Brahma Thread

[ashandvine]

Their crop is like a 'lunchbox' where they store their food to save for later.
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I love this description!!!

 

[HSCMorgans]

Im posting a picture of one of my Dark Brahma Pullets in hopes that someone could tell me what they think of her quality in type etc... Good or Bad Id like to know! She is about 6 weeks old in this picture.

 

[brahmabreeder]

I'm not real experienced with showing birds but she looks good to me. I like all the feathers on her legs.

 

[Petvet12]

She is proportioned right, good color and feathering. You have a very nice young pullet.

 

[brahmabreeder]

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Now is this about the age you can tell the quality of these birds? I'd really hate to have to raise them to maturity just to find out that this whole time most were not SQ.

 

[Tim63]

Is she a bantam or LF? Large Brahmas are VERY slow to mature. Six weeks is way too young to really know much. Her top-line looks good. Her coloring does not. Those are basically baby feathers at six weeks so they should molt out. There should be improvement as her adult feathers come in. The lacing is poor and her head should be more white. Again six weeks is way to early to tell much, especially on the LF. A wide, well spread, upside down "U" shaped tail is an important point of type in Brahmas. Over-all width from front to back is very important as well. Can't really tell much about her width from the side photos.
I have large and bantam darks. The darks typically lack the type of the other recognized varieties in bantam and LF. Glad to see you are working on darks. Hang in there.

Tim Lindenborn

P.S. Please don't be put off by my candor. I appreciate honesty when I ask a question and feel like I owe it to people who have a serious interest and passion for Brahmas.

 

[HSCMorgans]

Hi there,
Not put off at all!! Thanks everyone! I want to know what I would need to improve in my birds.. She is a LF not a bantum.. I will anxiously await when I can post a few more pics when she gets a bit older... She is rather wide also, I will need to take a front view photo for you.

So you are saying that although some things are not correct with her coloring at 6 weeks that it may improve as she matures??

Thanks for the encouraging words with working on the Dark Brahmas, Im in love with this breed... Still working on my flock, looking for all the right qualitys before I start any kind of breeding. Would sure be interested in any and all advise, good info sites, tips and breeders...

Thanks bunches
Ang

 

[ashandvine]

If you are interested in knowing a bit more about the Brahmas you could also visit the Heritage Large Fowl thread in here. I don't see a lot of folks with Brahmas in there and it would be nice to have company

 

[Tim63]

Hi there,
Not put off at all!! Thanks everyone! I want to know what I would need to improve in my birds.. She is a LF not a bantum.. I will anxiously await when I can post a few more pics when she gets a bit older... She is rather wide also, I will need to take a front view photo for you.

So you are saying that although some things are not correct with her coloring at 6 weeks that it may improve as she matures??

Thanks for the encouraging words with working on the Dark Brahmas, Im in love with this breed... Still working on my flock, looking for all the right qualitys before I start any kind of breeding. Would sure be interested in any and all advise, good info sites, tips and breeders...

Thanks bunches
Ang






Yes, It may improve as she matures. Join the American Brahma club.

 

[brahmabreeder]

Has anyone on this thread caponized a braham? I would really like to see one of those.