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[perchie.girl]

I took the pics deb,

first his right leg

and second his left leg

Ooh Nice I see four nubs How is he to handle?

 

[sol2go]

el bruto 6 months now

Nice to see his new pics.
What characteristics do you like best about sumatras?

 

[perchie.girl]

Quote: Not @artblueggwanter But I have been a Sumatra lover since I started reading about them.

My draw for them is their beauty. But they fit the criteria I need for a free ranging fowl in my neck of the woods.

They are a beautiful black
They are almost as good a flier as Guineas
They are alert and wily.
They are good foragers.
They can handle a hot climate.
They are somewhat Melanistic.

The other benefits I can see is the hens are also excellent broodies. They are fierce protector of their chicks too. They are considered a game fowl. So very active which would be a good choice for raising up Guinea Keets.

Which is my other purpose for having them.

deb

 

[artblueggwanter]

Ooh Nice I see four nubs How is he to handle?

as chicks they would jump on me like I was moma hen,i can reach into the pen and pick him up without any fuss,he is quite docile. I still cant carry stuff around them,it scares them . they are still flighty but calm when it comes to feeding and sitting with them

 

[artblueggwanter]

Nice to see his new pics.
What characteristics do you like best about sumatras?

sol, I would have to say their unique beauty, their all around rare features dark face, multiple spurs... I just think they are awesome,they are sure not egg layers! don't have much meat on them and I remember being grade school looking at drawings of them. I wanted them then but didn't have the means,my dad had amerigame fancy in their own way but not like the Sumatra,no one had sumatras. I fulfilled a need and see them with me till the end now. its hard to explain but I hope that answered your question

 

[artblueggwanter]

sol, I would have to say their unique beauty, their all around rare features dark face, multiple spurs... I just think they are awesome,they are sure not egg layers! don't have much meat on them and I remember being grade school looking at drawings of them. I wanted them then but didn't have the means,my dad had amerigame fancy in their own way but not like the Sumatra,no one had sumatras. I fulfilled a need and see them with me till the end now. its hard to explain but I hope that answered your question

 

[sol2go]

sol, I would have to say their unique beauty, their all around rare features dark face, multiple spurs... I just think they are awesome,they are sure not egg layers! don't have much meat on them and I remember being grade school looking at drawings of them. I wanted them then but didn't have the means,my dad had amerigame fancy in their own way but not like the Sumatra,no one had sumatras. I fulfilled a need and see them with me till the end now. its hard to explain but I hope that answered your question

thanks for sharing your passion

 

[fowlman01]

They are still young you may see bumps on either sides of those male spurs. The extras just look like thicker scales from what i have seen..



deb

The bottoms of the feet should be yellow.

Walt

 

[artblueggwanter]

he doesn't have much of it but its yellow

I do on the other hand have a pullet whos soles a practicly solid yellow and he can be breed to

 

[DrTacosMD]

Anyone raising red sagittas in SoCal? I'm looking to buy some eggs.