Brahma Reviews

Great medium brown egg layers, hearty winter birds, healthy, great moms... surrogate to my guinea keets!

This is a fantastic bird for your back yard coop. Great Egger, Doesnt mind the cold weather at all. Mine are the most docile of all the birds I have. They are in the middle of the pecking order even though they are larger then most of the other types I have. They are silly to watch since the feathers on their legs make them look like they have a funny gate when they run. They free range well and always come back to the coop at night. Quiet bird and a good choice for in town if you have close neighbors.  

Very friendly, calm chickens.  I only have one but she lays almost every day. 

A wonderful breed for a back yard flock! I had a Light Brahma that followed me like a puppy. Good layers of big brown eggs. Occasionally broody, they are good mothers.

This is my favorite breed. I have a 4 year old Buff Columbian Brahma rooster, Lionel. 11 pounds.  he is the oldest but also a coward... I have forced him in an enclosed pen with my other Light Brahma hen Pidgin because for the past few months he has been a lone batchlor on the tree and outside the flock. the "lawn ornament" roosters even boss him around. I have never had bad temperment from these guys. Crossing them with other breeds has created very strong hybrid vigor.

I have a smaller buff brahma hen called BB. she follows me around, likes pets, scratches and is happy to sit next to me and jumps on my lap.... sometimes if i am ignoring her she makes a light 'dig peck' for attention.  Mine tend to lay Pink eggs.

They might be very slow to mature, but roosters are easy to pick out because they are super slow. Lionel finally stopped growing last year and at 3 years of age he finally went through his first molt.

My favorite from all the hens and roosters I've ever had. 

They are big and very tame.  They do require a little more attention in terms of cleaning them and such but they are so tame its no problem. 

sort of bullys my other chickens

i love my 30 + Brahmas. never had a bad rooster. always come running when they see me. i do sell hatching eggs. i have won 1st place ribbon's.

We love our Brahmas.  They are so sweet.  Even when they are out roaming I can cluck and they will run to me for a meal worm treat.

Very humorous, very friendly, and very beautiful hens.  We had a Light Brahma that was killed by a neighbor's dog and a Buff Brahma that survived it.  The Light Brahma has been irreplacable as the best and brightest of the flock.  An enormous bird who always brought a smile to my face whenever I stepped out side.  The Buff didn't begin laying until 34 weeks and hasn't quite lived up to the "tame" standard set by the Light.

5 stars for the Light Brahma

3.5 stars for the Buff Brahma

Enjoy my Light Brahma girls, they are wonderful chickens.

I got mine as three week olds, so they are not as friendly as the day old birds I've always worked with. My rooster is a great one, he is docile and takes very good care of the hens.

I bought one hatchery bird, now 2 yrs. old.  I have no idea what her laying rate is.  She's kind of skittish despite the fact that I handled her daily as a chick.  She's easy going otherwise.  I don't think I'd get another one, but she's so pretty to look at I'll keep her.

Only had 1 Light Brahma hen and she was a joy. Good layer of big brown eggs,Occasionally broody.

Loved watching her out in the yard. Laid an egg about every other day or so.

I was looking for a large bird with Large eggs, I should have done more research! great animal very gentle and quiet.  fun to watch in the yard! cream colored eggs 

I just barely bought Verna and from what I see she's very friendly and social. I've heard many things about her type and she's a very sweet pet. Since she's a chick, she has light blue baby feathers and sticks to the bigger chick, Venus.

hey i would like to get some eggs to hatch myself if anyone has any thay could send me inbox me? i would get some eggs to send back and keep you updated thanks.

I love these chickens. We hatched out some Dark Brahma chicks in spring 2011 and they quickly became my absolute favorite chickens. We currently have one gentle giant roo and four gorgeous hens, with a broody Orpington sitting on six more eggs as of 1/11/12. The chickens are so tame they come up and stand on my feet and sit in my lap, even the rooster. They are very talkative but in a quiet cooing sort of way, and so far the rooster crows far less often than other roosters we have had. The rooster has shown absolutely no human aggression and even lets my four, eight and ten year old daughters hold and pet him.

I just love my brahma's (Hens: 2 light, 1 buff, 1 dark; Roos: 3 dark). The hens are as sweet as can be and are the first ones to greet me when I am in the run. I imagine that is because I almost always have goodies and they really like to eat. I make sure they get plenty of exercise so they don't get fat. My roos are friendly with me, but can be a little aggressive with kids if they don't have a place on the pecking order yet (there is that potential with all roos though). The boys have fended off hawks and dogs (3 really giant roosters that are always together make quite an impression I guess). I don't get a ton of eggs from these hens, but they make up for it in sheer size of eggs (can't fit them in the jumbo cartons). I am not sure if this is typical or not.

They are a joy to look at with their big fluffiness bobbing across the yard.

Leroy, our head rooster in charge (well cockerel until april, I can't believe he isn't done growing yet)

I Have 5 Of These Their The Best Chickens I have I Had 7 But 2 Of Them Passed Away  But I have 5 Now They're Friendly Calm you Should Get One 

If I were starting my flock over, I'd consider having all Brahmas. I just love these birds. They are beautiful, calm and peaceful and have been good layers for me. I love that they are big girls, and their feathered feet. Mine are big diggers and like to spend afternoons wallowing in dust baths. They are a delight.

I bought a Brahma chick last year and to my surprise it was a rooster. Do not get me wrong he was great as a little chick....but man he got really aggressive once he started to crow. My girls love to jump on my lap for a good pet and he would attack them once them jumped down. He actually tried to keep one of them away from me all together. I am sorry to say I got rid of him....to a family that wanted a rooster for their farm. They tell me he is not aggressive now, I guess they had the magic touch?

I got my Light Brahmas from fertile eggs bought online. Hens and roosters both were beautiful, soft-feathered, and extremely docile. They make great pets as chickens go. Egg production was so-so, with the hens laying medium to large eggs year round, but skipping lots of days.  Roosters showed no aggression. Females accepted lots of matings and ended up bare-backed (3 roosters to 35 hens), but were not bottom of the pecking order. They faired well free-ranging, and didn't visit the feeder very often. No trouble with soft-shelled eggs despite hens reaching over 2 years old. 

Hens went broody quite a bit, with 1 or the other setting eggs every year. They were good mommas, raising the entire brood without trouble. The thick, soft feathers allowed hens to cover lots of eggs and later to brood lots of chicks, even in the damp of late April.

Carcasses were very good, especially when young, being almost as good a quality as that of the Buff Orpington. Meat is moist and tender. Even spent hens had respectable amounts of meat that was not as tough as you might expect from a free-roaming 3 year hen.

The biggest drawback for us was the presence of feathers on the feet and legs. Our area is very humid, and our flock spends lots of time foraging in harvested crop fields. The Light Brahmas ended up carrying a load of mud on their legs during wet weather. However, it never seemed to present a problem for the hens...it just bothered me. Years later, we still have LB genetics in the flock, seen as bits of leg feathering in the crossbred descendents. Those birds are usually fast-growing, docile, and friendly, definitely genetics worth keeping in the flock.

How much for 2 brahma hens? 1 white 1 red. Is your store located in texas(rio grande valley)?

So I love this breed, i had one named Joey who I just loved so much! They are sweet, and pretty. It only comes in 3 colors (that i know of) but I love the colors they come in. I have no problem about their feet getting dirty, but it bothers some people. I never kept Joey long enough for her to lay but Ive heard they arent the most reliable but I dont care the least bit, they are so sweet and cute that its worth it. I would have a flock of only these if i had to choose one breed

Looking for a pet or a showbird-Perfect

Looking for Productivity or Quiet bird-No

These are the best chickens ever!!!!!!!!!!! They are so sweet and easy to tame. My two favorite chickens-Daisy and Zorra are this breed and they are the nicest chickens ever. They are good mothers and good layers. This is the most perfect chicken!!!

If you want a chicken for a pet, this is your chicken.  This chicken easily has the strongest personality of my chickens, and always puts smile on our face.  She is extremely talkative, and full of antics.  She has entire conversations with us, and it is hard to get a word in!  I am surprised at how light on her feet she can be for a large bird.  This bird is very docile and easy to handle.  She is very easy to pick up, as well as set down.  I would venture to say that at least this one is cuddly.  They are beautiful birds and are pleasing to the eye.  So far she has been a reasonable layer too.  Winter and confinement have not been a problem.  The feathered feet animate this bird, but once muddy and soggy become far less attractive.  Not the best forager, likes free handouts.

Overall big beautiful chickens, and very well natured!!!!!!!

I own two of these I got from a trade for show birds. Very motherly hens and good looking roosters. Sweet birds all around.

Just got our Dark Brahma pullets in the mail this morning. We ordered 15 (10 for friends) and got 16. So far they are nice and healthy acting, all are eating and drinking...They are very quiet compared to some of the chicks that we've had. so, so far we are very pleased with them :)

i've seen these. they are huge n pretty. i want one

I have one bantam, Buff Brahma, Goldie My-ear, because, to me, she looks a little like a certain lady Prime minister of the last century. :) Goldie is the largest of the bantams and is almost as big as a regular hen.

I find she is VERY calm, but isn't particularly friendly, although she allows me to pick her up and tolerates hugs. She has NO aggression towards people.

Goldie is very quiet, softly talking to herself and just hanging out.  She started laying at about 51/2 months and has been pretty regular, laying nice size speckled light brown eggs.  Since she has gotten a little older (she's almost 4) she has tended to get a little "fat", which, from what I understand, is something some Brahma's tend toward, and has stopped laying.(she normally laid year round).  It's early spring, so she hasn't been boogieing around as much (although she not a big "mover or shaker"), but I've "kicked" her outside and have been making her move more and it looks as if she's going to start laying again.

I have recently order 4 more chicks, their calmness and quietness has impressed me that much.

We really enjoy this breed!  They are great with the kids, good egg layers and do well in Montana winters.  They also have done well free ranging.

Such a cool breed and very similar to the Cochins that I also love!! Mine started laying and just haven't stopped. They are great birds and love being outside and being with people. My rooster at 5 months is about 10 pounds (maybe more) but is the biggest baby ever. They will even back down to the young 6 week old chicks when they get pushy. There isn't an aggressive bone in them. They make good meat birds in my opinion. Mine grew fast, laid quicker than expected and I was able to process them at 20 weeks with decent results. All were between 6 and 8 pounds with decent breasts and dark meat portions. Can't do better than that and if I can get great personality as well I'm in!!

They make some pretty cool funny noises. My roo will make noises like a cat purring and also will make a loud almost growl. Scared me the first few times but it's just him having something to say. My hen is already broody at 5 months but is so nice I can take the eggs from her with no problem.

I can't say enough good about this breed!!!

I have raised the Light, Dark, Buff varities and loved them all. Really large, beautiful birds that are total babies. Their large size and beautiful color patterns gathers a lot of attention to people visiting your coop. The only reason I have them 4 instead of 5 stars is that they are just average layers medium to small sized eggs.