Which Brahma to keep/show?

[lemom]

My daughter suffered a loss on her buff brahmas, and lost the best of them, these are the three left. Which one would you keep to show for 4h/state? Pullets around 9 weeks.
Thank you!

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[Michael OShay]

I've never had Buff Brahmas, but years ago I entered some Light Brahmas in the Hunt County fair in Texas after studying the APA standards for them and actually won best Brahma in show. Since Light and Buff Brahmas are the same breed, with the same black feathering (the only difference being the buff body as opposed to the white body, I would assume the standards would be the same. Based on that, I would keep the second bird as its black feathering is tightly confined to the neck and tail areas as should be the case. The top bird has some pretty nicely defined neck feathers as well and would be a close second choice. The bottom bird has way too much black feathering in the back and wings. Hope this helps. Good luck in the 4h show.