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LAChickens

Love My Brahmas!

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By LAChickens

Pros: Big placid birds, beautiful,

Cons: Diggers

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.
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aburtonwife

Brahma Rooster

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By aburtonwife

Pros: Beautiful

Cons: Moody

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?
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Chickie Mama

My Favorite Breed (so far)

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By Chickie Mama

Pros: Friendly, Docile, Like to Roost, Good Layers

Cons: Not Broody

I love LOVE love my Brahmas. They lay large, nicely shaped, light brown eggs. They get along with all my other breeds- even though they are the largest. I have 2 white/black that I bought as adults at an auction and I am raising 6 more Buff. The buff little ones are 3 months old now and free ranging during the day with all the others. When I’m outside they follow me around- which I find adorable.  Great birds!!!
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AraucanaAnnie

So far, so good!

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By AraucanaAnnie

Pros: Incredibly sweet, seem hardy, gorgeous, very gentle, feathery legs

Cons: Those feathery legs can be hard to keep clean!

So far, I love my new brahma chicks! I got 2 yesterday, a buff and a dark. The buff (Gwynnevere) is the sweetest thing and sleeps in my lap! The dark (Ember) is also very nice but I'm trying not to get too attached as she is a foster chick! They are very smart, brave little chicks. The dark was the first to figure out how to use the chick feeder, shortly followed by the buff. I would get more in a heartbeat! Here is a picture of Gwynn:  
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Caitlin2013

Brahmas

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By Caitlin2013

Pros: Friendly, Gentle, Kind

Cons: A very big apetite

They're great started birds. I love how gentle and friendly they are. They're also hardy little birds and do well in the cold. 
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TweetyNPetey

Sweet birds.

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By TweetyNPetey

Pros: Friendly, sweet, adorable, cold-hardy, (You really don't want to hear the rest... There's too many.)

Cons: Roos can be aggressive sometimes.

I have a Buff Brahma hen, and Maple is the sweetest thing ever! She will follow me everywhere, and she will stay by my side and not do anything until I leave. Roos can sometimes be aggressive, as I had 3 who sometimes flew at me. Brahmas hens are the best chickens for children, and anyone who likes to go out and play with their hens.
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Roxannemc

BRAHMA chickens BEST!

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By Roxannemc

Pros: big eggs very calm friendly BIG pretty fluff balls

Cons: cant think of one

Wasnt sure what breeds to get at first but  liked my first  so much now i have 4  colors  of Brahmas Light ,Buff and Laced sliver& gold  I love their big fat fluffy bodys and their gentle calm manner and cold hardiness Summer they all get the hose on a thin spray in the run when its 100 + but they were fine and laid all the way thru By the way  eventually  eggs became  XX large  eggs   I wond on ly 3 breeds and Brahmas are my favorite    
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Acresofchickens

Super Hardy

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By Acresofchickens

Pros: Lays more eggs in the winter than any other bird I have

Cons: Feathery Feet hard to clean

I love my Brahma hen! She is so hardy, and escaped an eagle's grasp with only a scratch on her back! Was being taken away but the eagle got distracted and dropped her. Feathery feet ar not so easy to take of though. I gave them a bath and she had bumblefoot without me even knowing. But she always gives me one egg a day including the winter time, we don't even have to put a heat lamp in the hen house for her!
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Trevi70

Awesome

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By Trevi70
I loved these birds but all 3 I had turned out to be roos. I would love to get some more in the future.
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Kristin Brown

Dark Brahmas

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By Kristin Brown

Pros: Broody

I have both a hen and a rooster of the Dark Brahma breed. The hen first went broody at 9 months old. She sat on an empty nest for 4 weeks. I tried giving her eggs but she repeatedly rejected them. The rooster is MASSIVE (at least twice the size of the hen)! He is the biggest rooster I have ever had in my flock.    
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Alphabetcoop

Nice birds.

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By Alphabetcoop

Pros: Very pretty, easy going gals

Cons: Smallish eggs

Compared to my Production Red, the eggs of my Brahma's are small, but they are productive.  They are quite good at hiding and avoiding predators.  My two are mix breeds but are mostly Brahma.  One is white and one is light brown.  The white one does not have feathers on her feet.  They are tolerant and easy going.
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