Our brahma rooster was super cuddly at first. Then nature took over and we were friends off 😊

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 have the dark and light and I absolutely love them

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

Easter Eggers are a roll of the dice when it comes to personalities 😊

Best of luck with your new additions.

Oh no...why not?

Great choice! And thank you

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.

They are a great breed. 😊

They are a great choice 😊

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

Thank you so much! We do love our birds.

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.

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

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