Brahma Thread - Page 344

Thank you for that reply Big Medicine. I couldn't agree more with you regarding the importance of type, and even temperament. I've always preferred traditional color patterns (of all breeds) because subsequent color patterns differ so much with regard to egg laying ability, growth, hardiness, size, etc.. I think you've been very faithful to the ideal Brahma, including keeping it a functional fowl (my hatching eggs were jumbos).

I think I'll find some additional SL to grow my flock and not mess with these too much. Someday, due to scarcity of stock, I may be forced to mix it up a bit, but I'm not there yet. My Light cock has good type and temperament (came from Darlene Hobbs) but is undersized.

Thanks again.

I have a question.  In my last hatch I got 4 chicks, and one of them are from someone I got eggs from.  In the excitement of my first hatch I forgot to mark the one from a different breeder.  They all look like Brahmas, but one has a different leg color.  Three are bright orange, and one has more slate colored legs.  Is this indicating gender, or just a color variation?  Thanks!

leg color is not necessarily indicator of gender, it can even vary within the same type or color pattern, especially if they are project eggs which could have some outcrossing in thier bloodlines. let us know how they mature, good luck on the new peeps.

 

 

Is it normal that my Brahma chicks are maturing at such variable rates?  They were all hatched at the same date, yet some are very mature and others barely have their feathers coming in.  Just wondering.

I'm not an expert..... But with the chicks I have raised it is somewhat normal. There is a pecking order, and that sometimes decides who gets food/nutrients and how quickly they feather in. I wouldn't worry if they seem healthy otherwise.

Btw, one girl took a month later to start laying.....

I was wondering if it means they are a rooster if they are maturing at a slower rate.  Regardless, everyone is in good health. 

As far as  my experience stretches ( and that's not THAT far), the cockerels are always much slower to feather than the pullets. The girls will have wing and shoulder feathers whilst the boys just have a scanty few on the wing tips.

 

I don't think they should ever have slate-coloured legs, though.

 Two of my Light Brahma boys

 

Birchen Brahma project pullet

 

 Birchen Brahma project cockrel

 

 

Hi all! I have read what I could so far of the thread and think I have a Brahma on my hands, but feel free to send me to another thread if I'm wrong! 

 

I have a chick who's in between 5 and 6 weeks old who I was hoping you could all lend a hand in sexing. 

This was a TSC Mystery Bantam so I may be completely off on my breed. This one seems a bit more bossy than any of the SS and one other mystery chick in the group, but not constantly.