Brahma Thread

[Tammy N]

Need Help Rooster has not Crowed in 5 days now ...... Worried

 

[Vickis Girls]

Hello. Im very very new to raising chickens for eggs. I have a friend who is looking to get rid of three chicks that were hatched on 3/14/13. My question is how can I tell if they are female? Also what is the likely hood of a male to be born. Thanks

Thanks for sharing your very first post here. I know the first few days they can be sexed, I'm not sure of the difference in their wing feathers, but Google it, and maybe learn this early on, take a gamble with those chicks, and teach the rest of us. Good luck, and welcome aboard!!!

 

[dowgirl71]

I purchased some chicks, yesterday and planned to get Araucanas, but was just told that I may have a Dark Brahma. If anyone has a picture of one as an adult and a chick, could you post it for me? I don't mind that this one may not be what I thought, I just don't know anything about the Dark Brahma breed. Thanks!

 

[brahmabreeder]

Sorry couldn't find a good dark brahma chick

 

[Ryan521]

its a bantam and not a great pic but heres one of mine.

 

[BGMatt]

What age do you guys start culling Dark bantams and what are the first things you look for? I've had Light bantams ages ago, but Dark's are a new one on me, mine are coming up on 5 weeks of age from Duane Urch. I've attached a gratuitous shot of them in the brooder with some Polish and Campine friends.

 

[WendyLeigh]

Heres a couple pictures of my brahmas, not the best pictures sorry about that. Any comments on the birds welcome good and bad. Thats the only way to be able to improve. I know the buff male in the picture his comb is horrible. Will post more pictures of my other brahmas later.
Thanks
Don

 

[brahmabreeder]

The buff rooster needs to carry his wings higher. From the looks of things the darks need wider heads. The light male could carry his tail a bit lower too. That's what I have for now.

 

[WendyLeigh]

Thank you. Yes all those things i need to improve on for sure. It's hard to get a good head on a dark i'm finding. Not like the heads on the light and buff females. I have to work with what we have up here though. Isn't to much to choose from. So i'm working with what i have.

 

[Tim63]

What age do you guys start culling Dark bantams and what are the first things you look for? I've had Light bantams ages ago, but Dark's are a new one on me, mine are coming up on 5 weeks of age from Duane Urch. I've attached a gratuitous shot of them in the brooder with some Polish and Campine friends.

Vulture hocks are usually quite visible by 4-5 weeks. First thing to cull in Bantam darks.


Don, your birds and set-up look good. John Beamers is in Ontario with good large and bantam Darks. Do you know him.

Tim