Brahma Thread

[floridamama]

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I like the looks of the third rooster but I think it all comes down which one would pull out the better in the hens if you have light hens usually people seem to put darker roos in to make the babies more 50/50 IMO if you used a light roo with already light hens you might get all chicks being to light and not enough colored look ya want. All that said I still like the third rooster anyway

 

[sableboi]

It's pouring down rain here and my hen who is setting should have hatched today - grabbed the rain coat and went to check on her and eggs are popping. More Partridge and Dark Babies. One of my LARGE Dark hens went to setting today too. I just cant resist hatching a few more. Got the no climb fencing to surround the range area for my birds...300' of fence is a good start, but still not enough. Now that I found the camera I will post some pictures of those PVC feeders we talked about a while back...probably tonight.

 

[JohnGalt]

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[cbrown86]

Here's my little Buffy. (Original, I know) She is officially now my favorite. I only got her bc all the other chicks had been pecking her comb and beak. She is so sweet and lovable.

 

[Miss Lydia]

What a sweet picture cbrown,

p.s. I have a Buffy too

 

[RedRoosterFarm]

Thanks Dan. I Didn't like the lighter ones but they are very nice. I love the darker with flicks of Black. I guess I am doing something right. Again,Thanks for the help.
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RedRoo,

In every variety of every poultry breed there are a majority of birds that should be culled. Breeds are fluid things and are not cut of stone as our modern breed standards might suggest. To continually occupy a single chosen place on a river a kayaker must paddle constantly lest he find himself adrift - it is the same with breeding chickens. It is the very nature of evolution that every poultry breeding season brings more failure than hope, but as it is the nature of the human psyche to overlook failure and embrace the most meager of hopes we as a species have made amazing progress despite overwhelming odds. My point is that the buff laced brahma is a malleable population just as any other and that like any other variety if we intend to preserve it, it must be judiciously bred.

My advice is to weigh brahma type heavily – not simply the rigid, cut-in-stone show quality type bird that exists warm our hearts, inspire our art, and to win ribbons, but the broader inclusive breed standard that embraces the population and its original inspirational and utilitarian functions. That said, the buff laced color pattern is famous for its genetic complexity, and as such it should not be approached from an all or nothing mindset. Dominant white does not do a great job removing black pigment, and so a bit of black will peek through here and there in the otherwise white portion of the feathers. If the bird is of good type and the lacing pattern is clear and the base color is uniform throughout the bird’s body, I would consider black flecks to be inconsequential. The very best buff laced birds will carry blue as well as dominant white, and these will not show the black flecks. So don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater, as blue is a very simple genetic trait compared to traits like size, body type, and feather patterning.

To my eye it appears that you have already arranged the photos in descending order of preference.

Dan

 

[cbrown86]

Thanks! She is the only chicken I have that I don't have to chase for 10 mins to hold. Lol

 

[Miss Lydia]

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most all my brahmas I can walk up to and scoop up for some snuggle time, they are very sweet.

 

[WooingWyandotte]

Question; I know someone that has a 'Light Brahma', it has partridgey looking feather pattern on the back feathers, shanks, and tail. Is this a pure Brahma of some sort? My answer was a quick 'no', but I want to look into it more.

And my my Brahma cockerel is really sweet too! He'll jump up onto your lap and conk out.

 

[KinderKorner]

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That is very common with hatchery brahmas. It may or may not be mixed.