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A couple more pics. I love these birds. This is the top cockerel:

does anyone have any hatchery Sumatras? I'd like to see pics.

Here are some pics of mine. they are 6 months old. The 2 cockerels have only 1 spur on each leg, and I guess the eyes are supposed to be darker, but I love these guys! They are so protective, alert and gentle as can be, they love to be held. They are also best buddies (so far, lol). The 3...

Quote: The lady I got my Sumatra chicks from, I seem to recall she told me these chickens had a grandpa that was a bantam, I forget exactly. These were our first chickens, so I really don't know much to compare their sizes. I can't weigh them since they wouldn't stand still for that, but when...

Quote: Does anyone know the results of crossing a Sumatra roo over RIR, PBR or EE hens? Any chance for sex links? In about a month, my younger pullets will get mixed in with my older Sumatras. I'm looking forward to it, because the 2 roos are too much for 3 Sumatra pullets. The younger...

Quote: Upon opening her first 4 eggs, none appeared to be fertile. Will keep checking. What is a typical egg size for a 23 week old pullet that just started laying? Hers are quite small, smaller than a 'small' egg you'd buy in the store. A 2nd pullet has been visiting the nest box lately...

Wow, thanks! We're going to enjoy eating the first 'milestone' eggs though We'll incubate when we have too many to eat. At this size, need to get about 7 to have a meal lol

Quote: I'm wondering, at what point in a hen's laying life would you consider trying to incubate eggs? mine just started, I'm assuming giver her time, right? the eggs are still very small. Is there a standard for this? I understand most hens don't go broody until after a year?

3 eggs in 3 days now! She's a trooper

This is Honey Pie. Monday, she laid her first egg, my very first egg as a chicken keeper too! She laid it on her 23 week birthday: Then Tuesday, she laid another (Monday's on left, Tuesday's on right): Here is Honey Pie's sister, Sugar Pie. I think she'll be next in line to lay, out of my...

This is my #1 roo, 22 weeks old now. My 5 Sumatras have taken to becoming roof birds lol. They love to fly up on top of the roof. This morning they even paraded to the front of the house and looked all excited when they saw me, lol. I had to shoo them back, as I don't want them getting any...

He was delicious! My 10 yr old son will tell you it was the best chicken he ever ate! 20 weeks old, and he was the smallest cockerel, weighing a mere 1.85 lbs. going into the oven, but a nice meal for 2 of us twice

This was my #3 of 3 roos. He had feathered feet (from cochin mix), and some brown feathers, but still very pretty. Unfortunately for him, he picked on the hens, so he had to go. i tried to rehome 2 roos, but no luck. So we ate him Pre-oven, skinned and seasoned: After a slow roasting...

Quote: He's handsome! I'll try to post pics of my alpha roo soon, I usually have more luck with videos outside, since they always are moving lol

Mine are 20 weeks old now, and lately have begun making this screeching/growling type sound at random times. Both the cocks and pullets will make the noise. Is this something all chickens do, or just Sumatras? I sure wish I could get some eggs soon, I'm excited for that. I had to eat 1...

Quote: yes, a cochin was mixed into his line a couple generations ago. I have another cock and 3 pullets that are much truer to the breed, no leg feathering. This cock however is mostly Sumatra, except for the leg feathering. I'll be breeding the other, larger, truer breed sumatra cock with...

Quote: yes, a cochin was mixed into his line a couple generations ago. I have another cock and 3 pullets that are much truer to the breed, no leg feathering. This cock however is mostly Sumatra, except for the leg feathering. I'll be breeding the other, larger, truer breed sumatra cock with...

19.5 weeks

Here are some updated pics of mine at 17 weeks old A couple of mine have evidence of mixing with a cochin somewhere in their history, as evident by some leg feathering and one has some brown tips on his hackle feathers. I'm trying to rehome 2 cockerels and keep the biggest, which is also...

Quote: 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 I agree, beautiful birds and I'd love to watch the roos mature, or at least one, but can't where I live My feeling though is, giving them away...