We bought rare breed hatching eggs from eBay. Will ANY of them hatch?

We bought a rare breed of hatching eggs off of eBay. There are a lot of challenges to overcome… shipping in freezing temps, getting a broody hen in December & will the eggs even be fertile? Let’s find out...
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[@destinationaddictionsamsar7894]

We had a hen disappear we thought she was gone. She came back with I want to say 16 chicks not all of them were hers as they were all different colors so she stoll eggs from other hens. About 13 to 11 chicks survived she was a good mom.

[@jcjcjunk1881]

Good mom but stole some others but............ We don't have to talk about that

[@destinationaddictionsamsar7894]

@@jcjcjunk1881 most of our hens don't stay on their eggs. We collect their eggs that's why they don't sit on them tho. We got sertan spots where we don't collect their eggs as well.🤗

[@Edge_Walker]

"chicken gonna steal ya kids" XDD

[@destinationaddictionsamsar7894]

@@Edge_Walker or eat them lol canabols

[@loririchards150]

Maybe they were orphans.

[@trevor7520]

always loved goth chicks

[@GlassySlime]

I see what you did there

[@dancasey9410]

Lol

[@Nothinghereismeallisnot]

I sea what you did there.

[@MrArtVein]

Trevor 🏆🏆

[@Sjjd22]

You ... you just won the key to my heart ....

[@user-vy1zd2mq9d]

I wouldn’t recommend writing with permanent marker on your eggs, the smartest thing to write the date on them with is a pencil. Permanent marker could soak through the egg and effect the growth of your chicks. I usually write a small “4/4” (month, date). If your new to hatching eggs, I wish you great luck among your journey!

[@marthacochrane484]

exactly!

[@mommawolf9653]

Always a pencil.

[@Bueller.Bueller.Bueller.]

I was wondering that, right after I marked little hearts on 2! Thanks for the knowledge. Pencil from now on it is.

[@ivystonemoon]

It’s safe to use thin sharpie, I hatch many Cemani eggs, it’s fine I’m just not comfortable with handling them so much

[@amberkat8147]

what about a grease pen?

[@ShiningWray]

The brooding hen straight up called a friend, she was like too much work.

[@hannabates3618]

I came here to find out how to fix my AC, now im here watching this... with no ac.

[@bunniluvin87]

hanna bates I was here to find out how to get sharpie out of the carpet. Yet here I am ... watching chickens hatch

[@windyj7623]

Lol Hanna, I've been on so many videos, I'm having trouble remembering why I came here. OMGOSH your comment has me 😂😂

[@windyj7623]

@Daniel M are you encouraging our KZbin video suggestion induced A.D.D. 😂🤣

[@belindamcmanus4321]

I was watch how to fix turn signal relay in my vehicle and now I'm here.

[@WaterIilIy]

hanna bates lmao

[@sOpHi-ts6bb]

I started watching bc the emu video was in my recommend I’m kinda hooked lol

[@qiqoo]

sOpHi3 same😂

[@poppybowers4088]

sOpHi3 same

[@Starpentine]

Omg same

[@user-yc2jk2hp3b]

Samee

[@abishek.dharmaraj]

me too

[@palatrass]

The best part about this channel is that they only share animal beauty, human kindness, teach how to love and never ask for any subscription or like whatsoever. Their intention is from pure sympathy and love. I love this guys!!!

[@mannlypainting]

I agree other torturers just ask you over and over agen to subskribe

[@michaelmireles1307]

11:36

[@onedovealone1]

The only thing we did different when I was growing up was that we wore white cotton gloves to handle the eggs we were setting as my dad said we’d have a higher hatch rate because the oils from your hands would be bad with incubator or setting hen. We raised our food so hatch rates were important to us and we always had great numbers.

[@alissatravers1218]

Anyone else impressed the post office didnt bust his box?

[@janiceclayton479]

WTG...USPS

[@jenniferclark6205]

Nah, that's UPS. LOL!

[@trees8240]

My postman threw a heavy box over the fence onto cement. I was just inside the door. He made no effort to call my name even though my car was in he driveway. The loud BOOM let me know the item was damaged. The office just asked if the item was insured. Since there is no consequences for them some just don't care.

[@charlesneely]

@@trees8240 my friend you forgot one thing I saw TV corrosion years ago up Samsonite luggage they threw it into a gorilla cage of the zoo I mean gorilla took that case and beat the living crap out of it and the voice-over said if a gorilla can beat up your Samsonite luggage imagine what they do at the airport when the airport Crews handle your suitcases because they be throwing shade around like a fucking gorilla

[@yeetusdeletus8565]

yeah i'm surprised

[@qaisalalami5889]

Am i the only person who gets anxious when he holds the eggs? 😂

[@pezni3481]

Nope

[@lisamerritt7371]

To much handling will harm the chicks health

[@joanneweiss3864]

Also very very nervous when he moves them so quickly under the hens!

[@sakibuddin7662]

just my thoughts

[@ashleybrandt9479]

No

[@simoneconsciousobserver3105]

This is proof that no matter how old you are, I'm 57, there is Always new things to learn. I had No idea one could order fertilized eggs online and have a farm broody hen incubate them. Absolutely fascinating!

[@Liquidcat_123]

It’s the middle of the night and I’m meant to be reading a book for school. Instead I’m watching a video of a guy trying to hatch chicken eggs from eBay. I am officially subscribing

[@billchief397]

Lol I should be sleeping....instead... this awesomeness

[@bangtanboysbts5519]

Wth coincidence 😂

[@strawhat9197]

I like how gentle your kid handles the chicks

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Kathlyn :p - thank you, Kathlyn... it's a challenge, our youngest is still a little rough, but we're working with him on that

[@Fabian-es3gq]

idk if u mean chickens or an other chick xD

[@imjustapancake3188]

fabian r oh my godddddddddd

[@kittenmimi5326]

@@Fabian-es3gq lol

[@kanejones7688]

10:29 lol

[@Sarah-fk9jj]

I work at a farm store and we sell chicks in the spring time and i always look forward to opening each box to 100 lil peeping babies looking up at me

[@raillabradley6329]

That sounds like actual heaven

[@brandicorbin1747]

I worked at rural king here in ohio and thats the best job. Id get so attached to the baby chicks and ducks.

[@vanthonvenus]

@Sarah Neuville that sounds like an amazing life

[@vickiecook6953]

Sarah Neuville how do you not take them all home?

[@texasmama4248]

Baby chicks are absolutely adorable

[@serenafiachra929]

As I'm seeing that it looks like no one answered your question, generally they will grow out of the white, but that is a flaw from the parents, passed through breeding. Some breeders of Ayam Cemani will let you know they will start out with some white, but that it will fade and is completely normal. It is, for a flawed line. Greenfire farms, one of the only hatcheries to carry this breed, imported their line from Indonesia, yet they sell a flawed line. They are still absolutely beautiful, but when trying to breed them to keep that perfection in the bloodline, the white toes(that all of yours also had) and absolutely the white feathers, are not considered pure, despite what some will try to tell you. There is actually a seller on eBay with a listing for a "Rainbow" Cemani. All it is is a flaw in the line that causes more white feathers that don't go away. It is an absolutely beautiful bird, but not pure anything. Hope that answers your question...Loved your video 💖

[@stephanielekas583]

Will you marry me

[@serenafiachra929]

@@stephanielekas583 Ummm...?

[@sherrymoore4253]

These birds did not come from greenfire that does have pure breed these came from breeder that one does not know the linage. Not a good idea to disparage what you don't know.

[@serenafiachra929]

Greenfire Farms does not breed a fully pure line. From what I understand, it is why they are no longer breeding Cemani, but their listing on their own website claimed that white toes and feathers were normal and would go away. Anyone that has done real research on Cemani knows that's not true. Bleed through is something they claimed "just happens" and mulberry combs is also a problem that they claimed was normal when it is an imperfection. It is a very good possibility these came from Greenfire Farms, but whether they did or not, they're a breeder/hatchery to really look up to when it comes to this breed.

[@joegirardi-thegirardihomes9369]

@@serenafiachra929 did you 2 get married?

[@alienvibes3391]

Who is watching in 2020 rip Chick :(

[@danielm1826]

Who is watching in 2021 ( doesn’t know what happens

[@Da1017cutter]

@@danielm1826 LMAO

[@patslark]

@@danielm1826 Me, I'm watching.

[@had1toomany114]

Lucky kids to grow up with these experiences

[@120acrewood7]

It's awesome to give the kids that life we didn't have!

[@angelake7006]

Yeah but holy cow did he make me anxious grabbing the chick out of his moms hand so roughly. They are so fragile and children have a tendency of not having a light hand.

[@eaglechas]

Yeah and then they're going to eat them I don't think that's a great experience here's your pets now let's eat them

[@alexisvargas4243]

I’m taking care of 2 chicks right now

[@mommawolf9653]

@@eaglechas it's life. We can't shelter our children from everyday life. They don't have to know the chickens we eat are the exact same chickens in the backyard. I agree with keeping it age appropriate, but it's our job to teach them. We hatch chickens to sell. We only eat the eggs. We eat our meat chickens. The life expectancy is very short for them though.

[@ash_lf]

Rip that 1 baby chick that did not survive 🥺😢😔

[@SkillBoughtThis]

Cycle of life, survival of the fittest. It's how nature works 👍

[@Gehqster]

Stop spoiling it

[@ok2628]

MÆÆÆ SPOILER!

[@dawcio1pl]

@@ok2628 That's how mafia works

[@tenzinyeshi7158]

Stop making omelettes sad boy then more will survive. RIP breakfast :((

[@seanwhite611]

Pencil is definitely recommend over a sharpie

[@youknowcrimedontpay9257]

When I was a 8 year old boy in 1970 I had a black chicken. This brought back lots of memories. Thank you for this video!

[@heathertaylor8904]

Not gonna lie. I assumed I'd skip through the whole video. I watched every second and really enjoyed the whole thing from start to finish. Thanks for sharing. Glad I found yall!

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Heather Feather - we really appreciate it!

[@lenshields4598]

Dido

[@heathertaylor8904]

@Bip Nop grew up on a farm, asshat. What's your excuse?

[@drarryarmy3177]

Heather Feather Dammnnn this farm animal is SASSY

[@data_storytelling9167]

@@heathertaylor8904 oof she snapped 👏🏼 and i want my own farm when i grow up.... just need money sksks

[@blindtruth4614]

Well, this was an extremely random video to turn up in my recommendation list, to say the least, but so glad that it did as I really enjoyed the video, great luck with your new flock of chicks and I hope you gave that eBay seller a recommendation he sent you some really good eggs.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Blind Truth - thanks for watching! We did tell the seller we were very pleased!

[@washingtonotters7816]

Me too! I don’t think I’ve ever seen any of your videos or looked up chickies..... I’m so glad it came up in my recommendations...... beautiful

[@dogdog9857]

yea blind truth it turned up in my recommended list also ...not some thing id normally watch but pretty cool video....never thought there was chickens with black meat ..i bet thats weird to eat

[@robkrieger1495]

Lmao

[@HeyItsCharlie]

So random but so worth it!

[@indridcold8433]

How beautiful, all black. I also really loved how tolerant the silky hens were when being moved to check the eggs. They are very well behaved birds.

[@MyMumHasEpilepsy]

I ordered duck eggs twice from ebay... both lots were successfully hatched. I now have 6 adorable pet runner ducks. They are such funny characters.

[@emeraldshine94]

the fact that this breed is completely black might have been the reason the one chick died, for if an animal has an exessive amount of melanin can cause poor blood clotting, resulting to bleeding out (from what ive learned)

[@mesmer3780]

Aw, that sucks :(

[@vanessabanales3689]

ouch

[@Mr.Helper.]

i thought you were going to say something about gang violence

[@dr.libinbabu3385]

You racist

[@thetommy3646]

Emerald Shine search [khadaknath chicken] on google or youtube brother ;)

[@InTheZone85]

I'm no vegan, but there's something mental about acting like these are pets then without blinking talking about tasting them. I could never eat something living that I raised.

[@resone3645]

InTheZone if treating them like pets mean treating them with respect n kindness then yes. True rural farmers raise their flock the same way while also using them as a food source.

[@alexview3971]

@@resone3645 it depends on person. My grandpa raised chicken and rabbits, but he couldn't kill them and my uncle helped him with this. I like this kind of feature of my grandpa though it's seems a little hypocritical, but it's just our life is

[@laceandbits]

InTheZone. The only way to increase any rare breed animal is to use the surplus for whatever they were originally bred for. If they were bred for meat, and for example you have too many males, what are you supposed to do with them but eat them? You can't afford to keep all male cattle and sheep alive just because you are trying to save a breed, or you will get to the point where you can't afford to keep any more animals and have to stop breeding them. By the way, the same argument applies to all milk animals - they have to be bred every year to go on producing milk, but you only need the females and an occasional exceptional male to use as a stud animal. If people get all squeamish and sentimental about eating those male animals, then don't expect to drink milk, eat cheese or any of the other uses of milk by products. You either need to be an omnivore or a vegan - If you are a dairy eating vegetarian you have to realise that some animals will have to be slaughtered because these animals are too big and expensive to keep as pets. I'm sure that once these chicks are no longer as cute and fluffy they will no longer be treated as pets, but wife already said she didn't fancy eating black meat. It would be interesting to know what they will do with them if all 6 live chicks turn out to be roosters!

[@LOLhappinessTherealS]

That's why i respect the hunting ways of natives where some of them pray for the souls of the animals (pets or not) they butcher in exchange for food and to continue living.

[@chemicallesters5433]

It’s weird to see people think this is weird? I grew up on a farm and everyone who lived in town were amazed that I had chickens But I also knew we ate them You should treat your flock with respect even if you’re going to eat them We always had laying hens so we would kill them when they stopped laying I would give them names and play and cuddle with them but that was never weird The only chickens we didn’t do that to was Molly who was my pet chicken that we had for a while and strangely she was laying a lot longer than other chickens Her and her daughter were different breed to the other chickens The daughter got killed by my dog but Molly died naturally a little over a year she stopped laying It was kind of funny though because there were these people who sold fruits and vegetables and stuff locally and they happened to be Asian We gave the chickens to them to kill and eat (or sell) so eventually we just called them “our Asian ladies” So I had this friend who was Asian and she came over and we were playing with the chickens and everything was fine but then she started patting Molly and I started crying and she was confused so I told her “granny told me that Molly didn’t have to die! She’s a pet chicken and won’t be given to our Asian ladies!” Or something like that After that my family just was like Uh no Asian’s won’t kill all of your chickens and we stopped calling them our again ladies Oops Edit: we would kill them after they stopped laying sounds a little blunt Basically we got 4-6 chickens at a time and they would lay for several years (we stopped getting chickens when I was about 13 and I saw like 3 lots of chickens in my life, I can’t remember anything from the first but the secound died when I was 7ish and the third died when I was 13 and there was a chicken I named karma in the group) they stopped laying at different times so when the last chicken of the group stopped laying 2-3 months later we would drop them off at the vege market where the Asian family lived and worked

[@Bueller.Bueller.Bueller.]

Ordered some chick eggs from Idaho and was wondering about the shipping. Good to know it should be just fine. Thanks so much for sharing! Such a cute family and farm! 🧡

[@sherylcoetzer1]

I love that the boys have the privilege of growing up in this environment. It's one of the best classrooms they can have. A place to incubate a love of life. :)

[@s4turn444]

welcome back to another episode of *why is this in my recommendations?*

[@yidneth]

I don't know it was on mine too and I' glad... had a cute overload... oh my those chicks! so cute! but it was funny to see how randomly people ended up here after some surfing on youtube too.. Now I want black chicks snif!

[@ApatheticBlogger]

Same but I'm so glad it was!

[@Zublime75]

Riiiiiiiight???? nut we end up watching the whole thing anyway LMAO

[@s4turn444]

Zublime75 fr tho 😂

[@nerdiebitch755]

Ft. And im glad it was

[@drrhelms54]

I can't imagine shipping live eggs!

[@jilldpill4840]

Fertilized bird eggs remain in a kind of cryogenic freeze until they begin to be incubated. Sorta like a seed that hasn't been planted or watered yet.

[@michgoo4510]

Same

[@zeteri4563]

They aren't living, only fertilized, they won't become embryos until you actually start incubating them.

[@jilldpill4840]

@@zeteri4563 I think a fetus is specifically a mammalian embryo after a certain stage of development

[@zeteri4563]

@@jilldpill4840 Sorry my bad your right, I couldn't think of the other word. Which was embryo.

[@teslatica7337]

im not gonna lie i think this house would be a heck of a lot better with some more silkie chickens, *THEY'RE JUST SO DAMN CUTE!!!!*

[@jessicaferguson4518]

They’re addicting. I have sixteen in an incubator in my bedroom closet

[@dgmedor5958]

Damm I dropped a tear on this vid..just subscribed.What a beautiful family and life you have. God bless you and your whole family including the animals.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+DG Medor - we really appreciate it

[@greypriest9161]

your son is so gentle with the chicks!! a natural

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Grey Priest - thank you for noticing

[@josdriehoek1276]

That is normal

[@xuewei393]

I'm sure they taught their son well

[@danielleransom123]

That Hen looking like: I don't know what he puts underneath me anymore... 😑

[@jmwjrsmom]

😂🤣😂🤣😂💀

[@Hailey_Thingz7]

@brown bird I was too late 😂

[@lubegasolomon8432]

I think if you left the hen do it’s thing , those deaths wouldn’t have happened

[@alofii6106]

There is a timestamp for this right?-

[@amystigers728]

I don’t know why this comment struck me as so funny, but I laughed so hard I got the hiccups!

[@alexanderfehr2047]

This entire time I thought they wanted them as a pet Such a plot twist at the end when they "aren't sure about how the meat will be"

[@breaktimeon4799]

Just FYI Ayam Cemani is from Indonesia and we call it Cemani Chicken / Ayam Cemani.. Ayam means Chicken in Bahasa Indonesia :) and in my hometown sometimes this Ayam Cemani is use it for some kind mystical ritual when you want make a deal with "Demon" (this mystical ritual thing only exists when I was a kid though, and I don't know if this thing is still exist or not nowadays).

[@fadthetic]

Yoi

[@TianlangLao]

That’s some realistic hatchimals

[@poundcakearts4406]

Who knEw

[@YellowGuyguy]

XD omg I'm laughing so hard right now. I read your Comment then looked at your profile pic, then I couldn't help myself after lol.

[@nicholasseng167]

Lol

[@WeBeeWickedCandleCo]

🤣

[@mochaXX16]

ACrippled User stop I get it but it’s not funny

[@ohmygodbecky6829]

There’s something about hearing a heartfelt piano in the background and watching a person trying to hatch eggs

[@sorin990]

One advice from eastern europe ! NEVER mark your eggs with sharpie ! Mark it with a pencil, its natural, the sharpie has chemicals, and also alcohool in it, some say its not good for the baby chick, pencils are just coal,which is nice and ok! plus some sharpies in contact with the coated oily egg, combined with humidity (from the hen sweat) may smudge ! good luck,nice video

[@_U_will_always_shine]

Whenever you make videos of this sort, like hatching rear birds, please make a part 2 with their grown version and add it to suggestions. Because when they are young, all chicks look the same.

[@FarmAlarm]

That's so cool that you got half of them to hatch. We got a flock of 8 Ayam Cemani about a month ago. They are about 4 months old now. Pretty excited. 🐓🐔🐓🐔🐓🐔🐓🐔

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Farm Alarm - looking forward to seeing your birds!

[@FarmAlarm]

@@whitehouseonthehill maybe my birds and your birds can have a play date. Lol

[@FarmAlarm]

@Justin Nguyen LOL because they were 3 months old when I got them. Good question though 😜😜😜

[@FarmAlarm]

You are welcome @Justin Nguyen, go check out my video on them 👍

[@Black_Betty88]

It's normal for a lot of breeds to have a different color as chicks,it usually will molt out

[@PlantagenetRose]

You got peeping coal for Christmas

[@hhawkeyepierce7587]

Chim Chim Panda 😂

[@sunni.2835]

Yeah well I got junkook coal for Christmas

[@novaicnight4969]

XD best comment

[@naelaughs1847]

Army😊💜

[@eliseneil3930]

Army ❤️❤️

[@AdriKatlynn]

Came here from Gold Shaw Farm KZbin, glad I did.

[@mulamoney4022]

I don’t understand how people put animals in a box and ship them, I’ll be so scared I can’t imagine how many boxes get lost or never make it to your house. This gave me anxiety so bad. Thank God it made to you.

[@Nameless7272js]

Idk how many get lost but i do know trilions are killed each year and eaten😃

[@gabbyestrera1821]

Next thing you know, Human babies are sold on Ebay.

[@Epic_Gamer__]

Karen Lamb actually, they’re kinda “frozen” before being incubated, sorta like a seed that hasn’t been planted, it isnt harmful

[@michgoo4510]

GOD NO

[@notj4sm1n]

I hate being human😪

[@ChaosKnightMatthew]

That's what the Dark Web and Black Market is for lol

[@trobashthesequel8422]

From a range to a pencil to a human baby in the future

[@katiej9006]

Goth babies!!!

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Katie J - haha! Totally

[@ainaaina4505]

lmao, yes

[@kiddfaith4397]

The gothiest of goth XD

[@ohmygodbecky6829]

Lol😂

[@spaghetti5914]

Coot goth babies

[@cindyhooker154]

You had a better success than I did . 👏👏👏👏 I bought 6 on eBay . The seller sent 7 with a very nice hand written note with well wishes. It was so exciting to hear peep peep from my laundry room! I had 6 pip but 4 couldn’t seem to be strong enough to break out of the shell. 1 was halfway out of the shell but bleed too much. I cuddled one in my palm in front of a heater dropping water off of my finger trying to help hydrate the poor thing.all night. It couldn’t stand. It was heartbreaking to loose it. I do have 2 very active 3 week old Ayam Cermani chicks. My son and I are building their coop now.

[@HomesteadDreaming]

I love rewatching these and then seeing how beautiful they've grown to be

[@penningtoncreekfarms899]

We have hatched quite a few of these. Like you, we got our start from Ebay. Impressive breed....smaller in size, incredibly fast and illusive. They will flatten themselves out and go completely quiet when they are being pursued and have no place to go. We've seen this with adults and in chicks as young as 2 weeks old. Best of luck with them.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+APiriates Life - thanks for sharing!

[@catrina771]

Where on eBay can you buy the eggs?

[@TheShahran82]

@@catrina771 i like to know too

[@Junkinsally]

APiriates Life-Wow! That’s an interesting fact about them I have not heard. We been pondering getting some to start a breeding flock. They very expensive.

[@DragonPulse1000]

What I've learned from your channel is that broody hens are a blessing to have.

[@keandric2765]

What *I've* learned is that *Silkie* broody hens are a blessing. Lol. If I ever am able to have my own little homestead and have some chickens, I'm Def gonna consider having a Silkie just for the broodiness :))

[@okaysavana]

keandric 2 Yesss, I currently have 6 silkie eggs in the incubator which are all looking good, I’m hoping they’ll hatch and grow up being good mamas since all of my other chickens are not so broody. I have another egg in my other incubator which should hatch today it’s already piped it’s shell, can’t wait to see what it looks like since the dad is a barred rock and the mom is a Easter Egger!

[@keandric2765]

@x_ ѕavana _x Nice! Good luck =D

[@Mascutting]

Lol ikr? I've noticed that from these videos, his silkies will be willing to sit on every egg he gives them.

[@talacocheta9001]

The top 5 broody hens from best to almost best are Silkie, Cochin, Orpington (good egg layer as well), Brahma (winter hardy and good winter layer,) and then Sussex (recovering breed, so on the rare side. Good camo for free range. Good layer and winter layer.)

[@igibon8]

This is the best education you can provide to your kids at home, a vital skill to keep the species alive.

[@Bowble]

Lol didn’t realize I’m watching this one year later dec 29 2019

[@Very_Angry_Citizen]

I heard about digital pets but this takes it to a whole new level!!! What CAN'T you buy on Ebay?

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Erich Lee - turtles... I want turtle eggs and can't find them on eBay 😀

[@rp101aquatics6]

@@whitehouseonthehill turtles are harder to hatch

[@blobin456drawz]

True, I think there was actually someone selling a kid on Ebay 0.o

[@katieyoulakafoxlover9500]

@@blobin456drawz thats a little bit far

[@kagomefan112]

You can’t friends or not being lonely on eBay.

[@ElibobellySandoval]

I still remember in like 4th grade we hatched chicks 🐣 😭 the most beautiful experience.

[@gh0stie._bxby661]

Elibobelly Sandoval ugh, lucky ducks!! For my class the incubator was being fucked with and they all died 😭😭I never got to experience it 😭😭😭

[@Uz1_.]

We did ours in third grade 😃😀😁

[@kittycat1492]

We didn’t really do science just mostly math so we didn’t do it

[@harate]

Elibobelly Sandoval they’re all dead now

[@leoty12]

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[@timariaans1710]

I find it strange that "we" people just buy egs for the fun of it and breed some birds. Like collecting Pokémon cards. Does not sound right. Lucky this guy really cares about the birds.

[@sleepybunny2]

I agree. I was told by a breeder it is illegal now to buy unhatched bird eggs.

[@timariaans1710]

@@sleepybunny2 Yeah I think if you do it like a professional job or something and there are agreements between breeders it's something else, but not just random ordering eggs and see what you get. I have seen al lot of his video's and he has a lot of animals and takes good care of them, so I know he is a good guy. Other people could be less carefull for those animals.

[@missy6664]

I also hatched an eBay batch of Ayam Cemani’s. Four years later, my rooster is the top roo out of seven and the girls are little broody gals. Their disposition is wonderful. Each year I do a hatch with moms eggs and am pleased.

[@mommyoh5681]

Can we get an update on the black and white one of ot still had the white

[@plattepuss66]

I was hoping you guys would get these type of chickens. Awesome!

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Bethany Platte - glad to hear it!

[@husensalam8475]

animal lover that’s not cool no-one cares

[@animallover-fl6ir]

husen Abdullah umm little kid I believe I never even spoke to you and umm I don’t care I was just saying so back off u jealous baby

[@animallover-fl6ir]

ThePerfectAddiction no I am not I get bullied I have three friends my bestie he moved away and I was just happy that I was not the only Bethany I am a lame nerd that get bullied and does have braces and glasses like a geek or a nerd and I am only 11 in the 6th grade so plz be kind not cyber bullies

[@jaspersmom9595]

@@animallover-fl6ir sweetie don't mind them. Their lives are so miserable that they take joy in hurting others. However please delete your name comment and don't share anything so personal with people on the web. There's many crazy people. Be safe :)

[@veronique8028]

It's 12am and all I can think of is can I hug them

[@Razgriz85]

Reminds me of the KZbin channel A Chick Called Albert that got 3 Hook Bill duck eggs to hatch that are so rare they're on the brink of extinction.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Razgriz85 - that was a great video

[@gkalenaki]

Now these are some heavy metal chicks you've got there! And they're so fluffy I'm gonna die! These chirping voices got straight into my heart!

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+gkalenaki - haha! Well said!

[@mairiduthie689]

You are so kind to take care of all these animmals

[@Noobbypleb21]

everyone:CHRISTMAS YAY!!! White House on the Hill:BEBES!!!

[@jeffreyvasquez6519]

I would think handling the eggs would disturb the process. But I guess not. They are beautiful. I couldn’t eat them.. thanks for sharing. Congratulations.

[@matsydaira]

Silkies are the sweetest chickens. Everyone should have a few

[@emilyyyyysim]

The peeping is so sweet. They bring me so much joy.

[@simoneconsciousobserver3105]

My favorite part of watching homesteaders. The adorable children and their smiling faces

[@TirEoghain]

From watching tech to watching eggs 😂😂😂

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Grata Johen Tyson - gotta love KZbin 😀

[@eastonmeyer8105]

Thank you for this video!! I smiled through the whole thing (except when the one didn't make it) brought back a lot of childhood memories when I had silkies and a HUGE white rock hen named Dumplin who thought she was my lap dog!❤😊🐔🐓🐣🐤🐥 & LOVE the music in the vid! Thanks again!

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Easton Meyer - thank you so much!

[@heenanyou]

Easier to find another husband than one of these chickens. And less stress...

[@anuraghlohar3914]

I’m eating chicken wings while watching this I feel like I’m a murderer

[@chystal9161]

Cuz you are? You're eating a carcass

[@wwredgrl1515]

anuragh lohar I just busted out laughing!!!! 😂 lmfao!!!!

[@Versuffe]

It’s all ok. MEAT IS HEALTHY AS HELL!! EAT MEAT DESTROY VEGANS

[@ThatChickenAriana]

Tyler MG / Tyler mega games shut up people can be who they want

[@mikeafton7492]

@@ThatChickenAriana oh shut up at least half of all vegans try to push their vegan agenda on meat eaters.

[@julianaborgescoelho1499]

I's awsome that you guys share this experience with us, I just love it!

[@Daisy-jf1wr]

Suddenly i want to hatches some chicks, looks interesting hahhhagh i should be sleeping noww

[@120acrewood7]

Me too!

[@kathlyn5807]

Awe, they are so cute. And then a couple years later (or months if their male) you'll tear open there neck and head and get blood spewing everywhere because even though you put so much time, "love" and care into them now. Years later you, your wife, and your child will eat the same thing your coddling now. That really is messed up, how can you people have so much coldness. EVERY CHICKEN, EVERY DUCK, EVERY TURKEY you beheaded was once one of those cute babies that you so seem to care about.

[@Webberb5]

Your kids are so gentle with these baby chicks they are gonna grow up just like there mom and dad❤😊

[@pnwRC.]

I remember having to hatch chicken sin the incubators, then raise them in brooders as a 4H project. It was fun, & I learned a lot. Someday, after I can retire with a pension, I'll leave the city life, & move back to a small farm. I really miss the farm life!

[@ChaosKnightMatthew]

Not sure how this appeared as recommended video but... no complaints here. Very wholesome content. :)

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+ChaosKnightMatthew - thank you!

[@jamesware5100]

he shakes the eggs woried that they may have been shook duirng shipping..aye aye aye

[@ChaosKnightMatthew]

He just moved them softly up and down, similar force if they were moved around in a nest. If they did get impacted on delivery some if not all would be broken. The shredded paper can take some of the impact but no matter how padded a box is, enough force will break the contents. Is cool the mail service was gentle with them.

[@vinnrush1882]

This type of chicken actual origins is actually from Indonesia,and they're consider as luxury foods in different country

[@VyNguyen-wy3ov]

Vinn Rush same. They use these one to make broth with spices and herbs

[@vinnrush1882]

@@VyNguyen-wy3ov yes,so i heard that they boiled it whole and for a long time

[@VyNguyen-wy3ov]

Vinn Rush I have never tried but i heard it is nutritious for women. Expensive stuff. Yeah they are braised for hours. I may not want to try because of the skin.

[@vinnrush1882]

@@VyNguyen-wy3ov idk what do you mean good for women but so i heard that it's for..uhh men stamina...(you know what i mean right ?) so maybe that's good for women ?? and i also heard it's good for your skin..(maybe this one is good for woman) idk which one is true tho...,yeah i think it would be best just for exotic pets not for eating....hahaha

[@VyNguyen-wy3ov]

Vinn Rush ha Ha! I got what you mean. I mean women have to go thru menstruation when they lose their nutrients. But yeah in the end I would not recommend to eat any of that unless you are malnourished. Anyways lovely Chanel. Enjoy !

[@kkmcknight5463]

Really cool video!! I love that you put a camera in overnight so we can watch how the hens work during hatching. I was glued to the screen. Learned quite a lot, thank you!

[@hsiaohong6748]

3 important facts for a brooder: 1, Warm enough. 2, water, 3, chick food.

[@bigbulk688]

I didnt know this thing even existed and now I can't stop watching.

[@azmarchirp8184]

Wow your hens are so beautiful and well behaved every time i see chickens they always runaway from humans best of wishes to you and your chicks

[@joqerjoe3716]

My wife is a first-grade teacher. One of her co-workers was hatching eggs in the classroom for the kids. They wrote on the eggs with a sharpie. The chicks that hatched were deformed. They attributed it to the sharpie.

[@sylviabeam9343]

I saved a hen from getting killed then a week later she laid me eleven eggs which ended up with nine sweet little chicks. I enjoyed and learned so much from watching your video about chickens. Could you help me what is best for the hen and her chicks for protection. I have half acre fenced yard at times last year I seen a black snake and two wild possums. Well the hen be able to protect her chicks running loose in my yard?

[@katmarie7248]

It's almost 12 am ...... I have school tomorrow...... Oh well it can't beat the miracle of life!

[@katmarie7248]

@@yes7250 I do, it's a Friday for me..... :( and if you don't have school you're sooo lucky!

[@katmarie7248]

@@yes7250 WOW UR SOO LUCKY! I only get a three day one!

[@pieloloon]

Happy summer

[@sathiskumar7594]

Thats an awesome christmas present. New Addition to the homestead are always exciting.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Sathis Kumar - thank you! It was a great present!

[@rosaleensmith4884]

At 4:16 the bird inside was like *AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! I’M BLIND!!!!!*

[@atimidbirb]

Can I just say, your silkies are ADORABLE

[@ellieswasbrook2671]

I've watched lots of things die but knowing lots of birds being raised strong it makes me more happy

[@Ashgar11111]

Randomly started watching this and have zero regrets. Lol this is awesome!

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+Ashley Garmon - thank you, Ashley

[@Normenian]

Oh, no! I just subscribed to this channel. I'm so sold!

[@PorterValleyRanch]

Our boys are rewatching this video for the 5th time…they love WHOTH!

[@lisadavis9485]

In my opinion about the little white, it could go away or its just got a case of leucism (is a partial loss of pigmentation, which can make the animal have white or patchily colored skin, hair, feathers and so on, but the pigment cells in the eyes are not affected by the condition). If its leucism, it should not affect breeding, may be passed down but its more a fluke. Think of it like a birth mark.

[@becwhite1084]

I logged on to watch snake eggs hatch and here I am watching chicken eggs. Very adorable little chicks. Don't regret at all

[@cashisking7410]

The world would be a better place if we had more people like you 💙

[@oftin_wong]

Egg shells are porous..dont use a xylene marker on them...pencil only

[@cloudytears6211]

I just did my research and it’s ok to use xylene markers are good to use

[@oftin_wong]

@@cloudytears6211 draw on your tongue with it then, pencil is not only safe but also easy to find, dont be dumb

[@seechao]

@@oftin_wong your tongue is a muscle that is encased in mucous membrane and is entirely diff than an eggshell. You making that comparison tells me you don't know what ur talking about.

[@oftin_wong]

@@seechao The sarcasm is totally lost on you isn't it ? are you raising chickens or just a know all ? It's so easy to use a pencil, Egg shells are porous they are not water proof the chicken growing inside transpires through the shell It's not rocket science

[@fleur2997]

Where we stable our horses (in the woods) we noticed that a rooster was living there as well. Probably dumped or ran away. However it was this special black breed. So we got him some hens from our local bird shelter as we had the space. Now we have 5 baby chicks from him and two of our hens. They are completely black as well and very awsome

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+FLEUR - very good!

[@bwayne40004]

I always used a #2 pencil to mark eggs. Sharpies have chemicals and so forth that I always thought could absorb through the shell.

[@whitehouseonthehill]

+bwayne40004 - I'm sure there is a better solution, but I need to be able to see the hatching eggs from the freshly laid eggs in the dark of night when I go out to collect them.

[@tamaraschmidt7231]

@@whitehouseonthehill try using surgical marking pens the ones they use to Mark people before surgery.

[@margaretatleo4366]

Yeah I don’t know what worse pencil with let? Sheesh people always complain. 1 st time viewing

[@Atleast3char]

@@margaretatleo4366 they don't make pencils with lead anymore, here. They use graphite😉

[@madfishing4813]

Or you could use a small label and write on that

[@ssnoc]

What an awesome Christmas present .... Excellent video

[@TheGardenOfFeodora]

Were going to order some "Ebay eggs soon" I'm just so concerned of the success rate. But I guess it will be a nice experience. Great video btw.

[@farytaildream]

Now I really want to get chickens again! Stupid allergic husband 😭😂

[@laschell59]

Keep the chickens move the husband lol🤣🤣

[@sanchagaspard]

DYI-n-SAVE-FROM A-Z Vicious!!! 🤣🤣 Unless he learns to lay eggs 😐

[@patriciaroysdon9540]

Antihistamines!

[@indigowulf]

My sweety is allergic to most animals.. We have dogs, chickens, and a goose currently :P