Brahma Thread

[Helen in the Desert]

I also have to say the Tim is not condescending and added good advice, he is just matter of fact, which I find refreshing. We are all here to either learn or help and I hope everyone stays with the thread. The more people the more interesting a read.

 

[PancakeShiners]

I've decided not to try to breed Buff Brahmas... I really can't find anyone.

But I have a somewhat decent Light Brahma hen... Not perfect but she's better than any other farm drop-off I've seen! But... I can't get my hands on any other birds. We'll see, I guess... lol

My hen, Dawn... She's actually bigger than my Buff Brahma roo.

One of my Buff Brahma hens ran off the other day.

 

[Tim63]

Tim I really was considering breeding lights and showing. I was undecided as to breeding a qualifying color vs non-qualifying because when I decide to do something like this I'm very serious about it. I don't know what I did to offend you in the first place but I apologize for being 'snarky'.

No need to apologize. You did not offend me at all. I know I come across as rude sometimes.....its really not my intent. I appreciate candor.

Tim

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

Post some good pictures once you get them, will help us get an idea where they could use some help, type wise. Which is an area most new project colors really need some help. Putting a good light male over blue columbian females should produce 50% blue columbian, and 50% (black trimmed) lights.

Now what will be interesting is to see if there is any affect on the green sheen of the black feathers on the lights from this cross. I have heard old stories that blacks that come of blue breeding sometimes lose the beetle green sheen on the males. Really doesn't affect your project here, as you are breeding for blue, but still would be interesting to note. I put a good light male over splash columbian females, there by getting all blue chicks, but did not get a chance to test that theory when the coyote nabbed the blue cockerel.

Really this should be an easy project to bring up to snuff, as all you will be doing is adding blue to an established variety, which just happens to have the best type and size of the current Brahma varieties.  You could keep the best blue chicks each year, breed them to top noch lights, for as many generations as it takes to get the type off the blues on par with the best lights.  So much easier than breeding toward a different pattern.

OK I think Tim breeds LF Lights correct.

 

[big medicine]

OK I think Tim breeds LF Lights correct.

He's got the little ones, not sure about large fowl. Just make sure he eats a Snickers before you talk to him, he can get cranky sometimes.

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

He's got the little ones, not sure about large fowl. Just make sure he eats a Snickers before you talk to him, he can get cranky sometimes.

Yes, I know... maybe I should go to Sams Club and get him a warehouse pack.

So, in my pursuit of finding a fine light brahma specimen....who has a top notch quality roo? Anyone know of someone?

 

[big medicine]

Where exactly does Johnson City lay ?

 

[Tim63]

Ha! Ya'll are SO funny. I would go to the Brahma Club website and get Kim and Kendra Aldrich's contact info. They have very good LF Lights. They are in Michigan. Sandy Kavanaugh is in Kentucky, but I don't know if she has large Lights though. I'll PM you my address for the warehouse pack of snickers.

Tim

BTW, don't ask them for a "ROO".

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

We are in the upper easy corner of tn. About 20minutes from Bristol motor speedway

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

Tim, I have sent an email to Darlene Hobbs in SC- we are actually going her way in September and we are hoping she has a great rooster for us- her line is from Bowan- I thought since she was a district officer she would have quality birds. I will have to check out Sandy- she may be close to me.

p.s-- the snickers may be melted by the time they reach you

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correction... someone had it spelled wrong on the brahma site... they are from the bowman lines not bowan