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  • From: <eureka AT hctc.net>
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  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Chickens
  • Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 15:11:11 -0500

Gene,

I can't say enough good things about the Brahmas. The Dark Brahmas are prolific large brown egg layers (some of our largest eggs). Their faces look a little menacing, but personality-wise they are teddy bears and are easy to handle--very easy going chickens. I recently read they are the genetic foundation of many other breeds. Our Brahma rooster is almost as large as a turkey, but just as gentle to us and the girls. Of our mix, there's a couple of Brahma hens that go broody regularly, so if you want to increase your flock this would be a good trait. Even so, they don't seem to mind us searching for eggs beneath them.

We can actually tell all our breeds' eggs apart, and in some cases even know the egg by the hen. The Americana eggs are varying shades of blue-green. We also find them to be personable and easy to handle, but their eggs tend to taper off when it gets to hot or cold. They rule the roost, but in a nice way. The Polish eggs are white, medium to small and very pointed. They have their own area within the main coop that they share with the Faverolles (tinted medium eggs). The Buttercups and Fayoumis are small hens but lay large white (non pointy) eggs.

The Fayoumis are the only breed that have not let us handle them, and frequently peck us. They are constantly getting into trouble...you know the type, insolent backtalk, flirting with the boys, smoking behind the hen house, etc.

--Sage
Way Out in Texas



On Tue, 20 May 2008 14:06:33 -0500
Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com> wrote:

On May 20, 2008, at 12:55 PM, <eureka AT hctc.net> <eureka AT hctc.net> wrote:

The Brahmas are about the best natured chickens I've met,
and the Fayoumis the most annoying. The latter fly very
well, have an "attitude" that probably explains how
they've fended themselves for centuries on the Nile.

Sage, how do you find the Brahmas for eggs? Average, better, worse? Of course, with that many breeds, you may be unable to differentiate.
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