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Evening well hubby spoke to a Brahma breeder we know and hubby gave him the dimensions of the coop he is building he said it would be no good for a cockerel but just fine for two lemon Pyle ladies I've hopefully added image of drawing. Let me know what you think.

Also I am concerned the side of my house the grass can get damp....and I've read it's not good for their feet?

XXJAWRIGHTXX said:

Hi my name is Jayne and i have a mixture of chickens and a  Blue Brahma cockerel. I live near Newcastle in Northumberland and if any one has any advice on Brahma cockerels please, I would like to hear from you thanks

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Hi welcome to the thread Jayne

I've not kept Brahma before. Do you need advice in general on cockerels?

CelticPagan said:

Evening well hubby spoke to a Brahma breeder we know and hubby gave him the dimensions of the coop he is building he said it would be no good for a cockerel but just fine for two lemon Pyle ladies I've hopefully added image of drawing. Let me know what you think.

Also I am concerned the side of my house the grass can get damp....and I've read it's not good for their feet?

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Nice coop! I've not kept brahma so not sure n how much room they need. Do you mean the Brahma can't get damp feet?

Hi Barbara

I've not had any trouble with the posting, only the dodgy iPad and my typing!!

Shame an arena can't be on your to do list. On a Roman fort, sounds very interesting, do ever find anything?

Honestly on the over the road posh yard is well posh compared to ours. Yes we do have hot water and a wash room but that's round in the new barn which the owner has all her horses in. My block that Harry is in is an old WW2 building so nothing fancy at all about it.
The yard in general has stuff and things all over the place where as the posh yard is pristine so we are def rough and ready compared to them!
Harry never had a bath yet with me in the 12 years I've had him I've still not got round to it, so naughty!!

Thanks no they can't it's to do with their feathered feet apparently. I can't even find a height for them online only the Roster.

Thanksfor your reply, when I got my Blue brahma Partridge cockerel I was told that his breed is docile and there good to keep with kids. I have 9 and 10 year old children, both girls, who love him to bits but I am afraid Blue (my cockerels name) will hurt them. My girls let blue out in the mornings and cuddle him. however this morning he very cheekily pecked at my leg when went out and worried in case this will lead to further aggression. When pecked I immediately turned around and told him off.Not sure what else to do because I dont want to make matters worse. Does your cockerels peck you and otherwise be fine or do you know if this will progress and can cockerels with huge feathered feet jump at you, as thiscwould be rather scary thanks.

I have a mixture of hens which include 2 road Island Reds, 2 Brahmas, not sure what the other 3 are. One of them is white with loads of black flecks in her. Will have to send a pic when I work out how

Hi Jayne.

How old is he? I'm guessing under a year.

Unfortunately, I am of the opinion that cockerels are not lap dogs or toys. I know they are the friendliest as chicks but like little boys, they get to an age when they don't want cuddles anymore and want to flex their muscles and prove that they are the boss. I've been spurred and flogged by a couple of cockerels and it can be pretty frightening as an adult let alone a child and they have drawn blood through clothing, so you are right to be concerned. I only have cockerels now that respect me as boss. My main man, Harry, did go through a phase of challenging me and I had to be pretty firm with him on several occasions, always carrying a broom and using it to pin him down if he came at me. I would keep him restrained by the broom until he stopped struggling and then let him go but make sure he scurried away from me before I turned my back. I made a point of walking at him every day, looking at him quite sternly, so that he had to get out of my way or challenge me. It probably took 2-3 weeks to sort it but he hasn't challenged me for over a year now and I only deliberately walk at him once a week or so now, just to reinforce my position. He always turns and walks away now and I don't think it will ever be a problem again with him but I think it would be confusing and humiliating for him if I kept picking him up and petting him. The respect has to work both ways.

I had an exchequer leghorn cockerel that I had to carry a broom every time I went in with him ie daily and I wasn't able to reach an agreement with him even after weeks/months of trying. He eventually lost his life protecting his girls from a dog.

My advice would be to stop the children from petting him and teach them to exert dominance over him (it' s important to understand that this should not be aggressive), even if it is only by walking at him and scowling until he gets out of their way. Maybe one of the hens would make a better lap pet for them but make sure you have this dominance issue sorted before they attempt that as he might try to protect his hens against you or the children. You really need to make sure you supervise your daughters when they are with him as he could do them harm.

Good luck with him.

Barbara

Thanks for the advice I had a long conversation with my children tonight and a few tears as I told them both not to pet Blue and that they need to be supervised. I also informed them if they disobey and don't follow the rules we would have to re-home him. However we will all try your techniques of standing up to Blue and hope this will work. Also I was told Blue Partridge Brahma's are a rare breed do you know if this is true, thanks

What breed of cockerel do you keep thanks