Backyard Brahmas!!

[Katt66]

That is one mighty cute little chicky

 

[bumpercarr]

Quite a looker you have there! I just love chicks!

 

[Dish chickens]

VERY cute chic you got

great job

 

[The Colonel]

Thank you bc and dish. Still waiting on number 5. Getting anxious again lol

 

[bumpercarr]

So, not to beat the sexing topic to death, but I've looked at the four 2 1/2 week olds and I'm going with 3 pullets (one is really a maybe but I'm hopeful) and one cockerel. I'll take pictures tomorrow for everyone else's guesses. I am hoping pullets....I've gotten too many cockerels in my hatches. Guess the freezer will be full this fall.

 

[afreeman0405]

Hey everyone! These are my 2 Buff girls that my husband picked out. I wanted the Black Astros and he said "ahh but these have cute yellow heads" so these we got. They are super sweet, and all my friends adore their fancy feet. My daughter loves these girls as well, and named them. We have the whole Big Bang Theory crew and these 2 made the cut as Raj and Howard. Howard has darker feathers on her feet and is overall a tad bit darker, but unless you are staring right at them you cannot tell them apart.

 

[Junibutt]

Well good luck

I hope yours turn out as well as mine. Got off to a rocky start, had one get crushed the day before the first one hatched. Just glad it's all coming together now

I've got a mix of Orpington and Brahma eggs under my Orpy mama. First time she's ever hatched any, and is doing great

so happy all over again!!!! Thought I had just about done it all with chickens, and then decided to do a hatch. So glad I did now. Here's a pic of the 4 so far.

beautiful babies and mama.

 

[Huntress78]

So, not to beat the sexing topic to death, but I've looked at the four 2 1/2 week olds and I'm going with 3 pullets (one is really a maybe but I'm hopeful) and one cockerel. I'll take pictures tomorrow for everyone else's guesses. I am hoping pullets....I've gotten too many cockerels in my hatches. Guess the freezer will be full this fall.

Fingers crossed for pullets! What color were these? Darks?

Hey everyone! These are my 2 Buff girls that my husband picked out. I wanted the Black Astros and he said "ahh but these have cute yellow heads" so these we got. They are super sweet, and all my friends adore their fancy feet. My daughter loves these girls as well, and named them. We have the whole Big Bang Theory crew and these 2 made the cut as Raj and Howard. Howard has darker feathers on her feet and is overall a tad bit darker, but unless you are staring right at them you cannot tell them apart.

Pretty girls! Love the names!!

 

[bumpercarr]

Fingers crossed for pullets! What color were these? Darks?

Yes, darks. They are feathering out significantly different than my partridge do. I'll take some pictures today and post. I'm not sure that the teeny, tiny tail feathers that are coming in will show up in the pictures, but I'll try to get some good shots of them.

 

[carcar80]

Just noticed my biggest cockerel is getting some new color to him.

ALSO.. Does leg color ever have anything to do with sexing? This trio.. bumpercarr told me when I first got them that I had one pullet and two cockerels, which I didn't question in the least. But there was always the "middle one".. Not as small as the pullet, not as big as the other cockerel.. Dead middle with comb/wattle size AND color.. And now I notice his legs match the pullet perfectly (yellow) whereas the larger cockerel has washed-out legs.

Like I said I'm 99% (really 100 if I'm honest) sure he IS male but just thought this was weird.