The Best Chicken Breeds for Your Homestead | McMurray Hatchery
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- Опубліковано 23 бер 2020
- Join McMurray Hatchery vice president and co-owner Tom Watkins at home as he talks about the best chicken breeds for a homestead. This video is part of the Grow Your Own Food Series - a collaboration with the @HomesteadersofAmerica. To view more videos in this series by other channels, visit • How to GROW Your OWN F... .
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You guys should make videos on which of your breeds is best for certain category's like self sustainability, foraging, egg laying etc. it would be very helpful in choosing breeds and I am sure everyone would enjoy it
Great idea!!
Yeah, and title the video "how to only purchase birds once" that will get them to do, they want to educate everyone on how to not have to buy from them... Lol
I'm kidding, most will still buy and not breed.
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@@mmatraineemany ppl that keep chickens can’t have roosters
Best sound you can hear is "again" "again". So nice.
Gordon Petrie it took me a second to figure out what you meant. I agree with the comment.
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Nice video. Good to see you doing more videos. You should do a series of breed specific videos. showing them at hatch, as pullets and as adults. Tell us their history and uses and traits etc. It would be an invaluable resource going forward and will direct more buyers to your hatchery!
I love Murray McMurray hatchery, I’ve never received a bad order, always 100% live delivery of hardy birds!
Absolutely agree. Ordered many times. Results positive, birds great!
Hands down... Murray Mac are top o' the game. Love their birds, or should I say chicks.
My family has been using McMurray's for over 40 years
Keep up the good work. My family use to raise chickens from the local feed store, they came from y’all. Keep cranking out videos!
Thanks for sharing! I look forward to receiving our first order of chicks for this year next week🐣. I have ordered chicks from Murray McMurray for a lot of years now and always soo happy! Now that I am married with a toddler we sit down as a family and look through the magazine and then I spend hours online thinking and planning for the next 5 years. My controlling side does choose the majority of what we order but I get a few for my son and husband lol you never know I might find something new I like and it become a regular in our flock. This year i'm going back to some breeds I know I like and also trying some new to see how they are free range and with egg production. We have all our chickens on pasture starting last year and eventually we will get a guardian dog. This year we are building a large hen house and going to plant fruit trees in the field. We provide eggs for our families and friends so we are working on really increasing our flock🐔 since we are always out of eggs with a list of people wanting eggs. We are also switching from brown egg layers to colorful eggs...Actually my husband requested that while looking at your magazine ❤ our current flock is mostly blue laced red wyandottes, silver penciled rocks and partridge rocks. We have some old ladies around that mostly are in charge of garden clean up but still occasionally lay some eggs. We have a huge problem with ravens stealing our eggs every day 😫 i'm looking into nest boxes that the eggs roll out of the stealing zone. We have tried bird scare tape, etc... nothing seems to keep them away and it's really frustrating losing a dozen eggs per day if your not home gathering eggs throughout the day. Thank you for your videos and your beautiful catalog❤ can't wait for our chicks to arrive 🐥
Hi, I ordered 25 chicks last year from you and I was, and still am, very pleased. I ordered AMERACAUNAS, TRUE BLUE WHITINGS, TRUE GREEN WHITINGS ,and SILVER SPANGLED HAMBURGS. I am SO happy with the WHITINGS!!! BLUE and GREEN eggs everyday!!! Plus the little Hamburg 's white egg. It's so exciting to open my nest box top and see all the colorful eggs!!! I'm still a kid with the colored eggs. I named most of my birds and they truly know their names-- some actually come running to me when I call out their name!!! And several of the "special" ones will kumpnup on my lap as I'm sitting there. Such joy they have brought to my life. All except the 1 mean Rooster! The other 2 are fine, 1 is even friendly to me and a great leader! 👍 THANK YOU MURRAY MCMURRAY!!
Truly admire the work you do
Thanks for sharing so much of what you do. We are hatching our first birds this year and finishing our first run of meat birds.
Hope to hatch 300 for next spring.
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I like your videos. You see me like a genuinely nice and outgoing fella. I bought some cochins from you recently. they are almost out of the brooder. I want to thank you for the beautiful birds. I'm hoping they will hatch plenty of chicky babies out for me. God bless you and your beautiful family.
Excellent! Thanks
Great tips on good breeds for backyard chickens!!
Not only do you folks have a wonderful assortment of poultry you have a great catalog to match.
So happy Jess turned me onto your hatchery. This video was awesome. Subscribed.
Awesome, we love Jess. Welcome and thanks for subscribing!
I love all the breeds but the brown leghorns I got from MM were awesome!
Thank you!
Well done Tom!! We are new to chickens. We got our first three checks that were all Plymouth bard rocks back in late December. Then added three more colored laying breeds in January. As chicken math goes I have a desire to add three more. A white egg producer, a black australorp( that’s just the one that my son really wants) and something else. Ha ha Ha but do I really want to have nine chickens?
Solid video. I'd love breed spotlight videos. Take one breed (or group brahmas etc) and focus on them, traits, pluses, minuses, etc.
I’ve had dual birds who laid beautifully! I’m raising buff brahmas for meat this year :) I wanna keep a breeding pair :) I love just having so many different birds ! I try to keep as close to heritage type breeds as possible .
Neighbor caught this really pretty chicken that was in his yard and gave it to us. We’ve had her for two days now and she’s already given us two eggs!!! Pretty sure she’s some type of Andalusian chicken, got that blue color
I intend to keep things simple. Road Island Reds as a dual purpose and Cornish cross for meat. Have a great day 🌤
We love Murray McMurray!! Great video!
Thanks
Can you please do a vidoe on BEST CHICKENS FOR A SMALL URBAN HOME. Maybe some that aren't loud. Thank you 🤗
Quiet bird, good layer,freindly, ... I'm no expert, but I think I just described Buff Orpingtons.
yLeprechaun ...I’ve had buff Orpingtons and they are a sweet bird. For some reason they weren’t the hardiest though..I think the wild birds that came into the yard brought some bird virus in or something so we lost them. We now have feeders that we fill and the chickens step on the panel and the feed is exposed so the chicken feed isn’t ever on the ground for the entire wild bird population to feed on. We put coops in my ‘secret garden’ area so they have a fenced garden with trees, grass, rosemary, roses and lots of shade. Every evening the trees were loaded with wild birds waiting for me to leave and they ate here & slept in the trees. After we added the feeders we only have a few doves come in looking for spillage. I.loved my Orpingtons. I did lots of research on chickens before I got them and no one said to get feeders that won’t draw in the wild populations that will eat everything and poop everywhere! We wanted a ‘free range with grass’ for them so we didn’t want a pen with a cover, that looks cruel to us. Chickens need grass and if they aren’t in a confined area they don’t kill it like if confined in a pen.
@@laurenandreas5950, hmmm that is weird. They billed as a cold weather layer, so I assumed they would be hardy. I guess I never really paid attention to how theyvdid in comparison to others in the Winter. Maybe your onto something with the wild population. We have lots of feeders around for the wild population cause I like to see them to. I think the black oils we provide for them might help keep them from competing with the chooks.
I have to agree with you about free range. We have 24 acres of timberland, so it's easy for us. Sadly not everyone has that option. But I've seen some pretty nice options in some town settings. One person had box planters they swapped in n out to provide fresh pasture.
Buff Orps will be on our order list this year again, I want some "Momma birds", so I will payvattention this Winter and see how they respond in comparison to others. I will also take note of how the wild population is interacting with the chickens on my place. Thanks for the conversation.
We just ordered chicks. Jess with Roots and Refuge had a little influence on our decision. Use the code “ROOTS” for 15 % off your order with McMurray Hatchery.
Yes! Thank you! I love roots and refuge! I hope this offer is still going
Red Stars are also excellent companions. One found me and one found my daughter, and we couldn't ask for a nicer, more entertaining bird. Mine would come to the back door (I was working from home) to cluck at me to come out and lift up all the rocks and stepping stones so she could eat the bugs. My daughter's was the only chicken on her ranchette to hang out with the people at the hot tub. I will definitely be getting these again!
Couldn't agree more! They are not only excellent layers, but nice hens too.
Hey great watch a few videos and a few others that mentioned the Murray Hatchery and I’m trying to find out if Murray’s ship to the Caribbean or to the USVI??? Catalogs and chicks.
What are your thoughts on the Delaware Chicken Breed as an egg layer?
a blouse with pockets for eggs , outstanding !
I am so looking forward to receiving my first chicks in early May! I live in the city, so even thought it is legal here, I am a little bit worried about my nosy neighbors.
You can generally keep neighbors happy by providing them with eggs. :)
@@McMurrayHatchery That's what I am hoping. I am buttering them up with kindness already.
So cool to see your dog so comfortable around the chickens. Did it take much training initially?
We raise our dogs around young kids and all sorts of animals so they are accustomed to lots of movement and noise from the beginning. Im afraid they arent good hunting dogs but great family dogs
Love the video as a newbie. My question is which hens are the calmest with children 😊
Most hens are super calm, even Rhode island reds where the Rhode island red roosters can be aggressive to humans. We have barred rocks and they follow my kids around and let them pick them up and play with them. Just tame em while they're young and you should have good friendly hens
Good video! Up here in the mountains I need a black bird, anything white and the hawks go crazy and eat them up. I also look for a bird that can stand -40F for a week at a time so it needs to be a big bird. I also look for a dual purpose for meat and eggs. I also need just one breed, can't mix them up for my purpose because I sell the hatching eggs. I used to have Rhode Island Reds but the bottom fell out of the hatching egg market, now I'm looking for another breed that is popular but not that popular to keep competition down and sells for a lot of money for a dozen hatching eggs to try to capture that market. I also run my chickens with ducks and sell those hatching eggs as well. Just a few things to consider...
Check out Buckeyes.
We love our Rhode Island reds
I have follow this hatchery closely online but my question is will I be able to place order from your hatchery to Sierra leone west Africa
Looking for dual purpose, Texas heat tolerant, heritage breed. What's your suggestion for beginner, small, rural, homesteader, for personal use only (not interested in selling eggs or meat).
How do the different breeds get along with each other?
You mentioned, what sounded like, the isa brown chicken, but I can't find it in the catalog.
Look for a Red Star. They are essentially the same thing as an ISA Brown and a Cinnamon Queen. Each hatchery just calls them something different. :)
I love the Sussex birds! They're so pretty!
I agree. Gorgeous girls. We had one once and she was just a freindly, beautiful lady. We called her Nancy. :( she succombed to age. I miss her.
Is the red star also called cinnamon queen? Thank you for your time
For the most part, yes. The Red Star, Cinnamon Queen and ISA Brown are all very similar. All are sex link chickens, but they can vary based on the line they come from. All are good brown egg layers.
I saw that there are speckled sussex chickens and if anyone knows, how often do speckled sussex hens go broody and what is the average temperament of the roosters?
Don't know about roosters but can fill you in on hens. Speckled Sussex chickens are wonderful. Great, easy going personalities and love to chatter away right next to you in the yard. My grandchildren love them and I have a 5 yr old hen that still lays 5 eggs a week. My biggest complaint is they go broody at least 2 times a year. I don't keep a rooster because I live in town so no fertile eggs for a broody hen to sit on. I don't like having to separate them from the flock to help them get over the broodiness. But other than that, they are wonderful chickens.
The rooster we show in this video is Murray, he's a Speckled Sussex. He is nice, calm and alert. It all depends on each rooster - you'll find people who say they are nice and people who won't. Our experience is they have a nice, even temperament and get along well in a flock. The hens are more likely to go broody and make very good mothers.
Thank you for your helpful replies
Can you make a Brahma with no leg feathers the thing that turns me off to them is the feathered legs
Do you have a sister company for Canada? Or a company you highly recommend? Don’t forget about us!
We do sell to Canada. Our Canadian orders ship to U.S. Post Office locations near the border. You would need to also order the paperwork needed through us for the birds, then come across and pick up the birds and then transport them back into Canada. Give us a call any time and we can answer any questions you have.
Do u have pure Cornish breeds?
Black australorps are at the top of egg laying and dual purpose
When you talk about breeds it would be wonderful if you added a picture on the side showing the actual breed cus some people (yeah ok Im talking about my self) might not know all of the breeds and how they look :) just a tip on a small improvement
Great idea, thanks!
Simple questions. I live in south Texas. What’s the best egg layer and best meat bird for my short winters?
Leghorns, Red Stars, and Whiting True Greens are the top laying breeds. Other top layers include Rhode Island Reds and Black Stars. Since you're so far south, look at Minorcas, they do well in hot climates. Any of our meat birds will do well if protected from extreme heat and given access to grass. Give us a call and we can give you recommendations based on how you plan to raise your meat birds, and if you're looking for fast growing or slow growing. Our number is 800.456.3280.
this coulda been a 2 second video .. Dominiques are THE BEST .....
Can one order the chicken from macmurray to Africa( nigeria).
I would like to get a rooster for my four hens. Help i live in beatty Oregon
best breed i have also aa breed
Interesting intro 🤣
is Sussex & Brahmas meat good & does their meat has high demand in the market ????
Do you ship to Puerto Rico?
Sorry, we do not. We only ship within the U.S. 50 states.
Again! Again!!
I buy some chickens from your try guys
how do you keep different breeds on a homestead and preserve genetics . Even if you have 1 breed. cant you only have 1 rooster meaning all your chicks will be half siblings
You want one rooster for every 5 or 6 hens. Some say one for every 10. You could have a half dozen of several different breeds (5 hens and a rooster). If you had one separate smaller coop and run where you could isolate, you could run them all together in the main coop and run and just cycle thru pulling out breed set to isolate for a few weeks (wait at least to weeks before saving eggs to hatch to ensure other cocks sperm are not still viable in the hens...I've heard some breeds can last even 4 weeks so you might have to do some research. Only one sperm can fertilize one egg but if there's a mix of sperm from different cocks it's a lottery.) If you had multiple separate places you could isolate several "sets" at once.
And yes, you might want to bring in new blood (a rooster from a different breeder) every year.
Just got chicks. 10 barred rocks and 10 USA browns
Do you ship to Africa?
Sorry we do not. We only ship within the 50 US states.
I live in Washington state in a suburb of Seattle...not really sure a city postal service can be trusted with a baby chick shipment
Hi Bernadette, we ship to all of the 50 states through the U.S. Postal Service, and have many customers in your area. If you have questions about shipping chicks through the mail, give us a call at 800.456.3280.
Murray McMurray Hatchery OK good to know...have to get my coop made first, something Mobil and fence the yard against neighbors dogs, so it might not happen this year...this will be the first time having chickens! Yikes!
Bernadette Jeffers ...We live in southern New Mexico and this morning the shipment that was going to our local feed store was last tracked in El Paso and they lost track of where they sent it. When they found it, it was hundreds of miles away and half the chicks were dead. El Paso, TX sucks for any type of delivery service! I don’t know where the feed store ordered them from but if the delivery system is bad they can deliver unhealthy or dead chicks.... Don’t order anything that has to go through El Paso, TX!!!
Lauren Andreas Oh thank you Lauren! My daughter in law is from Texas, so Texas is special! We are going to let our grass detox and do chickens next year
Send. Catalogs
You can do a better video than this for homestead breeds, or even to just better market birds to anyone. You should list the breeds for each catagory and cut in 10 - 15 seconds of footage of that bird from the farm's that are producing eggs for that breed for the hatchery, or customer's flocks who are proud of what they have grown and would like to show it off. Have the names of the breed on the screen and include a clutch of 3 eggs to show colour, throw in a standard Grade A large egg for comparison if the size is different or to make the colour 'pop' to quote you. Show us what we can expect unsexed chicks to look like when they near harvest, what the hens are going to look like if we may want to keep them to grow on and lay eggs for a while before harvesting for meat. You've got the resources. People don't want to flip through pictures anymore. They want videos! And don't forget ducks! They can lay as many eggs as a lot of so called egg layers and they can produce a nice Sunday roast too. I've spent days trying to figure out what I would put into my imaginary flock, waiting for websites to open, paging back and forth and it can be very frustrating. I can't imagine someone actually trying to populate a coop by a certain date having to do it. Come on, Meat Birds, Egg Layers, Dual Purpose, Coloured Eggs - there's 4 top videos for views for your website next year!
Can we have a clip of just chickens making chicken noises not other musical instruments PLEASE it is what we love Chickens
Eric Clapton?!
I might be the only one here, but - what does sex linked mean?
It means you can sex the bird from hatch because of the coloring. The male might be a light color while the female will be a darker color, or, visa versa.
That's a term that means the gender of the chicks can be identified at hatch by color. These are hybrid breeds so that is not an inherited trait in future generations. Our Red Star, is a sex link chicken breed and are our best brown egg layers.
microphone my guy
Dual purpose birds taste better
Sorry not a fan of tiny humans
Very sad for you. Wonder if you’d even be here if your mom would have felt the same way.
Wow...all the JOY you have missed. Children are some of the BEST teachers in life...Perhaps this is not the channel for you?
I come for the knowledge of the Hatchery. All ages doing chores is fine . There are plenty of UA-cam channels to watch , if I wanted to watch tiny humans do daily silliness.