Backyard Brahmas!!

[livininbrazil]

Yeah. For brahmas and cochins and some other breeds they're a big fault here in the US. But for breeds like D'uccles they're an adorable part of the breed standard.

I also think they´re adorable.... but in the Brahmas. Not being in the US, there´s no problem with it. The chicks look even funnier when they´re running when they have these feathers on their hocks.

 

[Katt66]

Yeah they do. My Brahma doesn't have vulture hocks but my golden mottled d'uccles has some glorious vulture hocks. When she runs across the yard, between the vulture hocks and voluminous foot feathering, I don't know how she stays on the ground.

My Mille fleur d'uccles X Buff brahma bantam doesn't have vulture hocks because they're recessive. But I know he's got to carry them since he's half d'uccles right?
And I'd find out for sure by breeding him to a vulture hocked bird like the gold d'uccles hen right?

 

[bumpercarr]

Yeah they do. My Brahma doesn't have vulture hocks but my golden mottled d'uccles has some glorious vulture hocks. When she runs across the yard, between the vulture hocks and voluminous foot feathering, I don't know how she stays on the ground.

My Mille fleur d'uccles X Buff brahma bantam doesn't have vulture hocks because they're recessive. But I know he's got to carry them since he's half d'uccles right?
And I'd find out for sure by breeding him to a vulture hocked bird like the gold d'uccles hen right?

Yes.

 

[Katt66]

Is there a possibility that he does NOT carry the recessive for the vulture hocks or is it a definite?
It's been a loooong time since I've sat and worked a punnett square.

 

[bumpercarr]

Is there a possibility that he does NOT carry the recessive for the vulture hocks or is it a definite?
It's been a loooong time since I've sat and worked a punnett square.

There is some debate about whether a non-carrier bred with a carrier will result in all of the offspring being carriers. However, I haven't heard any debate about whether a non-carrier bred with a VH (showing) results in all offspring being carriers. As far as I know the punnett square also shows that all offspring are carriers. If V+//V+ (non carrier) breeds with v//v (exhibits vulture hocks) all of the offspring are V+//v.

 

[Katt66]

That's what I was thinking. Like I said it's been a long time since I was in school and played with punnett squares.
I'm not planning to breed anything to n sell and I think the vulture hocks are neat looking anyway. The only thing I am planning is to cross this little buff brahma X with my Mille Fleur cochin bantam and golden mottled d'uccles for a friend of mine who really wants the chicks from those two crossings. She has the buff brahma bantam father of my little roo too. I am thinking about crossing him with the mille fleur colored cochin and working on mille fleur brahma bantam. I love that coloring.

 

[Uzair Ahmed]

That's bad. All this time I was thinking that I've got a Brahma. So, my Brahma is not a "Brahma"? #Bumperrcar

 

[HenHacienda]

Here is an updated picture of my birchen Brahma boy I posti over a month ago, he's growing like a weed

 

[WendyF]

Should have feathers on the outside of the middle toe and all toes on the outside of the foot.  The inside toes should not have feathers.  He has plenty of feathering on his feet.  Looks like he might also have vulture hocks, but depending on where you are and what you are doing with him, that shouldn't both you.  It's only a problem if you are planning on showing or breeding for sale in the US.  If you are breeding for sale in the US, it is important to let the buyers know that the eggs/chicks will have vulture hocks or be carriers of the gene.

this is what I was asking about what are the vulture hocks being referred to in this post?

 

[QueenBubbles]

That's bad. All this time I was thinking that I've got a Brahma. So, my Brahma is not a "Brahma"? #Bumperrcar