“Of all the chickens I've had in 10 years of backyard flocking, my light brahma is the one I loved best and miss the most. Lucy lived a long time (9 years) and endured massive molts and an attack from a dog. She wasn't a terrific layer, but that was expected. Mostly she was such a steady, easygoing, friendly chicken. She had a lovely purring cluck and always talked to me when I was out in the yard. She was our alpha chicken and kept a diverse, sometimes changing flock in good order as a benevolent dictator. As good as it gets. I now have Mille Fleur Bantams and they're like having fun-loving toddlers running around compared to the Light Brahma!
As noted, they are not particularly heat tolerant. She handled our California summers well until the last two years of her life when she would get overheated during a heat wave. I would have to bring her into the deepest shade and put her feet in cool water. If you live where temperatures are regularly in the 90s and 100s in the summer, I don't' recommend this breed.”
