Buff Brahma?

[Eric R]

Crossed a partridge brahma rooster and a light brahma hen and got a buff brahma? Is this right?

 

[flowerbug]

Yes that is a buff brahma

 

[Eric R]

Haha. I guess my real question was is that really how you make a buff brahma or how did a buff come from that cross? I was expecting a mix of colors between the 2 not a whole other breed. haha

 

[Sneebsey]

A light brahma is silver partridge base colour with the colombian gene pushing all black pigment to the neck and tail. Your partridge brahma is gold partridge base colour without modifying genes.

Their offspring will all receive one copy of the colombian gene (provided your light brahma is pure for this gene). They will not be as clean a colombian and there will be black leaking along the back, as you can see on your pullet. Therefore, she is not a buff brahma, though if bred to a buff brahma cockerel, she would produce offspring which are (if that makes sense).

 

[flowerbug]

they are not a other breed they are another variety within the same breed

 

[Eric R]

A light brahma is silver partridge base colour with the colombian gene pushing all black pigment to the neck and tail. Your partridge brahma is gold partridge base colour without modifying genes.

Their offspring will all receive one copy of the colombian gene (provided your light brahma is pure for this gene). They will not be as clean a colombian and there will be black leaking along the back, as you can see on your pullet. Therefore, she is not a buff brahma, though if bred to a buff brahma cockerel, she would produce offspring which are (if that makes sense).

Now that's what I was looking for. Thanks