Brahma good with other breeds?

[verndoes]

Hi all! I've only had silkies as my first chickens (don't have them anymore). I want to try out equal number combination of lavender orpingtons, black australorps, and light brahmas. Because of brahmas size, how is their temperament with other hens? TIA

 

[nuthatched]

Sure, they're very docile. Most breeds get along fine.

 

[Rurumo]

Brahmas are great if you like big peaceful chickens, I like them a lot.

 

[Ponyiqandhens2]

Hi all! I've only had silkies as my first chickens (don't have them anymore). I want to try out equal number combination of lavender orpingtons, black australorps, and light brahmas. Because of brahmas size, how is their temperament with other hens? TIA

My one brahma is lowest on pecking order , my tiny,barely 1 lb spangled old english game bantam shares head hen duties with the just as small golden sebright hen

 

[verndoes]

I ended up getting these today... we're very excited!

2 Prairie blue bell
2 dark brahmas
2 light brahmas
6 columbian wyandotte

 

[Bhubbard]

My Brahma is so nice she gets along with everyone

 

[verndoes]

My Brahma is so nice she gets along with everyone

I hope mine get a long! I'm a little nervous about the blue bell. I had a olive egger in last and forgot how fast they were.

 

[Bhubbard]

I hope mine get a long! I'm a little nervous about the blue bell. I had an olive egger in last and forgot how fast they were.

They are fast… them and my leghorns are basically untouchable

 

[SunnyFeathers]

My light brahmas are gentle giants.

In fact, I find light brahma roosters to be the best flock masters around.

Part of my chicken compound is a retirement villa - hens that are getting too old to be productive, but that I do not want to cull - are placed in there to live out the rest of their days.

The retirement villa consists of a nice sized henhouse with their own, private, fenced in chicken yard.

I always choose a light brahma rooster to be the flock master over the older hens, because they are so docile. And I will put two or three light brahma pullets in there with him, for egg hatching purposes.

The rest of the hens are older hens, and most of them much smaller than the brahmas.

But that is not a problem. The brahmas get along quite well with the older, mostly smaller spent hens.

 

[OzarkCountryGirl]

I've never had any issues with Light Brahmas before....that is, until Darla (think "Finding Nemo"). She is horrid! She has always picked on the other hens, and earlier this Spring she viciously attacked Brie, one of my French Bresse, and ripped all the feathers and skin off her back. It was so bad I didn't know if Brie would make it thru the night. Thankfully Brie has since fully recovered, feathers and all, and is back to laying, but I had to put Darla in time out for over a month in hopes to put her at the bottom of the pecking order. Ha! Joke's on me. She's definitely not at the bottom. But at least she's not trying to kill any more of my flock since then. I'm still keeping a close eye on her though.

Pic of Darla under a gooseberry bush.