I made the mistake of buying old english chicks from a hatchery, color was all over the map and size was way to big for being bantams, none were of show quality so I ended up giving them all away. If you're looking for a back yard flock they may not be so bad but if you want show quality contact...
Good deal, the straw will probably help. A lot of times when birds come off the roost they simply hop off on to the ground and not break their fall by flying down so they hit a little harder which can cause the foot problem.
Yes this is bumble foot (never heard it called bramble foot) It mostly happens when birds fly down off the roost and land down on hard ground or a small stone or similar. One treatment is to soak the birds foot in epsom salts for 15 minutes or so then remover the scab and try to clean out the...