Sumatra Thread! - Page 8

my favorite two hens


im gonna use this rooster to get more splash sumatras
he is not a full breed, his offsprings will be close enough to what I want

beautiful birds..
the second pic one what is he?
i have searched for some this color but tough to find..
very nice..congrats..

thank you
his mom was  game hen x with a white aseel
her color was white splash
so I  crossed that hen with a black sumatra
and that's the result

Sumatra lover here too... as soon as I can let mine outside again, I'll take some pics!

what colors and size you raise?

Right now I have black standards. My hens look pretty good as far as comparing them to the APA standards. My rooster is NOT. I MAY hatch a few from them in the spring to see what he throws in there but I'm not sure. His comb and wattles are too big. Then again I might just wait to get more from a good breeder and go from there...

yea that is a good thought even so you can test your hens quality that way.
im still looking for a good rooster for my large sumatra hens.
my got killed last year for a skunk when he was in the coop

Hello, brand new owner of LF black Sumatra rooster and 4 blue hens.  Very beautiful birds, but these are not yet very people friendly.  We got them at  poultry show at a silent auction to benefit the Virginia Poultry Breeders Assoc.  Anyway, dont even know how old they are since we have had them 5 weeks now and no eggs.  We think they are pretty young.  The rooster has a couple nubs on his legs that are hopefully spurs growing.  Will try to get some pics and post.  I think they are true or at least close to the standard.  I do hope to breed this little group soon.  They will get out this weekend for some free range time for the first time and see how they do.  Hope to learn more from other Sumatra owners.

excited adding more sumatras .next year.

19.5 weeks