Chicks' Unusual Feast: Removing a Hornet Nest

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6 ай бұрын

Join us on an unexpected journey as we tackle a daring removal of a hornet's nest from our backyard. 🐝 But what comes next is even more astonishing - we transform this potential danger into a unique dining experience for our flock of silkies! 🐤 Watch as these fluffy chicks encounter a feast like no other. Will they be intrigued or indifferent to this new menu addition?

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@TyrannosaurusChexmix 3 ай бұрын

"I use a racket to swat the worker hornets as they come out of the nest." This man really substitutes insecticides for BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA. That's so raw.

@korsekil 3 ай бұрын

And he wastes none of his moves. Man's a professional hornet assassin.

@oofoof4875 3 ай бұрын

based. insecticides may harm other species he may not have intended to target, but using the racket just beats the intended hornets only

@korsekil 3 ай бұрын

@@oofoof4875 Plus he's feeding them to his chicks, so he definitely wants to avoid insecticide.

@inoob26 2 ай бұрын

To be fair the Hornets are pretty large too

@diverguy3556 Ай бұрын

Blunt Force Trauma is a Cannibal Corpse song. Just saying.

@chrishb7074 6 ай бұрын

Fascinating to see the stages between larvae and adult hornets, and how your chickens are instinctively careful about the insects with warning stripes but eat the white ones.

@stevewall7044 5 ай бұрын

it is all chicks.

@manomido221 5 ай бұрын

@@stevewall7044٦٢٧خج❤ صور

@truegreen7595 5 ай бұрын

@@stevewall7044thanks captain obvious, that's what 'instinctive' means.

@stevewall7044 5 ай бұрын

@@truegreen7595 no, thats not what instinctive means, it can be presented as evidence for instincts tho.

@wildrum9432 5 ай бұрын

The beekeeper's narrating skills is amazing. He has a soothing voice and explains his subjects very well. I like how he utilizes a scientific approach when explaining his subjects.

@bscorvin 5 ай бұрын

I know it’s standard procedure, but the idea of someone opening your freezer to look for food and finding an entire hornet’s nest is really funny

@MagisterialVoyager 5 ай бұрын

Very peculiar frozen dessert indeed. 😂

@jasperherr8694 4 ай бұрын

“Bro, wow do you make your own honey?” “Uh. It’s hornets.”

@lauren_kawakami 2 ай бұрын

My bro was an entomology major. You can’t believe what appeared in our fridge at any given time.😮

@ramazanmamis8603 Ай бұрын

What @@lauren_kawakami

@rollinlikebuer9059 21 күн бұрын

DEAD DOVE Do not Eat!!

@paletobay1017 6 ай бұрын

The way he slapped the hornet with the saw thing was funny

@RubbingPotatoes 5 ай бұрын

And the sound it made as hit the wall. Those things are sizeable.

@GOINGmerry12 5 ай бұрын

Badminton racket 🏸

@mini.Me7777 5 ай бұрын

@@GOINGmerry12 He also hit them with the saw blade.

@zero7329 5 ай бұрын

i read this just as it happened😂😂😂😂😂

@tsuruzabu 5 ай бұрын

2:40😅

@aquamarinerose5405 5 ай бұрын

It's wonderful to see the chickens getting their meal, but also there is something hilarious and terrifying about the sense that this guy really just squared up to a hornet's next with nothing but a Tennis Racket and won.

@therubypenguin8042 5 ай бұрын

A tennis racket, a net, and a funny outfit

@QualeQualeson 5 ай бұрын

Badminton racket*

@SmashPortal 5 ай бұрын

Ingenuity.

@geminisfl 5 ай бұрын

... and knowledge

@XXTH3ST4RXX 4 ай бұрын

…He also had gloves, a protective suit, a saw.

@Szklana147 5 ай бұрын

It's 6 AM, an I am watching chickens eating hornet larvae.

@darthwater999 3 ай бұрын

4:42 AM here

@genevaharstine2090 2 ай бұрын

Breakfast of champions

@insaknighty Ай бұрын

3am for me!

@Itzmeh__chxrry 29 күн бұрын

I almost screamed seeing the larvae😫😫😫😫😫😫

@user-xb1cy2xn5r 12 күн бұрын

there are worse things you can be doing at 6am

@ScotteiCovers 5 ай бұрын

Love how the moment the chickens realize they can eat these they just start swarming

@estebangutierrez160 5 ай бұрын

Irony.

@cacogenicist 4 ай бұрын

Thoae are such large, plump larvae. The chickens must jave been delighted

@dr.altoclef9255 4 ай бұрын

“Hey she pecked it and didn’t die? Game on-“

@quigonkenny 4 ай бұрын

"Oh wait, that's food?"

@Julianna_w 2 ай бұрын

It was amusing just watching them wait for each other to have a go at it. They had a protein packed meal lol

@chickie456 5 ай бұрын

7:35 It's hilarious how the chicks all stood back, stared and went quiet when you first placed it in. Just waiting for one of them to take the chance to go at it 🤣

@hebercluff1665 5 ай бұрын

Seeing the first chick take the first larva: *salutes* "Your sacrifice will not be in vain."

@Kleberei 5 ай бұрын

They are more disciplined than Chineseat a buffet.

@BriaBri 5 ай бұрын

They’re basically just telling each other “I’ll do it if you do it”

@HaloDude557 4 ай бұрын

Fortune favors the bold

@zillafire101 4 ай бұрын

"Eating the red berries."

@lovfro 5 ай бұрын

I adore how politely he refers to the hornets and larvae as 'onee-san'

@blazednlovinit 5 ай бұрын

What's that even mean? lol

@M0ssP1glet 5 ай бұрын

@@blazednlovinit I think it's the Japanese word for brother/sister/sibling

@SobrietyandSolace 5 ай бұрын

@@M0ssP1gletI believe it’s sister, I also heard him refer to them as grandma so I guess the are all female?

@rubyy.7374 5 ай бұрын

@@SobrietyandSolace I presume they’re like bees where all the workers (and then the queen, duh) are female.

@Merkylicious 5 ай бұрын

He was calling the older larvae pupating older sisters. Oneesan means older sister in Japanese.

@amarie1693 3 ай бұрын

The hornets are terrifying but the way the chickens reacted after they all decided they found something edible is also frightening. I imagine this is what dinosaurs acted like

@CopiousDoinksLLC 3 ай бұрын

Chicks when they first see the nest: "Please don't kill us" Chicks after they realize it contains edible larvae: _horrific dinosaur noises_

@kitkatboard 2 ай бұрын

People be like : Dinosaurs with feathers aren't scary Bruh if I saw a 2m tall chicken I'd shit my pants. Birds are scary.

@Nicmadis 2 ай бұрын

@@kitkatboard Imagine a pack of flesh eating veloco-chickens. That can open doors.

@botarakutabi1199 Ай бұрын

Well, taxonomically all birds are dinosaurs.

@DeadfishKing Ай бұрын

@@kitkatboardlook up ratites

@mallows9779 5 ай бұрын

I love how this man's only equipment for this removal is just a beesuit, a net, a saw, and a badminton racket

@CosmicPotato740 5 ай бұрын

I could watch Silkie Chickens all day 😂 the noises are too cute!!!!!

@xfg007 5 ай бұрын

That's cos they're still making baby sounds lol

@TeenieBee72 5 ай бұрын

For small chickens they are loud as adults, still utterly fluffy and adorable though

@michaelversace456 5 ай бұрын

If you have anxiety then download the audio and play it when you are getting anxious.

@KyleEvra 4 ай бұрын

Okay.

@margotrosendorn6371 3 ай бұрын

The part with the neighbor was so funny! "Ma'am, please go inside for your own safety. I'm smacking a hornet nest."

@Voldrim359 5 ай бұрын

Usually chickens don't eat "hard insects" like wasp, those take time to digest, but larvae and bland insects like crikets or roaches, those can do

@jiliu2042 Ай бұрын

Roaches also have hard skeletons

@gawni1612 5 ай бұрын

That was both horrific and adorable! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and work!

@westham118 5 ай бұрын

2:38 im sorry but that last slap before he took the nest down was hilarious

@2bnator Ай бұрын

that slap was personal 😂😂😂

@mudcult 5 ай бұрын

Your Silkies are so cute! I love raising Silkies. They're so peaceful at that age with their soft chirping noises

@DeionizedLife 5 ай бұрын

that slight panic at 3:04 when the net get stuck on a nail🙃

@ChristmasCarolyn 5 ай бұрын

I was wondering why he was taking so long to close the net while saying how dangerous it was getting. I was panicking too😅

@jakethorne8336 4 ай бұрын

Amazing how you stayed calm when the net got stuck after the nest fell in. I would have screamed.

@DrNaz 6 ай бұрын

Hardcore badminton

@Flan67 4 ай бұрын

Quite interesting to see one of the most docile and gentle chickens devouring such feared insect.

@parateuthis3307 Ай бұрын

I've heard wasp larvae referred to as nature's chicken nuggets, so this feels like a reversal of sorts

@jamesericpham4139 5 ай бұрын

For as scary as they may seem, hornets can build the most amazing nest. It has its own beauty in a sense, the patterns and layers design I guess we can call it natural art !!

@HotHenrik-eu4nu 5 ай бұрын

Yeah, if it weren't for their aggression.

@javiermendez9365 5 ай бұрын

@@HotHenrik-eu4nutrue, but that's the nature of predators

@CaptLuser 5 ай бұрын

@@HotHenrik-eu4nuthe same could be said for some human artists

@tydshiin5783 5 ай бұрын

It's honestly the first thing I noticed, the absolute beaty the nests look, and how it's wood instead of dirt(?)

@justalonesoul5825 5 ай бұрын

All social insects are fascinating tbh. But I was also reminded and "shocked" by the perfect hexagonal symetry of those alveolae. Without protractor, compass, ruler...

@Menoetia 2 ай бұрын

I raised the same kind of silkies and they're absolutely lovely pest control. Mine would hang around at my elbows while helping my mom in the garden and eat up all the grasshoppers, slugs, snails, and anything else we stirred up while weeding. Once they had full bellies, they were pretty content to settle in my lap for a nap in the sunshine. ♥

@kikithepupper6774 Ай бұрын

they sound like beautiful garden companions

@Hydragames648 19 күн бұрын

I find this stuff so fascinating that hornets can survive a freezer but basically are in suspended animation as they warm up they slowly move more

@Nero-dz5gr 5 ай бұрын

Imagine going to work and the multi-story house is just gone when you come back.

@JustJamesNotJerry 4 ай бұрын

The fact that those things make a pretty audible sound when they hit the wall after being swatted is kinda terrifying.

@lopopachope 3 ай бұрын

The way they all started happily peeping once they realized it was treats! 🐥

@dwarfbunni 5 ай бұрын

as a canadian who would love to visit japan.. the sound they make bouncing off your tennis racket is the most terrifying sound ive ever heard... as a teenager my friends and I were being attacked by a black hornets nest so we lit it on fire and dissected it after, I wish I'd had a chance to pull the larvae and pupae out to look at them but they liquified.... the city employees tasked to remove it were very happy though!!

@DeRico1337 5 ай бұрын

It’s awesome how the pupae provide food in many ways.

@Misteryfoult 4 ай бұрын

He have an anti sting suit

@TrustMeIKnowThings 5 ай бұрын

I love how skeptical my chickens are every time I give them something besides their pellet feed lol. It doesn’t even have to be something new…like pumpkin for instance, they get that all throughout fall/winter, yet they act like their world has been turned upside down every single time 😂. Is one of your babies a crossbeak?

@rainesonne1320 Ай бұрын

The way he's going soooo slow to close the net and then get it into the plastic bag......killed me! I'm yelling must go faster....faster....faster!

@nothinphasesme5573 4 ай бұрын

Those silkies ate like kings that day

@stephgreen3070 5 ай бұрын

My goodness. The sound those hornets made as you hit them Pt of the air was like you hit a golf ball out of the air!

@annabellesippleydoucette7959 4 ай бұрын

your so thoughtful to consider giving them to your chickens they love eating larvae and its quite healthy for them im so glad you took them into consideration that they could have a nice snack from it

@KyleEvra 4 ай бұрын

Chickens love eating live food.

@p_roduct9211 3 ай бұрын

I wonder if there are barbs on the legs or stingers at a certain stage? I am sure he has checked for those before safely feeding but I know what to do if I ever had hungry chickens and a hornet's nest problem.

@emiliarain7269 5 ай бұрын

The hornet removal was full of suspense but the silkie chickens healed my soul

@MagisterialVoyager 5 ай бұрын

I love this comment. 😂❤

@easyybreezeyy 5 ай бұрын

When he took the wasps out at 6:05 I was disgusted but it was SUUUPER interesting! I learned something new today

@Xandil 4 ай бұрын

What a great treat for the chicks! I'm glad you didn't throw away the nest. The larvae are excellent food for pet reptiles and birds or even as fish bait. Fish love them too.

@user-ce7ic1ze2u 3 ай бұрын

6:21 thanks for the real life example of the development of wasps! (Learning animal physiology here)

@chloekelly5941 2 ай бұрын

9:15 THEY SPRINTED AS FAST AS THEY COULD

@TheChoujinVirus 5 ай бұрын

Silkie Chicks: OOOH! Bonbons with a creamy center!

@gimantenichols6248 5 ай бұрын

I remember being in Kyoto Japan on top of a mountain enjoying the view. I heard a loud buzzing sound. Louder than a bee. It was the exact hornets in the video. And honestly the one I saw was much more bigger. Me and my girlfriend booked it so fast. It was the scariest insect I’ve ever seen.

@digstrememcdingus1463 5 ай бұрын

that could have been one of the giant hornets it resembless

@justalonesoul5825 5 ай бұрын

Well, you didnt have to fly that far to see asian hornets, they're over most of Western Europe and USA by now.

@MrLuchenkov 5 ай бұрын

@@justalonesoul5825 While they have taken a foothold in parts of Western Europe, they have so far been eradicated in North America every single time they have been sighted.

@justalonesoul5825 5 ай бұрын

@@MrLuchenkov *when they are sighted* is quite a very important part. The USA are huge and not very densely populated in many regions. TY for your precision though, I was under the assumption that the situation was similar in UE and USA regarding those hornets.

@MrLuchenkov 5 ай бұрын

@@justalonesoul5825 Certainly but in the case of the asian giant hornet, they will tend to arrive by boat and coastal areas where they'd arrive are densely populated.

@abu-karz 5 ай бұрын

Such cute squeaky poodle 🐩 birds you got

@alveolate 6 ай бұрын

pro badminton player

@grot7x603 5 ай бұрын

The Japanese are good badminton players :-)

@marc42graph 5 ай бұрын

The biggest hornets that I've ever seen was in Japan in Kyoto. When I saw them, I was shocked and fascinated at the same time. They looked 2 or 3 times bigger than the hornets in America, and the colors seems very bright.

@moonpoff6456 5 ай бұрын

I never knew that Hornets only eat a substance produced by their larva, I always assumed they ate the insects that they hunt. Thank you for the video

@romulus_ 5 ай бұрын

they regurgitate what they find and then the larvae process it into a form that's optimal for the adult workers. amazing.

@mutantlavalampderg412 5 ай бұрын

silkies are such sweet balls of fluff

@nhwnhw02 5 ай бұрын

Wasp and hornet larva are some of the best panfish bait you can get. If kept in a paper bag in the refrigerator, they stay alive but don't develop much. Once they cap over the bait quality is less.

@BeerBellyBerserker 5 ай бұрын

The chickens are so cute😊

@Aphirium 5 ай бұрын

I don't quite know how I got from funny cats to here, but love it! The chicks are adorable and the hornet information educational, great video!

@ariannasv22 5 ай бұрын

I love how they fight over the larvae in pure sibling fashion. Its so cute!

@GoodStuff1992 3 ай бұрын

My man was like SeBeeNa Williams with that racket. I'll see myself out

@TheMrYadrian 5 ай бұрын

Video was amazing. Both the removal as well as larvaes development presentation really brought my attention.

@cactusthestupid7222 3 ай бұрын

That nest was so beautiful with its layers! I've always thought wasps and hornets are so interesting, but living in someone's shed is not a good place for them to be.

@nikiTricoteuse 5 ай бұрын

The nest is really quite beautiful to look at.

@suurmestari7457 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for uploading! This was very interesting to see, especially the different stages of development of the larvae and pupae in the nest. And those chicks are adorable!

@laurenevers8644 3 ай бұрын

6:25 "Sugoi desu ne." Lols he said that right as I was wondering why the hell it is bugs are so creepy but also fascinating at the same time. For those of you who don't know, "sugoi" roughly translates to "incredible, amazing" in English. Him adding "desu ne" after it is almost like when we say "pretty cool huh?" Haha

@kevinedwards7079 5 ай бұрын

Skill is everywhere in this person's grace

@Thelittlethingsoflife 5 ай бұрын

Fascinating! I like that doing it this way the pupae are not wasted and can feed your chickens.

@anthonycraig274 5 ай бұрын

The first time I have ever saw one was about 8 years ago in my house, in a very leafy part of London. The thing was huge, I could clearly see its eyes 6 meters away, if you are use to tiny insects, nothing prepares you for it.

@dfpguitar 5 ай бұрын

This is horrifying, didn't know we had them in the UK

@cosmos9688 5 ай бұрын

It's okay. Under normal circumstances, chicken are not dangerous to humans.

@justalonesoul5825 5 ай бұрын

@@cosmos9688 Badum-tsss. Quite a fail, OP clearly mentions INSECTS. But hey, only the ones who never try never miss!

@aapzehrsteurer9000 5 ай бұрын

@@justalonesoul5825I think he was joking. Or maybe you knew that and pretended not to as a joke?

@justalonesoul5825 5 ай бұрын

@@aapzehrsteurer9000 Cosmos obviously tried to make a joke in answer to OP, I'm very aware of that and I didnt pretend anything. It's just an utter fail of a joke because OP clearly mentions insects, as I clearly wrote. If "if you are use to tiny insects," was not written in OP, there would indeed be room for that joke to land. Is that clearer for you now?

@2Siders 5 ай бұрын

1:10 Wii Sports Tennis music would have sent me to orbit

@Murmeska 4 ай бұрын

The hornet's nest is so beautiful and it's structure is so complex, this is fascinating!

@youraftermyrobotbee 5 ай бұрын

The way I flinched when the hornet flew at the camera 😱

@onceagian 5 ай бұрын

This man has balls of steel and my full respect.

@ingridseim1379 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for your interesting videos. I always learn something new and nice. Thank you for your hard work and for English subtitles. ❤

@m4rvinmartian 5 ай бұрын

*4:30** This was pretty fascinating.*

@musicforaarre 3 ай бұрын

The removal of the nest is cruel, but necessary. You deserve to live peacefully without being stung by social insects. Aarre Peltomaa of Mississauga, Ontario

@kmicolo 16 сағат бұрын

I love the contrast between the hornets buzzing at the beginning of the video and the silkies chirping at the end 🐔

@WarhammerWings 2 ай бұрын

The audible thunks of the hornets hitting the walls or floor after being swatted is impressive.

@rochelimit55555 3 ай бұрын

I feel kinda sad for the returning workers

@emmm_4465 3 ай бұрын

Like dude where’s my job!!?!?

@stevenwestfall7638 3 ай бұрын

I walked into my dads shed onetime and loomed up to the ceiling and spotted a wasp nest with at least 10 wasps on it. They all turned in unison to look at me. I left my dads shed. Lol

@Bottlekiller 5 ай бұрын

1:03 Good forehand, solid technique, swift reflexes.

@darthlaurel 5 ай бұрын

Those chicks are going to be SUCH beautiful chickens!

@KARMAZYNA 5 ай бұрын

The marbling on this thing is beautiful.

@leonkenedy4616 5 ай бұрын

Nature is amazing. From the dangerous hornets to the restless youngsters.

@1Ldestiny 4 ай бұрын

When he hits the hornets with the racket sounds like he’s playing ping pong 😂

@fioreolivares1638 4 ай бұрын

When I saw those silkie chicks I just thought awww~ they're so cute and I want to hug them. They're happy chirps are adorable.

@Brandnewshoes 5 ай бұрын

This was super fascinating. The chicks are also gorgeous.

@blackrx89 5 ай бұрын

i love how the dinosaur instinct kicking in

@pumpthewater419 4 ай бұрын

I have learn more about wasps in 10 minutes than I have in the last 10 years

@planetypus 5 ай бұрын

Hornet shuttlecocks😂

@korsekil 5 ай бұрын

Honestly I love how quick and precise his strikes are. Dude can smack them down even with a saw.

@Lesbiwolf92 5 ай бұрын

I like the two peeking out from the entrance of the hive, it's like they are watching you to see what you are going to do

@aqilfirdaus8611 4 ай бұрын

I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS! so far your video shows a humane way of disposing such pests even if they are necessary for the ecosystem to thrive. This is video especially resonates w me more because you actually showed the different stages from larvae to pupae then to adult! SO FASCINATING! and the part where you feed your chickies to see their reaction to the different stages of the hornets life was so interesting i just had to comment about! Keep it up my g! youre doing great with these vids!

@CommieApe 10 күн бұрын

the way they mimic the larger hornet is brilliant

@gergelyritter4412 5 ай бұрын

Hmmm. Interesting. We have chickens at home as well. And while we never had hornets to feed them, there was a certain bug, adult and probably about as large as one of those hornets, which they gladly gobbled up. Me and my father were digging up some earth in their place to use as fertilizer and there was this specific insect, which had thick legs at the front, probably used to dig. They looked really interesting and there were a ton of them, so the chickens got to feast.

@mvbmvb 5 ай бұрын

Jerusalem cricket?

@syrathdouglas1244 5 ай бұрын

@@mvbmvbDepending on where they live it could be a mole cricket

@videotroll72 5 ай бұрын

Or Cicada

@kirbywaite1586 2 ай бұрын

Potato bug

@xebatansis 5 ай бұрын

Wow, these hornets have some weight on them. You can tell by the thump, when he hits them with that racket.

@winstoncheong5908 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the educational video, your expertise in bees really shines through. Look forward to more videos with inter-species interaction

@dillydanny-o8807 2 күн бұрын

Of all the hornet types I’ve met these seem the nicest lol. Loved the recycling at the end feeding to the chicks!

@mark6302 5 ай бұрын

the pattern on the nest is mesmerizing

@ComradeCage 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this. I am a world away from you, and learning so much! I also love your chockens! they are so cute. Hello from Canada!

@foxtweeg 5 ай бұрын

Cute baby chocobos!

@GloobyIsAmazingYes 2 ай бұрын

I know that this is off of the topic of hornets but I love that he included English captions in the video, it was very satisfying to understand his language!

@MrMehdidou98 4 ай бұрын

Ok but are those small chickens so cute

@lgjm5562 5 ай бұрын

I can imagine dinosaurs acting like these chicks.

@Hexxie7 5 ай бұрын

You Japanese folks are very brave to fight hornets that big with a racket, here we have much smaller ones and are absolutely terrified of them. I guess its normal to have monster wasps/hornets but still, very brave

@KassandraProklusma 5 ай бұрын

I've noticed many Japanese are quite nonchalant about insects, even giant ones! When he tapped the shed roof and they started piling out of the entrance, I would have ran for my life.

@ianswift3521 5 ай бұрын

japanese people have a ...special relationship... with pain.

@57thorns 5 ай бұрын

It is more about having the right protective gear and experience. Sure, it is not 100% effective, but close enough.

@Lenoh 5 ай бұрын

We also have electric rackets over here, but I wonder if they’d be effective in the slightest against hornets like that

@b_uppy 5 ай бұрын

@@Lenoh It's sudden, concentrated force that does it. The zapping is for marketing.

@user-mf5iz2bk6u 4 ай бұрын

2:40 when he slapped the poor hornet lol

@MyNathanking 19 күн бұрын

7:40: What cute little chickens, and their cute noises.

@Rae-nw9xt 5 ай бұрын

I don’t like looking at bugs but I always enjoy learning from these videos

@kellztwinn6197 4 ай бұрын

bruh said ima give venus and serena a run for they money😭

@JadenYukifan28 5 ай бұрын

I can't believe how big they are, I'd freak out if they came near me. I don't even live in Japan.

@lang-ed3bk 5 ай бұрын

It surprised me when he pulled them out of the holes; a lot bigger than I was expecting

@WaffleBacon226 18 күн бұрын

I like how at 0:42 the Hornets are just staring at this man like: First Hornet: "what is this man doing?" Second Hornet" "I dont know, but imma go check him out, I'll go say Hi"