The Brahma Chicken gained its name from the Brahmaputra in India. Here the Malay and Cochin were crossed and then they were imported to Shanghai, China in the 1840s. They went to New York in 1846 and then to New England in 1853. The Brahma Chicken has been called a variety of names. Chittagongs, Gray Shanghais, and Brahma Pootras were the common ones in its earlier days of refinement. The first book of poultry standards came out in 1856 and the Brahmas Chicken was included in it. After Queen Victoria was given a small flock, their name was shortened from Brahmas to Brahma. Most of the Brahma Chickens development as a breed is credited to the United States between 1850 and 1890. The original parent stock was refined there into what we see today in the light and dark varieties. The buff variety has shown up more recently.
I have three of these bantam chicks. I hope to have a pullet in the group.
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