Raising Roosters with the Feather King

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What came first: the rooster or its beautiful plumage? For Tom Whiting, owner and founder of Whiting Farms, the two go hand-in-hand. The Colorado-based poultry genetics and production company specializes in breeding roosters whose stunning feathers are mainly sold for fly fishing lures. With a rooster taking a full year to grow to maturity and around 80,000 on site, Whiting's work is a true labor of love.
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17 янв 2017

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@Cordeneaux87 4 года назад

For the animal rights people out there... There are some other videos that go into more detail about the raising strategies. Mr. Whiting is honestly the most caring person when it comes to animal welfare. As he says in other videos, feathers are at the bottom of the list of needs, so if the animal isn't cared for perfectly, the feathers will be terrible. The fact that his birds look perfect means they are given the best possible care. They have wire because it allows moisture and waste to fall away, which prevents foot problems (research bumble-foot). It also allows the eggs to slowly roll down to be collected, rather than being broken. I will totally admit that commercial birds are often treated really bad, but these birds are rockstars to people in the Industry, and are treated as such before they meet their end.

@joeg5414 6 месяцев назад

those people are clueless. They don't care about the facts either. I saw one guy complaining that Dr. Whitings birds were "in an environment that's too loud and the chickens are not allowed privacy and personal autonomy." I mean WTF, people are so ignorant

@redshaftedflicker 5 лет назад

Thank you Mr. Tom Whiting for offering the best fly tying feathers available on this planet.

@lovetheoutdoors9485 6 лет назад

Who would dislike this video? Great job man. I grew up raising roosters. But more for sports lol

@jdfog2 7 лет назад

Great Video! Thanks for what you do Mr. Whiting.

@joeg5414 6 месяцев назад

1:49 I assume there isn't a big fly fishing scene in Kenya🤔 Surely those are going to some kind of commercial tying factory?

@jimclark5305 6 лет назад

Great looking birds.

@babylove5886 7 лет назад

My mother and brothers including you can be best friends. They love raising chickens and caring for them as much as you. Haha.

@ajwest6088 5 лет назад

What a great video. Never would have expected that I'd ever give a shit about roosters, but this guy does such a good job at showing how interesting they are!

@lisascarlett6496 7 лет назад

how to takecare of their feathers?

@guardemdog 6 лет назад

Do they get out of those little cages? We have rescue roosters and they take a bit of work to care for. We have to rotate them around so the hens aren't overwhelmed, but the bachelor pad is pretty big. I can't imagine sticking one of my guys in such little cages. If there aren't any hens you really shouldn't have too much fighting, don't understand why they are so confined.

@adrianrotariu4029 7 лет назад

interesting video. I wish I could have myself some feathers and other materials for making flies for fishing

@trapperweasel5781 4 года назад

I have a Barred Rock rooster I raised from TSC chicks that has very long hackles and saddles, but not as long as those in the video, but his are long enough they're pretty impressive. He's still young too, only about 7 months old.

@adrianrotariu4029 7 лет назад

interesant video . mi-as dori sa pot avea si eu niste pene si alte materiale pentru confectionarea mustelor pentru pescuit

@cherylgoode4160 7 лет назад

I just love your story on the roosters

@williamela3340 7 лет назад

Hey! I live in delta I know this guy

@MsFutureCartoonist 7 лет назад

I can respect it. I'm really loving how informative these slice of life memoirs are and what this channel is known for.

@sdpy15 6 лет назад

I was drooling when he went through their inventory.

@bitchplease4636 7 лет назад

It has to be damn Loud in there

@adrianrotariu4029 7 лет назад

interessante video. Vorrei poter avere io stesso alcune piume e altri materiali per fare le mosche per la pesca

@jamesklydebulosan5708 7 лет назад

that's what I like about chickens there patterns

@emirimastu9682 7 лет назад

Scandinavia really likes chicken feathers

@linejensen2526 5 лет назад

Thank you for a fantastic product, What are the color called, where there is Black and White grizzly and Whisky color? I would love too have that one, and I never seeing it in Denmark

@michaellewis9433 5 лет назад

Line Jensen Cree hackle

@oak8728 3 года назад

They’re only $300 for a cape

@DU_NIYA 2 года назад

U r a gr8 person 💝💙

@joeg5414 6 месяцев назад

I've spent a ridiculous amount on rooster feathers over the years😂

@thetinytunatank1889 7 лет назад

i have a pretty cool video with chickens from my aunts ranch

@limeyfigdet7460 6 лет назад

The birds are beautiful, and they should live somewhere beautiful too. They should not be locked in cages living the lives of empty shells, (pun intended).

@patchj3776 4 года назад

Limey Figdet these birds have far better lives than the majority of the chickens and roosters throughout the world just because they look more beautiful shouldn’t give you more of a reason to get angry about their living conditions. Keep in mind they don’t have to worry about predators

@SorosPhuvix 7 лет назад

Shame the birds are in cages like that. The feathers would be so much more brilliant with/in sunlight and some good grass and insects, etc.

@PirateTubeTV 4 года назад

Try to find enough land to raise thousands of birds is impossible

@Nikunnkyui 6 лет назад

I like chicken with less meat. They taste the best tbh

@abeltripoli9132 6 лет назад

Amazing feather development! Thanks Mr Whiting!

@marcoscastillomusic 7 лет назад

do they kill the chickens to pluck them

@Jasper-uh1cs 7 лет назад

Marcos Castillo they harvest the chicken sell the feathers and meat

@SjRippaa 7 лет назад

Ooops. Thumbsnail kinda looks like Jayden smiths hair.

@bepishepus3506 7 лет назад

loud noises!!!!!

@aidenleddy5443 7 лет назад

i cant believe you would show a video of a guy battery farming chickens

@amymanoharan284 6 лет назад

Do you know what the feathers would look like if they pasture raised them? I can tell you. I run a poultry farm where we pasture raise. I seldom see a roo or a hen with all of their feathers. The roos feathers area always beaten up long before they loose them. Not becauyse they fight with each other, but because that is what happens from being out in the 'wild' so to speak. They are nto raising them for meat or egg production. Its for feathers. Try thinking before you post.

@GHETTOCOWB0Y 5 лет назад

@@amymanoharan284 that's true, but its still no way for one of god's creations to live. Its just morally wrong. Its like breeding the strongest human in a cage. It would be in great physical form, but its mental would be depressed. Every animal including humans is either happy or sad with their living conditions

@hellatv8590 5 лет назад

I love roosters can I get one for free

@migglesish 6 лет назад

What music is this? The story wasn't that interesting

@thetinytunatank1889 7 лет назад

Go check out my video where tons of wild snowbirds were flying up to me and eating bread right out of my hand!

@jenniferesa4726 7 лет назад

cool chicken💖💖❤❤😍

@kevetekkiraichy9781 4 года назад

Ikr

@efrenchen293 6 лет назад

I would appreciate the effort and all, but the methods for that are just horrible

@giorgetti11 6 лет назад

It would be nice if the chickens where out and about doing their thing.i find it cruel for them to be raised this way.gamefowl are raised better than this.

@jimclark5305 6 лет назад

It's about the feathers. You cant put a bunch of roosters out togethers and not have them destroy the feathers you are raising them for if they spend half there time fighting.

@couch_gag 7 лет назад

Mass farming should NOT be a part of out Great Big Story.

@TheNotSoFakeNews 7 лет назад

mass farming? so you think starvation a better alternative?

@jimclark5305 6 лет назад

Do you buy any meat? if you do it's a 99.9% chance it is mass farmed.

@amymanoharan284 6 лет назад

If you know nothing about a subject... you really should refrain from commenting. They are not "Mass farming" for meat or eggs.

@MrHouse-tz6is 4 года назад

Jim Clark no we check the labels

@joshsfishroom7702 6 лет назад

Sad they have to kill and skin them to get the good feathers. Too bad they can use molted ones.

@sdpy15 6 лет назад

J V you obviously know nothing about tying flies.

@tv-bones8521 7 лет назад

2:35 is it just me or is that a real shitty way to put that rooster back, i hate things like this, just imagine those rooters clarws from walking on the wires all there life.

@Orrmar 7 лет назад

You've also been raising roosters since you were 10 I'm guessing?

@TheParkourFencer 7 лет назад

You don't have to do something terrible to know that it's wrong.

@stephenstammer8630 2 года назад

Just for clarification, hold them upside down and they lay still so you can put them down without hurting them. If you just try to get them to walk off your hand they will try to bail out at the door and hurt themselves. Set them down upside down gently and they’ll just roll over.

@tjj4lab 7 лет назад

That's a terrible way to breed chickens. Chickens naturally from birth love nothing more than scratching around in the dirt eating grass and bugs. That is such a cruel and un-natural way to keep birds. And for fishing lures?

@Juber777 7 лет назад

I don't disagree but at least they look healthy.

@imo5177 7 лет назад

bitch you probably eat chicken nuggets everyday stfu

@imo5177 7 лет назад

and naturally humans aint suppose to be living in a house so sleep outside next to a fire

@tjj4lab 7 лет назад

No doubt, but I know from personal experience this isn't good for chickens. I got my chicks as day old, I had to keep them inside under a heat lamp to keep them alive. They had never seen outside or grass, When they were strong enough I took them outside just to see what happened. Immediately they behaved like normal chicks, despite never seeing grass and no older chickens to show them what to do they started scratching around looking for things to eat. It's inbuilt from birth with these animals they have a natural compulsion to do these things. When it got late I put the chickens back inside. This cycle lasted a week, until when I tried to put the chickens back inside they went berserk, you would think I was killing them how much they resisted. They would prefer the cool, wet, muddy outside to being safe and cosy inside any day. No doubt in my mind, this is not a good way to treat birds.

@tjj4lab 7 лет назад

Sorry that argument is invalid, humans built their own shelters, we choose to live inside, when chickens build their own cages and choose to live in them, then you will have a point. Until then you're just being a moron. Do you know anything about chickens? Have you breed or kept chickens before? Do you know the natural behaviours that they like to display? Speaking from a stance of ignorance is rarely a good strategy.

@manu.yt25 7 лет назад

Is that supposed to be a nice video? Those animals shoulden't be caged like this, that's terrible....

@NoName_716 7 лет назад

Manu B What if they're caged for security? What if they are caged only at night? We don't know...unless you know something that everyone else doesn't. In that case, I'd love to know more.

@catradummy_ytp 7 лет назад

Agape_0716 That obviously wasn't at night

@NoName_716 7 лет назад

Thanks guys but I wanted to hear it from him. I just hate it when people jump to conclusions without understanding the context.

@manu.yt25 7 лет назад

Okay, I haven't thought about the possible fights between roosters.... but, these cages seems to be really small and they look like all the bad intensive poultry farm with no place for the animals in a complete artificial place (no ground, only metal).... so, yes, I didn't found those conditions "beautifull" to watch (even know that there are worse poultry farm than this one...).