Sultan questions

[horsechick]

Hi,
Does anyone breed these?
Show them?
What colors are there in the united states?
Are they hard to find?
Thank you,
Angela

 

[chilling in muscadine]

I don't know much about Sultans because I only have 1 hen and she is a sweerheart an very tame. She is white, don't know if they come in other colors.

 

[paduanchook]

it seems to me they are raised in small backyard flocks mostly. i havent found anyone with a sizable flock yet. I did get 20 eggs from flowerpot. white is only recognized color but there is some black ones out there as shown on feathersite.
they are a timid quiet and gentle breed. but fyi the original sultans went extinct and were recreated with polish as base stock according to the internet.
all sultans please chime in

 

[chilling in muscadine]

Panduanchook, you got the quiet, timid and gentle part right. My girl is a darling. I'm hoping to find her a roo one day but for now I have her hooked up with my silkie roos. Talk about beautiful biddies.

 

[antiquebuff]

I have 8 Sultans and they are darlings,and are snow white I have not shown them but I may. They are a little difficult to find. I will be selling eggs in the early Spring for hatching. I have a roo for sale now and I live in Franklin, NC. Mine are pure bred and very nice birds! I will try to post a photo: If you have more questions feel free to email or PM. They are very loving gentle birds.

The is my Roo

This is one of my hens

 

[paduanchook]

im working on a color project for my sultans now,anybody interested?
my roo lookslike the pic u posted,but my hen has such a large crest she can barely see.
where is muscadine al? im near alabama line myself, north of pensacola, fl
i hope to be selling eggs/chikies this spring.

 

[antiquebuff]

A couple of my hens have the large crest also and I have to carry them around when I let them out for a little free ranging.
What kind of project do you have in mind for the Sultans?

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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Are yours bantams or standards?

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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White is the only recognized color, but I've seen blues & blacks. I breed the bantam Sultans...it's been hard to find ones with the right number of toes & the slatey legs. I hatched out some from a fellow BYC'er with six toes & pale pink legs.

So I've sold those & I've just got a trio of okay birds (not very good crests or foot feathering) from a breeder off eggbid but I'd LOVE some more bloodlines from better birds....

 

[chilling in muscadine]

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I'm in the middle of the state by the Ga. state line. In between Atlanta and Birmingham. I'm probable 4 or 5 hours from you.