Backyard Brahmas!!

[Blooie]

Ha-ha! We're jealous of YOU right now!!! It's sweltering here!!!!

Um, I've lived in Eastern South Dakota. It can get mighty doggone sweltering there too, with the high heat and humidity combo!

The hot summers and bitterly cold winters are why I moved to Northern Wyoming. That kind of move should give you some idea of the extreme temperature fluctuations in South Dakota.....oh, that and here I don't usually have to shovel snow - I sweep it with a push broom.

 

[SD Bird Lady]

Yep blooie, its a little insane here sometimes. Last week was 90+ with 80% humidity...felt like you were wet when you walked out the door haha Last couple winters we have been colder than Canada so it keeps things interesting. This week has been gorgeous though, mid 80s without much humidity.... It can stay like this for awhile

Eta: We have relatives in Texas who say they don't come back to visit in the summer because the heat/humidity combo is too much lol

 

[BeachBumBiddies]

Um, I've lived in Eastern South Dakota. It can get mighty doggone sweltering there too, with the high heat and humidity combo!

The hot summers and bitterly cold winters are why I moved to Northern Wyoming. That kind of move should give you some idea of the extreme temperature fluctuations in South Dakota.....oh, that and here I don't usually have to shovel snow - I sweep it with a push broom.

Well, I've never been there but I heard it was nice. Guess i'll just have to move to Costa Rica where the temp is 80 degrees all the time. lol

 

[islafarm]

Almost all the time

it's 86 right now and raining, my girls are all hiding out in their coop.

 

[SD Bird Lady]

We could use some rain, about an inch would be good.

I've been trying to figure out how to add ventilation to my coop. I used to have a screen door but it got tore up by a stray dog so I never put it back on....but now I'm thinking I should have

 

[Blooie]

Can you reuse the frame? Or maybe make a wood frame, tack hardware cloth on it, then sandwich the edges of the hardware cloth with wood strips and screws?

 

[Eclipse390]

My Light Brahma hen, I have one other who didn't want pics taken

 

[SD Bird Lady]

Yes, I think that is what ill do. That is what the first one was. Wire got repurposed but the frame went to the burn pit.

Beautiful bird eclipse

 

[allyclair]

Hi, looking for a little help from some of you experienced Brahma owners.....

I have 2 older dark brahmas, a hen and a rooster, who I've had a year (though they are closer to 4 years old). I also have four young chickens (not sure of breed but look like at least part black australorp) just over 2 months old who are currently in their own coop and enclosed outdoor run. Of these four, two are hens and two roosters. I'll be re-homing the roosters soon, but I'm worried about integrating the two young hens, as my brahma roo is so huge I think he'd seriously hurt them when he tried to mate. What has been your experience in a mixed flock with these giant roosters?


The reason I want to move the younger hens in with the brahma pair is that I have 7 brahma chicks that I hatched in the incubator, and would like them to live in the coop where the 2 months olds are now. Sounds confusing to me as I type. Hopefully it makes sense to someone

Just out of curiosity, has anyone had a pure yellow dark brahma chick? I had 7 out of 8 eggs hatch (was NOT expecting that) and of the seven, one is pure yellow fluff, not a speck of any other colour. One was all dark brown, and the other 5 look identical, brownish-yellowish fuzz with chipmunk stripes on their backs. They are almost 2 weeks old and all have started getting wing feathers. The yellow guy has white and black patchy-looking feathers and all the other 6 have grey-black finer patterning on their wings. Excuse my amateur descriptions please

Thanks for any advice!

 

[SD Bird Lady]

My big boys never injured my little girls. I have EEs and "austrawhites" in with them and have never had a problem.

I understand why you are moving chickens around, it makes sense haha

Your pure yellow is most likely a light Brahma. The brown are probably buff and the chipmunk are dark's. I love fuzz butts!!