I love Brahmas! They’re my favorite breed (I have the 3 recognized varieties in the U.S.), and they are truly the gentle giants of the chicken world. I always heard they were strictly cold weather layers, but every single one I’ve had have laid well all year round (my first Dark Brahma, Padmé, laid 296 eggs in her first year of laying). Beautiful, big chickens that are truly one of the best chicken breeds available!
We like our brahmas. We did dispatch our Rooster just a few weeks ago. He became to aggresive to everyone. He spurred my husband and ripped his jeans, that was his last time.
Unfortunately it comes to that sometimes. We had the same experience this spring with our Americana rooster. He started off a sweetheart and eventually turned on everything in his path.
We have a light Brahma and she’s great. One of our friendliest chickens, and a great head chicken for the other girls. We are definitely going to get more in the years to come
@@northern.lights.homestead One of mine is so huge I'm worried she might be a rooster. Got her as a pullet and she just keeps growing, she's as big as my buckeye rooster now.
Great video, and very good information. Perhaps I just missed it, and if so I apologize. But do you have any videos on how to breed chickens? From what I can see it isn't hard if you know what you are doing, but if you are just learning it looks like there is a lot that could go wrong. Thanks again!
We raised a few of our own for the first time this year. We used an incubator because we didn't have a broody hen but it wasn't that difficult. Just let nature do its thing and then collect the eggs that have dropped from hens that were exposed to roosters. Be sure to separate your stock if you have multiple breeds and don't won't crossing. There is alot of debate on breeding offspring Personally we do not and recommend against it. The link to most genetic defects amongst chicken breeds these days can be attributed to inbreeding so always keep that in mind. If you dont have a broody hen then get an incubator. They can be found online fairly cheep and are easy to use. We have a video explaining how they work in general. Good luck and happy hatching!
Additionally they will start to get curious about the nesting boxes a few weeks inside of their first egg and when you go to pick them up or if you have roosters about they will begin to squat down. This is also a good tell that they are ready to start laying. They will need to start getting calcium at this point supplemented into their diet if they aren't sourcing it naturally. That should help with egg production.
Been raising chickens for 13 years. Just got my first Brahmas about 6 months ago. Buff variety. Can you let, say, a Buff Brahma rooster with a different Brahma hen? Like a white one?
We mixed all kinds of different chickens with our roos in the past. The offspring coloration and markings may vary a bit but otherwise no issue at all.
Just a thought of course but we always let a few hands set just for fun but mostly we take the eggs away and I have my granddaughter hatch them in the incubator for me and of course I pay her a set fee for that which I don't mind because she's very young and it teaches her how to be responsible and earn a little bit of money but then you don't have problems with chicks being hurt or killed out in the coupe
We had them stand in some warm water first to try to drown the mites, then smothered the legs and feet with Vaseline each day for a week. We cleaned out the chicken coop, and put down fresh bedding as well. We found they came back, but when we dewormed them last year, we haven't had a issue since. Not sure if the deworming helped or if it was just luck.
I find you can get rid of them if you clean the coop thoroughly and give them lots of places to dust bathe. The mites seem to live in the coop so this should deal with it
Brahmas are indeed very nice dual purpose breeds. Hens generally make very good moms. So sorry that your experience with a broody brahma was a disappointing. Your chickens are very well taken care of. SN - those are 'dark brahmas'
So any one on this live in a really cold climate i just read that do to the foot feathers is not good for really wet conditions it is boggy here any help would be appreciated
We are in northern Canada and our feathered girls do fine all year. We get very heavy snow in winter and alot of rain in spring. As long as they have access to high dry ground they should be fine. The feathers dry up fairly easy when they roost or sit in the nesting boxes.
You may have to order the eggs online and hatch them yourself. It's very hot and humid down there. Brahmas are not heat tolerant. Might not be a good bird for you
I love Brahmas! They’re my favorite breed (I have the 3 recognized varieties in the U.S.), and they are truly the gentle giants of the chicken world. I always heard they were strictly cold weather layers, but every single one I’ve had have laid well all year round (my first Dark Brahma, Padmé, laid 296 eggs in her first year of laying). Beautiful, big chickens that are truly one of the best chicken breeds available!
296 in a year! That's a good chicken. Glad you like them too.
@@northern.lights.homestead yeah that was her first calendar year laying. After that she averaged 220-260 until she passed.
Wow
I have two Buff Brahmas… hen and rooster. They are gentle and delightful!! Highly recommend! My three Easter Eggers are ‘nuts’.
Easter Eggers are a roll of the dice when it comes to personalities 😊
I love my buff brahmas! 🥰🥰🥰
I have the dark and light and I absolutely love them
Raising a flock of buff brahmas this year, I love them,
Best of luck with your new additions.
My dark Brahmas are my favorites too. Definitely will be getting some buffs and light ones too in the future.🐔❤
We like our brahmas. We did dispatch our Rooster just a few weeks ago. He became to aggresive to everyone. He spurred my husband and ripped his jeans, that was his last time.
Unfortunately it comes to that sometimes. We had the same experience this spring with our Americana rooster. He started off a sweetheart and eventually turned on everything in his path.
I love Brahmas i have a dark Brahma .And 2 buff Brahmas.🧡🐔🐓😇🥰😍
@jessicox7234 Brahmas are the best 😁
Just got light Brahmas! Love your channel, thank you for the info!
Great choice! And thank you
I have been very happy with my light Brahma chickens and Ancona ducks
Oh no...why not?
We have a light Brahma and she’s great. One of our friendliest chickens, and a great head chicken for the other girls. We are definitely going to get more in the years to come
Love mine
Love my Brahmas! The hens are great, my roo got aggressive and I kicked his butt. My road red took over as alpha and now my brahma roo is chill
We had same issue with our roo. He was so cuddly before the testosterone kicked in. The hens are so sweet and quiet. We just love ours too.
I love my Dark Brahma. She lets me cuddle her... on her time. LOL
Our brahma rooster was super cuddly at first. Then nature took over and we were friends off 😊
I have Isabelle Brahmas look on my page that’s my Roo
Sweetest boy I love them I plan to add mottled this yr
Just got one first time and also stumbled on this video
They are a great breed. 😊
I can’t wait to get a few
I would love to get a Brama hen for eggs.
They are a great choice 😊
I just scored 30 chicks for $30. I’m going to keep the ones that fit in well, and the rest will be either given away or fine meals.
Score! That's a great haul. May they all be hens 😁
I got a couple of these for brooding eggs. Are they really decent layers?
@AshGreen359 we get at least 3 to 4 a week out of ours. Occasionally even more. One of our girls is 7 yrs old and still laying.
@@northern.lights.homestead One of mine is so huge I'm worried she might be a rooster. Got her as a pullet and she just keeps growing, she's as big as my buckeye rooster now.
@AshGreen359 they can get pretty big. Not a huge size difference between the roos and hens
@@northern.lights.homestead She will also perch on my hand, it's kinda silly
That is adorable. We have a couple that like to jump up and perch on us as well. They all have their favorite spots they like to get scratches too
Great video, and very good information. Perhaps I just missed it, and if so I apologize. But do you have any videos on how to breed chickens? From what I can see it isn't hard if you know what you are doing, but if you are just learning it looks like there is a lot that could go wrong. Thanks again!
We raised a few of our own for the first time this year. We used an incubator because we didn't have a broody hen but it wasn't that difficult. Just let nature do its thing and then collect the eggs that have dropped from hens that were exposed to roosters. Be sure to separate your stock if you have multiple breeds and don't won't crossing. There is alot of debate on breeding offspring Personally we do not and recommend against it. The link to most genetic defects amongst chicken breeds these days can be attributed to inbreeding so always keep that in mind. If you dont have a broody hen then get an incubator. They can be found online fairly cheep and are easy to use. We have a video explaining how they work in general. Good luck and happy hatching!
Thank you for the positive feedback. Much appreciated.
@@northern.lights.homestead Thanks so much.
Happy to help
Do they ever grow a substantial comb or waddle? We have a couple and I don’t know how to tell when they’re ready to lay eggs.
They grow rose combs, which aren't very tall. This feature also makes them more cold tolerant. Their combs aren't as susceptible to frostbite.
Additionally they will start to get curious about the nesting boxes a few weeks inside of their first egg and when you go to pick them up or if you have roosters about they will begin to squat down. This is also a good tell that they are ready to start laying. They will need to start getting calcium at this point supplemented into their diet if they aren't sourcing it naturally. That should help with egg production.
Been raising chickens for 13 years. Just got my first Brahmas about 6 months ago. Buff variety. Can you let, say, a Buff Brahma rooster with a different Brahma hen? Like a white one?
I meant to ask if I could mate the two. UA-cam wouldn't allow me to edit the post above.
We mixed all kinds of different chickens with our roos in the past. The offspring coloration and markings may vary a bit but otherwise no issue at all.
Just a thought of course but we always let a few hands set just for fun but mostly we take the eggs away and I have my granddaughter hatch them in the incubator for me and of course I pay her a set fee for that which I don't mind because she's very young and it teaches her how to be responsible and earn a little bit of money but then you don't have problems with chicks being hurt or killed out in the coupe
Sounds like your granddaughter is learning great life lessons.
I think my brahma has mites. You mentioned Vaseline? How exactly did you get rid of the mites? Thanks in advance.
We had them stand in some warm water first to try to drown the mites, then smothered the legs and feet with Vaseline each day for a week. We cleaned out the chicken coop, and put down fresh bedding as well. We found they came back, but when we dewormed them last year, we haven't had a issue since. Not sure if the deworming helped or if it was just luck.
I find you can get rid of them if you clean the coop thoroughly and give them lots of places to dust bathe. The mites seem to live in the coop so this should deal with it
Brahmas are indeed very nice dual purpose breeds. Hens generally make very good moms. So sorry that your experience with a broody brahma was a disappointing.
Your chickens are very well taken care of.
SN - those are 'dark brahmas'
Thank you so much! We do love our birds.
So any one on this live in a really cold climate i just read that do to the foot feathers is not good for really wet conditions it is boggy here any help would be appreciated
We are in northern Canada and our feathered girls do fine all year. We get very heavy snow in winter and alot of rain in spring. As long as they have access to high dry ground they should be fine. The feathers dry up fairly easy when they roost or sit in the nesting boxes.
@@northern.lights.homestead thanks for the reply I appreciate it
Hi am in Ghana and I want this Brahmas to buy
You may have to order the eggs online and hatch them yourself. It's very hot and humid down there. Brahmas are not heat tolerant. Might not be a good bird for you