Backyard Brahmas!!

[carcar80]

Hi all, just caught up on 40+ pages of posts here, and it's good to see everyone! Have been spending time on the broody threads because.... this Brahma's gonna be a mama! (I hope) We've got about a week to go to hatch. This is her first hatch, and mine! Not her own eggs, I had to order them. No boys at our house. She's separated from her 2 obnoxious, egg-stomping roommates for now, but has access to her own private estate. Caught her up and about today!

Awesome!! I've been lurking/posting there also since my original broody Brahma is still going at it as well as now my OTHER Brahma. Broody little snots, the are!!

 

[cabinchicky]

Lolol! language barriers!

 

[rexannastar]

Awesome!! I've been lurking/posting there also since my original broody Brahma is still going at it as well as now my OTHER Brahma. Broody little snots, the are!!

I saw your posts about dealing with your own broody brahmas, so I thought I'd post my story, kind of to let you know you're not alone!

 

[Sjisty]

Wow... He is stunning!

whats correct color for a buff brahma? Most of mine have black feathers on their heads. they are only 2 months.

I don't know much about buffs. I have one 8-year-old buff hen but wasn't thrilled with her color or size, so never got any more after her.

 

[Sjisty]

 

[bumpercarr]

 

[A1momof3]

Ok I am so sorry I came to this thread. I am new to this breed and wanted to learn from those that already had experience with them. All I have learned from some of you is that your rude and just mean. I am new and I don't know ALL about this breeds colors or the correct way to say things. But at least I am trying to learn. Some of you need to come off you high horse and remember you were not born with the knowledge you have and you had to learn from someone else.

 

[Sjisty]

Ok I am so sorry I came to this thread. I am new to this breed and wanted to learn from those that already had experience with them. All I have learned from some of you is that your rude and just mean. I am new and I don't know ALL about this breeds colors or the correct way to say things. But at least I am trying to learn. Some of you need to come off you high horse and remember you were not born with the knowledge you have and you had to learn from someone else.

A1mom,

If I have offended you, I am very sorry. I also have what I was told was a lemon pyle Brahma hen. Big Medicine disagrees with that color name. I was just teasing him when I posted the pictures. We don't mean to be rude, we just like to have fun sometimes.

I am also learning colors and would never purposely be rude to anyone else. We are all here to learn.

 

[bumpercarr]

Ok I am so sorry I came to this thread. I am new to this breed and wanted to learn from those that already had experience with them. All I have learned from some of you is that your rude and just mean. I am new and I don't know ALL about this breeds colors or the correct way to say things. But at least I am trying to learn. Some of you need to come off you high horse and remember you were not born with the knowledge you have and you had to learn from someone else.

Sorry, not meaning to be rude at all. Please accept our apologies, sometimes we just get carried away.

 

[bumpercarr]

Hatched 3 darks Saturday and Sunday. I'm having the toughest time hatching out darks, but at least this time I was a little more successful.

The one that hatched yesterday had to be helped out of the shell. It pipped on Saturday, zipped overnight Saturday night and then was stuck in the bottom half of the shell. I usually don't help with hatching, figuring that if they can't make it out then they are too weak to live. After watching it struggle for about 12 hours, I finally decided to give it a hand. Seems that the shell was stuck with this goopy, half dried, glue like substance to the chick's back (the ambi cord was already drying and shriveling). So, put 100 degree water in a bowl, dunked the chick and egg shell in to the neck (not the head!) and slowly removed the shell over a few hours. After I removed the shell, the chick still couldn't open its eyes and its wings were stuck to its sides and one leg was stuck to the bottom of the chick So, more cleaning up just to remove the "glue" and then put him/her in the brooder without much hope that it would survive the night.

This morning, it is chirping, moving and seems healthy and happy. Don't know if I did the right thing, but I thought I'd share for anyone else that has a problem like this.

BTW, I've NEVER had anything like this happen at hatching before. I raised the humidity about 10% higher than normal to see if it would make a difference because I am at altitude and have had so many problems. One other thing that might have contributed to this was that my auto turner was turned off sometime during the incubation period. I don't know who or when, so perhaps this was part of the problem as well. Anyway, live and learn!