Backyard Brahmas!!

[big medicine]

I think it's just young.

I'm thinking it may be a young single comb.

Did this breeder also have Buffs ? Some of them look a lot like what you get when you cross a Columbian (buff or light) to penciled (dark or partridge).

 

[bumpercarr]

I'm thinking it may be a young single comb.

Did this breeder also have Buffs ? Some of them look a lot like what you get when you cross a Columbian (buff or light) to penciled (dark or partridge).

That's what I was thinking as well. What would you call that pattern?

 

[big medicine]

If I paid good money for partridge, this site won't print what I would call that pattern.

 

[WendyF]

I promised pictures, I won't be able to post them all, but I'll give a little taste now. This pullet (18 weeks) I think is the best I've got in the pens so far. I've got a few chicks that are up and coming, so we'll see how they turn out. Anyway, here's the pullet:

Beautiful! Lol, I love her fluffy chicken butt!

 

[bumpercarr]

If I paid good money for partridge, this site won't print what I would call that pattern.

I saw today that I had put a word that isn't even dirty in a private message and the site changed it to *******. I thought that was interesting.

 

[HenHacienda]

What is that color called?? Silver Pencil or?? Did you guys see the updated picture of my Birchen Brahma boy?? How about some feeback?

This picture I had posted a while back, everyone thought he had a straight comb and vulture hocks....lol
I will post it on here again.......sorry for the dupication...

 

[carcar80]

1st Pullet, correct coloring and pattern, 2nd & 3rd not, 1st cockerel not, 2nd cockerel probably correct but I need to see more of him to be sure.  Oh, and he is a he, not a she unless it isn't partridge (gold) brahma.  I love the 2nd and 3rd pullet's pattern though....just not sure what I'd call them.

Ok! Thanks so much. Yes my gold pullets are the only ones it seem to end up feeling best about, but when I zoom in on pics of others, sometimes I get confused on how many repeated patterns should be on each feather and I doubt myself- LOL! So you made me feel better there. I have the other gold that's older and really filling out, and also have a gold pullet coming up with my broody that should be pretty.

As for the cockerels, that's one pic of the same one, but they both are identical. But if you say that could be correct, what will that end up looking like? Will it be blue?? I just got nervous because right now they look similar to this guy I ended up giving away- I didn't think he even came from these breeders but had no idea where he would have come from?

And then into the questionable one.. It is definitely from this group, so maybe it will be a blue cock in the end? Is that what you think? When the barring began to disappear on it I was hopeful that maybe that was it and not just some crazy color. I'd be excited for blue OR gold except he's not as large as my other two cockerels. But maybe he'll catch up.

And for the blue pullets, I feel a little better too. Maybe their patterns will clean up with time.. But yes they are the neatest looking I think.

THANKS bumpercarr!!

 

[carcar80]

@carcar80 does that last bird have a single comb?

it's not single.. Just a bit funny right now.. It took a bit to start, which was why I thought pullet for so long, and now it's a bit knobby at the top.

Your partridge pullet is lovely, and the blue boys are interesting, too.  Look forward to seeing pics of them when they´re older.  The partridge cockerel´s comb looks a bit odd in the pic, though.  Where people mess about with the colours to get what they´re after, we can get some strange old colours come out in the chicks from the bought eggs.  They probably did come from partridge parents of a sort, though. 

if you mean the middle pics of the funny-laced blue one, those are pullets. But I can't wait either!! And see that's the thing? These weren't bought eggs.. These are grown birds I own! That's why the confusion.

I'm thinking it may be a young single comb.

Did this breeder also have Buffs ?  Some of them look a lot like what you get when you cross a Columbian (buff or light) to penciled (dark or partridge). 

Mm it's def not a true single comb, not like ones I've ever had anyway, but time will tell I guess.

And see? You're the one that told me that (columbian x buff) on the other cockerel I posted. He came with these breeders as a chick and I thought maybe he didn't come from them. But now that MY birds, which appear to be at least mostly correct in pattern, are turning out more of the same, I'm super confused. But like I said I have these birds here, kept them separated from others and collected/hatched the eggs myself. Ugh lol. So weird!

If I paid good money for partridge, this site won't print what I would call that pattern.

Wait which pattern? The blue crazy looking pullets or the columbian looking cockerels?

 

[LadyBroody]

This is my Gold Partridge Brahma hen, Dolly. She's about 3 months old. Do you think she's bantam sized or large fowl? And does she have a pea comb? Is she a pure Brahma? Even if she isn't, I love her for who she is!

 

[Uzair Ahmed]

This is my Gold Partridge Brahma hen, Dolly. She's about 3 months old. Do you think she's bantam sized or large fowl? And does she have a pea comb? Is she a pure Brahma? Even if she isn't, I love her for who she is!

Lovely. Well I think it's LF brahma hen.. and as far as the comb is concerned, looks okay to me but we all will be needing a clear picture of her comb to be sure.
And YES. She's a Brahma :-D