New Brahma Group: Blue Partridge x Partridge, Plus Dark

[speckledhen]

Now that the four older Brahma chicks have reached the 4 week point, I have a better handle on the sex of them. First the very definite Partridge cockerel and second, the probable cockerel (orange chest feathers, though no pink comb yet).

Then, the two pullets, one definite, a Partridge, and one probable blue partridge. The last two pics are the same chick, the definite partridge pullet.

If you think I'm wrong about any, let me know!

 

[speckledhen]

Hey, @Sjisty and @anac1979 and @brahmapapa , what are your impressions on those four chicks? They may be sold, but of course, if there are too many boys in a 4 chick group (hi, Dineen!), I would not expect her to take all of them, unless she wanted to grow them out further to choose her keeper male and sell the rest later, which, of course, is always advisable. I would grow mine out longer before I made choices (unless the choice was just obvious) if I had more spaces to keep them longer.
And, then I have the one week old group that contains what I think may be a splash (please let it be a pullet!). If that is a splash and a pullet, I may keep her just to see how she feathers out, but I didn't plan to keep any of those eight chicks.

 

[speckledhen]

Well, as of today, I do have two cockerels and two pullets in the first group. The 2nd cockerel is showing a ton of black hackles and orange chest and hock feathers all of a sudden! Both pics are that same chick. He's slightly less dark but also larger than the first partridge male I called.
And the super light chick does seem to be a splash-check out those white wing feathers!

****please ignore my ratty hands/fingernails in the photo. I was digging a trench through clay, sandstone and oak roots yesterday and it decimated my hands****

 

[1muttsfan]

That's what all my splash look like as chicks, faded versions of the full-color variety.

 

[speckledhen]

That's what all my splash look like as chicks, faded versions of the full-color variety.

Yup, but of course, this is the first splash partridge hatched out of this Brahma group, which sort of surprises me, but... well, maybe not. I seem to recall that splash was the least seen color from the BBS Orps, BBS Ameraucanas and BBS Rocks hatched here. So, looks like we have our first splash chick, either Bonnie or Betsy being the only possible mothers. If it's a pullet, I'm going to attempt to keep her, if not for Bash, at least so Hector or Atlas can have more girls and they'd be here in case I need to move them in with Bash at a later date. He's going to get Cora so he'll have six hens, but since Bonnie and Brandy may be perpetual broodies, might be good to have one more than Cora around.

 

[speckledhen]

They are really feathering in now. Two and two for the 4 week old Brahmas. I am liking the color on the super dark partridge cockerel, though the other one is a bit larger/wider.

 

[speckledhen]

Bonnie rejected the chicks and is back with Bash. They are 5 weeks old tomorrow. So, that's pretty much her limit, LOL @ eclecktic1 calling Dineen!
Here are Brandy's two week olds.

 

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[speckledhen]

The lighter partridge cockerel went to a new home today and the other three will be leaving very soon. The darker male is so dominant, he loves to make them all scream. The blue partridge pullet always runs to me so I'l pick her up and save her, LOL.

 

[1muttsfan]

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