Ongoing Brahma Projects Thread

[big medicine]

White laced red, as in Cornish, have dominant white turning the black part of the feather, (the lacing), white. Also in the case of the buff laced Brahmas. These guys attain a somewhat similiar look by having a double dose of blue diluting the black to a washed out splash.

The quick, simplized explanation, The columbian pattern has the black restricted to wing feathers, tail feathers, neck,(hackles) and saddle feathers(on males). Leaving a predominantly solid base body color of white, if silver based, or probably buff, if gold based ( in Brahmas). Proper columbian has solid based colored breast feathers, no trace of lacing. The blue light hens have a much better columbian pattern, with the black part of the feather diluted to blue in this case.

Henk's site has some very good info.
http://kippenjungle.nl/basisEN.htm

 

[mlbs]

Thank you Big Medicine

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

Ok we have recently acquired 2 Black Partridge Brahmas from GFF, they also sale Blue Partridge Brahmas am I to assume the Blue and Black are BBS genetics? Just wondering how to persue my breeding program. We have only one pair at this time but would love some Blue Partridge Brahmas also, I think they are gorgeous.

So back to my question is the black part of a BBS genetics.

 

[big medicine]

That's how I read it. Your birds should only produce black based partridge chicks. To get blue, you will have to introduce blue, or splash into your program.

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

Thats what I was getting out of it so I need more birds.

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

We got our Blue Columbian Brahmas, they will need a bit of work, I am no expert but the may be a little small, one has curly/squirrelly feathers and one has a couple of stray blue feathers. All in all I am very happy and looking forward to this project. I will get pics hopefully this weekend.

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

Well our Blue Columbian Brahmas just laid their first egg yesterday.

 

[brahmapapa]

that's great, I wish you a lot of luck with that project.

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

Thanks

 

[brahmapapa]

Thanks

thanks for sharing