Pure Brahma or mix?

[cottontail farm]

Can anyone tell me if my buddy Nigel is a pure Brahma or a mix? He's 2 years old. The woman I got him from had a big fluffy flock of Brahmas and Cochins and I didn't care at the time but I'm thinking of getting him some purebred hens.

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

He looks to be pure.

 

[Gray Farms]

He "looks" all Brahma to me but if its possible he could be mixed with Cochin, it would be hard to say for 100% certain. Due to the fact that a Brahma/Cochin cross would still be pea combed, feather legged, and yellow legged. And depending on the parent stock the body shape would look somewhat the same. He seems to have more of the typical Brahma shape to me. But his color is a little off for a buff, so he may be a mixed color Brahma. And he may just as likely be a Brahma/Cochin cross. Not entirely helpful I understand but these are the facts.

 

[cottontail farm]

He "looks" all Brahma to me but if its possible he could be mixed with Cochin, it would be hard to say for 100% certain. Due to the fact that a Brahma/Cochin cross would still be pea combed, feather legged, and yellow legged. And depending on the parent stock the body shape would look somewhat the same. He seems to have more of the typical Brahma shape to me. But his color is a little off for a buff, so he may be a mixed color Brahma. And he may just as likely be a Brahma/Cochin cross. Not entirely helpful I understand but these are the facts.

This is pretty much Nigel on a good day, what do you mean about the color? Too orange?

 

[cottontail farm]

I'd like to move to a purebred flock and Nigel is a pet. Let me be clear here that I'm not fishing for anyone to tell me he looks pure if he doesn't. That's just a waste of time and money and Nigel is prefectly happy with the rainbow ranger hens he has now anyway

 

[Gray Farms]

His chest and undercarriage are to light for a buff. He looks more salmon colored in those areas. He could be darker after he molts though. May just be sun bleached feathers. It can be hard to determine from pictures, lighting plays tricks.

 

[cottontail farm]

Thanks so much for this imput. I'll take a closer look at him tomorrow but I think you're right - now I know what to look for.

 

[cottontail farm]

This was taken this morning. Please excuse the mud. It's the ugliest time of year here.

 

[JedJackson]

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He's a very handsome rooster but I don't think he is pure, either. As Gray Farms said, the color is a bit off, too light on the breast and lower body, too uneven above. Buff Brahma males should also have a black stripe running down the center of the saddle feathers. His comb isn't right, either-- it looks like he has genes for both pea comb and single comb. So he may well be a Cochin/Brahma mix.

 

[cottontail farm]

Thanks so much to both of you for the help! Nigel will be here until he dies from old age so i'll have to wait a bit longer for a purebred flock