Brahma Thread

[itsren]

Mine didn't start until almost 8 months

Wow! Is that typical?

 

[pgpoultry]

Mine have all been 8-9 months, but Big Medicines comments are all very relevant. If the pullets reach maturity in the dark months of the year, they may not start to lay until the days get longer.

Brahmas are long livers, though.

 

[brahmabreeder]

My oldest so far was about ten months old before she started laying. Then again I have only had three brahma hens that were of decent quality.

 

[itsren]

Mine have all been 8-9 months, but Big Medicines comments are all very relevant. If the pullets reach maturity in the dark months of the year, they may not start to lay until the days get longer.

Brahmas are long livers, though.

Thanks. I'm guessing I'll be waiting until next spring then. My Brahma will be 8 months in December. Thankfully, I have an EE and RIR, too.

 

[Nikki816]

How early to DB roosters normally start to crow? mine are 12 weeks now and the rooster started crowing yesterday.

 

[Tim63]

eleven weeks and six days normally.

 

[big medicine]

eleven weeks and six days normally.

Depending on time zone, unless it is a leap year, of course.

 

[Tim63]

Excellent points Gary. It is leap year. Nikki816 it appears your rooster may have crowed two days too soon. If my math is correct.(usually not)

Tim

 

[speckledhen]

I haven't been on this thread in quite some time. I had two Brahmas in my main laying flock, both hatchery hens.

Lost my only Lt. Brahma hen recently to ovarian cancer. She was laying just about a month before her death at the age of almost 5 1/2 years. I still have the Buff Brahma who was the same age and she has now passed the 5 1/2 year point and last week, Caroline laid 4 eggs. Not too shabby for an old gal, eh?

The Lt. Brahma laid her first egg at 19 weeks. The Buff laid her first egg at 30 weeks old.

 

[big medicine]

Nikki816 don't be put off by our general smartassedness there. Just having some fun, which actually is a step in the right direction for Tim, he ussually tends to down shift into grumpy old fart mode.

I see you are from New Holland. Spent about 6 years in that general area myself, almost 30 years ago. In fact my wife is from Washington Court House. Used to hunt ducks off Egypt Pike just a little north of town there.

Anyway I see you are new here, feel free to come back and learn. We'll try to play it straight, for the most part.