Backyard Brahmas!!

[DuckiesGarden]

Hi all! I just got 3 new light brahma chicks today and Im curious about the coloring of one of them. The oddball out is ALOT lighter than the others and the feathering on its legs is VERY dense compared to the others. I raised 3 of these last year (theyve done very well over this past year, beautiful and sweet as can be!) and while their colors varied a bit, none of those looked like this one either. Is it just a random variation or could it be a roo that got mixed in(I bought them as pullets, they didnt have any roos unfortunately) Thanks for any thoughts!
Heres pics of the the "oddball" (first 2 pics)and the other two are each of the others for comparison.

 

[SD Bird Lady]

Hi all! I just got 3 new light brahma chicks today and Im curious about the coloring of one of them. The oddball out is ALOT lighter than the others and the feathering on its legs is VERY dense compared to the others. I raised 3 of these last year (theyve done very well over this past year, beautiful and sweet as can be!) and while their colors varied a bit, none of those looked like this one either. Is it just a random variation or could it be a roo that got mixed in(I bought them as pullets, they didnt have any roos unfortunately) Thanks for any thoughts!
Heres pics of the the "oddball" (first 2 pics)and the other two are each of the others for comparison.

The ones that I have raised looked more like the top one. I think she will be beautiful

 

[DuckiesGarden]

Im definitely excited to see how she turns out! Lol, it seems all my "normals" have actually turned out to be the oddballs! My 3 that are almost a year old have alot of black in them(they came from a hatchery) id love to see one with more white! These birds are so sweet that they could be ugly as sin and theyd still be my favorites! Do you have any pics of yours that started out so light?

 

[speckledhen]

The Lights vary quite a bit as chicks, I noticed. I have only one Brahma left, my Buff Brahma, Caroline. She has passed her 7th hatch day and is head hen in the Retirement Home & Hospice. She developed pendulous crop in the last year or so and must have multiple crop massages daily to get enough nutrition through, but she's a tough old broad. She even laid three or four eggs in the last couple of months, much to our surprise, after an almost two year hiatus. At the moment, she is presiding over a 4 year old BR hen who is dying of what I think is cancer. Caroline is amazing and dignified and bossy and sweet and beautiful and I will miss her so much when she's gone. Here she is with the other old hens watching over Fern. She will leave food for Fern, pushing others away from her even. It's touching to watch how unselfish a hen can be, but that's Caroline.

 

[CarolinaHen]

The Lights vary quite a bit as chicks, I noticed. I have only one Brahma left, my Buff Brahma, Caroline. She has passed her 7th hatch day and is head hen in the Retirement Home & Hospice. She developed pendulous crop in the last year or so and must have multiple crop massages daily to get enough nutrition through, but she's a tough old broad. She even laid three or four eggs in the last couple of months, much to our surprise, after an almost two year hiatus. At the moment, she is presiding over a 4 year old BR hen who is dying of what I think is cancer. Caroline is amazing and dignified and bossy and sweet and beautiful and I will miss her so much when she's gone. Here she is with the other old hens watching over Fern. She will leave food for Fern, pushing others away from her even. It's touching to watch how unselfish a hen can be, but that's Caroline.

Aww! How sweet

 

[SD Bird Lady]

Im definitely excited to see how she turns out! Lol, it seems all my "normals" have actually turned out to be the oddballs! My 3 that are almost a year old have alot of black in them(they came from a hatchery) id love to see one with more white! These birds are so sweet that they could be ugly as sin and theyd still be my favorites! Do you have any pics of yours that started out so light?

I will try to get some today since it is supposed to get a bit warmer ..... 20F is a heat wave for how its been lately haha

 

[GAFarmGirl87]

The ones that I have raised looked more like the top one. I think she will be beautiful 

Im definitely excited to see how she turns out! Lol, it seems all my "normals" have actually turned out to be the oddballs! My 3 that are almost a year old have alot of black in them(they came from a hatchery) id love to see one with more white! These birds are so sweet that they could be ugly as sin and theyd still be my favorites! Do you have any pics of yours that started out so light?

Mine ar hatchery chicks and they are solid yellow, except for the dark coloring on their wings. I'll post a picI took today.

 

[GAFarmGirl87]

They will be 2 weeks old on Sunday. They are getting lighter each day, and they are starting to feather out at their wings.

 

[GAFarmGirl87]

The Lights vary quite a bit as chicks, I noticed. I have only one Brahma left, my Buff Brahma, Caroline. She has passed her 7th hatch day and is head hen in the Retirement Home & Hospice. She developed pendulous crop in the last year or so and must have multiple crop massages daily to get enough nutrition through, but she's a tough old broad. She even laid three or four eggs in the last couple of months, much to our surprise, after an almost two year hiatus. At the moment, she is presiding over a 4 year old BR hen who is dying of what I think is cancer. Caroline is amazing and dignified and bossy and sweet and beautiful and I will miss her so much when she's gone. Here she is with the other old hens watching over Fern. She will leave food for Fern, pushing others away from her even. It's touching to watch how unselfish a hen can be, but that's Caroline.

You have a good looking flock there

 

[speckledhen]

You have a good looking flock there

Thanks! Not too bad for old ladies, are they? All that bunch, except poor Fern, is over 6 years old. In fact, probably I have maybe 15 hens who are 5-7 years old so as they pass on, we're making plans to rebuild with the breeds we love the most, my favorite Barred Rocks from the Stukel lines, my DH's dark heritage RIRs and, the 3rd breed, just for a little more variety, will be our Brahmas. We have truly enjoyed Caroline and Miranda (lost her about a year and a half ago).