Brahma Thread

[dak]

If Golden Laced Brahma and any thing like GL Wayandottes or Cochins, you won't be able to tell sex by the feathering until they are a little older. The girls get the lacing on the shoulders and the boys don't. For that one it is still to early to tell by the feathering but the comb is looking a bit red.

I was not refering to the color pattern but the order in which certain parts of the body feather in. The body posture is also a clue.

Male



Female

 

[MonsterClucker]

I was not refering to the color pattern but the order in which certain parts of the body feather in. The body posture is also a clue. Male Female

It looks like the main noticeable difference is at the "elbow" of the legs. The males make a sideways "V" shape. Where as the females just come down straight? Is this a clue? I also have another question. I posted a picture of a mystery Brahma that came in a group of buff brahmas from cackle hatchery. It was noticeably different from day 1 when they came. Now the chick is growing some gold lacing around its feathers but does not look like my Dan Powell gold laced chicks. What could it be?

 

[Helen in the Desert]

could be golden laced, just not at all good. The difference between breeder and hatchery lace Wyandottes is night and day some times

 

[dak]

It looks like the main noticeable difference is at the "elbow" of the legs. The males make a sideways "V" shape. Where as the females just come down straight? Is this a clue?
I also have another question. I posted a picture of a mystery Brahma that came in a group of buff brahmas from cackle hatchery. It was noticeably different from day 1 when they came.
Now the chick is growing some gold lacing around its feathers but does not look like my Dan Powell gold laced chicks.
What could it be?

What color are the legs?

 

[MonsterClucker]

The legs are black. The legs on my Dan Powell GLB are like greyish.

 

[dak]

The legs are black. The legs on my Dan Powell GLB are like greyish.

The skin color, not the feather color.

 

[MonsterClucker]

The skin color, not the feather color.

Oh oh. Like a yellowish pinkish.

 

[MonsterClucker]

could be golden laced, just not at all good. The difference between breeder and hatchery lace Wyandottes is night and day some times

Right. Yea I definitely understand what you mean about hatchery vs. Breeder birds.

But Cackle Hatchery dosent offer gold laced. Just Light, Dark and Buff.

 

[fishnet1971]

Amaretto is getting older! my Brahma X BLW girl.. or what i hope is a girl... is now about 16 - 18 weeks. She is HUGE please tell me she IS a she!!!!!

 

[Sjisty]

Amaretto is getting older! my Brahma X BLW girl.. or what i hope is a girl... is now about 16 - 18 weeks. She is HUGE please tell me she IS a she!!!!!

Are those hackle and saddle feathers I see?