Show me your Sultan crosses!!
Please state the cross whenever known (e.g. Sultan (Female) x Barred Rock (male)) and if known where you purchased your Turkish Sultan stock.
(Trying to parse out recessive/vs. dominant white sultan sources in particular)
Anyone have photos of the following crosses (any age)?
Spangled Orloff x Cream Legbar
Spangled Orloff x Salmon Faverolles
Spangled Orloff x Sicilian Buttercup
Sicilian Buttercup x Cream Legbar
Sicilian Buttercup x Salmon Faverolles
Planning on making these crosses in the spring so hopefully...
Anyone have photos of the following crosses (any age)?
Spangled Orloff x Cream Legbar
Spangled Orloff x Salmon Faverolles
Spangled Orloff x Sicilian Buttercup
Sicilian Buttercup x Cream Legbar
Sicilian Buttercup x Salmon Faverolles
Planning on making these crosses in the spring so hopefully...
Middle Eastern & North African stocks that may be related to or have fed into Sicilian breeds- focus on buttercup/crown/split comb types, especially in images:
1) North African (Maghrebi) Local Chickens
a. Berber (بربري) — historical (likely extinct as a distinct breed)
What it is. A...
Adding another one I’ve come across.
*Note that information for this one is lacking and is almost completely based on one Italian chicken forum thread- its status as a separate landrace is skeptical.*
6. Siciliana Tupputa (aka “Siciliana con ciuffo”)
What it is. A crested (“tufted”) Sicilian...
4) Nostrana delle Madonie (aka “Madonie Nostrana”)
What it is. A rustic mountain landrace from the Madonie range- centered on Gangi and Petralia- with deep farm roots in inland Sicily; often discussed as an older “brown” type predating refined crown-comb selections.
Where it comes from...
Sicily is a rich source of ancient Mediterranean poultry genetics. Here’s a tour of the four native Sicilian breeds you’ll run into- Siciliana (Coronata), Cornuta di Caltanissetta, Nostrana delle Madonie, and Valplatani- plus their famous export cousin, the Sicilian Buttercup.
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1) Siciliana...
I know this was more than 10 years ago now but do you have adult photos of any of the sultan crosses? I am interested in crossing sultans with other breeds and am interested to see this cross.
Thanks for your reply! I have been doing a lot of research on this topic and looking back at my post I don't know how I ever thought these were dun or chocolate now.. lol
Here's some pictures I took of them, the first one is the mother and the white silkie is the father, he is super protective of the hens and he even helped in raising the chicks feeding them and taking them back to the hen when they got lost, people say to not to let a rooster with baby chicks...