I'm sorry, Art, but I don't have any experience with Bantams. So I can't help you on your broody questions. What I do have experience with is my LF Buff Brahma from Meyer Hatchery. She is so very sweet, friendly, calm, and our most tolerant of being handled the way a small child would. She loves...
Just thought y'all would enjoy laughing at the most awkward teenage chicken phase I have ever had the good fortune to see my poor little Gabrielle through. These pics are of 5 week old Gabbie & her Orpington sisters, I told her she was beautiful on the inside everyday :
Our little Gabrielle is a whole month old now...time really flies! Tonight I put crickets in with our Bob Marleys (3 little birds - gabby the buff brahma, princess laya the lavender orpington, & callisto the blue orpington) for the 1 st time, & they were terrified of them! Lol, they were all...
That is tough when a chicken isn't as excited about us as we are about them. I would start offering those two treats out of your hand to the side while the rest of the flock is going bonkers over their own treat. They probably won't take it the 1st few tries, but just keep yourself between the...
From what I've read that is not typical for the Brahma breed. That's why I included one in my flock; they are supposed to be calm, friendly, & affectionate. Even lap chickens. How old is your Brahma? Where did you get her from? How long has she been in your care? Where is she at in the pecking...