as soon as i seperated the brahmas they stopped laying so i only have 4 eggs (1 days laying) that are definitely brahma but i have 3 hens sitting now, a maran a pekin and a La Bresse cross that the maran raised last year. Who knows what ill get when all 3 nests have chicks, ill just have to wait...
they do it in hatcheries to prevent feather plucking and pecking, it cuts down on injuries but that particular pic looks very severe, don't usually cut off so much and the beak still seems to have a point, usually its a straight cut
i was given a broody today so when i got her home i grabbed 4 eggs from the nest for her to sit on. i really only want to breed brahmas though so this evening i put my 4 brahmas into a coop by themselves so that i know the eggs ill have are defo brahma. thing is i still havent finished my runs...
heres my newest acquisitions a pair of Light Brahmas that are about 10 weeks old
as you can see the hen is so far all white, im hoping she will stay that way and that she produces a white son so that i can start a white Brahma line... how cool would pure white brahmas be
thought ye might be interested in their back markings
1st gold partridge cock
2nd gold partridge cock
red shouldered blue
silver /dark
let me know what ye think, im only into poultry about 6 months so yer opinions will be a big help