Brahma Thread

[ThePendragon]

Alright, thankyou Big Medicine. Up until he was five months old he had a proper comb. I don't know what happened.

Vickis Girls~ No they are not peg legs because of how a chickens legs bend differently. Half way up the leg on the left, and right below the spur on the other. He lives with the chickens and stays happy.

Tim63~ Hmmph

 

[sharron]

I think it's just called a V-comb.

in backyard poultry april/may issue they have an article about LeMerlerault, chickens that have that comb, called u-shaped horn comb, region of normandy. i thought it was very unusal thats why it stuck in my pea brain

 

[Tim63]

Alright, thankyou Big Medicine. Up until he was five months old he had a proper comb. I don't know what happened. Vickis Girls~ No they are not peg legs because of how a chickens legs bend differently. Half way up the leg on the left, and right below the spur on the other. He lives with the chickens and stays happy. Tim63~ Hmmph

Just my opinion.It seems odd to me to keep a full grown brahma cock-bird with no feet. Sometimes culling/eating is the humane way to go. Again, just my opinion.

Tim

 

[dak]

Just my opinion.It seems odd to me to keep a full grown brahma cock-bird with no feet. Sometimes culling/eating is the humane way to go. Again, just my opinion.

Tim

I don't think we can adequately assess pain in poultry, so I have to agree with Tim.

 

[ThePendragon]

Just my opinion.It seems odd to me to keep a full grown brahma cock-bird with no feet. Sometimes culling/eating is the humane way to go. Again, just my opinion.

Tim

I know

thanks.

 

[chickee]

This morning I had my last chick of the batch hatch out. It obviously has something wrong with it and I'm not too real sure what to do. It's right leg keep like going and bending to the left under it's body. Then it will fall on it's right side and be unable to get back up. I took and tied the legs together using vet wrap but that is not much help because it still allows the leg to bend underneath. I also wanted to know if this is a genetic problem or not? If it is I will cull it otherwise I will try to save it.

I had to help a chick hatch and one of its legs would not bend and was held straight out behind its body, plus its feet were terribly curled. It could not walk. I tried some different things and finally had the idea (I used to work as a vet tech) of bending the leg and wrapping tape around it to keep it bent. That didn't work so I then taped the already taped leg to its body. The next day I took off the tape and the leg was in place and stayed that way

Then I went to work on the toes, making chick shoes for it. The next day the feet had uncurled. I also was giving polyvisol baby vitamins, a few drops into its mouth and in the waterer. The chick completely recovered and is doing fine at 2 weeks

Sometimes being stuck in the egg longer than normal ties them in knots and it is not a genetic problem.

Thought I would share this with you so it would give you some hope for your chick. I hope your chick is doing better

 

[Dirt Farmer]

This morning I had my last chick of the batch hatch out. It obviously has something wrong with it and I'm not too real sure what to do. It's right leg keep like going and bending to the left under it's body. Then it will fall on it's right side and be unable to get back up. I took and tied the legs together using vet wrap but that is not much help because it still allows the leg to bend underneath. I also wanted to know if this is a genetic problem or not? If it is I will cull it otherwise I will try to save it.

I have what may be an unpopular opinion. I don't assist chicks hatch, or give special treatment/attention beyond basic good practice. The reason is that I believe it tends to reduce the overall vigor of the flock. I used to provide this kind of help to prevent poor hatches, especially from hard to get or expensive hatching eggs. I've heard a saying to the effect that your flock will bear whatever you allow. For me hardiness is the highest priority. I could be wrong, and I'm sure there are examples of chickens out there that started off poorly and became model birds. But on the whole, over that course of three or four generations, I think a hands off approach will yield a stronger line. I guess it all goes to what your motives/goals are in keeping a flock. If this bird is a pet, and you just want to help it out, there's certainly nothing wrong in trying. I've seen people stand a chick up in a drinking glass to train it for weightbearing on both feet.

 

[brahmabreeder]

Well normally I would just leave them in there and not help. This one though was taking forever and I needed to get the incubator cleaned out for the next batch. It ended up dying any ways so it made my life easier since I didn't have to do it my self. I give up on the helping them hatch thing after this one. Both times I have helped they both had something wrong and had to be culled. I do agree though tha tit does reduce the vigor of a flock too.

 

[Huntress78]

I have Brahma history questions that maybe someone here can answer or point me in the right direction to do more research.
When I was trying to decide what breed of chicken to get to start a new flock, I read everything I could online and at the library about Brahmas...not really much info out there.
It's my understanding, please correct me if I'm wrong, that LF Lights were the 'original' Brahma. Because the Buffs look similar I would guess that the color started as a 'sport' and was cultivated to create a new line. What's with the Darks? They look so different. Were they sports or outcrosses? How and when did they and the Buffs become recognized as official Brahma colors?
Are there any Brahma history books or articles out there?

 

[Tim63]

The Light and Dark Brahmas were admitted to the Standard in 1874. The Buffs not until 1924. The 2010 American Brahma Club handbook has lots of historical info on Brahmas. The home page of the Brahma club website has some historical info as well. Also the ABA website has lots of old poultry books at their site you can look at with Brahma history.

Tim