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post #91 of 6249
6/4/09 at 6:39pm
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I love those!  How much do they weigh?  They look huge!

vortec

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"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 #92 of 6249
6/4/09 at 6:40pm
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Originally Posted by vortec 

I love those!  How much do they weigh?  They look huge!

vortec


They are big birds, unless you're going for the bantam version. I believe the roos weigh about 12 pounds and the hens 8.  Someone will come correct me if I'm wrong.

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Back after a 2 year hiatus from chickens and the forum.  I have one chicken right now - a BO rooster, who just ain't right and likes nothing more than a good cuddle.  No, I don't know, either.
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post #93 of 6249
6/4/09 at 6:47pm

Ok I was going to ask a question about a brahma so this thread will be the best place to do it. 

I was told by a very old farmer that the easiest way to tell a rooster from a hen in brahmas is by the beak.  He said that females have the dark beaks and roosters are solid yellow.  SO far I have 3 and ended up with 2 roosters and a pullet.  Yes my roos have orangy yellow beaks while the hens is black with orange at the tip and her nostrils.  So is he right or is this just coincidence?

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post #94 of 6249
6/4/09 at 6:49pm
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Originally Posted by ravencreek 

Ok I was going to ask a question about a brahma so this thread will be the best place to do it. 

I was told by a very old farmer that the easiest way to tell a rooster from a hen in brahmas is by the beak.  He said that females have the dark beaks and roosters are solid yellow.  SO far I have 3 and ended up with 2 roosters and a pullet.  Yes my roos have orangy yellow beaks while the hens is black with orange at the tip and her nostrils.  So is he right or is this just coincidence?


Its just coincidence.

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post #95 of 6249
6/4/09 at 7:14pm
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Originally Posted by ravencreek 

Ok I was going to ask a question about a brahma so this thread will be the best place to do it. 

I was told by a very old farmer that the easiest way to tell a rooster from a hen in brahmas is by the beak.  He said that females have the dark beaks and roosters are solid yellow.  SO far I have 3 and ended up with 2 roosters and a pullet.  Yes my roos have orangy yellow beaks while the hens is black with orange at the tip and her nostrils.  So is he right or is this just coincidence?


Actually mine are that way too.  There might be something to that.  I don't know, I'm hatching 5 light brahmas on the 13th so I will look and see if I can determine sex by the beak and let you know the results.

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 #96 of 6249
6/4/09 at 7:57pm

ravencreek wrote:
Ok I was going to ask a question about a brahma so this thread will be the best place to do it. 

I was told by a very old farmer that the easiest way to tell a rooster from a hen in brahmas is by the beak.  He said that females have the dark beaks and roosters are solid yellow.  SO far I have 3 and ended up with 2 roosters and a pullet.  Yes my roos have orangy yellow beaks while the hens is black with orange at the tip and her nostrils.  So is he right or is this just coincidence?


I think it is just a coincidence....
If you look here it shows pictures of hens and roosters with beaks that vary with their colour:
http://www.feathersite.com//Poultry/CGA/Brahma/BRKBrahma.html

10 Bantam Brahmas, 7 Silkies, 1 Bantam Cochin, 4 EEs, 3 Chantebras, 2 Chantecler,
3 Leghorns, 1 Dominique, 1 Australorp, 1 RIR and 5 Ducks!! Total of 38 birds!
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10 Bantam Brahmas, 7 Silkies, 1 Bantam Cochin, 4 EEs, 3 Chantebras, 2 Chantecler,
3 Leghorns, 1 Dominique, 1 Australorp, 1 RIR and 5 Ducks!! Total of 38 birds!
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post #97 of 6249
6/4/09 at 8:05pm
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Originally Posted by ravencreek 

Ok I was going to ask a question about a brahma so this thread will be the best place to do it. 

I was told by a very old farmer that the easiest way to tell a rooster from a hen in brahmas is by the beak.  He said that females have the dark beaks and roosters are solid yellow.  SO far I have 3 and ended up with 2 roosters and a pullet.  Yes my roos have orangy yellow beaks while the hens is black with orange at the tip and her nostrils.  So is he right or is this just coincidence?


I had heard the same thing and so I checked it out with my flock.  It's not true.  My roo has a solid strip of black on his beak.

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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 #98 of 6249
6/5/09 at 2:37pm

Here's Woodstock, the broody beast. hide If I let her, she could go for a year. She is a Buff Brahma Banty hen.

Excuse her, she was moulting at the time. And in addition, she plucked her own feathers out.

http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq287/MypattyPPom/Woodstock.jpg

http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq287/MypattyPPom/Woodstock3.jpg

She can be a very silly girl sometimes.

http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq287/MypattyPPom/Looking4.jpg

Super Woodstock about to commence lift-off.

http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq287/MypattyPPom/Looking2.jpg

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post #99 of 6249
6/5/09 at 2:53pm

Is there anyone in NH that has lf buff brahmas?  or has eggs?

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I currently have Millie Fluer Cochins, Lav. Ameraucanas, Silver Laced Cochins, frizzles and mixed.
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NPIP TESTED    3 DD, 1 DS, 1 SO, 5 Siberian Huskies, 3 generations of females.  http://newenglandsiberianhuskies.mysite.com/index.html  - 1 cat, and a growing flock of chickens.  Yes, I am addicted to raising chickens and loving every minute of it. 
I currently have Millie Fluer Cochins, Lav. Ameraucanas, Silver Laced Cochins, frizzles and mixed.
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post #100 of 6249
6/6/09 at 1:52pm
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Originally Posted by ThePolishPrincess 

Here's Woodstock, the broody beast. hide If I let her, she could go for a year. She is a Buff Brahma Banty hen.

Excuse her, she was moulting at the time. And in addition, she plucked her own feathers out.

http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq287/MypattyPPom/Woodstock.jpg

http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq287/MypattyPPom/Woodstock3.jpg

She can be a very silly girl sometimes.

http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq287/MypattyPPom/Looking4.jpg

Super Woodstock about to commence lift-off.

http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq287/MypattyPPom/Looking2.jpg


Those are great pics!  How is the bantam brahmas disposition as compared to the standards?  I know the myth is that the bantams are hotter blooded due to their size, but how much of that is true with this breed?  My brahmas are very loving and out going, so I find it hard to believe that the bantams would be too bad.

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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