6 week old silver hmong... cockerel/pullet?

[JedJackson]

They are cool.. i hatched these from an ebay purchase who got his stock from Fibro Farms.. after they hatched I saw that Fibro had a roo for sale and well.. i was drinking scotch and so i just had to buy him... here is a couple picks of a young roo... hes the one in front in the first pic... fibro had 2 for sale i chose the one in front. Second pic is not great but was his 1st day with me...

Interesting. He has earlobes that look somewhat like a Silkie's earlobes but the body type is a little like a Malay or Shamo. I was thinking they were simply color variants of Ayam Cemani but there are definitely other differences.

 

[goedric]

i dont have any experience with AC but i have some Svart Honas... young ones ... 2 mos.. and they are crazy smart like the Hmongs.... the hmongs may even be smarter.. but both have that wild game hen look about them... some folks are crossing ACs with Isbars to create cool fibrio fowl with green eggs.. called opals its all very interesting.

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

Probably better wait until around twelve weeks, for male feathering. I also had to google this breed. Very interesting! Although, I searched everywhere, but haven't been able to find out what breeds were used in creating the breed. Your chicks are adorable!

 

[goedric]

Probably better wait until around twelve weeks, for male feathering. I also had to google this breed. Very interesting! Although, I searched everywhere, but haven't been able to find out what breeds were used in creating the breed. Your chicks are adorable!

From what I have read... Hmong is a term referring to certain people in isolated mountain villages from southeast asia... they keep chickens that are dark skinned (fibro) and there is a great deal of variation in feather color but body form is pretty uniform... when the immigrated to the USA and other areas they brought their chickens with them. Chickens are very important is some of their rituals (marriage, health etc.) Some folks in the USA perhaps elsewhere have been recently segregating colors to create color lines from the diverse flock so to speak.

interesting there is a member here who has posted about the rituals and importance of the chicken to the Hmong people... it is fascinating..

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/sacrificing-chickens-the-truth.409724/

 

[drumstick diva]

What an interesting breed.

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

From what I have read... Hmong is a term referring to certain people in isolated mountain villages from southeast asia... they keep chickens that are dark skinned (fibro) and there is a great deal of variation in feather color but body form is pretty uniform... when the immigrated to the USA and other areas they brought their chickens with them. Chickens are very important is some of their rituals (marriage, health etc.) Some folks in the USA perhaps elsewhere have been recently segregating colors to create color lines from the diverse flock so to speak.

interesting there is a member here who has posted about the rituals and importance of the chicken to the Hmong people... it is fascinating..

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/sacrificing-chickens-the-truth.409724/

Yes, I actually read that while I was researching about it. Im just wondering what kind of breeds are in their lineage.

 

[WVduckchick]

Neat looking bird! I thought hmongs were all black! I didn't know they came in other colors. I also hope you will post some progress pics of these babies.