Dwarf brahma
| Dwarf brahma | |
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| BDRG - Standard No. | |
| origin | Bantam, emerged from the large breed, feather-footed bantam and silk hen. |
| year | 1889. |
| colour | |
| Weight | Hahn approx. 1.7 kg
Hen approx. 1.3 kg |
| Laying performance | 80 |
| Eggshell color | light brown |
| Egg weight | approx. 35 g |
| List of breeds of chicken | |
The dwarf Brahmas are an old breed of chicken. After a failed attempt in England, they were ultimately bred in Germany from the large breed and other dwarf breeds.
history
In 1887, WF Entwisle tried to dwarf Brahma chickens in England , but failed because of their size. In 1889 L. Neubert from Saxony achieved this. He used the large breeds of feather-footed bantams and silk hens to first breed the "light ones" (white-black columbia) and in 1891 the "dark ones" (yellow-black columbia).
In the meantime, the dwarf Brahmas in Germany are bred in nine recognized colors:
- white-black columbia,
- white-blue Colombia
- yellow-black columbia,
- yellow-blue Colombia
- silver-colored banded,
- partridge colored-banded,
- blue partridge-colored banded,
- blue, silver-colored banded with orange back
- black
- Isabel-banded
- blue in the recognition process
Appearance
The dwarf Brahma chickens are some of the largest dwarf chickens known. Breed characteristics of the dwarf Brahmas are:
- voluminous body due to broad back and shoulders
- carried high, broad, full and rounded chest
- rounded topline with straight tail fletching behind the broad saddle
- Roof-shaped control feathers filled with down feathers
- Cuff-like feathered thighs, fletched legs on the sides to the middle and outer toes
- high stand
- small, three-row pea comb
- small wattles and dewlaps, red ear flaps
- orange-red to red eyes
particularities
The dwarf Brahmas lay smaller eggs than normal domestic chickens.
Another special feature are the feathers on the legs, which mainly grow to the side on the outside of the legs. The dwarf brahmas have a small comb.
This breed of chicken is characterized by a very calm character. The chicks should hatch in spring, as they grow slowly and fletch just as slowly.
The race support is in Germany by the Special Association of Cochin, Brahma and Brahma dwarf - offered growers.
Ring sizes: rooster: 18, hen: 16
literature
German
- Alfred Helfer, Rolf Grieshaber: Brahma and dwarf Brahma / Cochin, and dwarf Cochin . Oertel + Spoerer, Verlag, Reutlingen 2013, ISBN 978-3-88627-547-2 .
- Horst Schmidt, Rudi Proll: Pocket Atlas Chickens and Bantams . Ulmer, 2014, ISBN 978-3-8001-8285-5 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pocket atlas of chickens and bantams.