Silver Laced Brahma Chickens

This breed is known for their beautiful black and white feathers and bright red combs and waddles.

Silver laced brahma chickens.

This chicken breed has been around for over a hundred years and was developed in the united states. A contrast in black and white the light brahma is primarily white with a grayish undertone. The buff laced brahma hen is a good egg layer laying approximately 150 medium to large brown eggs per year. One pen is purely ewe crazy farms stock purchased directly from ewe crazy farms who imported their stock directly from europe.

The hackle feathers have black striping with a little striping in the saddle area. The male dark brahma should have silver hackles and a saddle striped with black. I raise standard pullets young hens to 6 8 weeks. Our buff laced brahmas were purchased from dan powell lines.

We are proud to offer two breeding pens of silver laced orpingtons. This chicken breed is a jumbo sized bird among other bird breed. The silver laced wyandotte. Hens do tend to go broody and make good mothers with little supervision.

It is the original wyandotte meaning that all other wyandotte variations came from the silver laced. The many varieties of wyandotte were admitted as follows. Silver laced hens are good layers laying 150 180 eggs a year and like other orpington breeds can be broody. I also have layers bantams and roosters available throughout the year.

Early prototypes were both single and rose combed however the since they were accepted by the american poultry association in 1883 only rose combs were allowed. Brahma rooster are not loud when they crow making them easy to live with. The tail is black with the covert feathers laced with white. Its height is an estimate of around 2 5 feet tall to 3 feet i e.

It can grow as tall as around 3 feet 91cm tall and can weigh about 10 pounds 4 5kg. The silver laced wyandotte were admitted to the american standard in 1883 the first of the wyandotte varieties to do so. Chocolate sexlinked girls black and chocolate cuckoo boys lavender mottled and blue buff colombian thanks for visiting. In total the american poultry association recognizes nine varieties of the large fowl and ten bantam varieties.

Although the exact recipe is unknown we do know that dark brahmas and silver spangled hamburgs were very likely contributors to the silver laced wyandotte.