Need to know Brahma genetic colour...

[SarahIrl]

Can somebody please give me an idea of the right colour I can use for this bird in a colour calculator? Know VERY little about genetics and am trying to decide whether to add him to my flock of blue brahma hens...

Thanks, Sarah

 

[pips&peeps]

If his breast is black with no lacing of any kind, I would think he is a wheaten.

 

[Illia]

He's a partridge.

Btw, beautiful Brahma! His comb looks like a cusion comb, but otherwise, very nice man.

Partridge x Blue will make blue and black birds with some reddish orange leakage, usually in the form of pencilling through the body, but more focused in the neck.

 

[pips&peeps]

Illia, he doesn't appear to have any lacing.....

 

[Illia]

I've never known or seen of a Partridge Brahma male with lacing.

 

[pips&peeps]

Ok, then that makes sense. I'm not too familiar with them. Partridge was my next guess, that's why I asked the OP about the lacing.


ETA: Just looked and the OP is from Ireland, do they have wheaten brahmas there????

 

[SarahIrl]

We have blues, white columbian, partridge, gold and black. As far as I know anyway. He is going fairly cheap so will pick him up Weds. Just hope his temperament is as good as his looks! Not bad for 12 months, anyway.

 

[John Ryan]

This side of the world he'd be called a Gold Brahma/Gold partridge Brahma. Definitely not wheaten.
Hes a pretty good example of the breed

 

[SarahIrl]

Thanks for your help, folks!

 

[Illia]

No, no Wheatens. All Brahmas are partridge based, whether they be dark, light, buff, partridge, isabel partridge, blue columbian, red, etc. Although there are some new colors coming out. . . That's a Partridge.