Brahma Thread

[jenn-E]

I'm a bit late to add this, but those are some gorgeous birds you have there, Sugar Sands Farm.

 

[Sugar Sand Farm]

Thank you I think they are as well. Carole has some beautiful birds I cant wait to see what the lights I got from her look like when grown.

 

[kathyinmo]

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BEAUTIFUL ! ! ! I want some!

 

[sloallie10]

Light brahma chick.
so far her name is Lillian

 

[radiodog]

This is my 'light' brahma chick (a few days shy of 4 mths). It has no tail feathers...just fluff. Can anyone sex this chick for me?

 

[nhnanna]

With all those dark feathers, I am gonna say roo.

 

[Morgan7782]

I just aquired my first Brahma pullet today! I named her Monica. She is a beautiful Dark Brahma, not sure her age but assuming around 4-5 months? If anybody has any guesses let me know. Here are some pictures of her in her old home, will have to get some of her with the new girls. She is SO sweet I have her in with my 10 week old Wyandottes, and she is very motherly toward them, it's cute! And her fuzzy feet! She was quiet the whole ride home and let me pet her the car ride home, she is easily handled and hopefully Joon will not pick on her too much. I will be posting in the manage my flock forum for help there lol. She is just so sweet, and her eyes are just very kind.

Usually I try to research the heck out of a breed, but this was TOTALLY spur of the moment fall in love insanity, so I will have to start reading!! Here are some pictures of her.

 

[kathyinmo]

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Congratulations on your first Brahma. If I might make a suggestion .... you really should quarantine her away from your birds. At least for 4 weeks, but 6 weeks is better.

Good luck.

 

[Morgan7782]

Thanks! She is a very sweet girl very friendly. I am surprised because she is older and doesn't really know me but she is fine with me holding her and such. I understand your concern and thank you for the suggestion.

 

[big medicine]

Congratulations Morgan, but you have done a potentially dangerous thing. As Kathy points out you should really keep new birds seperated from the rest of the flock untill you are quite sure you are not introducing something detrimental to the flock. But more importantly soon the rest of your birds will start to seem plain and or common compared to your brahma. This is how it starts,slowly, soon the only thing that compares to your new bird is another brahma, so you get more. And it begins. Before long you begin to wonder why you even bothered raising common chickens when there were brahmas available to be had. They don't tell you this at their breed club sites. So tread carefully, for it is a slippery slope you traverse indeed.