Breed Identification

[urlocalcrazychickenlady]

Hello! I purchased these 2 birds labeled “Brahma” but I’m not completely sure about them… they both have different comb types (I’ll attach photos) they do have feathered feet. Do yall have any ideas?

 

[JedJackson]

They might be mixed or they might just be lower quality Brahmas. They look like older hens.

 

[urlocalcrazychickenlady]

They might be mixed or they might just be lower quality Brahmas. They look like older hens.

Ok thx! They just turned a year old, this is their first molt.

 

[urlocalcrazychickenlady]

Hello! I purchased these 2 birds labeled “Brahma” but I’m not completely sure about them… they both have different comb types (I’ll attach photos) they do have feathered feet. Do yall have any ideas?

@TheChickenGirl16

Here’s some good photos of them!

 

[TheChickenGirl16]

The main thing in question for me, was that you said they are super small, right?

 

[urlocalcrazychickenlady]

The main thing in question for me, was that you said they are super small, right?

Yea they are about as big as my barred rocks. I have other chickens that are definitely bigger

 

[urlocalcrazychickenlady]

The main thing in question for me, was that you said they are super small, right?

 

[urlocalcrazychickenlady]

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Idk if this helps at all, but one of the Brahmas is next to Elvis on the left and there’s my production red (Lucy) next to her.

 

[AinaWGSD]

Where did you get them? They may be brahma mixes but they have the wrong comb to be pure brahma. Brahma are supposed to have pea combs, one of those girls definitely has a single comb and the other one looks like a modified pea comb (only one copy of the pea comb gene, looks like the other gene is single comb)

 

[urlocalcrazychickenlady]

Where did you get them? They may be brahma mixes but they have the wrong comb to be pure brahma. Brahma are supposed to have pea combs, one of those girls definitely has a single comb and the other one looks like a modified pea comb (only one copy of the pea comb gene, looks like the other gene is single comb)

I got them at Rural King. Yes, the combs is what made me second-guess them actually being Brahmas…