Our Backyard Chicken Breeds

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Wondering what type of backyard chickens to get? We go over the types of birds we have in our flock, their personalities, and the strategy behind our choices. We also discuss what chicken breed we will be getting next and why.
If you have some tips or a video on best backyard chicken breeds, please be sure to leave a comment or link below. We encourage community and want to provide access to a variety of information so viewers can make their own informed decisions about the topics we cover.
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@jeanettewaverly2590 7 лет назад

This is the best backyard chicken video I've ever seen! The diminutive "Vanna Whites" with their feathered friends are unbeatable.

@Guildbrookfarm 7 лет назад

+Jeanette Waverly :0)

@philpmo2620 7 лет назад

Wonderful family. My favorite homesteading channel.

@Guildbrookfarm 7 лет назад

Thanks!

@bushcraft2012 7 лет назад

Very nice assortment of hens. Looking forward to viewing the video of your new flock when they arrive.

@Guildbrookfarm 7 лет назад

Will do! Look for them in April

@hufflepufflez3293 6 лет назад

Truffle is ADORABLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

@staticfade9027 7 лет назад

Another great chicken video :) Ours are a week old now and your info has helped a lot in getting us started. Thanks!

@Guildbrookfarm 7 лет назад

Good luck with the birds!

@janetryan3837 7 лет назад

Love your videos!! Keep them coming!

@Guildbrookfarm 7 лет назад

:0)

@kerryburke3864 6 лет назад

I have kept English Sussex before and they are a big bird with good meat and also will brood. They are an old breed as well. Worth a look I feel.

@YankeeLivn 7 лет назад

Thanks for sharing

@Guildbrookfarm 7 лет назад

We have been missing your videos!

@mollysgreenacres9237 7 лет назад

That was a good video and informative. I have about 50 layers several varieties. I always wanted to know about the Dorkings, maybe u can post on that. Nice videos from you and family also liked the mixed drinks lol Happy healthy new year to you!

@Guildbrookfarm 7 лет назад

+Mollys GreenAcres We will definitely be doing some follow ups. Thanks for watching!

@bobrousse8593 7 лет назад

We got birds from mypetchicken. We were torn between Buff Orpington and Buff Brahma, but the feather-footed Brahma won. Then my wife fell in love with Silkies. We placed an order, but they were substituted with bantam Mottled Cochin's. We also picked up three "Rayons" (Silkies crossed with who knows what). The great news is that my Brahma flock started laying this week!

@Guildbrookfarm 7 лет назад

We order from them as well. There are no local breeders around us. Maybe we will start one ;0) Congrats on the Brahma flock!

@clayman2377 7 лет назад

There's a programme that used to be on over here called River Cottage about someone on a small holding, he bred 3 different breeds for meat and the docking came out the best tasting bird of the lot.

@Guildbrookfarm 7 лет назад

+Clayman They are supposed to be one of the best! Guess we will see

@blacklock1871 7 лет назад

Just found your channel, great content and very good video quality. We have had chickens for 3 years or so now and have tried many varieties. Rhode Island Reds, Bard Rock, Americauna, golden sex-link, and a few others I can't remember. My wife loves the Rhode Island Reds because they are so friendly and like people, I think I like the Bards for their cold weather hardiness. But variety is more fun anyway then having just all the same. We had 16 at one time and we're getting 12 eggs each day at peak production. We have reduced our numbers now to four just so we could get fewer eggs over the winter. It does become a chore at times and our family was getting tired of eggs.

@Guildbrookfarm 7 лет назад

+Blacklock A dozen a day is a lot of eggs. Lots of quiche! Thanks for sharing!

@BearKingchannel 7 лет назад

Very nice! )))

@heybehappy5570 7 лет назад

Jamie love your channel. You have a wonderful family. When I first came across your channel I was intrigued. Then I saw your tatt's and thought wow. Watching more and more I see there's a lot more too you. Keep up the vids, your family is awesome and inspiring. What are those tats' ? Anyway?

@Guildbrookfarm 7 лет назад

+Hey Behappy welcome to the channel

@TheFewellHomestead 7 лет назад

Love them!!

@Guildbrookfarm 7 лет назад

Yaa...we are somewhat attached :0)

@Whitewing89 7 лет назад

I picked up a speckled Sussex, buff orpington and Easter Egger. my Sussex is my boldest bird at a week of age she snapps up most any new food opportunity wether feeder crickets, an earthworm in the grass or an unearthed grub. she also isn't skittish about getting picked up. my buff seems the most layed back and my easter egger cries whenever daddy leaves

@kkschickensandhomestead2623 7 лет назад

Just beautiful birds. Hope your little buff heals fast. I just love my chickens. I fell in love with them so much I have over a 100 and I have a house chicken(red frizzle) lol. This spring I'm thinking of adding meat birds and turkeys. We also have ducks and geese.

@Guildbrookfarm 7 лет назад

I would love to get some Indian Runners. I love duck eggs :0)

@kkschickensandhomestead2623 7 лет назад

We have black swedish and muscovy's. We had some runners but they were boys and mean, they would go after the chicks and ducklings, so we got rid of the. Our female runner was nice but we left her go with them since they were always together.

@Guildbrookfarm 7 лет назад

Good to know!

@AdelJeff 7 лет назад

Great Video and plans! One thing I do you might like is when one of your hens goes broody in the layer flock give her a batch of your Dorking eggs to set on... Makes everyone happy and your dorkings keep laying... :o) Looking forward to more videos...

@Guildbrookfarm 7 лет назад

We had a similar idea. Our silkie looks like she may become a good momma. Thanks for sharing!

@jeanettewaverly2590 7 лет назад

I bet she will be. The bantam breeds are known for their broodiness.

@Guildbrookfarm 7 лет назад

+Jeanette Waverly Yep that's one reason we got her.

@ebilkitteh24 7 лет назад

we are raising egg layers as the husband and i eat tons of eggs. we have two RIRs, tho we are thinking one is a roo, a silver laced wyandotte (these were gotten from a farm with really poor conditions and we lost the two barred rocks and a red a few weeks after getting them), four barred rocks and three americaunas (we ordered these from the local feed shop). my two reds love me to bits, they try every moment to jump and nestle on me. our silver laced is the husband baby girl, she is so very chill. the barred rock and americaunas are still babies but are rambunctious and loving. i named one of the americaunas marshmallow because she is the fluffiest of them all. she loves the snuggles. i don't know if i could ever raise meat birds. after losing half my flock the first few weeks in, i was devastated and almost against getting more girls. glad husband talked me into getting more. i love your birds and your videos!! give them all hugs from the ruby house!!

@Guildbrookfarm 7 лет назад

That is funny to read because my silver laced seems to have attached to Jeremy as well. Which is odd because I am around them more often. Glad you got back into birds!

@banditquest4756 7 лет назад

FYI! Mushroom is an 'Old English Breed'. She is a female and not as aggressive as the Old English Roosters! I use to raise this breed here in southeast Louisiana! My daughter loved caring for her chickens!

@Guildbrookfarm 7 лет назад

Mushroom is an Easter Egger. She is our curious hen and lays the loveliest blue eggs :0)

@SailorsMrs86 7 лет назад

Never heard of the Dorking when I was looking through chicken breeds. I'll have to look into them. I planned to have a backyard coup in the spring but our deck was unsafe and starting to fall apart and my husband did that project instead. I want to get to being more self sufficient but it'll be a slow transition. Like you're we are more in a neighborhood and I'm working on my husband to move to have more land but house prices have gone up in my area because of the growth going on in our area. So it makes it easy to sell but not to buy a bigger chunk of land. :( It was hard trying to find the place we're in now with as much/little land that we have. I just found your channel about a week or so ago and I'm loving it. I'm looking forward to watching your journey unfold. :)

@Guildbrookfarm 7 лет назад

That is the exact same problem we have right now. We are also limited in our radius. But there is a lot you can do right there without moving. Trust me it's best to take it somewhat slow. There is a lot to learn! Good luck!

@SailorsMrs86 7 лет назад

Yep, I figure I'll just be working on all the skill sets that I can so I hopefully won't be too overwhelmed if/when the time comes. I started canning this year and exceeded my goals in that. Still haven't pressure canned but that's my goal for 2017. :D I'm constantly tying different things in the garden and we planted 5 fruit trees, 3 blueberry bushes and two different kinds of raspberries. My boys love picking berries and eating them at our house. It makes me all warm and fuzzy inside when they do. Thanks and good luck to you guys too! :D

@marignybellot2154 3 года назад

I love Gary! I saw the video when you washed her and I am so sad she got taken by a hawk :(

@steveharris2589 7 лет назад

Very Interesting Video Jaime!!! Have you had trouble with dogs getting chickens? I have never saw a fence like you have is there something in your videos about it.? Thank You 🐓🐓🐓😊

@Guildbrookfarm 7 лет назад

+Steve Harris No issues with dogs, but foxes yes. We cover our fence in another video called Our Coop Setup

@JoeKrol 6 лет назад

Another great video and your girls are adorable! I’m hoping to get started next year so I am researching. I was thinking of having 6-8 birds and culling out two or three per year. I was looking at a mix of black australorps, buff Orpingtons, and barred rocks. I believe they are considered purpose birds what has your experience been with those breeds?

@Guildbrookfarm 6 лет назад

No experience with BRs but buff and australorps are good tempered

@rough-hewnhomestead4751 7 лет назад

We are thinking ahead to keeping egg chickens (we raise meat birds). We are thinking of getting some Buff Orpingtons and my husband is looking at Rhode Island Reds. Our 7yo wants "Easter Eggers"...so we may have to allow her a couple of those. ;) Thanks for the vid!

@Guildbrookfarm 7 лет назад

We love our Easter Egger and Ameraucana. They are our sweetest birds. Good luck with your Buffs or Reds!

@leelee001 7 лет назад

we have a mix flock but we want eggs mostly my family and I thought road island reads and black asterlops for next year and they will be free range and have lots of fun chicken things to do .

@Guildbrookfarm 7 лет назад

+leelee Sounds like you have some breed that will work for your needs. Good luck!

@leelee001 7 лет назад

thank-you

@MrsSoapPeddlersHomestead 7 лет назад

I go for pets and colorful eggs too. I want to interact with my critters...all of them. Now we have not raised any animal for meat. What I prefer to do is go hafsies with a fellow homesteader for beef pork and chicken. It just works better for me. I cannot eat an animal if I have looked into their eyes. It is a spiritual thing for me. Anyway I love your choice of birds!

@Guildbrookfarm 7 лет назад

That is a great option. It is good you have that relation.

@TheTinMan3D 7 лет назад

Gary!!

@tomstohler8380 7 лет назад

Nice chickens,, would you consider RIR a duel purpose breed?? Great layers,, but I'd really like to go the direction you are,, thanks

@Guildbrookfarm 7 лет назад

+Tom Stohler We are doing a dual-purpose called a Dorking this spring.

@NobleHomestead 7 лет назад

Beautiful chickens! I am also attached to mine. We actually have lost two in the past two weeks, and it is devastating. It's definitely like losing a family member. It's nice to see spoiled chickens, they definitely spoil you back. I LOVE our eggs. I have been trying so many pound cake recipes, and will share when I find the PERFECT one :)

@Guildbrookfarm 7 лет назад

So sorry to hear about your loss. Can't wait to see your recipe on the pound cake. I am sure it will be fantastic!

@NobleHomestead 7 лет назад

Aww ... For sure a fattening but fun endeavor!

@lifeinmyemptynest 7 лет назад

Noble Homestead, I've also lost two of my chickens recently, it is hard. One hen got caught under the coop door, the other was egg bound. I tried to save her, but she did not make it. My hens are 2 1/2 years old. It's been fun, I'm very attached, but I'm not liking this business of them dying 😢

@NobleHomestead 7 лет назад

So, so sorry! I totally empathize. I lost a little Easter Egger hen and a guinea hen also to red-tailed Hawks this past month. At this point I'm keeping him under wraps until spring because there's no tree cover. Hugs.

@Guildbrookfarm 7 лет назад

+Noble Homestead Thank you. We are doing a delayed release to see if that works. Good luck to both of us!

@joetakacs2132 4 года назад

How much land are yall on?

@shannonhicks3788 7 лет назад

Can you post the link where you order your chickens from? Thank you!

@Guildbrookfarm 7 лет назад

Since we order small batch, we get ours from My Pet Chicken

@matthewclarke3720 6 лет назад

I wonder why they did not consider "Rocks" Barred Plymouth Rocks or "Barred Rocks", as they're called, are one of the most popular dual-purpose chickens on small farms today. I want to know more about this Dorking breed. Matthew

@Guildbrookfarm 6 лет назад

Temperment. As for the Dorks, I think the line needs improved before I can recommend them.

@joebonsaipoland 7 лет назад

Do they all lay about one egg a day at least in the summertime and how do the eggs taste?

@Guildbrookfarm 7 лет назад

The eggs are amazing. Almost as good as duck eggs.

@joebonsaipoland 7 лет назад

***** thank you!

@candicechristensen1753 7 лет назад

where did you order the Dorking chickens from? I've read about them and for the life of me I cant remember why I decided against them😅

@Guildbrookfarm 7 лет назад

+Candice Christensen My Pet Chicken. But I think they may ultimately ship from McMurray hatchery. If you order direct through them I think there is a min quantity of 15 or so

@candicechristensen1753 7 лет назад

That's so fun! Well I can't wait to hear about them and what you think once they arrive! Good luck

@raincoast9010 7 лет назад

It's a lot harder to chop the heads off chickens when you name them and make them pets.

@Guildbrookfarm 7 лет назад

Yes it is.

@therealrobertdeniro 4 года назад

It’s hard either way

@cvuedoo9608 7 лет назад

black ameraucana are delicious

@AmazingGrace945 7 лет назад

Show us some of the colored eggs. I've never seen any.

@Guildbrookfarm 7 лет назад

I see you found them in the other video! We are getting more colored layers this month which should be laying in the fall. Follow us on Instagram if you want to see daily pics of things like that: instagram.com/guildbrookfarm :0)

@JamesWhite-ny3tw 7 лет назад

If you got your Dorkings from a hatchery, most people end up disappointed in their "dual-purpose-ness" if they're from a hatchery. Many people get heritage Dorkings from hatcheries and end up replacing them with birds from breeders.

@Guildbrookfarm 7 лет назад

I heard that too. Unfortunately, there is no one local that I know of that breeds them. There is a heritage place that ships them, but it is in lots of 25+ and there is a year waiting list. We have to make do for now. Thanks for commenting and pointing that out

@JamesWhite-ny3tw 7 лет назад

Guildbrook Farm | Simple Sustainable Living You're welcome. You could try finding breeders around the country and ordering hatching eggs. There is a "find-a-breeder" tool on the Livestock Conservancy website. Are you on backyardchickens.com?

@yawarabid 6 лет назад

U should do something to protect them from predators

@AnAlaskaHomestead 7 лет назад

Everybody loves Gary Busey!

@Guildbrookfarm 7 лет назад

+My Alaska Dream I know! He's Awesome! Lol

@geography_guy335 7 лет назад

hello, I'm wondering if you raise meat rabbits?

@Guildbrookfarm 7 лет назад

+Michael Maynor - Nope. We thought about it. But it's really hot here.

@emmat1605 7 лет назад

What happened to Maple that she ended up not being so friendly with humans?

@Guildbrookfarm 7 лет назад

We had 107 degree temps and had to cool her down by bringing her in the house and misting all the hens with water. She didn't like either and associates our hand with water and removal from her flock. She comes up to us and isn't aggressive, but doesn't like being held.

@emmat1605 7 лет назад

oh poor thing :-D

@American-OutdoorsNet 7 лет назад

Our black Australorpes have been the most docile and submissive birds. The Buff Orpingtons are great egg layers but tend to be a little bossy with the others. The Bared Rocks (salt and pepper) are a bit stand offish and not aggressive at all. Whether they are pets or future meals has been debated in our household with the intensity of a Clinton Trump debate.

@Guildbrookfarm 7 лет назад

LOL!!!