Brahma Thread

[SSAcres]

Hi. I've had a lot of compliments on our LB cockerel, Bob. He'll be 7 months on 4/16/13. Do you think he's show quality?








I think I need to google standards, as we have some nice pullets, too.

TIA

 

[brahmabreeder]

He's not horrible but he's definitely not show quality. He has too much white on his wing feathers. The one half should be pure white and the other half should be pure black. His head appears to be small and not wide enough. He also doesn't have his skull to where it extends over his eyes giving him this evil eye look a brahma should have. His saddle feathers need more of that nice black diamonding in them and his hackle feathers also could use more black towards his head. I can't really tell from these pictures but I think his tail needs to be wider too. That's all I got for now. You wouldn't happen to know how much he weighs would you?

 

[SSAcres]

Thanks for the reply. I'm not disappointed at all. It's nice to know what we have. He's good at his job and I guess that's all that matters although I would like to show some one day. I haven't picked him up in a month, as he's not real fond of it, and I'd guess he weighs around 9 lbs, maybe more, as he seems to get bigger everyday. He's a huge bird compared to the girls and they're in the 6/7 lb range.

Here's some of our pullets, same age as the cockerel. Opinions welcome. I like honesty.






Thanks again brahmabreeder!

L.

 

[brahmabreeder]

Honestly if you wanted to breed brahmas your hens/pullets aren't that bad looking. I would say scrap your male you already have and get a male that has a tail that is wide and carried a bit on the low side. A wide head on the male would also help your females it looks like. The main complaint I have about the females is that their tails are carried a bit on the high side and need to be wider. Other than that I can't see any major complaints. They are a bit on the small side but they still have a lot of time to grow. Brahmas can take up to 2 years to completely fill out. Like I said if you got the right male you could be on to something good with those hens.

 

[SSAcres]

Thanks!! Here I thought they seemed to be growing fast, but they're slower to mature. Good to know. My SO would like to try hatching some eggs just for fun and to see what we get. This is more of a hobby than anything and we sell some eggs to family and friends. Not looking to make a killing on chickens by any means. I'm going to send you a PM on other off topic things in a few.

 

[sharron]

Sorry if you were offended. We were originally offended when you called our U.S. Brahmas "bantam crossbreeds". Your input is appreciated. The "bantam crossbreeds" statement was taken as an "attack". We do have different standards. There is a WIDE range of interest in Brahmas here. Some are hard-core(hard-headed) breeders,(myself included) all the way down to folks with a few backyard birds...... Usually hatchery birds, and many times the first chickens of any kind they have ever kept. There are birds here like you described...under sized, you could say "bantam crossbreeds". BUT, (and its a BIG one) there are also MANY very high quality, massive, majestic show birds that DO rival any birds on the planet. If you did in fact visit our country, you missed an excellent oportunity to attend some of our big shows. You would have seen the birds I describe. Lets put our differences behind us and concentrate on our mutual love of Brahmas. I am sure we can both learn something from one another in a civil manner. welcome to the brahma thread!

Tim Lindenborn

spoken like a true gentleman and diplomat

 

[sharron]

I know my birds aren't show quality yet, but big and beautiful is what I'm aiming for! I still have a mental picture of placing a silver dollar on their heads and making them walk around.

A young Marco, blue partridge, already showing his potential beauty.


Tinkerbell is not a fragile little thing.


An unconventional color, but all Brahma, and nearly 17 pounds - King Samson!

what a whopper

 

[big medicine]

Sorry if you were offended. We were originally offended when you called our U.S. Brahmas "bantam crossbreeds". Your input is appreciated. The "bantam crossbreeds" statement was taken as an "attack". We do have different standards. There is a WIDE range of interest in Brahmas here. Some are hard-core(hard-headed) breeders,(myself included) all the way down to folks with a few backyard birds...... Usually hatchery birds, and many times the first chickens of any kind they have ever kept. There are birds here like you described...under sized, you could say "bantam crossbreeds". BUT, (and its a BIG one) there are also MANY very high quality, massive, majestic show birds that DO rival any birds on the planet. If you did in fact visit our country, you missed an excellent oportunity to attend some of our big shows. You would have seen the birds I describe. Lets put our differences behind us and concentrate on our mutual love of Brahmas. I am sure we can both learn something from one another in a civil manner. welcome to the brahma thread!

Tim Lindenborn

Well said Tim.

I still would like to see some good photos of these British birds as adults.

 

[brahmabreeder]

Thanks!! Here I thought they seemed to be growing fast, but they're slower to mature. Good to know. My SO would like to try hatching some eggs just for fun and to see what we get. This is more of a hobby than anything and we sell some eggs to family and friends. Not looking to make a killing on chickens by any means. I'm going to send you a PM on other off topic things in a few.

PM'ed you

 

[SSAcres]

Got it, thanks. PM'd you back.