Brahma Breeders thread

[curious chickee]

My friend wants me to breed and hatch Brahma chickens for him. He is wanting to sell eggs, fertile eggs, chicks and possibly started pullets and cockerels or six-week-olds. I have a couple questions I hope some of the more experienced breeders may answer. I need to quantify "more experienced" by saying I have no experience and I will apologize in advance in case my questions are dumb. Please point out if my questions are dumb and speak freely if you are of the opinion that I have no business undertaking this project.

In preface to my first question, I'll tell you where I am in this process. My friend brought me some eggs to hatch from a guy who has only LF Light Brahma chickens. When hatched, the eggs produced both Light Brahma and Buff Brahma. My question is, how is this possible? My friend wants only Light Brahma, so I want to be sure I don't cause this to happen again.

I also would like to select only the best of the Light Brahma I have to breed. I don't want to muddy the waters of the Brahma breed, so I would like to do this right, if I'm going to do it. I have read the APA standards and I confess I don't completely understand what I am looking for. I was wondering, if I make an album of pics, like on my Facebook or something, of the chooks I have if someone would be willing to go over them with me and show me what are good qualities and what are not? I want to learn to select the best choices to breed. I believe the parents may be hatchery chickens, so do I have any chance of getting a top quality or show quality bird out of any of these?

As breeders, would you recommend selling the lesser quality birds or culling them? What is the latest age Brahma can be processed? Does it make sense to only process the roos and keep the hens for laying non-fertile eggs?

Are there other things I should know or question to have the greatest success in this undertaking?

I'm so sorry for the super long post! I hope some pros will be willing to help me.

Breeding lights with buffs is very common. Some buff breeders use a light hen to increase the size of their buffs. Leakage is seen during the f1 cross in males, females will look like the roosters used. If you want only lights pick the ones with the best type (wide, wide, wide) and try to use the ones with the least amount of leaking.
If they are hatchery birds it will take a long time to get the width, size, and tall shape needed for showing. It would be easiest to start with a quality light trio from a breeder who shows, if you want to show the birds.

 

[Trooper Man]

Looking for quality large fowl chicks to be shipped

 

[BeachBumBiddies]

Looking for quality large fowl chicks to be shipped

Hello! Which color are you looking for? My Facebook page is Beach Bum Biddies. I breed Gold Laced, Blue Partridge, Buff Laced, & Lavender. Please pm me if you have any questions. Thanks!!

 

[cybercat]

Hello all,

I have Buffs on order from hatchery to try out. It's one of three new breeds I am looking at to switching too. Added them to my replacement rooster order of present breed. Which is Why I am switching breeds as present has no breeders even close to me.
My main concern is their feathered feet. We get wet and muddy here and I free range stock. So we shall see how hatchery stock does before I think of breeder stock.

 

[oregonkat]

I have just hatched out a partridge brahma that could be blue, black or splash but the chick is pale yellow, does this mean a splash? Thanks.

 

[chickenturner]

Anyone know a good breeder/supplier of light Brahmas's? Thanks

 

[BeachBumBiddies]

Anyone know a good breeder/supplier of light Brahmas's? Thanks

If you are interested in Lights, I recommend Head In The Clouds Farm. They're on Facebook & Marilyn is a friend of mine. Tell her Amy sent you. They are exhibition/show stock.

 

[Travis Brown]

Does anyone know of a buff brahma breeder near southeast Missouri?

 

[Lemac]

Black & blue

 

[ScottandSam]

Does anyone know of a buff brahma breeder near southeast Missouri?

I to am looking for brahmas in sw MO. lol

Black & blue

nice burds//Are you in sw MO? avatar looks like your in a show in Branson Or eureka springs,

Scott