They get their final color after the first fall molt like most chickens. Good luck showing your birds, once you get some, you'll have to post some pictures of them.
I had a sliver roo that when I first got him was sweet. Would eat outta my hand and all. He was full grown when I got him and he was sweet for about 4 months. Then I guess he hit his head or fell off of the dummy truck, because overnight he became one of the meanest roos I have ever had. So I...
good luck with the kitchen, and yay for spreading the breed around
I know what you mean about birds looking ruff. My sumatra roos had lost all their tail feathers a few weeks ago and looked so odd, but they are starting to come back. Than I have other pens that look like someone shot a bird...
cute chick, I have a hard time getting them to hatch and even harder getting them past the first few weeks and I have tried 3 different breeders. Dont know if theres just not enough people working with them or not for a good enough genetic diversity. Good luck with yours
Deb, someone was just asking for show standards on these, since you show yours, can you enlighten us on the standard for showing them?? And maybe put some pics of yours up??
if handled alot as chicks they aint to flighty, but if not handled they are flighty. My first set were very flightly, she slowed donw some in her old age (11) but not much. Good luck making some more chicken homes and getting some.