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  1. drakeschicks

    Sumatra Thread!

    Nice picture! They really show up nice in the snow. How old is he?
  2. drakeschicks

    Sumatra Thread!

    Sorry you fell, I really hate walking on the ice. When its icy here I have to throw ashes from the stove out, makes good footing but the the floors are a mess.
  3. drakeschicks

    Sumatra Thread!

    So excited! Just got my first egg! I was starting to think they were never going to lay. They held out for 39 weeks!
  4. drakeschicks

    Sumatra Thread!

    I hope you don't get the ice either, so dangerous. Is six inches of snow a lot for you down there? They said by the time it gets up here we might get a foot of snow, but we get that pretty regular up here.
  5. drakeschicks

    Sumatra Thread!

    If you want to go off the trails, you have to wear snowshoes after the snow is a foot deep or so. The trails get packed down so you can walk ok. We don't use the old wooden type, now they are made of aluminum with neoprene or plastic to stand on. They have metal spikes on the toes and heels to...
  6. drakeschicks

    Sumatra Thread!

    We have a big area shoveled for the chickens When it first snowed we got about 14 inches, the poor chickens jumped in it and just laid there with their wings out, I had to pick them up and move them till we shoveled them out. I'm surprised how cold-hardy the Sumatras are, they've slept outside...
  7. drakeschicks

    Sumatra Thread!

    We have about 2 feet of snow on the ground here. It's been so cold, barely getting above zero during the day. Tonight the wind is blowing really hard, I just went to check on the birds and they are inside the coop! I'm surprised, they've only gone inside one other night, they like to sleep out...
  8. drakeschicks

    Sumatra Thread!

    Me too. Is this one of your birds? I was wondering how old he is?
  9. drakeschicks

    Sumatra Thread!

    Thank you for the picture, it helps to have a visual.
  10. drakeschicks

    Sumatra Thread!

    I don't anymore either, just load them into the computer!
  11. drakeschicks

    Sumatra Thread!

    I appreciate your input! I was thinking those feathers would grow out as they matured?
  12. drakeschicks

    Sumatra Thread!

    Got a few more pictures today!
  13. drakeschicks

    Sumatra Thread!

    Thank you for looking at them championsumatra! Being a newbie its hard to figure out which one is closest to the standard overall. I need to get better pictures.
  14. drakeschicks

    Sumatra Thread!

    We aren't showing yet, hope to be there next year! Wish we were going, would love to see your Sumatras.
  15. drakeschicks

    Sumatra Thread!

    Thank you, its so fun watching them grow! I'm thankful for digital cameras! I'd be broke buying film for all the pictures I've taken!
  16. drakeschicks

    Sumatra Thread!

    Some pictures of my Sumatras, Its hard to get good pictures! They are nine months old now, starting to fill out.
  17. drakeschicks

    Sumatra Thread!

    Thats a trip from here! We're on the east coast. Do your birds mind the cold? Mine seem to like it, they always sleep outside.
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