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Could they be bantams? Took me a long time to realize that my one buff brahma hen wasn't a LF at all, but rather a bantam.
Not supposed to be, but how knows. I ordered day old females. The buff brahmas are supposed to be auto sexing and they still sent me a roo; so I don't have too much confidence that I actually got what I order otherwise. Right know they are about the same size as my easter eggers. I don't know how big brahma bantams are. If they are 6-7 lbs (the same as the easter eggers) I guess they very likely could be bantams. I guess I'll find out soon enough.
Auto sexing? Brahmas, the breed of choice for me, can be vent sexed by the experienced sexers at the hatchery (in which case it's still only about 90% accurate) or you can wait until the secondary sex characteristics show up around four to six weeks. They are not sex linked and I don't believe they can be auto sexed.
Maggie, my BBB, was also supposed to be a LF. There was a mix up and I don't mind because she's a very sweet hen. In overall size she is about the size of my standard easter eggers and my speckled sussex. She is a bit larger than my standard salmon faverolles. Maggie weighs approx. 3 lbs. at 3+ years old. In contrast, my large fowl brahma hens weigh anywhere between 7 1/2 lbs. for the smallest and 9 1/2 lbs. for my largest, fat ol' hen Jezebel.
