Sumatra Thread! - Page 4

I agree all chickens get happy when they get loose, but I never have seen a chicken with the ability to fly like sumatras,I had OGB and gamepit chickens like kelsos,hatch and they never flew or show such of wild behavior

My black Dutch Bantam hen could fly like a regular bird!! She would just glide over to the range feeder every morning and beat the other chickens there.

My chickens never fly first thing when they are let out. They go straight for the food. Guess iknow the key to their hearts!!

Love the splash and the black you guys posted. Gorgeous!!. I love the splash. they are quite a different variety.

you right food is a good way to make them like you.
I feed mine with dog food for extra protein

Here is a Sumatra hen, actually living in Sumatra (Sumatera actually), Indonesia

this is a 0ld picture of a sumatra and 1928

sumatra now in days

that hen in the picture from indonesia made me think how the old sumatra was used to look like.

No mine are all black legged with yellow feet pads  on all colors. The splash are this years chicks, still young, but so far still black legged too

I guess I should just keep the ones with the dark legs huh?

So, I've got 3 roos that I can't keep.  I'd love to keep one, they're so beautiful!
I'm just wondering, how do sumatras taste? like chicken?
Trying to wait until 16 weeks or so, ones ben crowing just a little, and I think another is copying him, but not much noise yet.

I love sumatras too much to eat them,I feel sad for those boys you have (sumatras)
in some cases I just trade them for a  table chicken