Brahma Thread

[big medicine]

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I like the splash male, he has good size and width. I wish he had a neater, tighter comb, a little loose and a lot of waddle. I wil probably put him over a few of the black laced hens at least.

Probably the cockerel I like the best type wise, is pretty light in the neck and saddle.

Dan good looking male you posted. How did the blue laced buffish birds I sent you work into your line ? I've seen how the silver laced male was utilized.

Look forward to the black laced red eggs.

Gary

 

[SarahIrl]

Thanks to both big medicine and dan powell for the link, I have read it from front to back this afternoon and am still completely lost to be honest. I understand that your projects began with Cornish, Cochin and others to start? A Wyandotte was mentioned somewhere? I have access to several colours of what are real Brahmas so would prefer to work with those ideally. I guess I can breed and see what happens, would either or both of you be amenable to helping me weed out the F1s from my current birds to get daughters back to father, and sons over mothers?

Sarah

 

[big medicine]

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If it's ok with everybody else, I think you could post pictures here, or start another thread. But get good photos, the color names don't translate so well sometimes.

 

[Carolynspeeps]

I always love to see pictures of beautiful birds!

 

[SarahIrl]

Cheers, big medicine. Here's to European standards getting some bouyancy!

 

[ReiMiraa]

hey was wondering how my Red brahmas look, they are my project birds and i never intend to show just have something different. this guy is an offspring of my buff brahma and a rir hen.
this is him last summer

this is his father Lionel

this is Lionel last week he is 3 now and i think he had his first molt this winter

this is the red brahma as of last week, he is almost a year old now.

his comb has developed to be really big but i am planning on crossing him back to the light and buff brahma hens to attempt to get the color but more brahma type comb.
any advice or lessons about genetics is appreciated.

i am planning on crossing Lionel with other hens this spring. i want to see what acona, speckled sussex and blue andulsian crosses turn out like.

 

[Brindlebtch]

Big fluffy butts make me smile

 

[Tim63]

Gary or Dan, If I remove a female from one male(A), and put her with a different male(B). How soon can I be sure her eggs are fertilized by male B, and male A's genetics are no longer present in her eggs. Is there a cut and dry answer, or does it vary from bird to bird?

Thanks!
Tim

 

[floridamama]

my first batch of Brahma eggs have hatched they all look like fluffy yellow feathered legged chicks (lt Brahmas) I still have some Partridge and darks too....

We have 4 buffs running around with nearly 2 dozen lt Brahmas....

SOOOOO in love with this breed.

 

[big medicine]

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I shoot for 3 weeks, but not 100% reliable. I give you exhibit A