chickiebaby mentioned them being consistent layers, can I ask how often they lay for you? Oh, are they bantam sized eggs or are they bigger since they're from a bigger bird?
oooooo, bantam wyandottes! Same question about egg size and frequency though.
We have a dark brahma pullet and 3 roos. My daughter has fallen in love with the pullet. Her name is Jasmine and she has been everywhere!! She rides on Téa's lap in the truck, she follows Téa around the yard and watches cartoons with Téa in her room. She is a wonderful chick. The roos are pretty friendly too but they can't stay.
Anyways, here is Téa with Jasmine a few weeks ago.
If Jasmine is any indication of how wonderful they are then you will love them for your kids!!
You can see 2 of my Buff Brahma Girls on my page: I recently aquired a young Buff Roo I will be using for breeding in the spring.
I will chime in that Brahmas dont really get involved in the pecking order!
They never seem to have a problem being picked up
Great with kids (only LF chicken my grand kids pick-up)
They are great foragers (I barely feed them in the nicer weather) which is a plus with feed prices going up!
My bantam brahma lays a nice size egg last year about 190 ((also all the charateristics of LF))
I guarantee you'll love your dark brahmas! All my brahmas came from Ideal. I had originally ordered a light roo and a buff roo. When I wound up with extra roos and had to decide which ones to part with I decided to keep my dark roo, Thor, and give away the buff. I liked Thor's personality better than the one buff roo I had. He also has the most beautiful feathered feet. I'm not crazy about his coloring, but these are hatchery quality chicks, not breeder stock. Thor is a wonderful, gentle soul. He's subordinate to my alpha roo, Zeus, but there's never been any real fighting between them. I haven't weighed him yet, but he's bigger than my light brahma roo.
Here's Thor with a dark hen (behind him) at 5 weeks old, check out those feet!
Here's Thor again, at 19 weeks. You can't see it well in the pic, but the dark on his wings and his tail feathers have a lovely greenish-blue sheen to them. When he stands still you have to wonder if he even has feet, the feathering covers them up.
