Our Chicken Breeds

[@monykalynf3604]

Our Salmon Faverolles are almost like dogs-talks to you, follows you everywhere. have also found they are super curious, and pretty smarty-one day forgot to open pop door to run/nesting box and big coop door had blown shut-she couldn't get in to lay her egg-raised a ruckus and when we took too long to investigate came and raised a bigger ruckus at back door and pecked door-when I went out she ran to coop! smart girl knew she needed her human!

[@michaelward9880]

I keep Speckled Sussex. Looking maybe to get a flock of Dorkings together. Great birds!

[@michaelward9880]

@@HomesteadChicken Dorkings are an Engish breed like the Sussex. They share the same temperment as the same genetic lineage. The also have five toes. Red Dorking Roosters are dazzling in color. I bought my flock in late July. Very nice birds and pretty rare in the US.

[@FLMegan]

Do you find them to be broody- im hoping not.

[@michaelward9880]

@@FLMegan No, not so much. Wellsummers and Marans are. I've had them all.

[@jedeo299]

Thank you for the nice video! My favorites are speckled sussex personally

[@HappyWifeAcres]

We like the speckled sussex too! We have one named Sassy. She's always very friendly and curious.

[@CFarnwide]

It’s interesting hearing other peoples experience with different breeds. Our Easter Eggers are not a bit flighty at all and lay nearly daily. I’ve heard other folks say Rhode Island Reds are aggressive but we had a flock that were as friendly as could be. The one consistency seems to be Speckled Sussex. Always friendly and relaxed which has been our experience as well.

[@HappyWifeAcres]

Absolutely! We've found that EEs seem to get friendlier with age. And so many say RIRs are aggressive, but we've had several roosters who have all been sweethearts!

[@CFarnwide]

@@HappyWifeAcres I’ve wondered if localities could affect breed traits? Most of the aggressive RIR I’ve heard of are from the East coast. Here in the west they all seem to be very docile. I don’t know, I just find it interesting 😎

[@lilolmecj]

My Easter Egger is a good layer, but so flighty! I had six, one of the six was extremely smart and friendly. She figured out if I was working in the yard I would uncover bugs, and she would come running and stay right there all day. She was very flashy colored with a great crest. I named her Trumpy.

[@CFarnwide]

Our flocks figured out a shovel means tasty worms and other treats. Its almost impossible to get any garden work done. I have to try and secretly get the shovel out and sneak over to the garden boxes 😂

[@Pays2Win]

I have reds, black stars, sexlinks, silkies, and australorps and my Easter egger is by far the smartest bird I have. Like you said, she’s always by my side when I’m in the yard doing work, especially when I’m digging holes. Awesome bird.

[@lilolmecj]

@@Pays2Win I loved my Trumpy, I still miss her. I have 2 barred rocks, about 4 months old. Damn hawk got one, but the other 2 have become pets because hubby hand feeds them treats.

[@rosesmith6208]

I found the best way to tame the flighty ones is remember why they that way it is simply fear, just sit with them feed them just hang out with them over time they will initiate contact with you. never force a interaction, that just scares them more. my hamburg I had no idea how to tame so I didnt try,now she is way more trusting of me, and sometimes jumps onto my shoulder and looks me in the eye. she is so cute. my others are the same the more you interact but dont force it the tamer they become.

[@bradpayn8058]

Yet flighty birds will still be flighty. It's not that you can't tame a Leghorn or Easter egger just as you've said, I've done it too, it just takes more of what you said and for longer with certain flighty breeds. You can tame a wild Pheasant or a cottontail if you spend enough time with them, but they'd still be flighty as compared to something like a puppy. Then you have to consider the value of your time, and how much time you have to convert your most flighty egg producers into pets or how much time you could have saved if you wanted pets by just starting with Orppingtons or Australorps

[@motogem1408]

I agree with you! I have 2 Easter Eggers and they are so sweet! One is certainly the top of the pecking order and layed her first egg at 4mo. She is very smart as well as my other Egger. I also have 2 silver laced Wyandotte's which one is flighty and the other will jump on your shoulder whether you are ready for her or not. The one that is very friendly is another one who started laying 2 weeks after my egger at 4mo. Then I ended up getting one Rhode Island and a black sex link/ black Star. They are 2 weeks younger then the other 4. They are both flighty and stick together. But everyone of my girls follow me everywhere I go. They even try to run in the house with our dogs. I watched one of my wyandotte's running back and forth with my dog(doberman pinscher). So I think every chicken is different and it absolutely helps when you sit with them and have a little time to hang out with them.

[@maggiefischer9941]

Thanks for the info. We just brought Lavender Orphingtons home.

[@JUSTINandKADI]

Welsummers have single combs as well. The major difference is egg color between them and the Brown Leghorn.

[@debbiebueltel1985]

Thank you for showing off your babies! I have Silkies (2), Rhode Island Reds (3) and a white leghorn! I am going to be adding to my flock in a few days and you gave me some information that I needed.

[@BecomingME]

My rhode island reds are not very friendly to new comers

[@jonijoseph4438]

Thank you I’m just getting back into having a small flock. You helped me decide who to choose

[@cactusray3368]

We plan on getting chickens for our suburban backyard this coming spring and want to thank you for such an informative video! I think we are going to start with Buff Orpingtons and Black Australorps, since they seem friendly, calm and quiet. We would go with all Buff Orpingtons, but we think the addition of Black Australorps will give us more eggs.

[@Glendaramos_]

Really nice video guys . Thank you

[@randastorer3773]

I throughly enjoyed this video. Thank you.

[@cautiondonotsubscribe.1199]

your Mrs. is so cute hehe.. God bless her

[@allatifsofia1662]

Great information just had to subscribe, thank you 😊

[@sariho4955]

So many chickens. Nice

[@HappyWifeAcres]

Thank you! And thanks for visiting.

[@watchmanonthewall3852]

Great video... Wish you could've shown the eggs produced by the different breeds...Thanks!

[@petermoore7139]

Cool chickens. I've got 2 Barred Rocks, 2 Easter Eggers, a Rhode Island Red and a Black Australorp.

[@FleetwoodPatch]

How does your Red do with the rest of the flock?

[@petermoore7139]

@@FleetwoodPatch Good. I recently just got 2 new chickens. An Easter Egger and an Olive Egger.

[@RB-zf3qh]

Like the collections of different breeds.

[@thathomesteadfamily5200]

Loved seeing all the breeds. We’re just getting back into chickens. Currently have about 15 different breeds.,

[@MrMauricio9068]

Excellent job 👏 👍

[@catlinhollow]

It depends on the hatchery line you have for the general bird temperaments. My Easter Eggers have always come from Townline Hatchery, have not been flighty, have the most curiosity and personality, are not bullies, lay 5 or 6 eggs a week from February through November, rarely go broody and molt fast. My Wyandottes have never been flighty and are always friendly. They are poor summer layers, but phenomenal winter layers.

[@HappyWifeAcres]

That's good to hear. We have found that the flighty birds really mellow as they get older. Our best behaved and friendliest birds have always been ISA Browns. They seem to follow us around like lost puppies.

[@TaraBeaverCoronado]

Could you do a video on what you do for your health check? What you’re spraying on them? And how often you do it? 🤷🏼‍♀️ I know that’s asking a lot 😅

[@HappyWifeAcres]

Thanks for that. Good idea. For now, I’ll describe what we did. We physically picked up the every bird to look them over. Some got sprayed with an animal friendly mite spray. We separated out “old hens” for processing a few days later. Roosters got spurs removed (and the hen too!). We checked for foot infections. We removed poop stuck to butts or feathers. Each one got counted. With help, it took about 4 hours for 325 birds.

[@nicoledoyle1926]

@@HappyWifeAcres What is used for the mite spray?

[@pondfish_]

Waaaw so much variety.

[@AJsGreenThumbLLC]

Outstanding presentation! Thanks for taking the time to show and describe each one of your beautiful girls!

[@johnjames5842]

I have Cuckoo Maran hens , love em, dark chocolate eggs, med-large eggs , I get 5-6 eggs per day from 5 hens except in winter , sweet chickens , pretty quiet, fat birds , do well In Texas heat with a fan or swamp cooler and no problem in winter.

[@telsclark]

5to6 a day from 5hens? So one lays 2a day?

[@stefanienaillon8818]

Thank you soooo much for this informational video!!

[@lynnlamont3485]

I'm leaning toward Speckled Sussex and Black Australorps. For looks and temperament, I like the Salmon Faverolles and Buff Brahmas. I also like the Wyandottes, especially the Columbian, the Splash, and Silver.

[@wtfisthisp00]

Great video

[@victorm7274]

8:05 I have 15 silkies hens and 2 Silkie roosters and I can tell you with out a doubt they do NOT lay white eggs. They lay small shinny light tan eggs. P.s love your variety of hens. 👍

[@farkleberry471]

The first one you showed looked more like an Ameraucana --they have the blue/slate-colored legs, whereas the Eastereggers have yellow legs.

[@SLC-Smudge42]

Awesome vid. Thanks for taking the time!

[@ivanflores2670]

BEAUTIFUL VIDEO

[@brendaboles3875]

Great informative video😊!

[@ginawebber5426]

Awesome video! What are you spraying them with?

[@HappyWifeAcres]

We use permethrin. We buy a concentrate and mix it into spray bottles. Controls mites and other parasites.

[@laurie8166]

Loved it !!

[@thedwightguy]

You're in a pretty brutal windy area. I'll bet the winters are pretty brutal , too? For birds, it's not the cold. It's the damn WIND. My dad had Barred Rocks (larger than him) in nw Ontario and winters could get two weeks of minus 55 below and colder. but wind i snot an issue, like Oklahoma. Have a photo of dad from 1927 with his birds.

[@HappyWifeAcres]

Winters aren’t too bad but we get spurts of very cold temps, then it warms up the next week. So very sloppy most of the time. Same with wind. Gale force winds then calm. The birds survive though.

[@desertfarmcompany7408]

Beautiful video

[@ToddAnderson-wy3yc]

I really enjoyed all the breeds i also love having all the different breeds .

[@bettylongshore9594]

I just love chickens!!!! I'm with your wife!!! We just added 6 Barred Rock pullets and 6 Amber Link pullets to our flock. Well, actually, they are in the brooder box, but one day they will be added to be the big chick pen!!!! What were you spraying on your girls in the video? Just curious. Thank you for this great video showing a variety of breeds!!!!!

[@davidjalof77]

Very informative thanks

[@teegee5231]

Great video. Thanks for sharing . Would love to see more of your hybrids .

[@GinasBeautyReviews]

Great video! Just curious, what are you spraying on them?

[@HappyWifeAcres]

We spray a permethrin solution. Kills mites and parasites.

[@jmmarshall5492]

My Buff Orphingtons are good layers as well as friendly. I have a Partridge Rock, also a good layer, but not as friendly as the Buffs. Do you have any Mille Fleurs?

[@erikaperroni610]

Thank I just came across your channep very nice the princess chick n breed is new for me thank you !

[@pindiboysfancyhanpoultryfa7619]

Nice video from Pakistan

[@UsmanFaraz854]

Thank for sharing your experience about chicken breed. You are nice couple stay blessed and live happily 😊😊😊

[@CaptainAmerica-jw2xh]

Beautiful chickens!!

[@Donnybrook10]

eggers not friendly? we have 7 and they are among the most sociable and friendly we have. I often have morning coffee in the coop and they immediately jump onto my knee to visit. Maggie and Hattie like to jump onto my back and ride around on my shoulder when I'm working in the coop. Love them.

[@HappyWifeAcres]

That's great. We have some friendly ones too. It always surprises us. They just aren't known for being super friendly, like an Orpington. We also notice that the high-strung birds get much calmer as they age.

[@phenixjiraliving]

I really like this video. So many chicken breeds and great info to go along with them.

[@paulbenson4809]

Enjoyed hoping to get buff Orpington when I get set up

[@rebeccawatson9284]

Thanks for the information!

[@helenrong5292]

All your chickens are healthy and beautiful I’m wondering where did you get them?I want a chicken farm just like that. Thank you

[@GRazaVlogs1]

From pakistan love poultry farming

[@Monicaa-u2s]

Great video! What are you spraying them with? Some type of preventive treatment? I’d so, how often do you do it?

[@HappyWifeAcres]

We spray them with a permethrin solution. It kills mites and other bugs. It can be applied weekly and in the coop & nest boxes.

[@Monicaa-u2s]

@@HappyWifeAcres thank you!

[@anitawilkerson8092]

Nice show.

[@chermarie332]

Thank you! Very informative!

[@NectarPot5534]

I have a silver laced Wyandotte, she's friendly but very annoying at times. She's super flighty and also is VERY hard to catch

[@sleeptighttonight8140]

great video

[@megannicole1076]

Awesome video.

[@HappyWifeAcres]

Thanks!

[@lynnlamont3485]

Do you have any Barnevelders? If so, any info on them?

[@chikidee101]

hello quick question could you guys show your bantam breeds?

[@joeyansley7277]

We used to have some mongrel Easter Eggers and I swear they laid through the winter

[@kathyntexas1350]

What is the spray you used?

[@aliberry1553]

Thank you so much.

[@just_ducky_acres7561]

Yes, have some!

[@Losbitiboys4441]

Hi what the spray you use on the chickens

[@cheryldahl9192]

I love chickens!

[@cadwyn8002]

Great video thank you for sharing

[@TuanLe-ko5rm]

I want everything!😊

[@howdydoughty7634]

My Easter Eggers are very flighty but also very strange they keep to themselves and fight with each other when they get around the rest of the flock.

[@AcreFarm2147]

What are you spraying on them? Very nice flock!

[@HappyWifeAcres]

Nikki, it's a spray similar to permethrin. I can't remember the name but it's in the same category. When it runs out, we'll go to permethrin. It's safe to use on poultry when mixed and used correctly.

[@libitard]

What are you spraying them with? Does this help with the mites, and coats?

[@HappyWifeAcres]

It’s a permethrin spray. Controls mites and other parasites. We buy it concentrated and mix our own.

[@susan4789]

Which rooster breed does (not) pick on or bully the hens?

[@kimsherlock8969]

I would be interested in the following . Introduction of full grown Hen to an array of finding ones place in the established hierarchy . Female chickens having to compete find a place or die. I think possibly the dominant were the hardier from constent dependability breeding or layiing eggs The expensive breeds 🤔 mainly breed for beauty 🤔 can not compete in a peaking order environment. That is why they are rare farmed chicken or cooped.

[@beydeytwins5952]

loe watching your video

[@RNDanaGay]

What were you spraying on them. I keep seeing videos that say not to get them wet. The other day my Brahma was panting because she was too hot. I gave her some frozen melon and ice water and it helped. Does it hurt to spray them with water?

[@HappyWifeAcres]

The solution in the bottle is a Permethrin solution. We use it to control mites and other parasites. Permethrin is commonly used on farms and can be ordered online or found in farm stores. Chickens regulate their temperature when their feathers are dry. Wet feathers trap heat and will kill your chickens in hot weather. The Permethrin spray evaporated quickly and it was a cool spring day. We use fans in hot weather, and make sure there's plenty of shade and placed to dust bathe. Definitely don't wet down your chickens!

[@zakpage902]

I have Australorps for chock shows

[@alimustofa2067]

👍👍👍

[@volpegregori5348]

thank you

[@wmfife1]

My neighbors have several laying hens - I think Rhode Is Reds, and just one rooster who doesn't know how to crow properly and never will because he is a solo act. It's a known fact songbirds learn their songs while young by listening to more experienced members of their species and a bird is a bird so this also applies to chickens. So every AM around seven or so I can hear his plaintive wail, a 2-note cry as almost if for help as he struggles to be the alpha (easy for him with no competition) while the rest of us wince at his pitiful off-key wail. And it isn't the first time. On a small rural street there have been a few other attempts by residents with similar results. If only they cared about more than just eggs. * sigh* I love birds, all kinds but I don't eat them. Thank you for the information and the facts I need to avoid that old trap of shopping by looks and ignoring other traits. A pretty bird that's skittish and flighty is one we soon tire of and life's too short to learn that way. I've heard about Buff Orpingtons and have always loved Barred P.R.'s. With a lightly-wooded half-acre... setting up a small coop and a moderate run isn't an insurmountable task for my retirement. Just want to keep it small for quality over quantity and hope to form some species to species bonds. Again thanks for the tips and will keep them in mind if /when I ever go shopping for hens.

[@billygoat56.92]

You should try to find some dark cornish. Or really any of the brahma breeds there big beautiful duel purpose birds and will set on eggs Wyandottes are another good one the dark cornishes feathers make them look smaller than they are they fit close to their skin so its kinda like their wearing spandex lol

[@wmfife1]

​@@billygoat56.92 Really thanks for the response. Am just learning about the value of having a few Black Australorps as a kind of "reverse-scarecrow" team to ward off predators like hawks who generally avoid crows, mistaking them for those. Burt what I had in mind when I referred to the "trap" of falling into the "looks-over-personality" snare... one breed I had in mind to be avoided were in fact Wyandottes, who someone had said were high-energy, flighty and aggressive when compared with the gentler ones like Orpingtons or even Barred Rocks. I guess it all depends on whom you ask. Consensus in this business seems a bit elusive I am finding.

[@yoesaysaw6843]

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[@playgroundfarms7321]

Actually each Easter Egger hens will lay different eggs colors, not just blue eggs. Also, Easter Egger is considered a mix breed chickens.

[@VictorRodriguez-rd5xl]

Very nice birds guys thank you for showing us different breeds..happy farming God bless 🙌

[@kl1958]

What hatchery do you get your chicks from?

[@HappyWifeAcres]

Most of our new chicks are hatched here on the farm. We buy a few unique breeds from Rural King, which is mostly Hoover hatchery. For meat birds, we order from Myers Poultry in PA. www.myerspoultry.com/

[@technagesh1993]

So beautiful chikan

[@shippsurbangarden323]

What are you spraying on the Chickens

[@HappyWifeAcres]

We use a permethrin spray to control leg mites and other parasites. It doesn't harm the chickens.

[@shippsurbangarden323]

Glad you responded, I have a question about Roos. It appears that when I ordered some Australorps and Black Copper Marans which are now only a little more than two weeks old I received one rooster of each. How can I ensure that they remain Docile?

[@Losbitiboys4441]

Im in Kissimmee florida and want a wyandote chicken but camt find them so 😔

[@constancehardin5655]

I have 1 white legends an she is the friendliest chicken I have She was one of my first chickens so I guess I spoiled her she runs to me every time she sees me an sits on my knee.

[@shannonfbc1]

Omg your copper maran also like to land on heads lol I thought that was unique to our miss lolly

[@muhammadasghar4934]

Sir u have for sale these chickens ?

[@HappyWifeAcres]

We do not sell any live chickens.

[@jdavidmoore7153]

Show quality brahmas are twice the size of that hatchery one in this video

[@thedwightguy]

I bought six Isa Browns back in the eighties and pretty much ignored them. Winter they'd move into the barn, summer into their coop. They were still laying (the three left) after EIGHT years. I'd let them shut down for winter, and even giving eggs away had a fridge full by fall. Wonderful birds, but not really a "breed" per se. They wouldn't breed true.

[@alligator5890]

GERÇEKTEN SİZ İYİ BİR AİLE VE İYİ İNSANLARSINIZ ,BENDE SİZİN GİBİ BU HAYVANLARI ÇOK SEVERİM .İNANILMAZ FREKANSIM SİZE TUTTU. HER ZAMAN NEŞELİ VE MUTLU OLUN .AMA MUTLULUĞUN EN ÖNEMLİ MADDESİ ALLAH İLE BERABER OLMAK ,O YÜZDEN LAİLAHEİLLALLAH KELİMESİNİ BIRAKMAYIN .YANINADA MUHAMMEDUN RESULLULHAHI KOYARSANIZ DAHADA HUZURUNUZ ARTAR. ÇÜNKÜ ŞEYTAN ASLA BOŞ DURMAZ.ONU EKARTE ETMEK ŞART.

[@shannonfrericks1124]

Strange my wyandotte are calm and not flighty at all.

[@LuhvSimon_]

I love my welsummers,laced wing,buffs Orrington,easter egg lay not the other one she's a big flyer and a jerk but,my cochen,road island red,and sussec she makes the best pet ❤ she has a name she was born to be called Little foot because of her little foot you know but it was my gramas and the other ones got killed by the uhm Bob cat and we has the prettiest chicken Everhart name is angel and she is like a black Tanish White and a pure white butt cone lol its a thick and with a hole in it lol,we has barney the chicken she is super sweet but annoying,and the we brama btw the wellsummers names are Puddles,Dino,Chica(she passed),berrii,apples,Riley(I'm thinking about beans as her new name),we had 10 now 9but the cochens names are Freddy and Heather,every single one of my 31 chickens have a name but I can't forget about the turkey Sheran :D

[@justinaibe2079]

❤

[@juanitabeaudoin2746]

Astrolorp?

[@HappyWifeAcres]

Australorp. Can’t go back and change things on here once they are published.

[@fridaalanis4599]

I saw the intro and I said I think I should yeah and guess what i did😂

[@jesseg6708]

Why spray them?

[@HappyWifeAcres]

Some of the chickens get scaley leg mites, which get under their leg scales. This happens more as chickens age, sort of like us humans have a harder time fighting off illnesses. We spray them with a permethrin solution to kill mites and other parasites. We spray throughout the year as necessary, but during health check day in the spring, everyone gets inspected and treated.