Brahma Thread

[LaLa Chickie]

So, here are my first two Brahmas. The eggs that I bought were blue/gold LF partridge, but I think there was a recessive gene somewhere since the cockerel is definitely not blue/gold. Let me know what you think. I'm thinking about getting rid of the cockerel and keeping the pullet and then getting a different cockerel and some additional pullets. Any advice will be welcome!

I love the colors. I want dark ones some day..

 

[bumpercarr]

I love the colors. I want dark ones some day..

These are blue/gold partridge LF brahmas. I love the colors too!

 

[AlpineButterfly]

I also love my Brahmas, but are they typically aggressive to smaller chickens? We had ours in a large flock, so it was hard to tell, but I need to know, because now we live in the city and can only get a few chickens, and the brahma would be with some banties. I know the ones we had didn't get picked ON, but weren't the main aggressors either. Also, is there any difference in temperament or egg laying ability between the color varieties? I have only had dark and light, and both the dark Brahmas I had were noticeably more aloof than my lovely light Brahma. Was this just chance or are light Brahmas the nicer? What about buff? I have never had any of them, but they are my favorite, looks-wise. Also, how to the bantams compare in temprament and egg laying ability? (obviously less, and smaller eggs, but im sure they eat much less too! Do they also lay well through the winter?) Lots of questions thanks for any help!

I am not an expert on brahmas, or chickens... but I figured I'd give you my experience.

I have two bantam buff brahma pullets in with four other bantam pullets who are a month younger. The brahmas are at the top of the pecking order, but I figure it's because they were there first and are bigger.

Only one of my brahma girls has started laying so far (at 18 weeks old)... cute little brown 22-32 gram eggs. She laid 5-6 eggs per week for almost a month, until she decided to go broody...

 

[sharron]

hey big medicine, did you send anything out to the mt.hope auction today?

 

[big medicine]

hey big medicine, did you send anything out to the mt.hope auction today?

Nope.

 

[sharron]

thought maybe you had, there was a young pair of blue laced red's there, i do have to admit tho, not as nice as the pictures of yours but not bad.didm't get a real good look at the rooster , but the hen was nice.

 

[big medicine]

Huh, did they draw much interest ? Were they a good red, or gold ?

 

[sharron]

to be honest, i think i was the only one looking at them, they hadn't gone up for auction and since i was feeling bad, i ask a friend to bid on them for me, won't know until he gets home sunday if i got them or not. as far as what they looked like, your's are much nicer, but the pattern was there for the hen, the rooster, couldn't really see him all that good, they had another cage on top and he looked to big to stand up in what they were in, but what i could see, he was a red, not gold. i know they're not the quality of yours but they will make nice yard candy, or a base to start working on the color.

 

[big medicine]

Be curious to hear. Never been up there, worth the drive ? Hope you're feeling better.

 

[sharron]

thank you
yes, its sometimes worth it, in the spring, most of the things bring good money, in the fall you can pick up a good buy, my friend, he picked up a pair of some kind of long crower, the all black ones from japan, for $50., he thought it was worth it. so just depends on what you're looking for and whether someone has it for sale, but they do come up from florida, new york, out west, in other words from all over the us. it takes us 3 1/2 hrs to get there so if i'm taking any hookbills to sell, we have to leave at least by 4 in the morning, they start selling the "warm room" at 9 am and we have to get there and get checked in.