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  1. gritsar

    updated- Now what do I do with it? Buff Brahma-how sick is he?

    Quote: I'd be inclined to believe that your Phoenix is just a few days younger. They grow so fast! 'Course I'm the wrong one to ask. My chickens were a year old before I realized that I had a bantam buff brahma in the mix. She, Maggie, does just fine with the LF brahmas. I'll be keeping...
  2. gritsar

    updated- Now what do I do with it? Buff Brahma-how sick is he?

    I have 14 LF brahmas, a roo and 13 hens. I have 4 light brahmas, 5 dark and 5 buffs. My roo is a dark brahma. Here's a pic of my roo with some of his hens: This is a pair at 5 1/2 weeks old, cockerel on the left - I later gave him away since I had too many roos: A pullet at 8 weeks...
  3. gritsar

    updated- Now what do I do with it? Buff Brahma-how sick is he?

    Both sexes of chicks do the wing flapping, charging, chest bumping thing. It's part of setting up the pecking order. By six to eight weeks old they'll have their pecking order all set up and things will settle down with everyone knowing their place. I'm glad your little brahma is doing...
  4. gritsar

    updated- Now what do I do with it? Buff Brahma-how sick is he?

    You may want to bookmark this page for further reference (warning poo pics): http://www.chat.allotment.org.uk/index.php?topic=17568.0 You can tell alot about a chicken's health by their poo. Some finely chopped hard boiled egg if she'll eat it. Egg yolk is their very first food (before...
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    updated- Now what do I do with it? Buff Brahma-how sick is he?

    Quote: You will notice brown runny poo - looks like melted chocolate - from time to time. It's called ceceal poo and is completely normal. Happens every 6 to 10 bowel movements. Hope your little guy is just off to a rough start and will bounce back.
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