8 week old light brahma

[gritsar]

I'm betting on pullet.

 

[aschassberger]

I wish I had another brahma in my flock to compare her to! I've got all different breeds. :-\\ Thanks for all the feedback! She is a standard size, and yes, 8 weeks old. She was the slowest to feather in (but again, all different breeds!). She was a little weak after she shipped and she almost didn't make it. With lots of tlc, she pulled through and is now the 2nd largest, after my easter egger.

She has been full of drama since she arrived! We named her Madonna and with all her antics, she's now called Madonna Drama. She's the silliest bird we have - the last one to learn how to climb up into and down from the coop - and has the funniest way of flying... almost like a little helicopter - she flies up and with a twist. She is a crack up, and we love her... so we REALLY hope she gets to stay! (no roosters allowed in San Jose)

 

[aschassberger]

And thanks, Tim, for getting back to me so quickly!

and we built our "fancy coop" using the garden coop plans. http://www.thegardencoop.com/ Took us 4-5 weekends, but it's finally done!

 

[Happy Chooks]

I'm gonna say pullet.

 

[gritsar]

Advice I was given from a long time brahma breeder - look closely at the hackle (neck) feathers. Don't be fooled by the black color that seems to come to a point. Look closely at the shape of the feathers themselves. Round edges = pullet. Pointed edges = cockerel.
This worked with mine, but then again I have more than one brahma so I was able to sex them at 5 weeks old by comparing.

 

[Tim63]

Yes Gritsar, that's true. I noticed the rounded hackles on the last photo. If you go back and look at the last photo you can see the rounded hackles. I don't know if you noticed the photo. My last post on the first page of this thread made reference to the photo. The white saddles plus the rounded hackles make it pretty much a done deal-pullet.

Most of my knowledge is strictly from my work with the bantams. I would imagine much is the same with standards, however, I know there are differences. Some of you standard breeders feel free to correct me if I put something out you know to be incorrect. I am eager to help, at the same time I am FULLY aware there is MUCH I have to learn.

 

[gritsar]

Quote:
I have an accidental bantam in my LF brahma flock. I haven't noticed anything different between the two types, physically (except for her size), in reference to her egg laying (except for size of the eggs) or in her behavior.
She also handles matings by my very large brahma roo just fine.

 

[aschassberger]

She is officially a hen!! She laid her (and our very first) egg today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

She was the first to lay out of our 6 girls (all different breeds).

 

[drumstick diva]

It's girl hurray !!!!

 

[tallyho]

Mazel Tov!