The Most Gentle and sweet CHICKEN BREED- Perfect for First Time Chicken Owners

[@teramartindale432]

This is my ultimate dream we moved to Tennessee and looking for our Homestead I love seeing your children playing in the garden getting dirty and loving the animals

[@ruthwilliamson862]

We love, LOVE, love our Golden Comet. BEST, sweetest, and smartest chicken we have.

[@gigisoutherngarden]

What a precious sight to see your children running and laughing in the rain. That really touched me. Y'all have shown all of us that trials and tribulations are going to happen to all of us but you can do more than just survive, you can thrive in the midst of it. Your garden looks amazing and I'm learning about chicken breeds and Jersey cows. Great video!

[@CherishEaDay]

Sweet chickens for a sweet family.

[@katepowell1051]

Children and chickens 🐔 what could be more delightful right now 😊

[@terrinewton39]

Isn’t it just the best when your children grow up enough to cook for you?!?!! Joyful seems to enjoy it too.

[@dwalsh4027]

Wilder has just grown into his own. What a little man

[@anitawalters5672]

The children are growing up so fast and the girls are such a great help. Not that the boys aren't but you know what I mean 😉.

[@gingerkirby8208]

Thank you Arthur for all you do in your medical community. Stay safe!

[@jdminsco]

Thank you for allowing me to join in and giving me a sense of well being everyday.

[@lindakurtz2653]

But that’s one of the beautiful things about this community isn’t it? We don’t have to figure it all out ourselves, we can share our knowledge and needs and have someone else be able to use our knowledge and help solve our concerns. We make each other better homesteaders.

[@loissouthard5619]

I was thinking this same thing the other,, You tube has been one of the greatest things that has come along for people. I do not know what I would do without it. It is my daily entertainment and source of knowledge. feel as though I am talking with real friends when I comment. And when I get replies from homesteaders I then know that I am connecting with friends.

[@evalinawarne1337]

I am not a HOMESTEADER with land. I am in my heart. I understand what you are saying. I agree. GOD BLESS YOU. SHALOM from MICHIGAN. Weather is nice and sunny today.. We need the sunshine 🌞. Chow🔯🀄💖💖🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌻🌻 Nice to chat with nice people.

[@judyreynolds305]

I miss my golden comets!! They were so curious and had to supervize everything I did in their yard. If they got out, they would come to back yard gate and wait for me to come out and wait for me to put back in their run!! I though my were very smart and quirky personalities!!Loved them!

[@kathycox8275]

We had a “house chicken” - she’d come peck on the door. My husband would let her in and make a pb&j sandwich. He’d go sit in his chair and she’d jump up on the arm and eat crust. She never messed in the house. We had a picnic and my mom was sitting in a lawn chair holding her hamburger. I saw the house chicken making a beeline to my mom. I couldn’t yell fast enough and the chicken jumped in the air, grabbed the hamburger and took off😁 My mom was scared and mad at the same time- the rest of us were howling. House chicken was very happy.

[@rebeccapettifer6553]

LOL!

[@pjbenne1]

Love that story. thanks for sharing

[@joanneganon7157]

On mad Nanna! JO JO

[@patriotmama]

That is hilarious! :)

[@diannamc367]

😂😂😂😁

[@extrabranch706]

Any breed of production reds are the BEST chickens. They lay like crazy and are so sweet. I will always have some in my flock.

[@chelemichele1524]

A beautiful day on the homestead 💐 Have a wonderful blessed day 🌻🌻🌻

[@theallenshire268]

I love how you are teaching Alice that you can be calmly stubborn too. Good job. She will figure it out. Good things happen at the end of a rope walk. Wilder is such a sweety and I am very impressed that Joyful can already cook a quiche. Happy Day You Guys

[@anniebelle6679]

When the rain started in your garden, I could smell it. :)

[@theunsteadysteader]

The baby with a worm in his little hand..."I feed chickens" precious. Wonderful family, great videos! Thank You.

[@simoneconsciousobserver3105]

In these days of uncertainty it is such a delight to watch your videos. I got stranded in Mexico due to Guatemala shutting its borders. I have been residing there 2 yrs but am not a legal resident so no entry until whenever. I am beyond blessed have been here in Zipolite Beach. Nothing better than sun and sea to sooth any worries that may momentarily arise.. Stay happy safe and healthy!

[@Brifromscratch]

Good to hear you are safe and thriving.

[@TheFarmonRoute66]

Isn’t this life such a great way to raise kids! We feel blessed to be able to raise ours this way as well

[@JustmeAngela]

Ya'll seem so much happier and more settled now.

[@cherylbertolini3140]

So nice to see someone so young cooking

[@truthseeker9688]

Cheryl Bertolini I agree.. those children are getting priceless life skills. 😊 Children going through the everyday challenges and chores of REAL life. In my opinion, that is how we become competent and confident individuals. The current lifestyle of most of our children is so far removed from the realities of life and death. So many cannot cope as adults. I am so thankful that I grew up on a small WNC farm...working right along with parents and siblings. I was cooking on a wood stove when I was seven years old!

[@sonyagregory5711]

We're good here @Laughin Fox Farm. Good to know you are ok too! Prayers lifted up everyday for you all! Journey On!😊❤🙏🍓🍓🍓🍪

[@gailhotaling2960]

You look so happy Bri nice to see. The children are a delight to see and here.❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏

[@jesmeee]

It is so nice to see smiles and happiness after all the hard times!

[@KaltrinaDemiri]

I have one of those chickens and she is the friendliest and most trusting chicken I have. She loves to hang right up next to me and is always curios to see what I am doing.

[@marylinkrohn9185]

So glad your family is back and learning so much. You truly have great children. Thank you for inspiring this spring and giving hope in these days 🙏

[@dianecharles881]

I want to thank you for taking theTime to do these videos , especially now during this time of the pandemic . You have always been my favorite because you remind me of my times on my dads farm , I would do do many of the things your children do. Watching even the simplest things on your videos give me such peace that tomorrow will be a better day . Love you and God Bless you and keep you safe . 🙏✝

[@lyndabuchholz1216]

I found an idea for covering plants that can be very cheap. I found some sheer curtains at the thrift store and they are huge and work well for row covers to keep birds and bugs off. the hems allow me to put heavy rebar or wood strips into and it holds the curtains down to protect from the wind. So far so good! It is an experiment to see how long they last. I see your oldest has what I told my kids is an angel kiss. A child is very special to be kissed by an angel. My youngest has an angel kiss and he is special.

[@darci12u]

When I think another day of being shut in today is #22 Feeling like I just can't take anymore And I get a bell notification and I'm off to North Carolina Where the chickens are and a cow praying in the field Lol and the best dressed peas in the state. Now I can go another day Thanks Art and Bri y'all the best ❣

[@Brifromscratch]

I really enjoyed reading your comment! Thanks so much.

[@patches5965]

The cow was mooing for Wilder.😍

[@debbiann121]

Thank you for the smiles.

[@kirstenwhitworth8079]

Last year I planted 125 strawberries and muchled them with wood chips. (I live about 20 minutes from Paul Gautschi, the Back to Eden gardener, and have mulched with wood chips since 2012). They did very well! I didn't know about keeping them from fruiting the first year, but that make sense because I do that with fruit trees - d'oh. My favorite breed of chicken is the Dorking. Sweet, loving, brave. They are a dual-purpose (mostly meat bird) heritage breed. Excellent foragers, excellent mamas. They've been homestead birds since the Romans brought them to England, so for about 2K years. It helps to feed chicks meal worms every day by hand - they'll love you so much and come running to your hand in the brooder, and when they get older, too.

[@margaretbedwell58]

Joyful is becoming quite the cook....I didn't even know what a quiche was at her age. Your cow finally got up saying "obviously we are going to be here all day if I don't give up and get up"' Hahaha. The new chickens are very sweet, it is so nice the kids can handle them and have them be so gentle. Thanks for saying the birds will find and dig up the peas. I am going to plant some today when it quits raining. I hope I can find something around here to cover them with. Thanks for sharing part of your day...stay well and have a Blessed day.

[@meyergirl1]

100% my current experience with golden comet chicks/pullets. They’re much more brave and curious than my others. Easy to catch and pick up.

[@christinedehn3257]

Playing in the warm rain. What fun! Joyful, bravo on your cooking skills. What a big help that is.

[@embyrnes5777]

I had golden comets for years. They like people, I think. Mine were friendly and mellow, easy to pick up or catch because they'd come when I called. My son was 4 and used to put them in his Little Tykes coupe car and drive them around the yard. They're lovely chickens.

[@embyrnes5777]

They're fabulous at catching snakes. Mine used to run to the rock walls when I let them out in my yard, poke their beaks into all the holes around the rocks. Clucking all the time, so excited. It was they're daily game, like Candy Crush or something. One would find a snake, snap it up and eat it. Reminded me of someone slurping spaghetti. I'm a non-snake liker, so another reason I loved my girls. People who get golden comets will end up naming them. We did. They're just that friendly and nice for hens. They lay for a long time, at least mine did, 5 years, one old girl laid for 6 years. They're not very broody, though, but put a bantam hen in the mix, and she'll sit on everyone's eggs, hatch them and raise them.

[@raffaellavitiello1762]

It seem yesterday your last son was born, and l see him running around. He is such a caractere with a big grin on his face, so adorable, they are sucb happy children all of them and it is a credit to both of you

[@thebovineavenger]

I live in a bigger city now (Moved here 6 years ago, was on family land before that). So I had to learn to citystead. I grow tons of food in my yard. However like you I spent YEARS loosing seeds to birds. THEN an OLD OLD lady at the farmers market told me to "Just feed the birds bird seed and old bread so they dont want the seeds in your garden." So now for the last 2 years now I have not LOST ANY seed to birds. I have found that I get the best results of anything when I find myself an OLD lady and ask her what she would of done back in the day. MOST of the time. IT IS RIGHT ON. So again. BIRD SEED AND OLD BREAD. That way they dont need your garden seeds.

[@countrygirlxo7188]

thebovineavenger you’re absolutely right, I live on a 5 acre hobby farm. I absolutely love feeding the local birds, squirrels and rabbits. Last year I planted a huge garden and never had issues with the critters eating my seeds. But my neighbors came over one day and asked “how do you keep the wildlife out of your garden.” I wasn’t sure and never gave this much thought until I was asked. Then I realized it’s because I feed them away from my garden. I will even pick the nasty bugs off of my plants and throw them around the bird feeder. For the Robbins, and barn swallows

[@kirstenwhitworth8079]

@@countrygirlxo7188 💖💖💖 Yes, they will always go for the easy food and leave the stuff that is more diffiult to get at alone. I cage or fence every plant until it is old enough to withstand herbivore pressure, but I also throw out enough scratch and feed for bot my birds, the deer and the wild birds. So far, so good.

[@CherishEaDay]

...yes, i guess us OLD ladies are good for something. Lololol

[@graceballenas6590]

I've been following you for a long time and I love your family. The children have grown up and they are responsible. Helping you in the farm girls preparing food. God bless you and your family. More more blessings. Life has its ups and downs but just help each other. Mire power art and bri.

[@pattymassey5357]

My grandmother would make colored pinwheel s or spirals and hang on the fence so they would spin in the wind to keep birds away. You can make them from soda cans or plastic bottles or just use bright colored strips of fabric. Just anything that would make movement

[@terrancefranklin5566]

I replaced my flock of Barred Rocks with these ladies and haven’t been happier. They almost mob me every time I go into the run. They love grass! I have a Ameracauna rooster so I’m experimenting with chicks. I think they are also called Cinnamon Queens.

[@jocelynsoria2590]

How exciting to have big kids. Your big girls are so helpful. Can’t wait to someday have my kids make lunch!

[@flyingpigpreserve8562]

Those are some nice Chickens. My Buff Orphingtons are really tame also and they are a Dual Bird, Meat and Layer. Was so nice to see the kids running and playing in the rain enjoying the simplest of things. Your Jersey wasn't ready to go back in the field lol. People don't believe you when you tell them about the Jersey Flop. Dinner and the Cookie looked great. Start them out young and develop a great Chef. Stay Safe God Bless and Peace Be With You All ☮️🙏❣️

[@HOLLESjr]

Thank You for the Video and just so you know the minutes that we can watch of you and the Family does help a lot .

[@lynnprovost1779]

Animals that are that small with that small of a a brain cannot help it that there's fan is right in front of them that's what they think about eating eating eating God bless him there cool as all get-out though they give us eggs and we barely have to do anything for him they're amazing I love chickens God bless you all

[@JW-es5un]

Hi. Bri. About 35 years ago the birds was eating my seeds & starts as fast as we planted. Then I got this idea. Never have had them stealing my seeds ever again.. I save all foil pans or old shinny soda cans. Then I take clear fishing line & hang all up & down the fence at different heights. THE birds hate the reflecting light & the noise a cans and pans banging against the fence. THIS HAS WORKED FOR 35 YEARS NOW.. GOD'S BLESSINGS

[@larryr.johnson3048]

Love to hear your adventures. Stay safe

[@irishmermaid4]

Beautiful video. Beautiful family. Much love & Prayers to you!💕🍀

[@amysvob3066]

I totally agree, golden comets are a great addition to the flock. They were our first flock. We even got a 2nd generation of them. I now have heritage and golden's. they are so gentle and sweet. it's a great variety for newbies.

[@dgxdgx1292]

Last year birds were eating my peas too, so I used chicken wire to prevent them from scratching. I you ever come short on bug netting. I love the spirit by the way Bri, planting much more so that you can share with nature!

[@oneteaspoonof_sarcasm7495]

I feel very calm and happy while watching your videos..thank you...love from india

[@ThaParsonsWife]

Bri I’m so glad to see you being able to work outdoors. Outdoors has always been my happy place as long as I have a/c and hot showers at night. I remember when my children were young and the laundry/dirty dishes never ended, I could go out on our acre and mow, plant and clean the yard and then the world was a better place for me. Love from Central Texas.

[@jessies3236]

I have 3 hens of this type they areamazing! My first chickens. Theyve been so easy. I live in town and I can let them out and put them up with out much effort. Just walk up and pick them up or use a treat. Our family is doing good. Trying not to go stir crazy here in town. Glad to see you all are ok to! Thanks for sharing all you do with us! For putting the work into sharing! I always look forward to your videos

[@onceuponafarmstead]

‘Most ignorant’ - totally haha! When we brought home our Great Pyr puppy they never even flinched. Now he’s almost 60 lbs and they literally submissive squat when he comes around 😂 Bless em haha!

[@donnarichey144]

They are the sweetest one, they jump up in our coop to greet us. I gave to friends because they were inside and not able to be loose, quit laying, friends had 8 chickens so they got them. Good for kids.

[@kpattenvan]

Dont ever let justin hear you say that you have never felt affection for a chicken!!!! Lol. So glad i found yiu guy from their channel. I dont have the energy to move tractors 352 days a year along with fencing. Every couple of days sure. We have 4 kids. Just bought 3.5 acres. Get to move on the 24th. I have many questions. Learning and loving u guys lots.

[@kpattenvan]

Also, the house we purchased has a bad roof. Ugh. Now we have to do mold renovation first. So we will be living in our 1982 motorhome.

[@onedazinn998]

we will miss you :) thanks for posting your quality videos this past few weeks...it's been very comforting during all this stress. Best wishes and may God bless your projects.

[@Brifromscratch]

? We aren’t going anywhere. 😍

[@theunsteadysteader]

Art, at the end of the video you worded it a bit strange. They thought you meant you were gonna stop making videos rather than ending this particular video.

[@onedazinn998]

@@Brifromscratch oh!!! lol I could have sworn you said you were going to stop making youtube videos for a while. :)o glad to hear you're still gonna post!

[@sherylgreen1251]

Stay safe and healthy and positive 🙏❤️God bless

[@maryseifert4750]

What a great video 😁 Good content. Love watching the children enjoying life back on the homestead...and that Wilder...what a delight !! Well, actually, ALL of your children are a delight 😁💕 God bless.

[@zinnialady5153]

Sounds like a good supper Joy

[@dschmitt3373]

I pray for you and your family that God Protects your home and loved ones

[@gwenmoody8323]

Been praying for you and your family for a long time..God Bless y'all..Love and Hugs from Sapulpa, Oklahoma

[@anointed0friend1]

God bless and protect you'll

[@onemorchatykathy]

Love how you’ll are raising your children to be responsible and also have fun working in the garden. I’ve always wanted chickens but never lived where I could. I’m a town/city girl but I can sure see what I’ve missed!

[@SasquatchBioacoustic]

Cover the seeds with an inch or more of straw. They'll germinate well and the birds won't get through the straw to find the seeds. And there's nothing to take up later. The straw just decomposes.

[@Lucky_5090]

I have choose all my chickens for 2 purposes calm and duel purpose. The best we have had are barnevelder, silverlace winedot, speckled sussex. I agree chickens may not be very smart but Roosters are . Ive spent time observing them and they do more than protect the flock. Its good to keep a Rooster in your flock for more than breeding.

[@tammyrodems7078]

I always tied aluminum pie pans on a string and hung it buy my seeds and the wind would move them and it kept the birds away from my garden

[@nancyroop4142]

Love y'all, and be safe!

[@fredo79]

I could so live like this

[@maryjemisonMaryjay1936]

Those Asparagus are gorgeous ♥️ chickens are very sweet ♥️

[@shwetamujumdar699]

Im loving these gardening vlogs, thank you so much for sharing your joy with us in these tough times!!!!

[@joanneganon7157]

Dang birds! Yah know what else , the Robin's think cucumber sprouts are worms and pluck them also!

[@mariettagernandt4575]

Covering your peas (or any other seed) with straw really helps. Worth a try...

[@lanirace]

I love my Golden Comets. I have Black Australorps & Golden Comets & by far, I prefer the demeanor & intelligence of the Golden Comets. They come when I call, I can point at something & they look where I'm pointing. They're great foragers & fearless & mine were better Brooders, but I only have a tiny flock. One of my Golden Comets, named Red hatched some Guinea chicks...only 1 of 2 made it, but Red was a great mama & that Guinea is now smarter than the rest of the Guinea because of Red's mama-skills. They are not a great size for meat, but they are amazing egg producers & their eggs have consistently been larger than my Australorps. If ever I'm down on my haunches, Red will jump up & perch on my shoulder. I love them.

[@shitouze]

You look so much happier

[@creinicke1000]

I love watching these and others clips from homesteads.. I have a nice house and yard.. but it's still getting old having to stay isolated.. But I feel like I'm outside and working in the garden with you.. helps emotionally.

[@christinearmington]

Golden Comets 💫 4:50 You’re welcome 😊

[@CorrieGreen]

I love my golden comets. Super friendly 🥰

[@faisalmaqbool6107]

little champ is so cute

[@whateversmurfette]

we have barred rock hens, and had one ISA brown named "Rusty" until a few weeks ago when a hawk got her. she was the sweetest most wonderful pet of any kind we've ever had and we're still mourning her :( She only had a couple days without an egg in months. She looked a lot like your comets, and some people suspect they're part of the breed. i hope everyone knows to give them PLENTY of things to hide under if they free range because they really aren't afraid of a thing. btw, chickens are VERY smart, the not smart thing is just a myth made by someone who preferred turkeys

[@garym9356]

Oh I have a deep affection for Chickens.... Love um fried, baked and even in soups.... ; - )

[@libertymicrofarm6032]

I go in my chicken run with the broad fork and dig up worms for them. It’s almost impossible to broad fork with a bunch of chickens around you. The wait for the fork to pull up the soil and then they pounce! LOL

[@pjbenne1]

Art you and your family stay well stay safe

[@hollybacon3172]

The Jersey Flop, they should make a dance called that!!! Thank you for another encouraging uplifting video!

[@TheWitchofWhiteTailHollow]

Yahoo for rain!

[@ashleyhavoc1940]

Thank you for the useful and wholesome content.

[@crystalizedism]

Wonderful video! Lovely Mamma! We made a Dutch baby last night! For the first time!! Soooo good!

[@Brifromscratch]

Ahhh! Glad you liked it! It is such an easy go to around here!

[@beckyjo1956]

I love that you guys are doing videos again!! And you're back on the homested!

[@MrMush78]

Here in England we call those chickens Isa browns and/or Warrens i have them now brilliant Chickens out and out egg layers

[@jurylee1]

Thank you for this video. I am looking for a calmer breed of chicken that my grandchildren will enjoy.

[@shadel7968]

That brought back memories! Thank you so much!!

[@cndbradley4423]

We really like the Golden Comets. Ours started laying eggs at exactly four months old - a full three weeks before any of our other breeds did. We didn't notice them being any "less smart" than the four other breeds we had. :-) When we are able to get another flock, we will definitely get more Golden Comets.

[@kirstenwhitworth8079]

Have a good break! See you soon.

[@Brifromscratch]

We aren’t taking a break. 😍

[@moregardening5014]

I also always soak my peas for 12-24 hours so they germinate quickly, I haven’t had trouble since I started doing that.

[@Zinnias2go]

Such serenity & fun in just feeding the chickens worms! How amazing is that ☺️

[@pernillahellberg-granberg3516]

So happy too see 4H youth! Im an old 4H:er myself. It taught me soo much about everything and I use these skills every day.

[@DianeThomson1960]

Just love your videos so much I will miss you all. Take care, be well and healthy. Thank you and I look forward to any videos you do make. We'd love to see your progress every now and then. Love to all God Bless

[@Brifromscratch]

Hi! We aren't taking a break! We will have a video out tomorrow.

[@debbiegrubbs8708]

Beautiful family

[@lindaturner9903]

I've been watching your channel for some time. Been thinking about getting some chicken and after watching this vlog, I researched the Golden Comets and today I went and bought 8 Golden Comets. They are so cute. I've never raised chickens so wish me luck. Keep vlogging, I love watching your channel. Your youngest little boy is so cute. Your children are so helpful.