Brahma Thread

[Tim63]

I've never heard that definition of a pea comb??? I would call it single.

 

[Lazarus718]

I've never heard that definition of a pea comb??? I would call it single.

Well it's not straight but it is bumpy, look like little peas to me. From what I have gathered that would be a sign that she's a Brahma and not a Cochin.

 

[kathyinmo]

Comb types: (A) single, Plymoth Rock; (B) pea, Brahma; (C) strawberry, Malay; (D) cushion, Chantecler; (E) walnut, Silkie; (F) buttercup, Buttercup; (G) V-shaped, La Fleche; (H) rose, Hamburg.

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[Lazarus718]

Thanks Kathy, I saw that poster and it set things straight for me for a full grown, mine is 10 days old (on the previous page) and am just trying to figure out if she is a Brahma or not.

 

[Tim63]

Thanks Kathy. Here is the definition from the Bantam standard. "PEA COMB: A triple comb, resembling three very small parallel combs joined together at rear, each having short but distinctly divided serrations, the serrations on the two outer rows being smaller than those on the middle row, and those of of each row being larger and thicker in the middle than at the front and rear of the comb."

 

[Lazarus718]

Thanks Kathy. Here is the definition from the Bantam standard. "PEA COMB: A triple comb, resembling three very small parallel combs joined together at rear, each having short but distinctly divided serrations, the serrations on the two outer rows being smaller than than those on the middle row, and those of of each row being larger and thicker in the middle than at the front and rear of the comb."

Tim, I was reading somewhere that the three rows are indicative of a roo and a single one would tend to develop on the hen. Sound right?

 

[snowbird]

Tim, I was reading somewhere that the three rows are indicative of a roo and a single one would tend to develop on the hen. Sound right?

The male and female should have three rows has no bearing on sex. The chick in question has a straight comb.

It is not unheard of for a chick to come along with straight comb. Just cull the straight comb from the breeders, as it will breed forward if you let it.

You will find that a lot of Large Brahma will not have the nice three rows on the comb. Its been this way from the beginning and look for it to continue.

 

[brahmabreeder]

The male and female should have three rows has no bearing on sex. The chick in question has a straight comb.

It is not unheard of for a chick to come along with straight comb. Just cull the straight comb from the breeders, as it will breed forward if you let it.

You will find that a lot of Large Brahma will not have the nice three rows on the comb. Its been this way from the beginning and look for it to continue.

I have noticed that some of my chicks I hatched out have not so nice of combs. The middle row is nice and the outter ones just kind of look bad. Some of them do have really nice combs though.

 

[Tim63]

Hard to tell much about combs on chicks, other than what kind they are. Like Don said, the large birds don't usually have as nice of combs as the bantams do. I have culled some of my Bantam darks for really bad combs, leaning way too close to single. I give them a couple of months anyway. Right now on my dark bantams I cull immediatly for vulture hocks, then the ones that are extremely slow feathering, then the really bad combs. They are going to take alot of work. About 75% culls now. The ones I keep are FAR from BB. I don't know if that will ever happen.

 

[brahmabreeder]

Is the comb issue a problem for showing?