Sumatra Thread!

[ramirezframing]

That's very true. My better birds always tend to take 2 years to feather out to their fullest potential also, and have noticed mine tend to add a spur each year. My primary blue breeder started with 3. You can see him on Feathersite as a yearling, it's amazing to see the difference in him at 3 now, doesnt even look like the same bird, but at 2 he added a small spur on top, then this year I noticed just this weekend while triming and deworming them, he has added a fifth on the bottom. also looks to be getting an even better tail this year too. Once he gets feathered back out I 'll take some up dated pics of him to show all this.

adds spurs each year?? My first was a single spurred roo, but the black that I have now as a year old has 4 or 5 spur nubs starting and the dun has just as many if not one more. How many years do they get spurs? or is it a case of when the spur nubs will grow out, because I notice the the black roos middle two are growing but not really the rest. And I have not caught the dun in a while to get a good look at his spurs.

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

Not sure if all of them do it or not, just something I have been noticing on mine over the past couple years.
Last year I didnt even notice a nub on the bottom, just the primary spur in the middle then the 2 medium spurs on each side of it, and a nub forming on top. This year the nub is another full on spur and it has a good 1/4 " nub on bottom of everything starting that wasnt there last fall. Noticing similar traits in several of the other birds too, varying from 1-3 years old. on my birds that start with 4-6 spurs, I havent noticed them add any yet, but all those are just at a year old now, so will keep an eye on them, they cant spare much more room I dont think, being bantams, they about have a leg full already. But overall, yes the best birds seem to come in slow both on spur growth and feathering. Uusually you can see the row of nubs though by 6 months with ease, even though they arent much more than a rounded scale on the leg then.

 

[flyingmonkeypoop]

Whoever messaged me about wanting adult birds, can you please re-message me? I have a few duns available for sale right now and will have a few black cockerels soon

 

[Bentley]

I have made a habit of very closely examining my Sumatra chicks at hatch and I can determine those that will have multiple spurs at hatch. Even the young pullers you can see either one single spur or the row of spurs. Look closely, it's there

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

I have made a habit of very closely examining my Sumatra chicks at hatch and I can determine those that will have multiple spurs at hatch. Even the young pullers you can see either one single spur or the row of spurs. Look closely, it's there

very true.... if you look close you can indeed see tiny little spur bumps on the chicks

 

[ramirezframing]

light dun about 3 months



dark dunn about 5 months

 

[chickletteSarge]

Id like to see these guys in 5 more months! Ive been looking foward to spring when i can get some eggs! Have one black pullet about 8-9mo hope she starts gettin broody by then! I want to see her motherin abilities!

 

[jonaedna]

Nice fowl.

 

[gallo4319]

My game sumatras

 

[G-Dekeyser]

My game sumatras

Man I need some of those!