The OLDEST chicken trick ~ HEN or ROOSTER?!?

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@OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY 5 жыл бұрын

Hope to see yall at the HOMESTEADINGLIFECONFERENCE.COM

@noneofbizorjuliejt6466 5 жыл бұрын

Tina Turner for sure, love those colors

@mlynngarces3652 5 жыл бұрын

😂 Phyllis Diller. Yes I am old enough to remember Phyllis.

@simplyjanhomestead7629 5 жыл бұрын

Oh gosh I hunger to go but work keeps getting in the way! We’re shooting for next year! The 🐥 chicks are so cute!

@AlaskaNavigator 5 жыл бұрын

Tina Turner behaves like a rooster and the Cochins are kinda bullies to the chicks so I would keep my eyes on those for future reference because its not good to keep Nasty chickens in your coop to stress your other birds out...........I used to keep chickens and I'm just extremely intuitive when it comes to animal behaviors. I absolutely love your show......you guys are what I aspire to

@jeanettec6212 5 жыл бұрын

They are so cute!

@debp9483 2 жыл бұрын

Also..this has worked without fail for me so far. An old Mexican farmer taught me this . When the chicks are about a week old and they are getting a few wing feathers. If you look closely, they will start to get a few tiny tail feather sticking up out of the fuzz. Pullets will have tail feathers at this point. Rooster will NOT have any, but just a round fuzzy butt. Up until about two weeks or two and a half weeks old,( at which time the roosters start growing tail feathers also) you can tell with a great degree of accuracy with this method.

@marypatten9655 2 жыл бұрын

thank you. will be checking this out.

@bluebird5949 2 жыл бұрын

I will give this a try. I will put a tiny coloured zip tie on the fuzzy butts’ leg (and change it out as it grows). Thank you

@debp9483 2 жыл бұрын

@@bluebird5949 I've had excellent results with this. And have anew batch of chicks that are just about old enough to test. Good luck!

@heatherk8931 2 жыл бұрын

I got 2 chick Buff Orpington, one grew feathers out later than the other. That same one had a comb showing before all the other 6 chicks. Are you saying this is like my a rooster?

@debp9483 2 жыл бұрын

@@heatherk8931 from your description, I'd guess that's a rooster. Legs will also be thicker and bigger

@robinmurray5266 5 жыл бұрын

😢 Yesterday I found my oldest hen passed away in her nest box. Had a few tears over Ms. Red. Such a sweet lap hen that passed from just old age. Does my heart good to see your happy mama hen with her chicks.

@OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY 5 жыл бұрын

cycles of life, sounds like she had a good one with you =)

@chriswaters2327 3 жыл бұрын

One year later yesterday my chicken died too.

@jessegrider5301 3 жыл бұрын

@@chriswaters2327 I also have a favorite hen, she's my oldest, a red sex link. Granny RED Is a lap hen.

@jasminflower3814 3 жыл бұрын

Robin Murray. How old was your chicken when she died?

@jessegrider5301 3 жыл бұрын

@@jasminflower3814 my favorite is a red sexlink. We became friends when one of my blue roosters kept coming after her. She would run to me every time so I could rescue her. She's the oldest hen I have on my place.

@bryannicholson843 Жыл бұрын

We may have to start doing this with people if it gets any worse. Lol

@MarkWSuto Жыл бұрын

I was told decades ago by youngboy at the farm and feed store, lay a chick on it's back in your hand, hens will pull both feet to their chest, roosters will push one or both feet out. It has always seemed to be accurate. Love your channel.

@ritarichardson3881 5 жыл бұрын

Momma with chick's is my favorite actually. I love her protectiveness.

@cateburkhart5603 3 жыл бұрын

They are all so cute and pretty!

@brendagervais5566 3 жыл бұрын

The Tina turner is quite the looker. My question is what school are you ate when you say school. Is this a grade school or? Really enjoy following you

@cmwHisArtist 2 жыл бұрын

This year we bought chickens for the first time from Tractor Supply, so we had to get Six. When they were five days old, I could tell that one of the yellow babies was a rooster just because of his attitude , and got the usual eye roll from my husband. BUT sure enough……his name is Enoch because he knocks on the coop.

@icyrenaie9272 2 жыл бұрын

Love it. I also have a roo named Enoch

@kooskloppers9949 2 жыл бұрын

@@icyrenaie9272 bi Mm

@Danner-a-gogo 2 жыл бұрын

We have 6 chicks from Tractor Supply that I call our “Spice Girls.” Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, Thyme, Saffron, and Ginger. I suspect, however, that Rosemary is going to be renamed “Roscoe.”

@soyouthinkyouknowme2063 2 жыл бұрын

@@Danner-a-gogo That is so cute!

@bethmccoin7225 2 жыл бұрын

@@Danner-a-gogo Have literally the same issue. What is with the Rosemary's?

@doggies400 Жыл бұрын

By the way. My hens hadn’t laid eggs all winter and I tried feeding my chickens the feed you recommended, goat feed, cracked corn and black oiled sunflower seeds and in a few days they started laying eggs again. I have 12 hens and I’m getting about 6 eggs per day which is better than I do most years during the winter, Thank you for the helpful advice.

@waynehershberger440 Жыл бұрын

We love it! There is so much joy in raising chickens! Way to go Stacey❤

@julianadills2804 3 жыл бұрын

I had a momma hatch three babies this year. I was so sad the fox got her when they were free ranging one day. But another hen took over and now she’s raising the babies. That’s super cool! They’re about a month old now and doing great.

@faithfulservant592 Жыл бұрын

Love your tips STACY. I love my chickens too. Ducks are a bit messy... But Chickens are really endearing. I free range also. You and Doug are the best. 🙋

@tw4338 Жыл бұрын

We had a momma duck take care of her ducklings and another hens chicks. I'm not sure if the chicks thought they were ducks or the ducks thought they were chicks. They would make a line and walk up to the neighbor's place to eat the apples that had fallen off the tree. Then she would bring them all back. The neighbors loved watching them. She always had them back before dark. It was interesting to watch them they were not in a single file line but fanned out, side by side. There was nothing wrong with the hen, but I think she was just lazy...lol

@msdixie1972 3 жыл бұрын

Mamas are fierce protectors! I do like to give my new families a kennel within the run with everyone else, but where the babies can run into the cage but the big birds can’t, other than the door which Mama will do her best to keep them out. I love watching mamas with their babies all cozy underneath, and jumping all over Mom ❤️

@kathysoltys3104 Жыл бұрын

I would do this too.

@afetticini Жыл бұрын

Oh this is so good to know because I'm fixing to incubate some of my chickens eggs for the first time! I'm so excited about adding to my flock!🤗 Wish me luck! Blessings and Much Love my brothers and sisters!🙏✝️🛐💜

@SandyJBerry Жыл бұрын

Would you mind telling me what kind of incubator you have? I've been wanting to get one, but the more I look at (there are so many out there) the more indecisive I get.

@afetticini Жыл бұрын

@Sandy Berry I have the Nurture Right 360. First time using it, so I can't really give my opinion just yet! Check back with me in about 19 days and I'll let you know! Blessings 🙏✝️🛐💜

@christineosborne3155 Жыл бұрын

@Sandy Berry several homesteaders use the harvest 360. A friend has 2 and loves it.

@SandyJBerry Жыл бұрын

@@christineosborne3155 Thank you so much!!

@afetticini Жыл бұрын

@Christine Osborne I love mine too! I have my 2nd lot going now and have 17 baby chicks that are 2 weeks old today!! It works great!

@joesqudy Жыл бұрын

Doug and Stacy I love watching your videos, reminds me of better days when I was a little girl, most of these ways were common place to me, I come from a family of 10 children and mom and dad of course, and because we were not well off, many of the things you guys teach I have lived through as normal part of our day. We had a lot of fun when I was a child. Too bad people lost the old ways of doing things. I still learn new things and get refreshed on things I forgot or wasn’t old enough to learn before everyone became so modern. Thank you so much for your time and effort, God bless you all, love you, Judy

@opybrook7766 2 жыл бұрын

I lost the beginning of this year, 2022, my old man Rooster named Josef. He had so many brilliant colours. Believe it or not he was 17 years old. He was 7 when a friend gave him to me and I had him 10 more years. I miss him. Many of my hens are older than 8 & 9+ years. None younger than 5+ years. They are free range with protection limits. I have 3, one year old beautiful big geese to guard them. They are fed organic and all the offal slop. I have a no kill policy. Mine are layers. They are each a pet...about 28 currently. My geese like to snuggle and give hugs 😂. I have 8 guineas ordered due to arrive in May😁. Brook🧑‍🌾🍏🍎

@Fiona2254 2 жыл бұрын

Mine are also layers. I have 15 hens and 21 pullet that will join the flock soon. We I have 9 Guineas and have been successful in getting them to sleep in the coop. It’s not hard to do but you have to be patient. Every time I fed them I talked to them. 8 weeks inside the coop and 2 weeks with an enclosed outside run, chicken wire all around. To get them back inside the coop from that enclosure I talked to them saying “inside Guinea Guinea” Then when I finally let them free roam I made sure to get them off the trees if they went up by treating them with flock party worms, still saying “inside Guinea Guinea” The Guineas also run to me when I go outside to check on the chickens and willingly go into the coop every night.

@babystepsgarden6162 2 жыл бұрын

@@Fiona2254 So sweet! My Granny had chickens. I miss them! 😢

@chloejasper6852 2 жыл бұрын

How sweet...hurts to lose them I know

@queserasera7395 2 жыл бұрын

I love your no kill policy! I would do the same if I were able to have chickens. I know people who have had chickens for pets and they would cuddle up on their laps and loved to be petted. Thank you for loving your critters the same way I do. I understand others growing th them for food but I couldn't do it.

@kd-yd5pk 2 жыл бұрын

That's so wonderful! Love that you keep them around for pets. I knew a family locally who had chickens.the girls stopped laying, but they keep them anyway. 💕

@shapienails3067 5 жыл бұрын

My Dad raised chickens he usually could tell by their combs after a couple weeks old , The roaster would of course be bigger -darker than a hen . Seen a video of a factory showing that the roasters wing feathers are all one length when spread out . The hens are miss matched - short & long . It was interesting . Glad you moved the Mom * chicks

@lidip8700 Жыл бұрын

You need to add Brahmas, the giant chickens! Ours are buff & we love them, we kinda got them by mistake but they are cool & so colorful. But now we're thinking of buying a rooster to breed them. We're getting jumbo doubled yoke eggs from them. We had 1 with a TRIPLE yolk! (Now we video tape our egg cracking, waiting & hoping to see another triple. Lol)

@BobbiJoGeho Жыл бұрын

What are you feeding them? Just curious.

@lidip8700 Жыл бұрын

@@BobbiJoGeho We feed them organic vegetables & meat scraps from our table along with their layer pellets & scratch that has bird seeds, sun flower seeds, & corn, plus we add more black sun flower seeds in shells. They're going to be 9 lbs fully grown.

@valkyrie1066 Жыл бұрын

I'd love to have a buff brahma as a lap hen. LOL. My last one was a jersey giant named Kali. She got to 15 lbs. Loved to ride on my shoulder but at that weight I started having back pain...

@lidip8700 Жыл бұрын

@@BobbiJoGeho Note, these large hens won't be 9 lbs if you process them for the freezer. We have processed our first flock, the barred rocks & Rhode Island reds weren't worth it, really no meat. I'm still trying to get myself to raise/process the hens. I'm a farm kid, we raised beef cows but I was so far removed from getting too connected to the animals. I have stopped naming our hens.. lol. So as food is getting limited, we're looking more at raising our own food.

@cheriwaller7598 Жыл бұрын

Love all the different colors and kinds of chickens! It'll be fun to see them grow and to see which ones you guys like the most.

@robbyers7614 3 жыл бұрын

I love when my girls have little chickies. I enjoy how they protect them and make that clucking noise.

@jennifersokol9417 2 жыл бұрын

My daughter and I are first time chicken mamma’s. We love them all so much. We are blending them in with my brothers flock, we snuck 3 Polish hens in with our Australorps because they we so stinking cute. We are so pleasantly surprised at how snuggly chickens can be. The Australorps are a very sweet breed, their feathers are so soft. Thank you for your videos, I always learn so much!

@ziggypeace9933 Жыл бұрын

Cochen's have always been my favorite due to the weather hardiness , plus they are so friendly. Even the Rooster's!

@ZilrenNana Жыл бұрын

I enjoy watching listening to the old broody's hen..lol. she is a good mother. Its make a heart happy to see chickens safe and happy.💞

@lyndaw.6844 5 жыл бұрын

I love to hear historical ways to tell or do something. I will be interested in seeing if the hen/rooster thing is correct. Love your videos.

@taterbabie 3 жыл бұрын

I'm in love with Mama, she's beautiful and she's loving them babies. I hope she's happy.

@evabetlyon2693 Жыл бұрын

So pretty..I'm glad you brought mama and babies indoors..so many critters out there to eat them..now she could relax and teach them chicken ways..as always prayers and blessings to all

@catherinesyme901 Жыл бұрын

🙏❤️🕯🕊🇳🇿

@robycannady160 Жыл бұрын

It's so coincidental. My wife has been naming our chickens after singers. We have Ozzy the rooster, Loretta, and Lynn. Today, we bought Reba and Dolly.

@TheAaa1919 2 жыл бұрын

"The cuteness factor is off the charts" So true 😊

@wytwabit 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite hens are ones that survive cold and heat and keep laying. I've enjoyed having three Dominiques and later three Wellsummers. They forage pretty well, and I sure did enjoy the fresh eggs. I just moved their little coop to a new spot every few days and put up a portable fence around them. They had to be locked up tight before dark because of raccoons.

@stephgoble7007 Жыл бұрын

We lost a 1 legged chick named Gimpy and I’m sure it was a raccoon. The second night a beautiful white hen was taken. Never will happen again. The coop is secure and there is a light in the high fenced in enclosure. Now they have the freedom to forage outside their little enclosure and they live that. It’s so much fun to watch them. My son raided them as baby chicks and now they are with a group of 5. The other two were replaced by an older hen and a couple younger hens. They hens when they were little protected Gimpy. I was crushed when he disappeared. I’m not wanting to eat chicken anymore-at least not any I raise. I already won’t eat Bambi, so….these animals are so precious!

@jackieburns638 Жыл бұрын

They are so cute! I just love little chicks! Thank y’all for all you do! I cannot tell you how much I appreciate y’all and all your useful information!!! God bless both of you AND your farm animals!!! We love 💕 y’all!!! Take care of yourselves! Your biggest fan from North Mississippi. 🙏👍🤗

@nancyfulford2746 Жыл бұрын

Stacy, those names are a HOOT!!! I love them all. I've always been an animal person and my grandmother used to have silkies the white ones, when I was a kids. I really miss those days. She use to call them Japanese silkies. Of course I made pets of them all. If I came up missing my mom knew she could always find me with the chickens, they would fall asleep in my lap. LOL "THANK YOU" for all that you and Doug do. You guys are special people!!!

@chachadodds5860 5 жыл бұрын

Too cool! Gathering eggs, was my very first "job," at the age of three (almost four.) It was the only way, back in the 50's, that we had to obtain any protein for the day; for my sister, my mom, & myself. Love seeing the way you handle your chickens, and watching your coop community grow in quantity, and variety. Thanks for sharing. ❤

@lavendercoyote 5 жыл бұрын

I think mama is my favorite!, she's beautiful and a good mama. Next favorite, I think Tina, lol. Have a wonderful day, Stacy, God bless you!!🌷🌻🐦

@judyirvine3476 Жыл бұрын

Such an easy way to know! Thanks for the tip. I have a broody hen sitting on 5 eggs and plan to purchase a few more to add to her brood once they start hatching. It’s such a rewarding part of having chickens.

@megantousignant18 Жыл бұрын

I'm excited to have barred rock chickens on our first homestead that we are moving to at the end of March 🎉

@ronnahanson9933 3 жыл бұрын

what is it about about baby chickens, just makes a body smile.

@pjmtts 5 жыл бұрын

We have two broody hen setting on eggs right now and except a hatch on the 25th. Natural incubation is the way to go.

@cindysmith5351 2 жыл бұрын

Such a good mother! Love to watch hens with their chicks.

@lorikrafft8197 2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating to hear about determining the sex of chickens! I would love to raise some chickens. !!! I live just outside the city limits and I have I shed I would like to convert part of it into a chicken coop. I’m so glad you’re going to have a class about raising chickens

@paularobinson2352 Жыл бұрын

Having chickens is easy. You don't need a class.

@jesssingleton1200 3 жыл бұрын

Just discovered you and your husband. I was a poor city kid that never a yard to play in. Always wished I could live on a farm. Well me and the hubby are hoping to do just that. It's great to watch these videos you and your husband make about your own journey.

@texastornado1195 Жыл бұрын

Best of wishes for your dreams to come true.

@littlefootranch4410 5 жыл бұрын

Oh my heart ❤️ those babies were off the charts with cuteness! I really like all of the fun birds but Tina Turner might be my favorite

@hammerck1176 Жыл бұрын

That is fantastic. I will try that out this year. Thank you for the information. You have a beautiful farm. Thanks again.

@deannakuykendall1370 2 жыл бұрын

Billy/Cindy I love watching your videos learning basics on true living. Thank u for sharing your life

@DeepSouthTexas 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip on the chicks. Let us know how it works out. Great video. Thanks. 🤠

@naturallybalancedfarms 5 жыл бұрын

This was such a fun video! Loved watching momma with her chicks.❤️

@mollygundies6966 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I needed this! The kids grow up so fast and move away. You could just hear her clucks go from concern to just calling and soothing those chicks.

@hannahc5868 Жыл бұрын

We have a hen that has been broody for about 3 weeks, but we don't have a rooster. So today we went and bought her 4 baby chicks. She's a first-time momma, but so far, she has done very well with accepting them and keeping them warm. Hopefully, all continues to go well.

@MA-mh1vs 5 жыл бұрын

I was told the roosters raise up and the hens just hang. It was pretty accurate in all of my chicks that raised up were roosters but some that just hung were roosters also. Also I was told it only worked until they were a few days old.

@Nurk0m0rath 2 жыл бұрын

See that makes sense to me, seeing as roosters grow those fighting claws when they're old enough. I've had some nasty scratches from those when I postpone butchering too long. Still, seems a little strange to me hanging a chick by the head to figure out its sex.

@michelephillips6329 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Hens have legs down. Roosters legs up.

@Nancy-gl3zo Жыл бұрын

Correct. Out of all the chicks at IFA, I was able to select 6 hens this way. They are all a year old now and laying like crazy.

@samanthabloggins1775 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this! Its a wonderful experence seeing this. I grew up in a mining town not any where near a farm so i do enjoy your posts.

@gaylesmith1738 Жыл бұрын

That's a fun thing to know! I have always loved chickens!! The ones with the poofy heads are so cute!! One day...I'd love to have chickens. 🐔🐓🐤

@427Ron Жыл бұрын

Great video. I never heard of that way of checking peeps. When I was young I used to work on My Friends Parents chicken farm. They had around 10,000 layers. That was back in the late 60’s

@marylouise890 5 жыл бұрын

#STACY 👋 I had to stop watching the vid to tell you , You did a fantastic job moving the mama hen and her clutch‼️♥️ 👍

@richardschmidt2430 5 жыл бұрын

That was sooo cute4! It made me cry! Thank you for sharing that! It's so awesome to see new life...You guys are awesome...thank you. Rich & Dawn in MN

@johncollins3597 Жыл бұрын

That was very educational & very easy. I like the three chickens with the extra feathers on their heads.

@beckymasseyjjeweryyi3807 Жыл бұрын

We just had one of our hens show up with 14 babies! Going to try this and sell the roos at the farmers coop. Thanks Stacy.

@susanlee6816 3 жыл бұрын

Simply awesome. Thanks for sharing your adorable chickens. Pretty cool on the gender checking. Great names for the crested chicks .Love those windchimes. God bless 🙏🏼 Stay safe ❣

@kathyburt9285 5 жыл бұрын

I love Momma hen. She's my favorite! Love you guys! Thanks for all the great info. 😊❤️

@colleenhager4507 Жыл бұрын

Crested are great! They bond for life when separated then put back together after a long period of time the remember mom and siblings!it’s really special to see them re-unite. 😘

@margueritequintana1772 Жыл бұрын

Coaching are my favorites. Also black giants and wild turkeys. Thanks for sharing

@StoneyRidgeFarmer 5 жыл бұрын

The place is looking great guys!!

@acgray1972 3 жыл бұрын

I love love love the polish

@GrammaRosesHomestead 5 жыл бұрын

Good move. I moved mine too, but a few days before their "due date" because mamma was nesting in an unsafe location. Mom and chicks are doing fine in their separate enclosure in the run. As for my favorite Polish, that's hard since they're all so danged cute! However, I'll pick Tina Turner, simply because I have a Tina too. My Tina is a Black Copper Maran with a red cape. Same idea as yours but in reverse!

@kathryngganderson8636 Жыл бұрын

Tina Turner, my fave. I looked after chickens last summer. They were so cute and fun. Some would come up and eat out of my hand! Good on you Stacey for saving those chicks!

@buffyking5880 Жыл бұрын

All of them are so pretty. I love silkies, we raised them while my daughter was in veterinary school. They played with the dogs like they were part of the pack!

@xanadu1jw 5 жыл бұрын

Loved the beautiful momma’s protectiveness & the precious chicks. Would have liked to see any adult silkies.

@chrystalelizabeth 5 жыл бұрын

We are picking up our chickens today and I snuck a rooster in on my husband 😂😂

@dog-gone-it5944 Жыл бұрын

I love the three amigos!❤️ I just bought an incubator. I don't have brooding chicken, so I'll be hatching them myself. I'm excited!

@NammaCathie Жыл бұрын

Love this~ Such cute babies! Love the Silky babies. I had some Silkies many years ago. I miss them! What a Good Momma Chicken!

@waynehamilton5248 4 жыл бұрын

Hello Stacy, I just tried it on one of my four Buff Orpington chicks. (they should all be hens). The one I have tried your trick on gave the results of a Hen as you described. Thanks for this video. Really enjoy watching you guys.

@ellawilson4487 5 жыл бұрын

Yes I’m having an awesome day. Today my momma hen took her 5 baby chicks out into the chicken yard for the first time. This is our first time have a hen hatch eggs and the way she care and protects them. I brought 5 polish chicks. Only one survived. Her name is Bella. She is beautiful-black with the white plum like yours.

@carolsanborn5332 2 жыл бұрын

I love chickens. Used to make pets out of them. I think Buff Warfingtons are my favorite because they have big fluffy bodies +cute little heads.

@lindashiflett9140 Жыл бұрын

Stacy, I love following you... love what you and your husband are doing and sharing it all with us. I have to tell you last June I picked out six hens, all six dropped their feet and hung as I lifted them gently from my hand. All six are laying hens and giving me lovely eggs now. All six dropped their feet with the lift.

@bonnied3550 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Stacey for sharing your baby chick happenings 😃👍🏽

@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm 5 жыл бұрын

I have never seen that way of determining whether a chick is a hen or rooster. My dad and uncle always talked about doing the copper wire test. I typically wait until they start crowing, and then I say, “oh! That one is a rooster.”

@sharylcobb6857 Жыл бұрын

Really neat! I like the cresteds, especially the gold and black one. What fun!

@kellyrichards1354 Жыл бұрын

Good little mama with her new family. All chickens are sweet. Had chickens when kids were younger, think of as regular chicken type. Few different colors, not aware of name for varieties. How you checked if girl or boy looks easy. My son also loved those chickens and few years ago got chickens for his home to have eggs. As they got bigger he saw that every single one was a rooster. Gave them to a farmer and decided to not try to have chickens again 😉❤️🐤🐔

@johnlongenecker6560 5 жыл бұрын

As a baby I was marked with a sharpie and I’m a guy so my mom must have known what I was for sure

@SAlvitre29 5 жыл бұрын

Loved the chicken identification technique. Best vlog I've seen in a while. Stacy you should do more!!❤

@henryjohnson4061 2 жыл бұрын

All of them are my favorites!!! I love my chickens. Thanks for the video : )

@heatherk8931 2 жыл бұрын

Awwwwww! I picked up 7 last week. They are so stinking cute and funny! My first time. Congratulations!

@bradm8750 4 жыл бұрын

You can flip them on their back also. Roosters will stick their legs out straight and lay there. Hens will kick and flip back over. Better than hanging them by their neck!!

@mathiastb32 3 жыл бұрын

First 3 to 5 days or so you can sex by the feathers. You tube has the info. On doing it several ways. There's info on doing it after they are older. Some breeds the combs and wattles and growth size works, I use several methods, by week 8,I am 90 percent sure. You always get one or two. Roos that will fool you. I have hens that won't lay and won't let the rooster mount. But, they will set on any eggs,and mKe great moms? Old folks call them crowing hens. They growl a lot and are big bullies. Never kniw with chooks. But I love em !! Matt

@abby8388 3 жыл бұрын

Imma try both of these, just got chicks for the first time! I’m really excited to see them grow!

@MT-kx6in 3 жыл бұрын

Feather sexing won't work on silkies, but will on other breeds

@jolyanpratt2350 3 жыл бұрын

Brad M good to know about the sexing behavio

@KimberlySYoung-ub5lo 3 жыл бұрын

I like Phylus Dillar!

@rrodriguez7079 3 жыл бұрын

Love the work you do at your farm . Excellent!

@lauradfield5484 2 жыл бұрын

Awww…so very special. God blesses us with such delightful surprises 🐥 🐣

@vickisullivan9417 Жыл бұрын

I love the moms hen her feathers and coloring are beautiful 🐔🐣🐥

@gonnafrapU 5 жыл бұрын

Stacy you just reminded me of my Armenian friend...I chuckle to myself when I remember him taking about someone who was going to be angry with him, "she's going to eat my face!" I'd never heard that before nor since until you just said it.

@birchandmorley 5 жыл бұрын

seeing momma with her chicks was sweet, glad they are safe now.

@roxannecarson2814 2 жыл бұрын

Loved the names and Tina Turner! How awesome!! I am still waiting for our Polish to arrive. 👍

@katedenium 2 жыл бұрын

Such cute chicks! Fun names for the fancy chickens!😂 Enjoy!

@1lightspeed 3 жыл бұрын

I like the cochins; their temperament seems to be so sweet! Thank you for doing these videos....I really appreciate them and you. I just have one rescued chicken and dont know much about them...except they are modern dinosaurs...so cool!

@sankaridevidasi 3 жыл бұрын

So sweet how she protects the baby’s ♥️

@suzannehildbrandtsjs Жыл бұрын

Two years ago I renewed our chickens. I ended up with a really mellow and large "Yellow Cuckoo Niederheimer" He is truly a watchdog for the hens. But he is so mellow and never chases me!!! I love him ---- his name is Wilhelm aka Willie! :)

@tamarajohnson8548 Жыл бұрын

Good to know! I need a rooster for sure. It’s good to see you,Stacey. Going to get fermented pickles and sauerkraut, because I have been sick and no one’s getting it for me. I cracked my ribs and I am so thankful for the hens eggs and my winter salad growing in my yard. Because it’s got me through it all!

@MrsBleedingBlue 5 жыл бұрын

Love your flock. Thank you for introducing me to cochins. I have 4 now and they are so fun to watch.

@alycewich4472 3 жыл бұрын

I love the swishing sound they make when they walk. It reminds me of a little girl wearing a nylon/slick petticoat (yes I'm that old...).

@omnicopynotfooled5973 5 жыл бұрын

Congrats 10 more chickens!! What a blessing! Free food!! Future eggs and meat!

@lindabeebe3599 3 жыл бұрын

Ha ha ha ha....free food.😄 They say each egg costs 9 dollars. Food, bedding, building, vets, treats, etc..But they are fun!

@firegirl441fromga6 2 жыл бұрын

@@lindabeebe3599 if a hen sets on your hens eggs to hatch them you can figure those future eggs from her biddies will cost you cents a dozen not $

@RubyHardesty Жыл бұрын

This one definitely made me smile. Although it may or may not be true, it'll certainly be in the back of my mind if needed. Thanks for bringing us in on it! Loved the video!!!

@TeachMeLordGod 2 жыл бұрын

Hearing her talk to the chicks was so beautiful. Good mama hen.

@rustedoakhomestead 5 жыл бұрын

I've never heard of that method of sexing chickens... Thanks for sharing!

@malina1239 5 жыл бұрын

Rusted Oak Homestead i just read about out it. A study says its not reliable at all.

@GossMania 5 жыл бұрын

Neither have I we are new to homestead so I have 4 buff orpington chickens I have to determine the gender so I will try this.

@fiendishpower 4 жыл бұрын

@@GossMania how did it turn out?

@NavvyMom 3 жыл бұрын

Me neither. Also wondering how well it works.

@sylviafoust9545 3 жыл бұрын

My dog Betty heard the mom hen clucking upset, my dog came over to my phone like what's going on!

@sharyno 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the fun this morning! Phyllis Diller for sure!!

@jimcoulter5877 5 жыл бұрын

I agree, Phyllis by a Feather Crown

@angiesheirlooms 3 жыл бұрын

Agree! Phyllis Diller for sure!

@3DogSound 3 жыл бұрын

Phyllis Diller is my favorite. Young folks may have to google her, I hope they do. She was a brilliant comedian.

@mishalea 2 жыл бұрын

Congrats on the chicks and your ease transferring them! I like Tina Turner!😊 I wish we had 70s over here in Ks. Have a wonderful week!

@lindaballinger8965 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tip. I used to watch an old German lady hold a threaded needle over the chick's head at a local farmers market, and depending on if the needle swung back and forth or in a circle she could tell the sex. round and round a hen or back and forth a rooster.