Brahma Thread

[ScaredOfShadows]

KinderKorner - I can think of 2 colors you may possibly betrying to achieve by looking at that chick.

either one will be a great project - cute as a button that chick.

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brahmas

 

[sydney13]

so what age do brahmas start to lay eggs and when do they become full size?

 

[chicken boy sam]

IDk but what color do they lay?

 

[sydney13]

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ive read they lay medium brown eggs

 

[ScaredOfShadows]

Large Fowl Brahma lay large light brown eggs. They start laying about 6 months old - and fully mature to their full weight usually at about 18 months old. Atleast in my experience. *shrugs*

 

[SarahIrl]

Sorry Big Medicine, don't have pictures taken yet, but I think they might be someone else's F1 or F2 project, would just like some input on where to go from here, will get them tomorrow, promise. Haven't forgotten!

 

[SarahIrl]

Ok bigmedicine, here you go...
Rooster first followed by his two girls.. or do I have three girls?? Hard to tell with feathering...

I got one twice. What do you think??

 

[huckleberryfarm]

Hi, all! I'm new to Brahmas and have finally figured out which of are my 5 Brahmas and which are the Cochins! I have three Brahmas that are two weeks old. They are whitish and their wing feathers are coming in black and white. Just curious if these will be light or dark Brahmas. I have another that is darkish in color so I'm thinking that might be a dark. They are hatchery birds and are supposed to be pullets. These are my first birds ever from a hatchery. I've been hatching bought breeder eggs and buying chicks but the rooster dominance has been crazy! I'm willing to forgo a little quality in the hopes they are girls.

Thanks!

 

[big medicine]

Not sure what to make of their color, not like any I recollect ever hatching. I would say the chick in the 3rd picture is male. I will try to get some pictures of mine at a similar age tomorrow.

 

[big medicine]

Or the next day, had knee surgery recently, not exactly skipping across the back yard just yet. Looking at your chick shots again, the third shot, the one I think is a male, shows some dark breast feathers with white lacing. This is opposite of the typical silver laced pattern. I wonder if your birds might be some variation of birchen, or maybe end up colored like silver sussex.

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Sussex/BRKSussex.html