Breeding standard/large Brahmas into bantams

[BavarianRunners]

Is it possible to breed standard or large size Brahmas into bantams? The goal is to have gold laced bantam brahmas, but I have been been able to find bantam version of this coloured variety, so I was thinking of breeding standardlarge size gold laced hens with bantam roosters of various varieties (I have partidge roosters in different strengths of dark or gold). Would this create offspring that could be smaller over time breeding them? (continuing the line of the smaller offspring) Thank you

 

[MysteryChicken]

Is it possible to breed standard or large size Brahmas into bantams? The goal is to have gold laced bantam brahmas, but I have been been able to find bantam version of this coloured variety, so I was thinking of breeding standardlarge size gold laced hens with bantam roosters of various varieties (I have partidge roosters in different strengths of dark or gold). Would this create offspring that could be smaller over time breeding them? (continuing the line of the smaller offspring) Thank you

Yes, it's possible.

I'd cross a bantam variety into the line, like a Single combed bantam wyandotte to standard Brahma(Pea comb is dominant over Single).
Just breed from smallest ones with the traits you want until you get there.

 

[Amer]

If I were you, I'd cross gold laced Cochin bantams to buff Brahma bantams. It would bring in the recessive vulture hocks gene (Cochin have this but are too fluffy for it to be visible.) but otherwise type is similar.

 

[The Moonshiner]

I read that as you saying breeding your large fowl brahma to Bantam brahmas of different varieties.
That's the route I would go. I wouldn't mix in another breed

 

[Amer]

I read that as you saying breeding your large fowl brahma to Bantam brahmas of different varieties.
That's the route I would go. I wouldn't mix in another breed

I consider large fowl and bantams to be different breeds since they have fundamentally different purposes. They can be crossed but it is very hard to bring down the size in a bird.

 

[BuffBrahmaBantams]

Because LF brahmas are so large, with really long legs, it would be a lot of work to eventually breed it back down to size, but consider the LF and bantam different breeds because they have slightly different standards, so breeders are going to breed them differently.

 

[WhiskeyTheRedd]

We lost our Bantam Rooster (silver penciled cochin we believe) Before that he fertilized the girls, Black Sexlinks of somesort and a Black Turken. Any idea what might pop out?? what colors are Dominant and is the Bantam Trait something that we might see in this clutch? Im looking to attempt to replace him with his own offspring IF we get lucky enough

 

[Amer]

Chick sizes are typically an intermediate between their parents.
The turken chicks will be mostly black (some silver leakage) with naked necks and feathered feet.
Second cross produces females that are salmon, silver wheaten, red silver columbian, silver columbian, black with silver leakage, black with red silver leakage, incomplete silver laced, incomplete red silver laced.
Males will be the same but with a yellowish cast on the male feathering. All will have feathered feet.