Other YouTubers?

[that_crazy_lady]

I don't watch much homesteading stuff, but I do like ART and BRI. Haven't watched them in a while, but they're a good bunch. Wholesome and clean, beautiful animals (they have a cow, and she is so cute!), and a good family. Their kids are so cute -- especially the newest little tot.

I’ll have to see who that is

 

[333113]

I’m sorry this upset you ConnieA. But to say that you would never sell eggs to someone on YouTube because you disapprove/had a bad experience with another person isn’t fair. And I honestly feel insulted, because according to your logic I’m now a bad person making up drama and not caring for my animals. Ouch

You have every right to pick and choose whom you will sale too. But lumping everyone together simply isn’t right.

Yes there are people who twist things, and amp up drama. And no, I’m not interested in that. There are people on there who are sharing real wisdom in a number of things. And I like me really care about some of the rarer breeds out there. I am especially interesting in Cotton Patch Geese, and Pineywoods Cattle. Woe to me if sharing on YouTube discredits me as a homesteader. I sure don’t see it that way

I have no interest in discrediting all YouTuber people. This guy in particular is someone with whom I have a direct relationship, direct experience, whose videos I have seen, and I am not a fan.

I am also not a fan of some of the other drama-obsessed YouTubers, and I have turned down the opportunity to provide hatching eggs for them.

There are some responsible and serious YouTubers that I do follow, for example, Edible Acres and Diego Footer. Neither of those has displayed the disrespect for living beings that White House On the Hill has. When other YouTuber people contact me, I do look at their channels, and I do choose against the high drama channels.

What you don't seem to understand is that there is a list of 117 people asking me for Dutch Hookbill hatching eggs. Why would I throw them away at a drama YouTuber who will probably not take proper care with hatching or ditch them or eat them or let them fly away or house them with much bigger ducks, when there are literally more than one hundred people I personally know are willing and able to make a conscientious effort to maintain the breed?

For you to not understand the value of a rare breed already discredits you, in my book, despite your so-called "interest" in rare breeds.

I don't just have "interest," I have decades of feed money, hours of work building and cleaning pens and feeding and freshening water and going to shows and talking with judges and corresponding with other breeders and trading with breeders in other states (sometimes 2-3 day trips) and studying genotypes and helping hatching eggs and speaking at 4-H and FFA groups and having inspectors over for twice-yearly NPIP and AI (avian influenza) testing. That's probably an understatement. Ask my hubby.

I sincerely believe that most people do not have a clue what goes into truly advocating for a rare breed.

But, in addition, you want me to be ashamed that I have an opinion based directly on my own experience?

You have the shame, thinking it's okay for YOU to have an opinion, and not okay for me to have an opinion.

How can you think that is fair?

 

[that_crazy_lady]

I have no interest in discrediting all YouTuber people. This guy in particular is someone with whom I have a direct relationship, direct experience, whose videos I have seen, and I am not a fan.

I am also not a fan of some of the other drama-obsessed YouTubers, and I have turned down the opportunity to provide hatching eggs for them.

There are some responsible and serious YouTubers that I do follow, for example, Edible Acres and Diego Footer. Neither of those has displayed the disrespect for living beings that White House On the Hill has. When other YouTuber people contact me, I do look at their channels, and I do choose against the high drama channels.

What you don't seem to understand is that there is a list of 117 people asking me for Dutch Hookbill hatching eggs. Why would I throw them away at a drama YouTuber who will probably not take proper care with hatching or ditch them or eat them or let them fly away or house them with much bigger ducks, when there are literally more than one hundred people I personally know are willing and able to make a conscientious effort to maintain the breed?

For you to not understand the value of a rare breed already discredits you, in my book, despite your so-called "interest" in rare breeds.

I don't just have "interest," I have decades of feed money, hours of work building and cleaning pens and feeding and freshening water and going to shows and talking with judges and corresponding with other breeders and trading with breeders in other states (sometimes 2-3 day trips) and studying genotypes and helping hatching eggs and speaking at 4-H and FFA groups and having inspectors over for twice-yearly NPIP and AI (avian influenza) testing. That's probably an understatement. Ask my hubby.

I sincerely believe that most people do not have a clue what goes into truly advocating for a rare breed.

But, in addition, you want me to be ashamed that I have an opinion based directly on my own experience?

You have the shame, thinking it's okay for YOU to have an opinion, and not okay for me to have an opinion.

How can you think that is fair?

I never said you couldn’t have an opinion, or anything about the value of the birds you raise. I said it was unfair to lump and entire group of people together, which you did at first. I even said you have every right to choose who you do, and do not sale too. I never said you should be ashamed.

All I was looking for by posting this in the first place was to connect with people with similar interests. And maybe learn about some new channels.

 

[333113]

I hope you YouTube with a conscience. So many don't.

 

[PDXJULES]

White House On The Hill ordered Dutch Hookbill hatching eggs from me, and broke one in a way that could not even happen in shipping (maybe it was his toddler, maybe him, who dropped it) and completely failed to follow my instructions on hatching, and put a screw (WHAT?!) into the duck end of hatching eggs...I can't even watch YouTube videos from YouTube channels anymore. This guy wrecked hatching eggs THAT WERE HATCHING to make drama on his show.

I will NEVER ship hatching eggs or any living animal to a YouTuber as long as this trend for high drama continues!

It still hurts my heart that one of my duckies is living with this monster....IF my duckie is still alive!

If i recall the channel right i think they do a lot of hatch experiments. Sounds like he was trying to create a pip hole into the air sac - for a well developed chick who had already internally pipped but beyond hatch date or head in wrong end to move enough to zip? Idk, but that is all i can think would explain it. I feel your pain, tho!

 

[shawluvsbirds]

If i recall the channel right i think they do a lot of hatch experiments. Sounds like he was trying to create a pip hole into the air sac - for a well developed chick who had already internally pipped but beyond hatch date or head in wrong end to move enough to zip? Idk, but that is all i can think would explain it. I feel your pain, tho!

I just found and watched the video. He did use a drill bit, not a screw..
And he used it to open the duck end of the egg to see if it was still alive.

I would not have gone that route I would open the air cell end..
But it's not like he crammed it in there or anything.
I don't know the guy and I have never watched his videos before..
But I did not see anything that looked to me like purposely harming the eggs or ducks to create drama.

 

[Silverwulfess]

I'm pretty new to YouTube, but my channel is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1oJQZpiVjHYv3NKFSvUg1Q

 

[Vampiric_Conure]

I really really like Living Traditions Homestead on YT. They seem to really care for their animals .