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    Black Sumatras Owners!!

    Hello all, I have had the Sumatras for some time now, and I have been taking best of care I can of them. I recently took them to a show, (December 17th, 2016) and showed the pair I was given, not really expecting much. They were entered into the "All Other Standard Breed Class" and came out...
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    What breed??

    So I got my neighbor into chickens, she went out and just bough a couple of regular ole chickens, nothing special. She was wondering what breed he was, and I knew exactly who to turn to! He seems like he would be some kind of bantam, bacause he is very small.
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    Black Sumatra Gender??

    I sure hope this is a female, this little fella just turned 3 months old! Staying about 1/2 the size of a standard RSL (Male) who is just a hair younger than him. I have always turned to y'all for advice so I'll let you take it from here! Thank you sooo much guys!!!
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    Need opinions on what feed to give to showbirds

    The feed I was originally looking I ton buying was Blueseal Show bird and Breeder pellets. I just couldn't find anywhere that carried it nearby, it was a 18% Protien and 3.5% fat feed. The only feed I can find is 16% protien or 21% protein. Also I had read that giving chickens meat (i.e. Beef...
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    Need opinions on what feed to give to showbirds

    I have a pair of Black Sumatra game chickens, they are show quality. I am going to enter them in for a show this fall, and was wondering what kind of showbird feed to use to make their feathers luster and give them more nutrition. I also plan to start breeding these birds and selling the chicks...
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    The Bantam Thread!

    Can't forget the Sumatras or as I like to call them the Summy-Tras chickens!
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    Hen won't stop sitting...

    How do I break her, I have already been keeping her out of the coop during some days.
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    Hen won't stop sitting...

    My Black Sumatra hen, named Midnight won't stop sitting on eggs that aren't there. She hatched out only one chick and I didn't have time to set up a brood for just one mama and chick. So I took the chick and slid it under anouther hens watch. (This hen went broody the same day as Midnight) It's...
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    Two Broody hens

    All the eggs that both hens are sitting on are from my one Sumatra hen. And all of them have hatched outing me at having 5 Sumatra chicks across two hens. 4 for Big Mama, the Buff Orpington and 1 for Midnight the Sumatra. So it will be ok if I move Midnights 1 chick with Big Mama as long as she...
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    Two Broody hens

    I have two hens that have started hatching their eggs, the first he to hatch her eggs was my Buff Orpington hen named Big Mama, the other is a Black Sumatra hen named Midnight. Poor ole Midnight only got one egg of her own because i put all four of the Sumatra eggs I had, under Big Mama. My...
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    What breed and gender are these?

    This is a side picture of the mystery bird, I put him in with my flock and the rooster of the flock treats it like a hen. Still not sure, it weighs about 7 lbs. Sorry I haven't posted sooner, BYC would let me post a picture for some reason.
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    Raising Show Turkeys

    I'm a member in FFA, this Friday we are getting our turkey chicks, for the first 2 weeks we are going to keep them at home, then after that they are going to stay at the poultry facility at the school. My question is, what do I need to do to ensure that my birds will be show quality? Also if...
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    Bumblefoot

    As of now, the boil being about the size of a small bouncy ball, what would y'all recommend doing? Iodine or Surgery?
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    Bumblefoot

    Where can you buy iodine, and what percentage, just topical (10%) or pure iodine? If that's a thing.
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    Bumblefoot

    I have cringed at the thought of surgery, is it necessary?? My main worry is that they will bleed out, plus I don't have a scapold. What can be used as a substitute?
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