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Sultan
January 17, 2012 at 8:34 pm
chinadollgreen
Reviewed by chinadollgreen

We have several of these that we bought and we have more that we have raised. I love hatching them out then watching them grow to adulthood. They hatch well and do well in the area of Mississippi we live in. We keep a light on them in the winter. We spend a lot of time watching them interact with each other. Cheap entertainment.

 

January 15, 2012 at 9:59 pm
Nimby Chickens
Reviewed by Nimby Chickens
Pros: very sweet, love people, excellent pets
Cons: feather maintenence, head fluff impairs vision, low egg #

I only have one of these, her name is Fraggle, and she is a very sweet little bird. With other chickens, she is towards the bottom of the pecking order and quite timid. However, she comes right up to people and pecks their shoes to be picked up and petted. Very personable little birds that make great pets, but the downside is that the egg amounts are low and the eggs are small. I also have to give her a bath more often because the white shows dirt; and she requires pretty frequent haircuts in order to see because of all the head fluff. Still, great little birds - and they run REALLY funny. Mine does this galloping thing. Always good for a laugh! :)

January 15, 2012 at 4:27 pm
Orpy Lady
Reviewed by Orpy Lady
Pros: THEY ARE QUITE PLACID AND THE HENS CAN FIT IN WITH OTHER BREEDS
Cons: THE ONLY THING TO WATCH IS THEIR FEET BUT THIS IS THE SAME AS OTHER FEATHERED FEET BREEDS

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I have had these birds for over some 10 years and they are such gentle darlings. Origin Turkey and were bought into England in January1854 by Miss Elizabeth Watts of Hampstead.  They have never been numerous, but have a dedicated following.

 

Type: Body rather long and very deep, breast deep and prominent.  Back short and straight.  Wings large, long and carried low.  Tail long, broad and carried open. Sickles very long and fine. Hangers numerous, long and fine. Coverts abundant and lengthy.

Head: Head medium size, beak short and curved. Eye bright, comb very small, consisting of two spikes only, almost hidden by crest. Face covered with thick muffling. Nostrils horny and large, rising above the curved line of the beak. Crest large, globular and compact. Ear lobes small and round. Beard very full, joining with the whiskers. Wattes very small to be hardly perceptible.

Neck: Moderately short, slightly arched and carried well back.

Legs and feet: Thighs sort, furnished with heavy vulture hocks to cover the joints. Shanks Short and well covered inside and out with feathers. Toes, five in number and of moderate length, completely covered with feather.

Plumage: Long, very abundant and fairly soft. Snow-white throughout

 

January 12, 2012 at 6:10 pm
Lbrad7
Reviewed by Lbrad7
Pros: Very attractive and interesting personalities
Cons: Tend to be timid.

The Sultans that I had were very nice birds, They were a little timid with the other breeds but were friendly with humans. I would definitly like to have more of them.

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