@yeye5 Brahmas are awesome!! They are my favorite breed, bar none. If I ever stop breeding chickens, I will still keep Brahmas. They're big, beautiful, & so sweet. I've never had any aggressive Brahma. I have a few Gold Laced hens that're coming on 3 years old & they still lay great! I can usually keep two cockerels in the same pen with no trouble & have even housed juveniles with full grown boys & had no problems whatsoever. I don't buy hatchery birds now but have in the past. I find that they're not as sweet as good quality, well bred Brahmas. But that's jmo. Plus, I don't like "standard" colored anything & you can't find Buff Laced, Gold Laced, Blue Partridge or Lavender at a hatchery.
We moved from middle GA to NE Fl (a lil N of Daytona) & my Brahmas have been fine. We used to live in SW FL & had Brahmas there as well. They had no problems with the heat. Of course, we had shady spots for them to lay in & plenty of clean water. My Brahmas don't tend to go broody but I don't breed for broodiness. I don't let my girls sit on eggs, I have an incubator for that. lol My guys are BIG! People that see them are astonished at their size most of the time & mine aren't the biggest I've seen. You will find hatchery birds to be much smaller than breeder bred birds. It's because hatcheries don't necessarily breed Brahmas to other Brahmas. There could be other breeds in the mix. Anyhow, I'm not sure if I answered any of your questions. lol If you ever need anything, don't hesitate to PM me. I definitely don't know everything but I'll try to help you in any way I can. 

