Backyard Brahmas!!

[livininbrazil]

I have this part brahma chicken and im trying to sex him or her quickly because im decreasing my flock size. It is 4 months old at least. Its the silver and white one in the back.

Just my 4penneth, but as we can´t see any saddle feathers (the light cockerel´s head being in the way), I´d say this looks very like a pullet. Maybe Barred Rock x Brahma? I used to have barred rocks, and the females would often have quite red wattles etc, but the one easy difference is that the females have a little less white on them (finer barring). Don´t go by the tail feathers, lots of young pullets have odd tails at first.
s this the same one that´s in the avatar? That looks to be pullet to me.

 

[lamberts chooks]

Really fluffy!  And very pretty too.  Mine are usually older than that before they start to lay.  

What age do yours generally lay? Thank you, she is pretty fluffy, I love their feathers, great patterns and cute fluffy bottoms!

 

[micheleag2010]

Just my 4penneth, but as we can´t see any saddle feathers (the light cockerel´s head being in the way), I´d say this looks very like a pullet. Maybe Barred Rock x Brahma? I used to have barred rocks, and the females would often have quite red wattles etc, but the one easy difference is that the females have a little less white on them (finer barring). Don´t go by the tail feathers, lots of young pullets have odd tails at first.
s this the same one that´s in the avatar? That looks to be pullet to me.

I was able to look in another picture and he did have the pointed saddle feathers and he tried to mount one of the females. But on a related but different note. Can females have pointed saddle feathers they just don't go as long?

 

[Sunshine0235]

Here's my 4- 20-ish day old buggers. These guys are massive, as big as my 4 week old salmon faverolles. They are starting to want to fly a bit, so I need to upgrade their brooder to a bigger size, need to clean it out with some bleach solution tomorrow. These 4 guys are some of the silliest chicks I have right now, chasing each other for a housefly one caught, and no one wants to actually eat it, just play keep away.

 

[Dispatch273]

Here's my 4- 20-ish day old buggers. These guys are massive, as big as my 4 week old salmon faverolles. They are starting to want to fly a bit, so I need to upgrade their brooder to a bigger size, need to clean it out with some bleach solution tomorrow. These 4 guys are some of the silliest chicks I have right now, chasing each other for a housefly one caught, and no one wants to actually eat it, just play keep away.

They are adorable!

 

[lightchick]

How do I tell if my new chicken is a Brahma mix or EE? I don't think she could be full Brahma.

 

[draye]

How do I tell if my new chicken is a Brahma mix or EE?   I don't think she could be full Brahma.

Post a picture maybe others can help you.

 

[lightchick]

OK. I either think she's a Brahma mix or a EE with Brahma in her. She's 12 weeks old.
She does have a pea comb.

 

[big medicine]

Pea comb would be dominant when crossed to a single combed bird.

Purely speculation, but the color leads me to think one parent might have been a dominant white buff columbian pattern, such as a gold comet. The dominant white would carry over visually with the single copy inherited. The sparse leg feathering suggests one parent was likely clean legged.

 

[Katt66]

I'm gonna guess she's more cochin based just because of her face. Cochin's seem to have a long pointy face like that. And I don't see any trace of the heavy brow a Brahma should contribute to the mix. Though she does have a pea comb...so, who knows? Where did you get her? Do you have any idea at all what might have been around to mix where she came from?