The Ultimate Hatchery Tour of McMurray Hatchery

[@sophiaduncan9260]

I swear in I was there I would tell them to lay me down in a tub then dump chicks on me and I'd be cuddleing with them and say I'd take DEM all 😂

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Sophia Duncan - yep, pinning this one 🐣

[@sophiaduncan9260]

Thx XD

[@Pawnee123-r1b]

Sophia Duncan lol you would totally full of shit!!! 😆

[@lmbarak]

OMG I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING! That would make us chick magnets, lol

[@adiarosario5601]

I would do that too

[@Ishmam_Dhrubo]

They are living creatures. They also feel the pain. It melts my heart, throwing them like that

[@JoanOdinson]

Ahh u mean break ur heart??

[@fngaming5064]

Have you seen what hens do to their chicks? They are much less gentle, and that’s nature, how god made them. Tossing them 4 or 5 inches into a tub is childsplay compared to what their mothers and sibling do. I’m sure they are doing more than the minimum requirements as well. This place looks much more well run than other hatcheries.

[@wonderming1]

@@fngaming5064 humans have the ability to have compassion. If this hatchery is incrementally better than others, then humans in general can do better. Tossing them doesn't save this guy any time. It just proves he's been doing it too long. Plus, a lot of these birds go to humane hobby farms. Tossing chicks just isn't something they want to explain to buyers. "Hens and other hatcheries treat chicks worse " isn't something they can get behind.

[@WakeUpNowUSA]

Yes that was awful. The 1st sexer threw the bird....maybe by a wing? Pressing tiny necks to needles. Horrible. Inhumane. Traded good quality care of Living Animals for quantity. All about that $$. Hatched 23,000 birds....say 3,000 die. 20,000 at $5 a pop (close enough). Money matters and living babies don't. But hey, it's better than the abortion industry

[@dfsghdfghsfghfgsdsgfd6556]

I think saying that the sexer throws them is underselling how hard he's throwing. The sexer is litterally YEETING these little chicks into a box that looks like an arms reach away where he can just drop them atleast into the container instead of YEET.

[@leahperlongo146]

Working for USPS in a busy rural post office, I see chicks shipped every year. When I wanted to start my own flock I chose Murray McMurray because I noticed thiers always arrived in the best condition. Love them!

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Leah Perlongo - thanks for sharing, Leah!

[@TracyHarding1]

Leah Perlongo my mail carrier told me who to order from too!!! 😁

[@jimmccarley3191]

I ordered from a lot of hatcheries and M M Hatchery had the best. There is a big one in Texas that you may order white chicks and get black or red chicks. I raised and hatched chicks to sell at flea markets, auctions, and to neighbors. I vaccinated every chick for Pox and Myrecks (spelled wrong) but some places do not. I always got my brood stock as chicks from M M Hatchery or good friends. This was just a hobby to me but I did make a little money. If my health had not gotten so bad and I am crippled I would still be raising and hatching chickens. I enjoyed it as long as I could!

[@emmettkennedy8469]

I don’t know how you don’t have 1 million subs you put in so mush effort your the best

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+CHALLENGE ME - very much appreciated!

[@jimandmarsha]

This video is wonderful! We used to buy our chicks from Marray McMurray Hatchery when we had our farm in Centerville, PA (retired from farming now - Jim continues to pastor a church). We raised meat chickens, turkeys and ducks, but all of our chickens came from Murray McMurray. I remember telling Marsha that I'd love to tour their facility some day, but we never had the opportunity to do that. So your video was a blessing. Thanks for sharing your life and small farm experience with us on KZbin. Blessings - Jim & Marsha - Titusville, PA

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+jimandmarsha - thank you so much, Jim & Marsha! That's so great to hear!

[@CaliAnimalLover]

Thank you to the Murray McMurray Hatchery for letting you come in and film and get a tour like that. I feel like I’ve been on a fascinating field trip. And the little chicks are so cute! I live in California. Here a lot of people have backyard coops and keep just a few hens for fresh eggs. It’s funny to be out in my backyard gardening and I can hear rooster cockadoodling! I should be out on a farm! And people LOVE there chickens and the chickens love them. So cute! Thanks again!! P.S. does the guy vaccinating the babies ever accidentally vaccinate himself? He’s going so fast!!

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Pamela Uribe - I should have asked the vaccination question! I would be worried about pricking myself as well!

[@GeekFreeek]

Pamela Uribe I wondered the same thing lol

[@timadams1994]

I got my first baby chicks from Murray McMurray over 30 yrs ago an still ordering from them always had good luck with the chicks thanks for showing this to everyone

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Tim Adams - awesome to hear, Tim!

[@birda33]

I just found your hatch show, i remember the first time my gram gave me a Murray McMurry hatchery book. I was in heaven, all the chickens they had, it too me a week too figure out what chickens i wanted too raise. I was 7 so it was 1986, and when i got the call that my chick where in. I couldn’t wait too go and get them, you doin this video was great. It let me see how the my chicks were treated. And the start too finish. I really wish i was closer too the hatchery. I would love too closes enough too work there. It would be the best thing every. A major passion of mine. Thank you a keep the videos up

[@theJustinRhodesShow]

This was great. Thanks so much for doing this.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Justin Rhodes - thanks, Justin! Appreciate your support!

[@maxbouchard2241]

Hi Justin I’m subscribed

[@pixeldraygon5700]

Lots of people complain about hatcheries and how their crowded but the aspect is that they need lots to not only keep each other company but to also keep eachother warm due to their being no hens to look after them I personally think that hatcheries are a great thing for getting lots of chicks as veterans of a ranch and a select few to start off with as a rookie

[@pixeldraygon5700]

Feel free to say anything you disagree with to me and whether you have been looking after chickens/birds

[@pixeldraygon5700]

I own a huge coop in a big field down south of Britain. My son and me have been looking after them for a while but with the season getting unpredictable we are trying to get their bigger coops finished and jeep them nice and warm so they can lay and hatch their eggs

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+B.A. dubz - well said

[@elizabethbath5080]

Dudmehhf

[@jimmccarley3191]

@Samy Link18 I have seen hatcheries where things were bad. This is a clean reasonably gentle way to hatch chickens. After being a chicken person for many decades I believe Murray McMurray Hatchery is one of the better hatcheries around. They seem to have closer to the standard birds, healthy chicks, and overall better satisfaction reports from the people who order from them.

[@kami6222]

Thank you for touring and sharing with us. I always wondered about McMurray!

[@fato2473]

My heart started poundin by watching them being vaccinated. But the best part is onwards they look really ok. So cute chicklings.

[@mlang3066]

I love this Hatchery! This spring I made my first purchase from them, what a phenomenal experience from start to finish. My White Rock chicks were born on a Tuesday and I picked them up from the post office in Tennessee on Thursday morning. It’s been a perfect investment. My Rooster is Gorgeous, and my girls started laying when they were 5 1/2 months old and are still laying daily in here in January. So healthy and the Best natured chickens I’ve ever had! I will always use Murray Mc Murray Hatcheries..

[@janetschie5835]

As a 4H Poultry Leader this was very an informative ...I can't wait to show my 4H kids this video! bec??They love to order from Murray McMurray as I have since I started in poultry 25 years ago.. great behind the scenes, I love how the Hatchery has kept tradition

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Janet Schie - that's great to hear!

[@CherokeeWarriorWoman]

I can't wait to get my new babies in May! We have always gotten our baby chicks from this hatchery. They are all our pets!

[@jameswallen4635]

I don’t like how they throw their chicks my friend threw a chick back into it’s tub (it escaped) and he had a twisted foot for the rest of his life

[@hsjdndd6081]

This is the only hatchery I have bought from for the past 16 years. I only had one bad experience, this spring I ordered 23 layer pullets and 2 cockerels, more than half of them ended up being the wrong sex. Luckily, I also got 50 meat birds with that order and was prepared to butcher birds. Also, as she said in the video, they have 90% sexing so I was refunded. I am planning to order more peachicks and some heritage poults next spring.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+German Shepherds - awesome! Thanks for sharing how that was resolved.

[@petsanddiy9449]

For all of you that put hate, chicks are not that fragile!!!!! Yes they shouldn't of been throwing them, but it will not hurt them!!!!! Love you guys thanks for showing us the amazing hatchery

[@FarmAlarm]

I agree, Just like a young child can fall down without getting hurt. Those chicks were not handled any *Rougher* than the *Ride* *during* *Shipping* Good comment sir.

[@Rrfarmnthings]

Pets And DIY i agree with you COMPLETELY!!

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Pets And DIY - glad you enjoyed!

[@StarryKitsuKat]

When my chickens have babies and they get all fluffy, I sit on the sofa with as many as i can on me lol it feels like a lot of cotton candy puffs walking all over me and they love to cuddle on my chest.😁🐣🐤🐤

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+StarSpirits - that sounds like one of life's best pleasures 😀

[@bonnied3550]

Thank you for taking us along during your hatchery visit, glad they were up for you filming and sharing, very interesting. There is definitely a lot that goes into getting those amazing birds to every home. Those little peepers are so cute-:)

[@bobdale1]

I've ordered from Murray McMurray a few times. One time I ordered 50 chicks, lost one, and I raised 53, Good people.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Dale & Associates - awesome to hear!

[@faithrada]

YUP

[@FelixgreenYT]

Om not good at math but that clearly doesnt add up.

[@nrw0317]

@@FelixgreenYT he got 4 in expense at front. As insurance for always getting 50 live ones

[@FelixgreenYT]

@@nrw0317 Thanks!

[@gerrymarmee3054]

I pour over the McMurray catalogue, even when I had no chickens.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Gerry Marmee - it's fun to dream, isn't it? We totally do as well.

[@faithrada]

LOL.. Yup.. It's my version of the old Sears Xmas Wish Book! One year we ordered 3 Bronze Medallion Turkeys... 2 hens & a Tom. They were magnificent... like a Classic Thanksgiving card Turkey! I had no problem eating the Tom as he got SO big and aggressive... next time I would eat him a little sooner! At least he had a great 5+ warm months wandering around in the yard. Best Turkey we EVER ate.

[@johnliberty3647]

@@whitehouseonthehill I dream every fall waiting for the next years online ordering to start which just happened. Sometimes I dream too big and have too many chickens come spring lol

[@elizabethbath5080]

Bad

[@Tara-id3rk]

I wore my first McMurray catalogue to shreds my first year ordering chickens. :)

[@bodiebonsall418]

I think it's so cool how they do everything property and I'm an animal lover and meat eater and this is how all hatcherys should be run. Top marks to you Murry McMurray

[@GeekFreeek]

I would have loved this tour to include where they keep the mamas before they collect the eggs....that means just as much to me as the treatment of the chicks.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+GeekFreeek - that's always fun to see the breeding stock. I'll have to ask if they'd ever want that covered on a video.

[@anear459]

@@whitehouseonthehill Maybe now a revisit with you 600k subs? ;)

[@jmfong76]

Maybe a revisit with 820K subs

[@noelhenderson8095]

@@whitehouseonthehill but like every other hatchery they won't show you what they do with the day old roosters it's their dirty little secret

[@Brenda0312F]

@@noelhenderson8095 😢 that is a horrible thought. But..wondering...What would you suggest happens to allllllllll these rooster babies? Should the industry be banned because there are to many roosters born to even consider using. What are your suggestions?

[@jeffreyjanoyanbagus308]

My heart jumped out of my chest. I swear, if I was the chick I'm going to sue you Mr sexer! You just threw me like that! :) I was shocked.

[@kelli3610]

I bought 2 day old chicks from them about 4 years ago. Always wanted to visit their hatchery thank you

[@leatherwoodland4605]

Very interesting tour. What a big hatchery. I was happy that you reloaded the video. I was halfway through the first run when it went down.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Leatherwood Land - we found a little glitch in the middle of the first upload. Had to reupload to fix it. Very cool place!

[@LM-zk4rm]

If someone scooped you up as a child and tossed you on your bed it would probably be rougher than what these chicks felt

[@princessmanly2303]

At 2:00 am I the only one upset they threw that chick??

[@moniqueslikkerveer6158]

You are not the only one. It hurts me to. I think it is respectless to this birds. Their mom won't throw with them this way.

[@Pawnee123-r1b]

TheSnazzyOne YES...Your the only one upset.... be quiet about what you dont understand

[@Pawnee123-r1b]

Monique Slikkerveer NO, the Mom would just peck them to death..

[@Aluroono]

No, i am a tiny miffed as well, but you also clearly don't know enough about chickens either. I do my research and i have actually kept chickens once. There are tons of factors in which chicks can and will get pecked to death by either their mother, the other chicks or more commonly other chickens in the yard. And not all chickens are the motherly creatures you believe, there are chickens who are more motherly than others known as broody hens, and some can go broody but again more so than others. Some not even at all which is why some may need to get more commonly broody hens like silkies. Please, do your research before you try to 'learn someone a thing'

[@kryzdeetv9863]

Yup me too

[@shelbyrorrer404]

I'm taking a poultry systems and management class and we took a lab trip to a broiler hatchery for pilgrims brand chickens and I am surprised about how similar this hatchery is to theirs. One of the big differences is obviously Broilers don't live long enough to need the vaccines they were giving in this video but they were getting vaccinated in the egg before they hatched with a software that made sure that the needle was going in at the right spot to hit the safest spot (the same spot that was getting vaccinated in the vid except in the egg). It was interesting to see how it works with exotic breeds and I'm glad they let you videotape in there.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Shelby Rorrer - I appreciate your comparison, thanks for sharing!

[@steakandeggscynthiar.7714]

Looks like your son was having a great time. I enjoyed the tour. Thanks for the video.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+steakandeggs - we had a great time! Thanks!

[@steakandeggscynthiar.7714]

White House on the Hill It looked like you did. Pretty neat getting your own private tour through the hatchery.

[@cazza1643]

Awesome video!! This is where we always order our chicks through. Excellent customer service 💗 Thank you for another great video!

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Cazza - thanks!

[@denniswald1798]

I have never ordered chicks off line because I’m always scared something might go wrong and they could die in transport, after this I’m much more confident and I really am excited for this easter!

[@billycrutchfield4135]

Dennis Wald I bout 25 meat birds and 20 of them died in the package

[@denniswald1798]

Billy Cruchfield really? Well, that sucks. I have decided I probably won’t anyways because the minimum is 15 and I’m only looking for a few. Thanks for the advice.

[@Liam-qq1kj]

2:00 he literally threw the chick 😭

[@Liam-qq1kj]

But everything else looked pretty good

[@RATZ-Sofrita]

BadgerSimer I saw that too OMFG

[@Pawnee123-r1b]

BadgerSimer OH NO another PETA NUT JOB!!!

[@betz6507]

I suspect the chick was dead. They wouldn't throw a live chick (income) away.

[@rumiroldan1]

I saw that to 😞

[@wonderfulnature07]

I love this variety video

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Wonderful Nature - thank you very much

[@jkhenderson1]

Jake, that was amazing information! Thank you for telling us about the process! Whew! That's a lot of chickens!

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+jan henderson - it sure was! 25,000 a week! And it's the slow time of year... pretty crazy!

[@SixBlindKids]

Very informative and fun video! Thanks to the hatchery for letting you show us their amazing business!

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+SixBlindKids - thanks for your kind words!

[@tanapittsford5067]

Murray McMurray is where all my chicks come from. I love their variety and the healthiness of their chicksm

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Tana Pittsford - great to hear, Tana!

[@CherokeeWarriorWoman]

Amen! Only place we order from. They stand behind their chickens and they are healthy.

[@scarletskyg182]

My grandparents order from this company and they're all the best chicken we've ever had. They all live for up to 4 years and all are taken such good care of. The only issue is not getting the chicks to the orderer fast enough or rough handling during shipment. I've nursed the chicks from this hatchery and they always seem to pull through so all of them are safe and not cruely handled. All vaccines and how these workers do this is necessary. I fully support this company and all they do because if they had something bad to hide they wouldn't have allowed this family behind the scenes. Think about it.

[@janeenbreyman212]

Thank you for showing us behind the scenes of their catalog.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Janeen Breyman - absolutely!

[@coalthedergsune]

their catalog?

[@flwrangler]

Long time buyer from M McM. Always happy with my order. Looking thru their catalog seeing the huge variety of chickens, turkeys, pheasants, guinea fowl, etc before making the selection is at least 25% of the fun. The day chicks arrive, the first egg is are experiences second to none. Teaching my 3 sons how to dress out chickens is something, like me and my dad, theyll never forget either.

[@FarmAlarm]

I liked the *Chicken* *Hood* *Ornament* on the Ol' Dodge Truck. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Farm Alarm - I loved it! They need to make that available for cars... I'd totally get that.

[@FarmAlarm]

amzn.to/2zuBQXm Here is the exact *Chicken* *Hood* *Ornament* 👍🐔🐓

[@HeartinessApproach]

So cool that you got to go there. We have three extra chicks when we ordered them. We got our Red Rangers from them. We ordered 100 and only lost three and those were within the first week. Very pleased with them.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Heartiness Approach - very nice, guys!

[@Alexarmer]

GREAT VIDEO! I started all my chickens from McMuary

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+50 Chickens In a Hen House - very nice!

[@meganfisher831]

Man that hatchery is probably the one thing I miss most about being a kid. My mother loved to go in person to try and buy some overhatch as we had an acreage with a huge chicken coop and free range chickens every color of the rainbow. 95% of them were from Murray McMurray- (5% from hillbilly days!) I showed so many of them at the fair! I LOVED when the catalogue came in each year and would circle all the new breeds I wanted to try raising and beg mom to get me new show roosters. Always wanted a peafowl but they were just a bit too high priced for the risk of them not making it. (At the time, it was around 315 for 2, in the 90's. Now it's 400-500.) I was so jealous that I couldn't work there and wasn't part of the family, lol. But I did breed several of the chickens and kept the lines going. Glad to see the hatchery is still doing okay. There are a lot of animal welfare comments from the uneducated city folks who don't understand the chickens need a minimum population for desperately needed heat, that many ship to new homes within a few days of hatching and that is just to keep them safe and easy to spot/clean/care for in the crates during first few days of life, and that they don't eat much in the first 3 days due to still eating off their yolk. In fact there is a minimum order amount to keep the chicks warm during shipping. It would be cruel NOT to keep them together, it ups their chances of survival. They also learn from each other, to eat and drink. Sometimes you have to 'show' them how with your fingers if there aren't hens or older chicks around!

[@bonni-suehuntley9637]

Thanks for the info. Love how you share your experience and reality of your responsibility.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Bonni-sue Huntley - thank you!

[@christinejjones3068]

Thank you! I love seeing the hatchery and how it works. What a great video! I hope you had a lovely trip. It's wonderful country in Iowa!

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Christine J Jones - thanks, Christine!

[@MrsznewyawkRN]

I really enjoyed this - such an awesome video - thank you for sharing.

[@kellysuzanne976]

I use to raise chickens started doing it at the age of 12 I am 40 now and still love them. We are getting laying hens again next spring I can't wait:-):-)

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Sissy Bug - that's great!

[@GeekFreeek]

Sissy Bug wow! So much experience! I would love to learn how to do it the right way. That way when I get a little coop of my own I can know what to do!

[@kellysuzanne976]

GeekFreeek Yes I have had a lot there is some work to it but anyone can raise a chicken. If you don't know there is tons of stuff on You Tube /Google to help you, just do some research.

[@kellysuzanne976]

White House on the Hill :-)

[@debramurray5132]

Ty for the tour, great hatchery.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Debra Murray - thank you, Debra!

[@indecisivegardener]

Just received the catalog yesterday. Feels like Christmas. 👍Thank you 😊

[@jackywaldon359]

Murray McMurray Hatchery is responsible for" peeping" my interest as a child to raise chickens. Bud and Tom, it's good to see you guys again. Thank you all for sharing your interview with us on KZbin you didn't leave anything out. Jake, did you notice how many eggs didn't hatch when they were sorting through? Do you think 90% of the eggs hatched that you could tell on one tray? Just curious.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Jacky Waldon - this time of year, the egg fertility is down quite a bit. I don't know the exact percentage but they did say they sell 125,000 chicks/week during the peak months and about 20,000-25,000/week this time of year. Only 4 weeks left for this season so they shut it down soon due to the higher rate of infertility of the eggs.

[@jackywaldon359]

@@whitehouseonthehill Jake thank you guys so much for your reply back I greatly appreciate it.

[@BlueCactusDairyGoats]

We recently just got a dozen chicks. So cute!

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Blue Cactus Dairy Goats - that's awesome!

[@LifeinFarmland]

Another amazing video!! Did they mention where most of the eggs come from? We have ordered chicks from them. Cool seeing the behind the scenes!

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Life in Farmland - they have 4 local breeder farms where they pick the eggs up from on a weekly basis.

[@karinecarde1254]

What a treat to see inside of my very favourite hatchery !!!!! Thank you so much for showing us this 🐔💗🐔

[@qualqui]

Murry McMurray Hatchery is so AWESOME, shipping even to Hawaii and Alaska! I wonder if they ship international orders, gonna check their website out and Uriah sure loves the CUTENESS OVERLOAD! What breed were those chicks he got? White Plymouth Rock? Uprated, thanks Jake and Becky for yet another INTERESTING upload! :)

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Joe Serrano - we'll show them in the next video... but they are Cornish Cross, then a couple fun ones - Polish, Crevecoeurs & Bielefelders

[@shelbyrorrer404]

Typically the best broilers are white plymouth rock crossed with white cornish :)

[@tiffanynegrete6660]

Absolutely love this company!!! Great costumer service. I don't get my birds from anywhere else. Thank you for posting

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Tiffany Negrete - awesome to hear!

[@CrystalFur0w0]

So. Many. Chicks! I want them all! :3

[@Rrfarmnthings]

CrystalFur2017 :3 no, They are MINE!!

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+CrystalFur2017 :3 - it was pretty hard not to go home with more

[@MrGothgirl1976]

Those chickies are so cute They looked like little fuzz balls Just too cute for Words 🐣🐤🐥all the Cuteness overload😘😍❤

[@leannelansk1409]

They are sooooo cute!!

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Leanne Lansk - totally!

[@margieblessing1082]

Ok

[@razaksafia1502]

U do well by educating us i like bamboo the emu

[@yiayia9486]

I love it. When I get ready to buy again I'll be getting them from McMurray!

[@naomibeery478]

Excellent video!

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Naomi Beery - thank you, Naomi!

[@susanorr8348]

I’ve gotten nearly all my birds from Murray mcmurray hatchery for nearly the last ten years (as long as I’ve been raising chickens/ducks/game birds and they have been truly excellent - quality and customer service.

[@williamhendrikcolpa9258]

Unbelievable how they throw those chicks around... clearly it's for business and those people don't have any cents of love for those animals..

[@bonniebouwer5990]

You should see what mama hens do to their chicks! I swear, my chicks should all be shredded and dead by the way she managed to toss them about while scratching for food.

[@designingart7888]

I know man, the manager should really *cheque* what's happening!

[@Tara-id3rk]

I’ve ordered three batches of chicks from them and the chicks always arrive alert and healthy. All the way to Alaska! Farming can seem like harsh business at times but you can bet no one loves their animals like a farmer, or hatchery, ranch, etc. (minus “big business” meat suppliers, they have no regard for life.)

[@Tara-id3rk]

I’ve ordered three batches of chicks from them and the chicks always arrive alert and healthy. All the way to Alaska! Farming can seem like harsh business at times but you can bet no one loves their animals like a farmer, or hatchery, ranch, etc. (minus “big business” meat suppliers, they have no regard for life.)

[@fngaming5064]

@@Tara-id3rk people don’t relapse that nature is a lot more harsh than most peoples domestic lives

[@MyLittleHomestead.]

So happy to come across this video! Just received our first catalog from Murray McMurray, very informational!!

[@dogeybites8458]

Thanks for the info I didn't know where to get a catalog for chicken I love it

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Dogey Bites - awesome!

[@makeitkate3240]

Great tour! I sure wish McMurray would make their checkout process easier on their website. I eventually gave up trying to order and went with another company.

[@vivianwilliams2216]

That was a great video, loved the tour of the hatchery, That was a lot of chicks, do they ever have a noise issue, that's a lot of chirping,

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+vivian williams - thanks! It was pretty loud in the main shipping room, but that pretty much only lasts through Monday while they're all being shipped out.

[@hmoobvaj]

I watched this vlog 4 time... Just love watching chicks 🐥 🐣 🐣 🐥

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Hmoob Vaj - ha! Thanks!

[@GrzegorzJanoszka]

Great video, more such subjects please :)

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Grzegorz Janoszka - hey Grzegorz! Thanks, we'll keep trying!

[@vennyt4874]

My favourite youtuber

[@erikmata9009]

I live in Anchorage Alaska. That's effen awesome that they send them directly straight flight. .

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Erik Mata - I know, that was cool to hear!

[@randyhowe3022]

Really cool video man . I love watching you and your family's adventures . It's refreshing to see kids having so much fun and learning about all the different breeds of chickens . VERY COOL !!!

[@collincastille2031]

I live in louseania and if I order some chicks do u think they will survive if I get some???

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Christine Castille - yes. Ours will do pretty well in Missouri... you'll have a milder winter than us.

[@collincastille2031]

I have a question which was the coolest color chicken cuz I like a rare and colorful chicken

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Yes they will

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Christine Castille - all black chickens: Ayam Cemani, crazy speckles: Speckled Sussex, sharp white to sharp black: Lakenvelder, most beautiful: probably the Lavender Orpington, prettiest egg: French Black Copper Marans

[@mikacandy5]

Please don't support shipping animals.

[@charlevoix2]

i orderd all my chickens from you guys,and there doing awesome!,im defenetly gonna order more

[@charlevoix2]

my name is tammy lavanway,i have videos on my facebook on my chickens i got from you guys

[@tanvirkhan9529]

Really really great

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Tanvir Khan - thank you very much!

[@jasonquintana869]

Love watching ur videos. Im so happy that yall don't act like yall know everything. So happy to find yalls KZbin channel

[@tiethsrose813]

I'm amazed by the production high-tech procedure process, I wish I can order rare chick or in different kinds, This is a HIGHLY RECOMMENDABLE EDUCATIONAL TO WATCH...

[@cassandra4398]

This was disturbing. They drag baby chickens across a needle like I scan my groceries! And throw them in the box like throwing groceries in the bag! Their adorable babies! It seemed so.... cold. I definitely like how you raise and care for your birds.

[@S_C_M1]

this is the reality of factory farming

[@carlosa1024]

THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED 😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@sanjidasadia4014]

Your son is sooo cute😭

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Sanjida Sadia - thank you so much!

[@windsweptfarm1972]

Love the tour. We have purchased chickens and ducks from them for years.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+WindSwept Farm - they're great people!

[@myparallaxview]

So interesting that Alaska is one of their fastest delivery routes! Who'd a thunk it?!

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+myparallaxview - no kidding!

[@circlethewagons]

I sold a saddle on eBay to someone in Alaska and it took 2 weeks to get there. So yeah, very interesting. I didn't know this hatchery was so huge.

[@RockingCHomestead]

Awesome tour. Thanks for sharing!

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Rocking C Homestead - thank you! We appreciate it!

[@cloeysyt]

I want them all lmao😍❤️

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Awem8 AJ - me too!

[@mildredwasp1595]

Thanks for the video! They’re a great company

[@davehagan3806]

9:00 did they throw a chick in the trash???

[@zacharyrigsby322]

And if they did it was prolly dead

[@kimberleyfriesenhahn2515]

That was super cool. Thanks for taking the time to do this video. It's nice to see where our chicks come from.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Kimberley Friesenhahn - thanks, Kimberley! What breeds did you get from them?

[@Very_Angry_Citizen]

Who knew there was so much involved in chickens.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Erich Lee - I agree!

[@Vohasiiv]

They are just so adorable! I wish I could have a few that would stay that tiny forever!

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Vohasiiv - a few bantam breeds stay close to that size! Our Old English rooster is pretty darn tiny

[@laniebronner2557]

2:01 I can’t believe he threw the chick💔😳😳

[@deblankford4416]

Pretty new to your channel. Found when you were on trending...congrats on that. Love your home stuff too... But this was super interesting. Thanks for posting.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Deb Lankford - thank you, Deb!

[@victoriarossetti3996]

I’ve watched this video THREE times and at not one point did I EVER see anyone throwing any chicks away. So y’all that are saying that happened in this video are crazy. I’m not saying that doesn’t happen in these hatcheries cause I’m sure they do loose a % of chicks, but they did not show that in this vid

[@GeekFreeek]

Victoria Rossetti I can see where some people may have thought a baby was thrown but I rewinded it and believe it was just the extra eggshells from the chicks. I’ve seen documentaries where some hatcheries do throw some chicks straight in the garbage so when I throughly that’s what I saw I just had to rewind it to make sure I was wrong!!

[@faithrada]

Chicks certainly do die in nature...my guess is the death rate in a well run, clean hatchery is a bit lower than in nature when you consider the numbers. Anyway.. to stay in business it is certainly ALL about volume and efficiency. I know MurryMcMurry has made having back yard chickens possible for families all over the country. Without them, so many years ago, I know I never would have gotten my awesome happy flock!

[@faithrada]

@@GeekFreeek Agreed. I do believe some of the huge meat bird hatcheries might do that. Murry McMurry seems like a specialty chick operation aimed at small family farms, a very different set up. Anyway.. once hatched they need to be moved quickly so they can survive shipping. It's amazing how it all actually works! Imho...Rural PO's really deserve a lot of credit handling them so well.

[@ilooovefoood3245]

It happened at @9:05

[@DRAGNET-pn5vf]

COOL, THANKS FOR SHARING.🇺🇸🌞✌️👍

[@Ingerimm]

Database programmer here. I think I would rather raise chickens. Or maybe that is just my wife channeling through me. That woman and chickens... and anything else with wings. I get the "Honey, come look at this video!" multiple times a day. 85% birds, 10% baby (insert animals here), 5% flowers/gardening. I got her pajamas with ducks on them. It made her blissfully happy (I may have even heard her softly making quacking noises while wearing them when she thought I wasn't looking). Strange, strange lady. Birds is no longer part of our vocabulary anymore. It is now "birbs" ... honest. Her spirit animal is a sloth. She doesn't like when I tell her that and claims it is most certainly a duck. Unofficially I know I am right. Officially she tells me to shut it. I don't think I am #winning. It all adds up though. It makes her happy, so to endure is divine, or something nifty like that. The things we do for the people we love. Anyway, very informative video. Feel like I learned something. 10/10.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Ingerimm - good story, thanks for sharing!

[@freddyo1983]

great video ... keep doing your thing ... love the video

[@darylmae2329]

In the sexing room that guy was just throwing those chicks over in that box! Really?

[@lauracastellanos7303]

Yes, so sad!!

[@Rrfarmnthings]

Daryl Mae oh my god. They have to go as fast as theh can. Its not like they are doing it for complete fun

[@darylmae2329]

Not only that when they were giving vaccines it was horrible.

[@RATZ-Sofrita]

Pissed me off

[@Sophia-zq2fq]

Daryl Mae they need to

[@karinlyncker1589]

Thank you enjoyed virtual tour!

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Karin Lyncker - thanks, Karin!

[@sharonakey6533]

Its disgusting how those birds are handled, bunched it crates like that. Thowing some in the trash can. Wow.

[@tylerdustin2008]

They gonna have you or someone like you there to cuddle and love on each one? I doubt it, then they could not afford it. Plus if they are throwing some away they are sick and will be dead when they arrive. Im sure the birds die quickly once thrown away.

[@flobbyfishpaste4324]

Sharon Akey oh I hope those weren’t live birds getting thrown away 😭🤢

[@Rrfarmnthings]

Sharon Akey how they are treating those Chicks is A lot better than how a lot of other hatcheries treat them

[@pixeldraygon5700]

They were birds that were unmatched which means they could not break out of the egg and therefore is dead so there is not point in keeping them

[@pixeldraygon5700]

Keeping an unmatched chick is like if you parent died and you just kept their body on your sofa

[@mischasinclair6166]

Thanks for supporting my state by getting your chickens here!

[@michaelabryant5685]

Cuteeeeeeee :)

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Michaela Bryant - yeah they are

[@michaelabryant5685]

I know, you inspire me and I'm going to raise quails :)