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post #11 of 6230
4/25/09 at 4:03pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by laurenlulu 

I have a question about their sex- is there anyway to tell at around 5 weeks based on their feathering?


Not on feathering so much, but if you post some pics I might be able to help you out.  I successfully sexed all of mine at 5 1/2 weeks old.

Yes, yes vortec...it's tomorrow.  I just got home from the grocery store and I'm cooling off.  The chickens are eating their yogurt.  I'll go take pics in a few minutes.

If there ever comes a day when we can't be together keep me in your heart, I'll stay there forever - Winnie the Pooh
I'll never develop a thick skin.  Thick skin leads to a hard heart and I never want to be one of those people. 

A slave to LF brahmas, seramas, runner ducks, call ducks, two geese that are my feathered children, and a crossbeak silkie X named Dragon. 

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If there ever comes a day when we can't be together keep me in your heart, I'll stay there forever - Winnie the Pooh
I'll never develop a thick skin.  Thick skin leads to a hard heart and I never want to be one of those people. 

A slave to LF brahmas, seramas, runner ducks, call ducks, two geese that are my feathered children, and a crossbeak silkie X named Dragon. 

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post #12 of 6230
4/25/09 at 4:35pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by gritsar 
Quote:
Originally Posted by laurenlulu 

I have a question about their sex- is there anyway to tell at around 5 weeks based on their feathering?


Not on feathering so much, but if you post some pics I might be able to help you out.  I successfully sexed all of mine at 5 1/2 weeks old.

Yes, yes vortec...it's tomorrow.  I just got home from the grocery store and I'm cooling off.  The chickens are eating their yogurt.  I'll go take pics in a few minutes.


lol, I was getting around to asking you, jk

Quotes to live by as spoken by my drunk ancestors:
"Boneless Chickens make poor pet"
"Just because your perinoid don't mean they ain't out to get ya"
"There ain't but one bike, and thats a Harley"
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Quotes to live by as spoken by my drunk ancestors:
"Boneless Chickens make poor pet"
"Just because your perinoid don't mean they ain't out to get ya"
"There ain't but one bike, and thats a Harley"
Reply
post #13 of 6230
4/25/09 at 4:37pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by KinderKorner 

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/7167/brahma.png

Two of my Roosters. Front is 1st generation. (His foot feathering is gone cause he pulls it out)

Back is 2nd generation. A little improved. Still growing.

Front one is being sold tomorrow. His quailty just isn't good. But he has become a favorite.  Bye bye, my friend. sad


http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/4426/brahmahen.jpg

2nd generation hen. He name is Limpy. She is probably our worst Brahma as far as standards. But she too is a pet. >.< We always get attached to the ones that need to go. Note her messing lacing on her back. She should be white. Except her tail and hackles.


Sorry. But my good hens are currently torn up due to roosters. So no pictures.

Sadly for me some of my roosters are leaving tomorrow. Good news for the hens though.


Great looking birds!  How do you improve each generation?  I am interested as this might become a hobby to breed brahmas as they are quickly becoming one of my favorite breeds

Great pics!  Hope to get many many more.

vortec

Quotes to live by as spoken by my drunk ancestors:
"Boneless Chickens make poor pet"
"Just because your perinoid don't mean they ain't out to get ya"
"There ain't but one bike, and thats a Harley"
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Quotes to live by as spoken by my drunk ancestors:
"Boneless Chickens make poor pet"
"Just because your perinoid don't mean they ain't out to get ya"
"There ain't but one bike, and thats a Harley"
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post #14 of 6230
4/25/09 at 5:43pm

Okay, get ready for brahma overload!  It's very windy today, so excuse them if they look at bit ruffled wink

Thor, opening his big mouth to warn the girls I was armed with a camera:

http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff69/gritsar/endofapril008.jpg

Chloe, as  you can probably tell from the missing feathers on her back she's one of Thor's favorites:

http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff69/gritsar/endofapril007.jpg

Lilith, my mismatched brahma and my problem child:

http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff69/gritsar/endofapril006.jpg

Maggie, another one of Thor's favorites:

http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff69/gritsar/endofapril005.jpg

Sunny:

http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff69/gritsar/endofapril004.jpg

Lil' Bit, my half blind runt chicken.  She's never had but the one tail feather.  hu

http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff69/gritsar/endofapril001.jpg

My Thor again: 

http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff69/gritsar/endofapril002.jpg

Edited because I just realized I spelled one of my girls name wrong.  Shame on me!


Edited by gritsar - 4/25/09 at 8:04pm

If there ever comes a day when we can't be together keep me in your heart, I'll stay there forever - Winnie the Pooh
I'll never develop a thick skin.  Thick skin leads to a hard heart and I never want to be one of those people. 

A slave to LF brahmas, seramas, runner ducks, call ducks, two geese that are my feathered children, and a crossbeak silkie X named Dragon. 

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If there ever comes a day when we can't be together keep me in your heart, I'll stay there forever - Winnie the Pooh
I'll never develop a thick skin.  Thick skin leads to a hard heart and I never want to be one of those people. 

A slave to LF brahmas, seramas, runner ducks, call ducks, two geese that are my feathered children, and a crossbeak silkie X named Dragon. 

Reply
post #15 of 6230
4/25/09 at 8:54pm
Thread Starter 

Love the pics, expecially the one of Thor.  I have never seen the dark brahma as an adult roo, but they are georguous!  I like the buffs as well.

vortec

Quotes to live by as spoken by my drunk ancestors:
"Boneless Chickens make poor pet"
"Just because your perinoid don't mean they ain't out to get ya"
"There ain't but one bike, and thats a Harley"
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Quotes to live by as spoken by my drunk ancestors:
"Boneless Chickens make poor pet"
"Just because your perinoid don't mean they ain't out to get ya"
"There ain't but one bike, and thats a Harley"
Reply
post #16 of 6230
4/25/09 at 9:02pm

dash it all! I bought Brahmas from the feed store. Love them to death. love Sweetest birds ever, but they were labeled as buff (which is what I wanted), and I THINK they are going to be white instead. barnie

too bad I'm in love with them for their sweet chickenalities. I'm a first time chicken owner, and there is no way I will be able to give away these babies just because they weren't the color I wanted. Brahmas are just too sweet!

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post #17 of 6230
4/26/09 at 7:53am

My Barney has been rehomed. Luckily he isn't going to get eaten! He got a nice pet home with a few new hens! yay!


Anyway. I am looking for more feathering on the feet, and whiter. So I just keep the biggest, whitest, fluffish chicks out of each batch. And hopefully after a while mine will improve. I had a good start going, but unfortunetly a racoon got in and killed my entire flock last year except 3 pullets, and 2 roos. So I had to start quite over.

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Breeding Kinder Goats, BLRW, Silkies, Brahmas, and Cochins
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post #18 of 6230
4/26/09 at 9:10am
Quote:
Originally Posted by KinderKorner 

My Barney has been rehomed. Luckily he isn't going to get eaten! He got a nice pet home with a few new hens! yay!


Anyway. I am looking for more feathering on the feet, and whiter. So I just keep the biggest, whitest, fluffish chicks out of each batch. And hopefully after a while mine will improve. I had a good start going, but unfortunetly a racoon got in and killed my entire flock last year except 3 pullets, and 2 roos. So I had to start quite over.


Talk about your foot feathering, this is a couple of my darks at 5 weeks old:


http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff69/gritsar/darkhr1.jpg

Thor used to trip over his feet feathers as a youngin' lol

If there ever comes a day when we can't be together keep me in your heart, I'll stay there forever - Winnie the Pooh
I'll never develop a thick skin.  Thick skin leads to a hard heart and I never want to be one of those people. 

A slave to LF brahmas, seramas, runner ducks, call ducks, two geese that are my feathered children, and a crossbeak silkie X named Dragon. 

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If there ever comes a day when we can't be together keep me in your heart, I'll stay there forever - Winnie the Pooh
I'll never develop a thick skin.  Thick skin leads to a hard heart and I never want to be one of those people. 

A slave to LF brahmas, seramas, runner ducks, call ducks, two geese that are my feathered children, and a crossbeak silkie X named Dragon. 

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post #19 of 6230
4/26/09 at 10:11am
Thread Starter 

How common is it that the brahmas will pull out there leg feathering?

vortec

Quotes to live by as spoken by my drunk ancestors:
"Boneless Chickens make poor pet"
"Just because your perinoid don't mean they ain't out to get ya"
"There ain't but one bike, and thats a Harley"
Reply
Quotes to live by as spoken by my drunk ancestors:
"Boneless Chickens make poor pet"
"Just because your perinoid don't mean they ain't out to get ya"
"There ain't but one bike, and thats a Harley"
Reply
post #20 of 6230
4/26/09 at 11:48am
Quote:
Originally Posted by vortec 

How common is it that the brahmas will pull out there leg feathering?

vortec


My brahma flock is a little over a year old and none of mine do it.  I've had two chickens break a foot feather off.  The bleeding was minimal and they never seemed to mind.

If there ever comes a day when we can't be together keep me in your heart, I'll stay there forever - Winnie the Pooh
I'll never develop a thick skin.  Thick skin leads to a hard heart and I never want to be one of those people. 

A slave to LF brahmas, seramas, runner ducks, call ducks, two geese that are my feathered children, and a crossbeak silkie X named Dragon. 

Reply

If there ever comes a day when we can't be together keep me in your heart, I'll stay there forever - Winnie the Pooh
I'll never develop a thick skin.  Thick skin leads to a hard heart and I never want to be one of those people. 

A slave to LF brahmas, seramas, runner ducks, call ducks, two geese that are my feathered children, and a crossbeak silkie X named Dragon. 

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