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Amberjem, Why what?

autumnhearth, I'm so envious. I really miss the chicks. The lights are precious, and if I could do it all over again, that's all I would have. bumpercarr, thanks for all of the great info. I'll look into that broody hen thread. I don't want more chickens, and I can't imagine anyone wanting to...

Hi everyone, I haven't been here in over a year and go glad that S.D. BirdLady's thread has done so well. I ordered a mix of hatchery Brahma's last year. I have four lights, one buff, and three darks. The lights are by far the friendliest, followed by the buff(the other buff didn't make it), and...

Carolinahen, what a cute little fluff ball! Still has the egg tooth. I miss that stage, and feel really jealous right now but have more coming end of April. Congrats!!! LilRedRoo, we're glad you found this thread, too. It's a great place to learn as well as talk about our backyard flock...

Summer, I can't quite remember...was it the problem of underweight hens? So maybe these younger ones are from a different line than the ones with health issues? Are these from a different hatchery? I hope it's a genetic thing like you said. Huntress, the BOSS is starting to sprout!!! Makes me...

You'll probably have better luck in March. I think that's about when most breeders start hatching, but I've found that they only want to sell older pullets, so if it's just chicks you want, you might have to order hatching eggs. That's what I did, and every one turned out to be a cockerel(so...

ocap, mine were hatched in June also, and started laying a week ago. Was the first little egg really small? I know how excited you are. Me too!!! Huntress, thanks for all the good sprouting info. All I could find was an enormous bag of corn, no oats or anything. Then I got back, saw your post...

That's a really good point. Do all the Brahmas have the same parentage, or did they come from the same source? Huntress, I'm going to look up that info on sprouted grains, but thanks for the short version. No, I don't have Boss. I don't even know what it is. Please tell me. Also, do you put...

That's so funny! Mine love cabbage too. Good ideas here, thanks. So do we need to cook the squash before they can eat it? So, tell me how to sprout grains if you would. Also, can you buy by the pound, or do you have to buy a big huge bag? When your sprouts are ready, do you divide it up over a...

I buy an organic soy free scratch and toss some a few hours before the chickens go to bed. It's made up of barley, cracked corn, wheat, and vegetable oil(it's 9% protein). I add whole sunflower seed and oats to the "salad" I toss early each morning. They all eat together, and seem to clean up...

Don't mean to take away from Summer's hens, just have a question. You mentioned that maybe they're eating too much scratch. I have a feeder in the coop with layer feed, and another one in the run with layer. I give a little bag of lettuce, apples, or whatever from the kitchen and also toss a...

Oh, that's a great idea! So do I poke a tiny hole in each end?

I'm so darned excited!!!! Someone laid an egg! It's our first. I'm so excited. It's a little brown egg. For some reason I look at it and I think I might feel dirty eating it. It's so little and cute!

bumpercarr, I'm jealous!

Bumpercarr, they're beautiful

If you're ordering from both hatcheries, why not get some all three colors and decide for yourself? Brahmas are wonderful! I got mine from MPC last spring and they're small.

Omg, omg, omg!!! I love seeing pics of your chickens! You've got just the best bunch ever. Not just the great assortment, but also the house broken, well mannered. bed sharing, lap sitting bunch. Thanks for the info, and thanks for the laugh. You made my day!

Bird Lady, do you(or anyone else) know of anyone who has had Darks and lights or Buffs who could compare personalities? I think I should follow my own advice and go ask on the Brahma thread!

You really need to go to the Brahma thread and ask Tim63. He has bantams now, but has had Large fowl in the past. I wish I could help you, but have no experience with the little guys. I would guess that the hatchery L.F. are close to the same size as the breeders' Bantams, so is it space you're...

I finally got a good night's sleep, not worrying about little cockerels! Thanks for all the advice, I'll take it one day at a time. "Be prepared, not scared" That's a good one! Huntress, I would have loved to send you the little incubator, but already gave it to my sister. It only held seven...