bless you.

[@milosterwheeler2520]

You had real Peeps for Easter!

[@kcs.farm09]

Good Morning! Baby chickens and quail are so cute!!!

[@haou132]

Bravo!!! You are such a warming hard working couple !!! Blessings +++!!!

[@ClickinChicken]

thanks for the simple facts! Fresh food and water (non frozen) Daily!! Keep pine shavings in nest boxes for 'clean free' eggs. Have a caged run, open windows, vent in coop for ammonia in heat season :) put this on watch later.😉

[@wildpuffalumps]

My chicks 🐥 are hatching 🐣 right now! My kids are so excited about having our own chickens 🐔! Thank you for sharing have a blessed week!

[@LivingTraditionsHomestead]

That is awesome!

[@daniellesunley4807]

I switched to brinsea incubators a few years ago when the cheap Chinese made incubator I was using glitched and cooked my chicks on hatch day. I have the ovation 56 ex and love it, I usually get 100% hatch rates. I use it as an incubator only and on day 18 I move the eggs to a hatcher. This not only keeps the incubator clean but allows me to set eggs every week in one incubator. This also means that I only need one brooder and the older chicks teach the younger ones to eat. Because new chicks are added every week there is no aggravation issues.

[@LivingTraditionsHomestead]

what do you use as a hatcher?

[@twitchchins]

I save my egg shells until all hatched and count those

[@virginiawimer8064]

I never saw so many tiny feather babies! So cute!

[@suzannefritts813]

Those babies are so cute! 🐣

[@randypyatt5649]

They are so tiny an cute

[@gaylewatkins4685]

This is a master class for hatching chickens. You should convert one of your sheds into a hatchery. Chickens are in great demand.

[@mDi54me]

So egg-citing!! 🐣🐤🐥😊❤

[@elizaC3024]

I remember waking to the peeps of hatching chick's some years ago. Thanks for the great memories. 😊

[@barbararichmond8624]

Love the chicks

[@gelwood99]

I much prefer the R-Com as the best incubator. Same price range but better technology and ease of use. Has a small heating unit in the water reservoir. Recovers heat and humidity levels after opening within 1 minute. A group of my chicken friends did many different hatches and tried several methods of cleaning and found that using a cap full of bleach in a sink full of warm water to clean dirty eggs, rinsing with clean warm water, and drying them completely right before going into the incubator actually increased the hatch rates to 92% and produced healthy chicks. Especially useful during spring mud season when we usually do hatches and have to deal with dirty eggs.

[@PennyGarland]

I think temperature is what affects weither you get roosters or hens. I have always had more roosters in my spring hatching and hens in the summer hatch. I only use broody hens no incubator

[@living4mylord]

You must have a good flock. We used to. We had one hen that would collect 30 eggs and go broody. She hatched, trained, and protected those chicks and part of the flock they became. It was incredible. Now, new flock, 20 years later, one hen goes broody and she jumps off the eggs when they begin hatching. Pure stupid apparently.😭

[@k.p.1139]

Beautiful! 🙂

[@jeanburgin160]

Love the quails. So pretty. Wow, 37 chicks!!! So excited for you all.

[@annawell2517]

Great video 😊

[@sandrad682]

The quail are sooo adorable as well as the American Bresse. How exciting for you guys.

[@ButtercupAndFernHomestead]

Your introduction of your first batch of American Bresse inspired me to get Canadian Bresse this spring. We have 12 chicks that are now 2.5 weeks old. Exciting times.

[@supaskin]

This was very timely. Our beloved rooster died this week defending his flock, and we are having to incubate his first and last clutch, as the hens are not broody. Wish us luck!

[@carolineloder2083]

I am so sorry for your loss. I hope everything goes well with his last chicks.

[@marybethham4967]

Very excited for all the new little faces on the homestead. This is some awesome.

[@lenalyles2712]

Growing up we did it the old fashioned way and let so many hens set on them and always had enough chicks to replace the old ones.

[@faithbuller4086]

Congratulations on new chicks

[@kaybusby7507]

So exciting to see both quail and chicken hatch. May God's blessings continue

[@marilynbaldwin2934]

❤you both look good! Congrats on your chickens and your quails!

[@michelebushnik2874]

What a blessing you two! Well done! So happy for you!❤❤

[@terresiagregg9326]

Good morning have fun hatching your eggs

[@terresiagregg9326]

Thats wonderful that you have sold the chicks

[@nrgltwrkr2225]

Oh my goodness! They are all so precious! Wow!!! A bumper crop of chicks all around! You two make it look so easy. Thank you for sharing your tips and techniques. I always learn something.

[@vanessalumbra9409]

Oh my goodness! There are so many baby chicks! Immediately, the baby shark song (baby chick version) popped into my head. Geez, thanks for that... lol.

[@NorthMissouriOutdoors]

Can’t wait to see you all grow your chicken poppalachion

[@claudiadresel4216]

Thank you Kevin and Sarah. God bless❣️

[@jeffreyhilbourn209]

Awesome. Hope u all have a Blessed day

[@margaretbedwell3211]

This is cuteness overload. I have never seen so many baby chicks and for sure baby quail. It is hard to believe those quail came out of those tiny eggs. Thanks so much for sharing, especially to city gals like me. Y'all have a Blessed day.

[@marycouper6727]

You kiddos need to get into making and selling feather pillows and feather mattress covers. You are going to have feathers galore!

[@Longfamily3]

I have feather pillows my grandmothers made. I was wondering how we clean the feathers for them? I'd like to make some!!

[@leekendel9395]

With all the directions makes me wonder how the chickens are naturally successful!

[@lindapeterson7166]

Thank you Kevin & Sarah,this was such a special video.I so appreciate what you do for all of us! You are such wonderful homesteaders! Bless you & your family!🌷💕🌷

[@dianaregallis7488]

Wow ..Headfamly sent me 🙌And I'm sure glad !!

[@AaronJames-ll3ep]

Hello Diana how are you doing today?

[@donnaparrish6881]

This was a great video! We are going to be hatching our own eggs for meat chickens next year. We have new egg layer chicks coming in July. Not trying to hatch for selling, just for us for consumption. We are 71 years old and are just trying to be as self-sufficient as possible. Thank you for such a detailed video explaining how to incubate, etc. This was just what we needed. We also checked out the new website and love it! Good job! We love you guys! God bless! ❤❤

[@marydavidson8930]

Congratulations on a great chick hatch! They look great! I agree on keeping things simple. I've been raising chickens for 20+ years and finally decided I needed to stick with one breed of chicken, too. My choice is the Black Australorps, they are a dual purpose bird that lays a lot of eggs. Check them out, they are awesome!

[@saddleridge4364]

yes, love the black australorps too. Especially those pretty brown eyes. Here's a little story: I had my chickens out free ranging with my Shepherd and I keeping watch. I was sitting on the grass, my dog was lying down next to me. One of the roosters decided he was in love with the black australorp. He came running at her with 'intentions' and she ran behind my dog and sat very close to him. Rooster changed his mind! LOL.

[@heatherk8931]

And they are a friendly breed 😊

[@heatherk8931]

​@@saddleridge4364 😂I know that rooster charge! Boy, that is a smart hen, mine do the same to stand behind me. Sometimes surprise me by jumping up onto my shoulder! Chicken lady for sure, lol

[@msmyramorgan751]

I don't have or do any of the things you two do..... but farming and farm animals is where my heart is. My parents had a small farm and then when I was 4 we moved to a small town. But spent weekends at My Gramps farm to help out. So i call myself a farm girl (more like a Grama) at heart. Thanks to you and some other You Tube homesteaders for giving a Sr. Lady some wholesome entertainment.🥰🥰🥰

[@robingirven4570]

I ordered Cornish Cross, the American Bresse were sold out already. Getting 20 meat birds. And we ordered 15 new laying hens - McMurrys best sellers mix or something of the sort. My son has 26 eggs in his incubator right now. And his foxes are bred. 😊 Those quail chicks were adorable 🌺 Thank you for another great video.

[@AaronJames-ll3ep]

Hello Robin how are you doing today?

[@julieschossow9315]

So excited you have a web site! God is blessing you!

[@mirandabrower3429]

We bought our bresse in November because of you guys. 18 weeks old and got my first egg ❤ 🎉 love you guys. 🎉🎉

[@z144000]

Fantastic ! Thank you Kevin & Sarah. God Bless you all in Love. Maranatha ! ( shared to f/b )

[@taylorshomestead3934]

You two look great & very fit! What are you doing? The baby chicks are adorable!

[@lynngliottone2812]

Congranulation on little new little fluff balls! They are so cute.

[@chriswinger7881]

How exciting 😀 so many babies

[@TheMorganHomestead]

Great hatch rate!! Wow! Our Beagles LOVE baby chicks too! Kevin built a window in the side of our brooder so they could see them. 😂😂🐣🐣

[@colinvoss8484]

You guys always go with top of the line it's nice that you mention that it doesn't take that to do it.

[@billthomas7933]

Perfect timing I'm on day 19 of my first try hatching chicks. Great info and confidence for me guys I always enjoy your videos so much Thank you so much. Be safe and God Bless you both.

[@yolanditrollip557]

Sarah you look so good!

[@brindamarsh1256]

I have a hen that likes to set. So my daughter has ducks. I put 8 eggs under her. She hatched 2. They are so cute. And they're doing great.

[@juliekorte5896]

Thanks! Seeing new feather babies never gets old for us!!💛🐣

[@terrydeaton9586]

Thanks for all you do. You’re my favorite on you tube and do a fantastic job. You are much appreciated. Terry from Tennessee.

[@irenesgardenandmore]

❤ congratulations guys ! They are so cute 😊

[@dorothyallen3614]

Congratulations family, the 🐣 are so sweet ❤

[@AaronJames-ll3ep]

Hello Dorothy how are you doing today?

[@roxannecarson2814]

We hatched our first chicks this year..and they did great. I have one more batch in for hatching. My older birds may become stew meat. How exciting to watch. ❤👍 Thank you for your inspiration.

[@jenniferrescott1149]

Nice, hatch day is exciting. My female dog absolutely loves it when we have baby animals. She thinks they are hers 😂

[@rickayers3150]

Very good, I look forward to flowing you on this project. Thanks for your help.

[@dirtroaddestiny]

I love my poultry. Farming is fun. It’s a lot to work but it’s a fun life.

[@sgrvtl7183]

Congratulations on your hatches of chicks/quail. So adorable, I love these miracles!

[@amyjarman6581]

Another truly comprehensive master class. Thank you for your continued work. ❤

[@samanthabloggins1775]

That was great!! Thanks!!

[@doityourselflivinggardenin7986]

Good to see more chicks! I have a couple tips to add. (Been hatching for 40 years) Eggs can be washed. Obviously, if you have plenty of eggs, only keeping clean unwashed eggs is the best. But if all you have is 12 eggs and 6 are dirty, by all means wash them in cool water. If the shell is stained, they can be sanitised, but one needs to do it correctly. Never place a dirty egg in an incubator. I know you don't have a temperature controlled area for storing hatching eggs, but for those that have a cool basement, you should use that. Your heat lamp was not supplying enough heat. The chicks were gathering directly underneath it instead of spreading out. Look for poopy butts now. Chicks don't need to have their beeks dipped. That is misinformation from decades ago. They will find water. I've hatched thousands of chicks. None needed the dip. If the brooder temperature is correct, they will venture out to find water. I just hatched two batches recently. The second was 100% fertile with 100% hatchability. That doesn't happen often. An 80% hatch rate is good. All the best in your adventures. You did save some for yourself, right?

[@nickivanaltena923]

Woohoo!! Awesome guys!

[@bryanlloyd1099]

This video was awesome! 🐤

[@dhansonranch]

Great information! Great video. Website looks wonderful.

[@trudyclay3478]

I'm watching the weather this morning and you guys are in 41ofthenastiestday'severyouanswerviaweatherfromtheweathermap

[@mattspencer9538]

We have learned plenty from you guys. Thanks for sharing your experience. Love your videos!

[@rachaeloverman7848]

I agree on the pointy eggs. We hatched our first batch and there was 1 bullet egg in there and we were expecting a rooster from it. But it turned out to be the only hen that hatched in that batch. Lol

[@daphneschultz8330]

So happy for your success! Love watching and learning from your videos.

[@camicri4263]

So cute,bI signed up for the news letter. I will be buying some chicks , I don't know when yet.... but will see. You guys look amazing, the keto diet worked great for you guys! Congratulations 👏! God bless you 🙏🤗

[@AaronJames-ll3ep]

Hello Cami how are you doing today?

[@swianecki]

Great video. Those little chicks are so cute.

[@Dr.Mrs.TheMonarch]

Thank you for a "updated" hatching video. So many incubators out there that i wasn't sure which to pick. By the way, love your t-shirt Sarah

[@rebeccaasbell6993]

love your videos, you can just take a picture and count them

[@AaronJames-ll3ep]

Hello Rebecca how are you doing today?

[@jennbidwelledwardson2885]

Thanks for sharing these cute chicks. I'm appreciate your educating me. I'm hoping to get chickens in the future.

[@jamesgaul3544]

Very interesting... thanks guys for sharing your life. Blessings and peace in Christ our Lord.

[@johnlord8337]

Issue - heat and sleep patterns of the chickens and quail - Always wondered about the heat lamp (and light) - and whether one turns off the light at night (allowing the chickens or quail to sleep) but no continued heat. What about having those electric garden heat mats (safely) under all of the wood chips - so that the fowl can have the chance to sleep without light - in the rising air warmth from the heat mats - and in the daytime have the heating mat kept on or turned off and the infrared heat lamp turned on in the daytime.

[@sparksfamilyhomestead]

Just booked mark on my Brave Browser your AWESOME WEBSITE. Congratulations! It’s so beautiful and informative. Count our homestead as a future customer. Love everything you both support and do. Blessings, Wayne

[@user-uu1hy7ct7z]

Perfect timing! I am trying to decide upon a new incubator. I've always used the styrofoam and usually seem to have too many projects going at one time; so the incubator that you are using sounds like it would help. Especially with humidity levels! Once again, thanks for sharing!

[@debbiealtman5373]

Fun video. Loved it.

[@lovesJesus448]

You both look very slim going Keto and letting Jesus be known by your shirt good job!

[@stanleypennock2118]

When you got your 1st American Bresse chicks you also got some other chicks. Molinas maybe? You haven't mentioned much about them. Could we have an update on them?

[@jamesgaul3544]

So Bubba is a true bird dog!

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

WOW what a hatch you had on the quail and Breese Chicks. Have a great time selling and raising lots from both hatches. Thanks for sharing all the great information. Stay safe and keep up the great fun too. Fred.

[@elainebuchka6533]

Congratulations Kevin & Sarah on the baby chicks & quail. Sounds like a Great Hatch rate...GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS!!

[@MynewTennesseeHome]

Nice! My daughter has some crornish chickens and we're going to try and make our own cornish cross...only thing the "cross" will be what ever's in the hen house...we'll see how it goes.