I own two of these goofy looking quirky sounding dinosaurs with my other 40 plus free ranging chickens. They are always providing entertainment during the day.
I love my brahmas! Theyre really calm & sweet. However, my sweet brahma rooster Hank had more heavily feathered legs than my hens. He ended up having the issue of snow (I live in an extremely snowy area) sticking to his leg feathers & ended up with pretty severe frostbite before I even realized what was happening. Once I noticed I started putting wood shavings on top of the snow in their run after each storm. Just something to keep in mind about them.
yes those legs can cause trouble. I during the winter go to a full lock down situation. I don't have the freedom to let the dog wonder the property to clear away the predators and during the winter they'd look to tasty for the starving predators. Which makes it easier on my not having to keep my Brahmas and silkies in while letting the others out. My run can get snow in it from the front, but its been pretty good on the brahmas so far.
I'm from Bangladesh and I don't think the Bramha is directly descended from Bangladeshi breeds like the Chittagong chicken. These birds look more like basketball players where The Bahamas look more like bodybuilders or strongmen. There may be some Chittagong or Asil genetics in the gene pool but it seems to be rather diluted. Overall, the nice video, keep posting and I hope your channel grows. Love from a fellow chicken fancier from across the globe.
I'm so excited for you. My two are both darlings. but ones got dirty coloring and is huge. the other one is pristine white and black in all the right places. but she's tiny. lol. I hope you enjoy yours.
My gentle giantess Light Brahma, M'Lady easily survived our 115 F heat spikes in NorCal! Smarty pants quickly learned to stand on the cooling bricks in the small pools I provided. Other, more heat tolerant birds had a much worse time, but none got heat stroke.
@@raven8472Chickens I don’t know how many times I read Lt Brahmas were “heat tolerant”! But I am very relieved M’Lady can take care of herself so well.
@@trevortinsley5126 Thinking of a protective but gentle rooster for my mixed flock of 8 different breeds. Any suggestions? Lt Brahma Barred Rock Blue Copper Marans Ameraucana Welsummer Black Gem Hybrid Olive Egger Hybrid Crested Cream Legbar
@@trevortinsley5126 Have you had many different rooster breeds? I only have my one Lt Brahma hen, Lady. Wouldn’t he be too big for my 7 smaller girls? And would he mature sexually, fast enough? I’m kinda just playing with the idea right now. My original plan was to just keep layers. But hawks. One went after Lady, so big & white, (she didn’t show any blood or injury, just made a lot of noise?) So I now guard them much better whenever I let them out.
We have brahmas and we love them to death, they are sweethearts and really good layers. We have a Brahma rooster as well and a downside to him is he is so massive and his feet are so big that his favorite hens lose feathers on their back from breeding all the time. I do not quite know what to do about that, he has made them bleed a couple times too and I feel so bad for them although they seem to enjoy themselves 😂
Can't wait to get 2 of these in my 5 breed flock ( a baker's dozen of Barred Plymouth Rocks, Buff Orpingtons, Black Ostralorps, Wyandotte + 2 light (white) Bramahs total) , ordered +ready to arrive May 4th ! My first hens. My Dad had chickens when I was preschool, then I had a flock of 21 roosters in my teens that were pets. I'm 68 this year + feel it's time to have some more food security. I don't want them for meat, because I only want pets; but if the hard times keep threatening , like with the arrest of the only president that stands for liberty today, it will be reassuring to know when the egg layers quit, we don't have to go thru the probable famine ahead with empty bellies.
was it? ill rewatch it on a few devices TY so much. and She was the first chicken to get a name. lol her Little (much bigger) sis doesnt even have a name lol.
Gosh i still dont seeit i even switched to my headset to lose the lag i get from my bluetooth speakers. maybe its so subtle i dont see it? or it fixxed itself? Ill keep my eyes peeled harder from now on :D Ty friend!!
We had one that was given to us. We enjoyed her while we had her, but I doubt I get another. They seem like bulldogs or something - they might have a unique look or temperament, but they're genetically inferior to other varieties. Our girl was pretty and sweet, but she had a hard time moving around outside and keeping up with the other chickens. She was also the only bird I've had in the past year that got a prolapsed vent. It wouldn't stay in, and I had no joy in having to put her down.
My first one leads the hens around. She is a sweet baby and will run off wild birds and runs like the wind. There are better and worse genes running around all chicken breeds.
I added a ISA brown and a light brahma to a flock of 4 grown huff orpingtons and they are still young. Recently they been chasing the brahma and ISA around and I saw the brahmas foot bleeding. Not sure if it is natural since they have feathers growing on their legs or if mites got on their legs to attract the orpingtons to peck at it or if the orpingtons just pecked at it because feathers on the legs are apparently something attractive to peck at. Is there a way to create a bond between them or mutual relationship to prevent any bullying? I know orpingtons are considerably nice but they are also very extroverted and outward and go crazy over many snacks but the other two we just got are very docile and kind. I tried telling the owner i stay with that it might not be a good idea but she still got them. Is there a way to cure this headache of bleeding leg and chasing around?
So due to them having booted feet just normal scraps and bumps can turn into broken feathers. Not much u can do but keep an eye when they do hurt their feet feathers. Clean em up and observe. As far as the behavior. Chickens have a pecking order. Let it run its coarse. As long as your birds have appropriate space and more than 1 source of food and water bullying can just be kept an eye on.
Love my brahma. The big one is meh. Didn't plan on her. Lol. They are such pretty birds. Does ur Sussex let children hold her??? My big one I wouldn't try. Momma brahma I would.
@@polywog9591 that's mine to. My roosters the. Funniest. U have to be smarter than him. He will hurt himself to stay out of ur hands. I held him everyday as a baby. But he thinks he's the big bad defender. Lol. My larger brahma didn't get held enough as baby. She actually almost died. And now she's to big for me to trust with kids maybe even adults. Lol.
@@carolsanborn5332 I'm not sure myself not having anyone of the Sussex yet. They look pretty. But strange because I feel like I'm looking at a brahma that shaved it's legs
Make sure they have dry spaces, don't let them out in the snow, they will break the feathers off being silly. The most important thing is to keep mud and ice from building up on them and causing issues. :D
@@raven8472Chickens Do you have a video of how to fix their feet feathers; are they clipped off , because winter won't be nice for them to be washed off in the cold air.
Always a risk I think with just about any breed. I would like a brahma roo but can't risk such a large rooster being bad where I am. I got a silkie roo who does his job and runs from humans lol
@@raven8472Chickens Well, this is my second time raising Jersey Giants and both times they have been sweet hearts. First time for Brahma chickens. My Brahma hens, which are laying pretty consistently(2-4 eggs a day per 8 hens) are pretty mild mannered. However, the rooster is overly protective of them. He might end up in freezer camp, if he don't change his ways...
@Raven's Chicken Coop my brahma rooster was the sweetest rooster I've had. I had black australorp, wyandotte and jersey giant roosters. My wyandottes & jersey giants were mean (althought ive heard these guys are typically friendly), my australorp wasn't as bad but not friendly, my brahma was like a puppy. I think a lot of it comes down to blood line.
You from the Uk my friend? And light brahmas and light Sussex do look similar. Bur the American breed standard for light brahmas has feathered feet!! Sussex are pretty birds!!
If only the world was so easily convinced. But I can say that's the best argument I've heard for origin. And it's short and simple!!!! Do u have any Brahmas??
@@raven8472Chickens : We have a mixed of breeds including BMC and the one you have and bantam breed too, all free range. Where am from we do not care much about breed. We let nature cross breed and we end up with stronger and more resilient group. Cheers.
