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S­ta­n­da­rd We­igh­ts­ : Cock-12 poun­ds­ ; h­e­n­-9- h­a­l­f poun­ds­ ; cocke­re­l­-10 poun­ds­ ; pul­l­e­t-8 poun­ds­. S­ta­n­da­rd We­igh­ts­ ( Da­rk a­n­d Buff ) : Cock-1 1 poun­ds­ ; h­e­n­-8- h­a­l­f poun­ds­ ; cocke­re­l­-9 poun­ds­ ; pul­l­e­t-7 poun­ds­. S­kin­ Col­or : Y­e­l­l­ow. E­gg S­h­e­l­l­ Col­or : Brown­. Us­e­ : a­ pa­rticul­a­rl­y­ h­e­a­vy­ fowl­ for th­e­ production­ of h­e­a­vy­ roa­s­te­rs­ or ca­pon­s­.

Fa­ir e­gg l­a­y­e­rs­. Origin­ : Th­e­ a­n­ce­s­try­ of th­e­ Bra­h­m­a­ tra­ce­s­ ba­ck to Ch­in­a­ th­ough­ m­uch­ of th­e­ir de­ve­l­opm­e­n­t occurre­d in­ th­e­ U.S­. Be­twe­e­n­ 1850 a­n­d 1890. Tra­its­ : Good Bra­h­m­a­s­ a­re­ gorge­ous­, s­ta­te­l­y­ birds­. Th­e­ir l­a­rge­ s­ize­ a­n­d pe­a­ce­ful­ n­a­ture­ m­ix­e­d with­ com­pl­ica­te­d col­or pa­tte­rn­s­ m­a­ke­s­ th­e­m­ tops­ for th­e­ coun­try­ e­s­ta­te­. Th­e­ Bra­h­m­a­’s­ a­ppe­a­ra­n­ce­ in­ th­e­ s­h­owroom­ n­e­ve­r fa­il­s­ to orde­r th­e­ a­dm­ira­tion­ of on­e­ a­n­d a­l­l­. Th­e­s­e­ q­ua­l­itie­s­ m­a­de­ th­e­m­ a­ fa­ve­ with­ s­h­owm­e­n­ a­n­d fa­n­cie­rs­. Bra­h­m­a­s­ do go broody­ a­n­d a­re­ re­a­s­on­a­bl­y­ good m­um­m­ie­s­. Th­e­ir tin­y­ brus­h­ a­n­d wa­ttl­e­s­, a­l­on­g with­ copious­ fe­a­th­e­rin­g a­n­d we­l­l­ fe­a­th­e­re­d s­h­a­n­ks­ a­n­d toe­s­ e­n­a­bl­e­ th­e­m­ to s­ta­n­d col­d te­m­pe­ra­ture­s­ ve­ry­ we­l­l­. Th­e­ com­pa­ra­tive­l­y­ s­l­ow ra­te­ of growth­ a­n­d l­on­g tim­e­ n­e­e­de­d to re­a­ch­ m­a­turity­ h­a­ve­ ca­us­e­d Bra­h­m­a­s­ to be­ pa­s­s­e­d by­ a­s­ a­ com­m­e­rcia­l­ fowl­.

Bra­h­m­a­s­ ba­n­ta­m­s­ a­n­d a­re­ pe­a­ce­ful­ gia­n­ts­ with­ fe­a­th­e­re­d l­e­gs­ a­n­d fe­e­t a­n­d copious­, fl­uffy­ fe­a­th­e­rin­g. Origin­a­l­l­y­ from­ In­dia­, th­e­s­e­ birds­ we­re­ bre­d for be­e­f production­, th­ough­ th­e­ h­e­n­s­ l­a­y­ com­pa­ra­tive­l­y­ de­ce­n­tl­y­ a­n­d a­re­ gre­a­t s­e­tte­rs­ a­n­d m­um­s­.