I have missed you all so much!
I had a lovely round of mishaps that made it so I couldn't log in for months....
Computer died, no money to replace due to a financial emergency
Had to cancel Internet at home and cell service by of same financial emergency.
Not able to access BYC from work during...
ok so.....
someone raised the question to me recently about a white Sumatra
Of course my daughter being addicted to the Sumatra breed has now decided she needs some.
Any one know of any breeders?
I did read the posts on crossing white phoenix to black sumatras as a project to get the...
Congratulations Zach!
On a different note -
Zach would you be willing to ship sumatra eggs for me to hatch here?
My daughter has officially discovered Bantam Sumatra's and thinks she needs some. I am considering them as a part of her birthday presents in august =).
If by chance any of you...
So what are we looking at next?
DD and I are going to try and take pictures of ever sumatra we have this weekend and I'm going to post head shots if nothing else comes up. Whether she likes it or not some of them have to go..... Otherwise we'll be building about 10 of my 4x8 breeding tractors...
We got a phone call tonight from the breeder who started my daughter on her Sumatra journey. He offered my DD his best trio of breeders, plus an extra cock to replace the one we have that doesn't seem to be doing his job right. We jumped on the offer!
He has sadly decided to switch from...
Rochester Poultry Association (Rochester NY) show was yesterday.
GC AOSB - Black Sumatra Hen owned by Mark Bierbower (Kane, PA)
RGC AOSB - Black Sumatra Cock owned by Amelia Sprague (Falconer, NY) -- MY DD!!! I've posted his pics somewhere in the back.
There were approximately 50 different...
Ok next question :)
I in an act of semi desperation to expand the Sumatra flock, purchased some FL black Sumatras from Sand Hill Preservation. How old do they need to be in order for me to see which ones will be worth using. Also how slow do they mature. They were hatched 6.18.14. I'm...
Ok so I'm a little behind in the picture posting. These 2 hens are part of a breeding trio I purchased from a breeder in Kane, PA 2 years ago. They are large fowl blacks.
I have so far been unsuccessful in hatching any eggs. I am in the market for a second trio, but would like opinions on...