WOULD LOVE TO HEAR EVERYONE ELSES FAVORITE CHICKEN BREEDS THAT YOU OWN! DO YOU AGREE WITH MY TOP 3 OR DO YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT TOP LIST? ⬇️COMMENT BELOW YOUR TOP 3 OR MORE CHICKEN BREEDS⬇️

@robertcox7220

Жыл бұрын

Yes l do I've have had them all but the Easter Egger. What do you think Abu them.. l was thinking about getting 1 or 2 of them.

@wandawilliams2397

Жыл бұрын

I’m just started my flock. 6 Rhode Island reds. Only gave names to my 2 favorites BLONDIE AND ROSY. Blondie is no longer blond, but she still rocks. My neighbor has Americanas I never hear her girls, but the roosters. Man. Loud and like clockwork. Each at a different time of day. Her chicken coop is bigger than my house. Here in Georgia, heat tolerant is a must. But the humidity is a bear. Love all of them. Learning about beekeeping. Bet the girls would eat them.

@mikepletscher4663

Жыл бұрын

Golden and silver laced Wyandots are my favorites. Rhode island reds out do em in eggs by a little, but @250 eggs a year they still up there and they look great.

@kyflkyfamilylivin8247

Жыл бұрын

Sex links, barred rocks, Brahmas, dorkin, silver and blue tint Wyandotte’s

@libertyoutdooradventures6595

Жыл бұрын

First year chicken owner. I've got Isa brown, Sapphire gem, easter egger and golden Comets. By far my favorite are the golden Comets they greet me for pets everytime I go to the run. They like being held and I just can't wait til they start laying

Black Australorp. Good dual purpose and very good egg layer. Mine are very sweet and friendly.

@AcresOfAdventure

Жыл бұрын

I feel like it all just depends but I have heard people talk very highly of them, glad you have nice chickens!

@keithvanpolen9049

Жыл бұрын

My black Australorp tend to be broody.

@jjsadventures

Жыл бұрын

Lisa I’m get two black and one blue australorp next month

@calliepatteen

Жыл бұрын

Yes agreed and black jersey giant ❤❤ sweet and friendly good layers and moms

@denisedspain7991

Жыл бұрын

I had two black Australorp and they were killed by a bobcat. They were very sweet. I’m waiting for the spring chicks and I’m getting more. I’m going to get a couple Easter eggers and a couple buff Orpington. Maybe 2 bardrocks. We had one of those before and she was sweet too.

Easter Eggers are fantastic...so sweet..1 disappeared and I thought a hawk git her...nope...3 weeks later he brings up 7 chicks! Welsummers are wonderful to that Kay speckled eggs and mellow quiet birds!

I had some Rhode Island Red, they were very bossy to the other breeds in the flock. My favorite: Welsumer, if your focus is on egg production. - Greetings from Germany.

@AcresOfAdventure

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip, I heard Welsumer are great!

I'm a fan of Jersey Giants. They are good layers and good for meat, which is important to me. I've not had a problem with aggressiveness. They aren't really pets for us because I don't want to eat my friends, but I can usually pick them up without much difficulty. They are also very hardy and good foragers.

I have had chickens for many years. And one thing I have noticed is, you can learn about breeds, general information about them. But it also totally depends on where you get them from. In my town we have four different sources of checks at various feed stores. They all get their chickens from different hatcheries. I could go to all four places and get Rhode Island reds and my experience could be all over the map. So don't just go by general information about a breed. You might get a Rhode Island red that's just nasty or you could get one like I have that is a sweetheart. You can get Easter Eggers that lay huge eggs, or you could get some like I have that like smaller ones. So before you completely disregard a breed, maybe try to get the same breed from different places and see what you think.

@CFarnwide

11 ай бұрын

I’ve come to that same conclusion. A few other KZread channels say RIR are the meanest birds they’ve had. Our personal experience is just the opposite.

BlAck Australorp. Exceptinal layer, takes heat or cold, big bodied for eating if needed, quiet, strong health, beautiful looking bird.

@superbuddyfranklin

7 ай бұрын

Rushed the comment and missed the 'o' in 'exceptional'. I apologise profusely.

My fav is Barred Rock… I also have and enjoy Black Copper Marans, Lavender Ameraucanas, White leghorns, and Rhode Island Reds

I've never had a buff Orpington chicken. I don't like chickens to go broody. But sometimes the chickens don't read the breed manual. And sometimes chicken breeds that are not supposed to be Rudy go broody anyway, and others that are supposed to be broody have no interest in having to raise chicks. It's always a little bit of a gamble. But it is a lot of fun to have a mixed flock with all kinds of different breeds in it.

Buckeye are friendly good layer super cold hardy. I have 2 that will come get on your lap if sitting on the porch. They are also great mousers when the mice come out of the fields.

@AcresOfAdventure

Жыл бұрын

I am not familiar with the Buckeye breed. I will have to look into that, the girls love the friendly chickens and we could definitely use some help with our field mice.

Ameraucanas are definitely my favorite hens! Sweet as can be and really personable. Great layers, too! 2 of mine lay a pale blue and the 3rd actually lays a pale green egg that is gorgeous 😍

The chickens looks so great. They look happy and healthy... Nice sharing 👍👍👍

I named one of my reds Rosie. She is extremely curious and the 1st to come runnin. She does peck my butt when I clean the coop. They Also started cleaning out their coop just to get treats( mealworms). Really just throw it all downstairs into their run. It is helpful

It is also good to have a verity of hens to start out with to see the type you will like then after 3 or 4 years pick your breed and over time get the breed you want to reproduce as your flock. I am going with Rhode island Reds they do not get broody but I plan to use and incubator any way.

I have buff orpingtons, and cinnamon queens, love them both, and lots of eggs from both

I have photos of one of my Americanas sitting right on top of another one protecting her buddy from the Buff which was dominant lol 😂 I miss them. This was a great chicken video

@AcresOfAdventure

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, that sounds very funny to see!

Good information. Just what I was looking for.

We purchased our first chickens last November. After researching breeds, we decided on golden laced wyandottes. They are a dual-purpose heritage bred and are supposed to have a good disposition. We'll see how they work out over time.

@nikgaffron

Жыл бұрын

a little flighty, but i like them a lot.

Thank you so much for your amazing video. I wished I could have them again. Your chickens are so lucky to have you!

I think Sunny is an easter egger. 😊

@shaunj42180

Жыл бұрын

Definitely not a TRUE Ameraucana. Especially with that coloring. And the egg isn't blue enough. Looks more like a Cream Legbar mix.

Happy watching from Philippines Sir.. happy farming ❤

Great video! True Ameraucanas are a rare breed and are often confused with easter eggers. Many of the big box stores will label easter eggers as ameraucanas which is pretty crummy. True ameraucana chicks cost $30 ea. We have both Ameraucanas and Easter Eggers in our flock and love them both. Your chicken is definitely an easter egger which is any primary cross of an ameraucana and another breed of chicken.

@melissaedwards498

Жыл бұрын

Sunny looks like an Ameraucana. I’ve been told they have gray/slate legs, which she has. Although, my Ameraucanas are loud! Lol

@jost4318

Жыл бұрын

@@melissaedwards498 easter eggers can have slate legs as well... If it is a true ameraucana it would conform to one of the APA breed standard colorations which this one does not

@johnpruitt2516

Жыл бұрын

Correct, whenever I see box stores with Americanas (no such thing in reality) I assume they are really Easter Eggers which are great but are not Ameraucanas . True Ameraucana chicks are not in box stores and are at least $20 for a baby chick.

Just started a flock again after living for a few years in an inconvenient space for chickens. I got 2 each of your top 3 before I saw this video, so the confirmation I got great breeds was super nice. I’ve found the buffs to be so sweet and likable, the americaunas okay with being held, and the reds really wishing I wouldn’t pick them up haha. I’ve owned reds before and expected that, but they are such great layers. The one RIR rooster I got last time, however, was very feisty, so I’m avoiding roosters altogether for now. Thanks for the video!

I read somewhere that fermenting their food for a few days will help them digest it and their egg production will double!! Hope to have more updates on our channel, just getting into making KZread videos we are definitely beginners! Great video!

Americana! Thank you for the training!!!!!

I looooove orpingtons! I can not brag about them enough. They are so sweet. They let my children snuggle them and carry them around. They are like little chicken dogs.

Just bought my first checks a week or so ago and I’m quite pleased that I picked the black copper Moran’s

I love Americauna, silver laced wyandottes, brahmas are amazing layers especially in colder weather they are wonderful. Australorps are great as well. I'm actually trying a couple of different breeds this year. I got some buckeye pullets. They are very friendly and curious. And I got some ISA browns. They are said to lay a large to XL egg and are more of a production type bird. They seem pretty friendly as well.

My fav of chickens we have had was the Amaraucana. VERY friendly chickens. I also liked the Buff Orpington, but in Oklahoma, we have some very hot days in the summer, and they did not tolerate it well. The light Brahma is another that I found to be pretty friendly, but again, hot summers were a problem for them. It does make a difference on where you get them also. Bloodlines and inbreeding (or not) can make a difference.

Awesome video! I'm trying to get lavender and buff orpingtons next week, will be my first batch. Only one friendly critique for your next video dont use the music at all or turn it all the way down.

Cool video! The Ameraucana are called Easter Eggers or Olive Eggers in my area. I have one in the run and one in a brooder box. Ester (my Easter Egger) is the loudest bird I have when she lays an egg. My young rooster will sometimes join her is her "Egg Song" after she lays. I don't own chickens for meat, eggs and entertainment are what mine are for. I did hatch some eggs and had 3 chicks hatch, all roosters. Two were the meanest things ever to the hens. They kept one hen from entering to roosting box one night. So we did eat them! But ours are mainly pets. With that in mind I am now boosting the number of Golden Comets to my flock. They lay darker brown eggs, plus they lay every day! Since mine started laying February I got three eggs a day from 3 hens every day except one! Hot, cold, rainy, windy it doesn't seem to matter! Thats why I have 4 more in the brooder box. I've tried to have at least two of each breed of chicken I own but something happens to them where I end up with just one. What I have found is they pick on the odd colored chicken. I had 4 Gray Brahmas and now only have one. One died at 9 months old, two I took back to the breeder because they got a cold (runny nose and eyes). She said something got in the oen and killed them but I think she sold them. Enjoyed your video!

@AcresOfAdventure

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it, and it is so hard to not want to keep adding more chickens!

2 of my rhode islander reds started laying since 5 1/2 month old, every day.

I’ve had all these breeds and I just love them ❤The Americanas truly are great layers and broody.

@AcresOfAdventure

Жыл бұрын

We love them all!

I have two Amaraucanas. One will allow me to catch her with ease (she's my favorite) . The other won't let us near her. They are siblings and were hand raised in the same manner. However, they both pick on all the other hens (2 Olive Eggers, 2 RIR and 1 Buff Orpington). So yeah, my experience has been a little different :) But thanks for the video!

@AcresOfAdventure

Жыл бұрын

Our two are the nicest chickens, plus we live there puffy cheeks!

@sanokaizen2339

Жыл бұрын

Mine are the EXACT same 😂 2 Amaraucanas 1 will let me grab her the other will not even after I brought her back from the brink of death in my arms 😭 love her tho, p.s. her name is Amber

@d.a.tsun5104

Жыл бұрын

Goes to show chickens do have their own personality. My husband talked me into getting Black Copper Marans since he was soo gungho on getting the darkest reddish brown shelled eggs. I wanted Austrolorp, practical, dual purpose. But I saw a few videos in YT about BCM and all of them said they're also dual purpose, large but the gentlest chickens (like brahma but not as big). We got 6 BCM chicks, we hand raised them - 4 turned out to be roosters and 2 only were hens. When they're 'teenagers' and I didn't finish their coop/run yet, every morning I herded them from their temporary coop to a pen using scrambled egg or grub terra. Fast forward a few months later when the cockerels were mature they started to compete for the lady hens and the ladies were tattered so we had to put 3 of them in a separate coop/bachelor pad with other roosters (3 ameraucanas, 1 gold lace red wyandotte). These turned out to be not so gentle chickens to me. The one BCM I picked as the lead and to sire chicks, King Edward, was a very handsome BCM but he's very protective to his flock to the point that he would stalk me and attack me for no reason (well he probably had a very good reason but he never told me).

@hlaulis

Жыл бұрын

@@d.a.tsun5104 I find that when roosters start to see you as another chicken, they will become aggressive. In my experience, the ones that I treat the best are the ones to turn on me 😆. I do want to get a Maran eventually. This year will be blue laced red Wyandottes. I'll be getting hatching eggs this weekend!

@d.a.tsun5104

Жыл бұрын

@@hlaulis "the ones that I treat the best as the one who turn on me" = agree. King Edward was my favorite chick but as a rooster he was a jerk, a majestic, regal looking rooster but still a jerk. You should see my shin. Don't know how many times he spurred me. But I can't blame him. He did what a leader of the flock rooster should do. I missed him. He got killed on Jan 5th by a loose dog from a few houses away. There goes our chance to breed quality BCMs. We cannot find BCM of this quality anymore. Recently we went to a local poultry show in hope to find another contact for BCM but there's none. They showed BCM eggs and their eggs were not as dark coppery brown as ours.

I think ameraucana is absolutely great for homesteaders in the US. Thanks for sharing. 👍🙂

I love golden comets as well. My flock is golden comets and amerucana

We love our 6 Golden Comets. They are friendly and guarantee 5 to 6 eggs a day.

Rhode Island reds for mine, thats all we have. Also my Rhode Island roos are really good boy's, and great roos.

Our first chickens are Lavender Orpingtons, Mottled Javas, Buff Brahmas, Cuckoo Marans and Blue Cooper Marans. Definitely sing the egg song but sweet girls, cold and heat tolerant and amiable with coop mates.

love it

My sapphire gem is one of my kindest chickens she is typically my alpha but a sweet alpha! Rarely pecks at the others at all. Will almost always let us pet & hold her as long as we want once we have her💜 great laying hen she is also my most broody hen of 5 breeds….so interesting how personality can make such drastic difference😀

My top three are 1-Ameraucana, 2- RIR and 3 for me is Barred Rock!

Did you build your chicken shed? It has some good ideas incorporated. Thanks for the video. We are moving and will have to start over on our chickens so we appreciate the ideas.

I think the australorp should be in the top 3. just my opinion

I've never had good experiences with Orpingtons. The Lavenders would get egg bound if I looked at them funny and all the Buffs have had a problem with feather plucking even with extra calcium provided and a very balanced diet. I've always enjoyed the Ameraucana/Easter Eggers. They've been mellow, dependable, and healthy.

I have a Rhode Island Red rooster and he is the meanest rooster!! My rooster named Turkey has even the seasoned men I know that have raised chickens for 50+ years that say he’s like a fighting rooster! Idk why, but I saved him at about 2 months old from a dog that had killed off majority of the flock he was in. He was sweet, loving, roosted on my arm and followed me around everywhere. But as soon as puberty hit… it’s been on ever seen. I can’t even walk into the run without a stick to keep him back and usually need a back up person to help me. I saved three out of the 12 that were in that flock. The other two are hens. One RIR hen that is HUNGRY ALL THE TIME 😂 and a Black Australorp (I think) that just minds her own business lol

I love my speckled sussex!!❤

Love my wyandottes

My oldest Rhode Island Red hen is named Rosie also.

My favorite is Orpingtons💜

Faverolles & Brahma’s too, they’re ace 🥰🐓🐔🐔

❤❤❤ it😊😊

My Mom loved chickens. She would get 100 at a time keep a light in their box .Taise them to fryer size then put them in the freezer.

I got 3 leghorns and 3 Rhode Island reds yesterday

I have 3 black copper Marens plus a rooster of the same... Big beautiful dark brown eggs

1) Black Australorp 2) Dominique 3) Speckled Sussex 4) Rhode Island Red ( non commercial type) 5) any variety of full sized Cochin or Brahma *6) Better yet than the above is The Jersey Giant x Black Australorp or the Dominique x Cochin hybrid Always loved Orpington chickens but the heat in my part of Oklahoma renders them almost useless in the hottest part of summer while the others keep on thriving

My easter Eggers are laying all stars, my brahams are sweet as pie as well as my cochins. They go broody a lot though. I'm surprised you have chickens with such large combs in Michigan. For frostbite reasons, we get chickens who are cold weather hardy with small combs. Have you ever had an issue with that?

About the rode island red and bared rock do they get broody?

Very interesting video. What part of Michigan are you in? I. West Michigan area. I agree with your list. I have not had much luck with the barred rocks myself. I also like the light brama. I am raising 6 sapphire gems chicks right now ,I am excited to add them to our flock .

@AcresOfAdventure

Жыл бұрын

Hey Keith! We are in West Michigan as well. We want to add a light brama! We are planning on adding about 5 new chicken breeds probably next spring

@melodeeplath8002

Жыл бұрын

Mid Michigan here! Love your channel ❤️

You forgot to mention pure Lacy Roundheads, or Law Greys. Both are excellent for more than one reason.

Bielefelders are great auto sexing breed Great meat And great on eggs

Our first winter with chickens also from Michigan and my best is leghorns. Have five hens . Great layers have 5 eggs 28 of 30 days the other two I have 4. Great with our grandkids. Have two other breeds not sure what they are daughter got them and they suck haven't got an egg out of them in almost 3 weeks.

@AcresOfAdventure

Жыл бұрын

Great that they will keep laying! We are looking to add some new chickens this year and we will see about leghorns!

I recommend his picks, with one exception, the Austrolarps.

@raywhitehead730

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely love the Amerucana very friendly. Ok egg layers.

How funny me and my wife have literally the same chickens you have to the T!!! Wow well we have bantams silkies and a flock of 30 Ameracunas probably mis spelled lol... And we now added turkeys call ducks pheasants and quail !!! Try out phesants you'll love it!!

@AcresOfAdventure

Жыл бұрын

I have looked into pheasants, why do you think they are good?

@kyflkyfamilylivin8247

Жыл бұрын

@@AcresOfAdventure they are a different creature all together they have some many variations breeds colors never ending if you begin to breed etc, I spent a lot of time around mine made sure they knew where and who gave the food etc now my pheasants are like cats when we go out it’s just something different and if you like a challenge pheasants are it. Also they give you great protein have great resell value etc so it’s always for the most part a win win with them there will be obstacles but same thing with call ducks geese chicks turkeys etc me and my wife and kids are trying to do a small scale hatchery starting next year and offer our community a local place to go and get there birds eggs this year we are focused on getting the different breeds etc we almost are there where going to add chukars and pea fowl and will be where we want to be for now and maybe if all goes well we hope to do KZread so we can build relationships with all you all that do chickens farming just to learn more and build a stronger community around birds and get these kids now ah days into farming and raising growing your own food like the old days, god bless Greg..

Ost of the chickens I had were friendly. But I held them from day I got them as day olds

reds can be a bit aggressive if you want ornimentals like polish or silkies, they will always attack them.

I’m very on the fence regarding buff Orpington chickens because I have Rhode Island Red chicks, i heard that they’re not the nicest to the nicer type of chickens , the other reason that I haven’t gotten Buff Orpington chickens is because of the broodiness. I can’t have a roo here so I don’t think I want a broody breed. But if I ever have a flock without RIR and if I can have a roo, I’d get Buff Orpington chickens. I’m surprised that u have two of the most dominant breeds with the buff orps and they live happily together. ❤

Ha,someone who tells where u r located!!! Michigan!!

Would you please turn off music because it is so loud that makes me unable to hear you well. Your videos though are so important.

Whatever is on discount at the farm store is a good breed

Def ancona chickens

I have all three of those breeds but My three favorites would be buff Orpingtons, speckled Sussex, and standard Cochins (the Cochins aren’t great egg layers but they are big so they could be a meat bird they are super nice 😊)

@AcresOfAdventure

Жыл бұрын

Cochins are a breed we would like to get next! Thanks for your comment!

My daughters buff orpington hen hates me, she scratches me and flys out of my arms.. And i think you should get leghorn and polish, susex, silkie bantams!

@AcresOfAdventure

Жыл бұрын

I feel like the buffs have some attitude!

We have many but the Black Australorp.

@AcresOfAdventure

Жыл бұрын

People seem to love that breed!

@dahjr01hamlin59

Жыл бұрын

The australop is very very friendly, will squat and allow you to pick them up and kept right up with our ISA browns for the most part with laying. I want to push my flock with more austrlops and RIR. Both are amazing layers and both are great dual purpose. I currently have some leghorns and they are quite flighty but amazing at finding bugs( including ants) and awesome egg layers with several double yolks eggs.

Rhode Island Red. Silkie, none bearded and puffy looking one. Bantam, black Rooster. This is what l have now but l was looking for a good daul hardy breed myself that's why I'm watching all l can about different breeds.

@AcresOfAdventure

Жыл бұрын

I hope you find what you are looking for Robert, I would say buff Orpington is a good choice!

@robertcox7220

Жыл бұрын

@@AcresOfAdventure yes l agree thank you.

Can you export your chicken here in Philippines?

ISA BROWN AND CINNAMON QUEEN :)

@AcresOfAdventure

Жыл бұрын

I have heard great things about both especially the ISA Brown! Thank you for watching!

@keithvanpolen9049

Жыл бұрын

There really good bird the only downside is after about 2 years they almost stop laying eggs.

So I guess we're stuck with 4 leghorns...they were gifted to us by our neighbors.

Have you ever tried raising Dominique Chickens? I was thinking about raising some of them.

@AcresOfAdventure

Жыл бұрын

No I haven’t heard about them

@beverlystewart1096

Жыл бұрын

I had a flock of Dominiques (aka Domineckers) years ago. They are very pretty but flighty. Not calm.

@loganmitchell1403

Жыл бұрын

I love Dominiques. Very friendly, calm, love to be held. Definitely one of my favorite

Nice. We have those here and more. I love having the variety out there. We started with all barred but then kept going from there. I really love the Brahmas & Americanas physical appearance. The buff and the barred are the friendliest though. We love the differing personalities. Almost all of them get held, but only about half of them seem to actually enjoy it. I even carry my roosters around when it’s time to show them who the alpha cock is. It’s me. Uncle Kauffee. Nice vid

@AcresOfAdventure

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that!

I could not figure what the egg song was. Now I know.

My 4 Barred’s lay everyday

Most favored (currently): Black Australorp Least favored (currently): Rhode Island Red

it’s a Easter Egger oh ameraucana if you want to be specific

@AcresOfAdventure

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! It drove us crazy that we didn’t know

@gideonschrumm278

Жыл бұрын

Oh I have a question for you have you ever Have Black ausralorp is my favorite chicken breed if so I would like to know your opinion of them

Fellow michigander

@AcresOfAdventure

Жыл бұрын

Yes 😁

Jersey Giants Australorp Silver wyacott?

@tinamariewoehler649

Жыл бұрын

Quiet.

A have a Plymouth rooster

@AcresOfAdventure

Жыл бұрын

Is he a good rooster?

Nice video but the music made me stop watching before the end. Just saying.

🐓👍🎅🏻

Rhode Island Rooster make great roosters for a free range flock. You have to work when then when they are young and they can be the best roosters. Buff Ofingtons are even better but not as pretty. Americana and spotted sussex can be good roosters too. Avoid Barred Rock roosters, Black Copper Morans are very mean roosters you do not want in your yard. And with out Question any jungle fowl type are overly aggressive as roosters. My best Rooster that would eat out of my hands and let me hold him was my Rhode Island Rooster.

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@AcresOfAdventure

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Music makes it more difficult to understand what are you saying.

U need a rooster

Best chicken to start with is not from Poultry hatchery birds.

Chickens are supposed to make noise God made them that way just like he made cats meow and dogs to bark if a person really doesn't like to hear chickens and they really shouldn't get them

@AcresOfAdventure

Жыл бұрын

That is very true!

Mine come up to me and talk to me

I need chicken baby bus you send Bangladesh

@alikhan-ds1pu

9 ай бұрын

Give me your number

Thank you! We have already decided to get Buff Orpington hens, so this made us feel even better about our choice!

@AcresOfAdventure

Жыл бұрын

They are great, you will love them! It’s our daughters favorite.

@sandrakendrick176

Жыл бұрын

Buffs goo broody often. They are very sweet and gentle.