Is this normal behavior? New chicken owner here

[silkiechicken]

Oh, you're in Texas... no need for any lamps there. It gets into the 40's at night here but my 6 week old chicks don't get heat anymore.

 

[bellydancer]

we're a month away from anything in the 40's and probably two months away from our first freeze. maybe more. texas-- dependably hot for many months.

 

[silkiechicken]

Haha, we'll be in the 40's with dips to the 30's for the next 5 months!!

 

[allig8r]

If you're in Dallas, the open mouth could be heat...? My chicks did that (open mouth, looked like a pant if you looked at the body) when it got too hot for them in the coop.

 

[FrankBlissett]

"...Although they don't bleed as much as small birds so it's no emergency when one gets ripped open some how...."

With the Brahma, it may happen on their leg feathers too - lots of blood, but generally nothing to worry about.


"...They have no combs-- just little colored places where they, I guess, will grow...."

Brahmas and Wyandottes won't get a "normal" chicken comb (at least if it's conforming to the standard). They have what's called a "rose" comb that's basicly a little "blobby" strip. My grandfather saw our Brahma roo and couldn't be convinced it was a rooster. Never mind the sickle feathers and spurs!

Good luck with your birds. Brahmas are very gentle and friendly birds - we have several and they're our favorite standards. So was the only Wyandotte we ever had (though I don't know the breed beyond that one bird).

-Frank