Sad Craigslist birds

[Smileybans]

I saw this post and was interested because I’ve been trying to hatch this breed and only ended up with two. But then I saw the pictures... if I picked up any of these birds would they be more trouble than they’re worth? The ad says they’re 11 months old. But the one pictured looks too skinny to be 11 months. Are they worth the 90$ when only 4 could be pullets?

 

[Egg Snatcher]

It depends if there purebred Brahmas, on how much there worth. But they are in no condition to be sold. I mean you could get them and fatten them up and get them healthy, but they could have deaseas. or be sick. They're definitely not worth $90.

 

[CluckerFamily]

They do look younger than 11 months. And almost being a year old, I would’ve expected that they have laid an egg at some point.
I would also be worried about sick chickens that could spread anything to your current flock and eliminate everyone.
I don’t have a good feeling about those pictures.

 

[SpotTheCat]

Some of Them are probably not Brahams since it says some don’t have feathered legs.

 

[aart]

Sounds and looks dicey.
I'd pass.

 

[Smileybans]

I had a bad feeling about it too. But I wanted to be sure. I feel bad for them but don’t have quarantine room currently. And 90$ for not purebred brahmas is just too rich for my blood. And the chances of disease look high. So many factors that say don’t do it. It isn’t worth it.

The fact that some didn’t have feathered legs raised a flag on how purebred they were for me too. That last picture just gets me. I have a three month old Brahma, I successfully hatched one girl and one boy, that looks bigger than that chicken. I’ll probably try to breed my brahmas, I wanted to get more girls for my boy, but these chickens look too unhealthy. Thanks for the input and reassurance.

 

[nuthatched]

Most look like Columbian wyandottes, I'd pass.

 

[aart]

I feel bad for them but don’t have quarantine room currently.

Never buy birds you feel sorry for.

 

[LaFleche]

I saw this post and was interested because I’ve been trying to hatch this breed and only ended up with two. But then I saw the pictures... if I picked up any of these birds would they be more trouble than they’re worth? The ad says they’re 11 months old. But the one pictured looks too skinny to be 11 months. Are they worth the 90$ when only 4 could be pullets?View attachment 2515430View attachment 2515429

They look much younger/malnourished and the ones with feathered shanks look like brahma-mixes at best, not pure.

The ones with clean legs/shanks look like some kind of hatchery Sussex to me.

Nothing I would spend my money on if I were looking to buy pure bred and healthy Brahma chickens.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

i have dark brahma, not light, and SLWs not columbians, but those birds are inferior to my hatchery quality, TSC-sourced birds in every respect. To say nothing of their size and condition.

My Brahma are now 9 mo old (less two days, they joined the flock May 6, 2020), and all the hens weigh 6#+. They are all laying, as well.

My SLW are younger, they joined Aug 14, 2020, but all of them are laying too. Visually, they are substantially heavier than those birds - not much bigger, but "dense/compact".

Unless its worth $90 to you to rescue birds (likely mutts) from a inadequate conditions, that's a hard pass - and I can't begin to list all the potentials for bringing problems (other than the birds themselves) back to your own flock.