Sumatra Owners, Does anybody own any Sumatra's Roo's or hens

[shay20]

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all chickens used to be wild, the Sumatra is a breed derived from the Red Junglefowl

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kurt,
Here is some history i looked up a long time ago.
There is quite some speculation about the origin of this breed. Some claim they would be a sub-species of junglefowl before cross breeding with other breeds. Others believe they are a cross-breed of Gallus varius, Green junglefowl or even pheasantlike cross-breeds. How ever, they were created on Sumatra (Indonesia-Sunda Islands) and are one of the oldest fowl breeds. Despite their elegant appearance they are realy game fowl. Under the name Ayam Sumatra they were used purely in the gamepit.



Around 1850 they were imported into America where they gained popularity rapidly thanks to their exotic character. After the gamepit lost interest in this breed the were breed for shows only. In 1883 the breed was given a standard and was admitted in the ASP (American Standard of Perfection) Around this same period they were introduced in Germany and around 1900 into England. After that other European countries followed. The bantam was created in the Netherlands both in black and blue.

 

[chicken_boy_Kurt]

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all chickens used to be wild, the Sumatra is a breed derived from the Red Junglefowl

da

kurt,
Here is some history i looked up a long time ago.
There is quite some speculation about the origin of this breed. Some claim they would be a sub-species of junglefowl before cross breeding with other breeds. Others believe they are a cross-breed of Gallus varius, Green junglefowl or even pheasantlike cross-breeds. How ever, they were created on Sumatra (Indonesia-Sunda Islands) and are one of the oldest fowl breeds. Despite their elegant appearance they are realy game fowl. Under the name Ayam Sumatra they were used purely in the gamepit.



Around 1850 they were imported into America where they gained popularity rapidly thanks to their exotic character. After the gamepit lost interest in this breed the were breed for shows only. In 1883 the breed was given a standard and was admitted in the ASP (American Standard of Perfection) Around this same period they were introduced in Germany and around 1900 into England. After that other European countries followed. The bantam was created in the Netherlands both in black and blue.

they are a breed of chicken not a species of Junglefowl or a subspecies of Junglefowl all the Junglefowl have a coloring that is pretty much the same pattern (yet slightly different color), all have single combs, and all their colors help them blend in to their enviroment

 

[shay20]

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da

kurt,
Here is some history i looked up a long time ago.
There is quite some speculation about the origin of this breed. Some claim they would be a sub-species of junglefowl before cross breeding with other breeds. Others believe they are a cross-breed of Gallus varius, Green junglefowl or even pheasantlike cross-breeds. How ever, they were created on Sumatra (Indonesia-Sunda Islands) and are one of the oldest fowl breeds. Despite their elegant appearance they are realy game fowl. Under the name Ayam Sumatra they were used purely in the gamepit.



Around 1850 they were imported into America where they gained popularity rapidly thanks to their exotic character. After the gamepit lost interest in this breed the were breed for shows only. In 1883 the breed was given a standard and was admitted in the ASP (American Standard of Perfection) Around this same period they were introduced in Germany and around 1900 into England. After that other European countries followed. The bantam was created in the Netherlands both in black and blue.

they are a breed of chicken not a species of Junglefowl or a subspecies of Junglefowl all the Junglefowl have a coloring that is pretty much the same pattern (yet slightly different color), all have single combs, and all their colors help them blend in to their enviroment

So what r u aggressive about.

 

[chicken_boy_Kurt]

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they are a breed of chicken not a species of Junglefowl or a subspecies of Junglefowl all the Junglefowl have a coloring that is pretty much the same pattern (yet slightly different color), all have single combs, and all their colors help them blend in to their enviroment

So what r u aggressive about.

Sumatras are my favorite breed of chicken and I defend them

 

[shay20]

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So what r u aggressive about.

Sumatras are my favorite breed of chicken and I defend them

So i can see, so then u should know the real history on them. I love them too, manly because of there wild appearance.
These are facts i got off of the internet a while back and from others who owned them as well.

 

[~SunSetsWest~]

I had a Sumatra hen when I live in town and loved her, I didn't have a coop at the time, so she slept in a crate in the house, she would go out in the morning and come in the back door around 10 am, go in her crate, lay her egg and then go back out into the garden, she was the queen of her little back yard jungle, such a cool girl, I miss her

and I want more..

 

[shay20]

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sorry u losy her, she sounds so cute.

 

[~SunSetsWest~]

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sorry u losy her, she sounds so cute.

Thanks! She was a good girl, Sumatras will be next on my list..

 

[Balac]

Hi I just found this forum and joined----it looks like a great place for chicken lovers.

I have a couple of sumatras pullets that I want to breed and am looking for a male. If anyone has one that they want to cull please let me know.
I want specific genetic characteristics and DO NOT want any of those crossed breeds called blue or speckled.

I had a Red Jungle Fowl in with my two sumatras trying to see if they would mate and I got nothing but feathers. The RJF was chasing the Sumatras around all the time and trying to jump their bones but no luck--- maybe it was too early yet for them to lay eggs yet. They were about 6 months of age.
Anyway the Sumatra do not like humans at all and are certainly not a pet---I heard that some peeps make them a pet----I tend to think anyone with a pet Sumatra has a pet cross breed.
My RJF was about the same temperment as the Sumatras. Wild that is.

Nice to meet you all and have fun.

 

[Kanchii]

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Every chicken is a cross breed of something. Even if the blue are a more recent variety, if they breed true and produce offspring that look like sumatras, then why would you not want them? If you don't want the color, that I can understand... But I've seen plenty of blues beat the blacks in some shows, so I wouldn't be too snobby about them

If you hand raise them and give them a lot of love, some should tame down quiet easily. Not all birds will bite the hand that feeds them. I met a breeder at a show last year that had the nicest standard sumatra's I've ever seen, can't recall his name anymore, and I was asking him some questions about them and he took out his favorite cock bird and the bird was docile and tame, though a bit flappy, he knew who was in charge.