Hen or Roo? Blue gold partridge brahmas

[Melrose0415]

I’m guessing I have 2 boys and 1 girl. They are 8weeks old. My guesses are written on pic- Colors correlate to the same bird in each pic!
Blue
Green
Yellow

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

Can you get pics of their combs in natural daylight?

 

[JedJackson]

I think you are right. The patchy, uneven plumage and larger combs/wattles of the two you identify as boys seem typical of cockerels. The even feather pattern and small, pale comb/wattles of the female are typical of a female too.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

I think you are right. The patchy, uneven plumage and larger combs/wattles of the two you identify as boys seem typical of cockerels. The even feather pattern and small, pale comb/wattles of the female are typical of a female too.

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[Melrose0415]

Can you get pics of their combs in natural daylight?

Yes I can tomorrow- it’s not daylight at the moment

 

[Gray Farms]

You hit the nail on the head. Partridge birds are easy to sex when they feather out, no matter what the breed. You done good. And actually the yellow marked boy isn't a blue gold partridge, he is just a gold partridge.

 

[Melrose0415]

You hit the nail on the head. Partridge birds are easy to sex when they feather out, no matter what the breed. You done good. And actually the yellow marked boy isn't a blue gold partridge, he is just a gold partridge.

Great thanks!! How can you tell blue gold vs gold? I bought hatching eggs off eBay- and the eggs were listed as “blue gold partridge-greenfire farms line” these are my first brahmas but definitely not my last

 

[BantyChooks]

You hit the nail on the head. Partridge birds are easy to sex when they feather out, no matter what the breed. You done good. And actually the yellow marked boy isn't a blue gold partridge, he is just a gold partridge.

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[Gray Farms]

Great thanks!! How can you tell blue gold vs gold? I bought hatching eggs off eBay- and the eggs were listed as “blue gold partridge-greenfire farms line” these are my first brahmas but definitely not my last

Blue Gold Partridge males will have blue chests, Gold Partridge males will have black chests. Females are a little tougher. Blue Gold Partridge females will be lighter than Golds and have blue tail feathers and blueish under fluff. Where Gold Partridge females will be darker with black tail feathers and dark gray under fluff.

If you intend to raise Partridge Brahmas. You want to breed a Gold Partridge Rooster to Gold Partridge and Blue Gold Partridge hens. Breeding Blue Golds to Blue Golds will produce splashes and undesirable off colors.

 

[drumstick diva]

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