Sumatra Thread!

[stonykill]

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My Sumatra's positively WILL NOT TOLLERATE confinement. I can't pen them, cage them, or keep them contained at all! That's my adult birds. They freerange on about 3 acres of my 30 acres. I do have young birds I incubated, and they are penned. Probably until they escape. Then, I'll never catch them again.
So my sumatra's act just like advertised in that respect. However Sumatra's are advertised as poor egg layers, and mine are GREAT egg layers. The hens have an 8 week average of 5 eggs each per week.
Now what I do wonder is.... are the confined birds and yours from incubated eggs or broody's? ALL of my adult birds are from broody's and I have 3 broody hens now. So I'll have more adult birds from broody's. I REALLY think that makes the difference. Human interference with nature...tends to kill natural instincts.

 

[gallo4319]

my two blue sumatras 4 months old
they are standard size not bantams

 

[SilverPhoenix]

I need to take a picture, but I have a year-old bantam sumatra rooster named Royal. He still doesn't have his tail in! Any recommendations? High protein treats? The tail is coming in, but slowly. He's also starting to get in a second spur.

Sumatras are such gorgeous birds.

I still want a bantam sumatra hen or two someday!

 

[gallo4319]

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I feed mines with dog food soaked in water ones a day that help to boost feather growing

 

[SilverPhoenix]

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I feed mines with dog food soaked in water ones a day that help to boost feather growing

Thanks for the tip! I certainly have dog food around, might as well get that fellow working on his tail. He looks humorous with just saddle feathers and one big feather sticking out of his rump.

 

[Farmer_Dan]

 

[jeremy]

I just put 8 Sumatra eggs under a broody. Here's to having 8 chicks in a few weeks.

The eggs are from a Dun rooster over Black and Blue hens, I'm really excited to see what hatches.

 

[stonykill]

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I've had 3 broody Sumatra hens so far this year. I have 17 little Sumatra's from broody's so far this year! Plus 23 I incubated.

 

[easyjet23]

Here is my Black Sumatra Rooster.

 

[chics in the sun]

Hello, folks! I am joining this thread entirely by accident. I was looking for Jersey Giant eggs to put in the incubator, and the lady offered to sell me a variety pack of hatching eggs. I'll be honest - I thought she said "Serama" eggs, and when I got home I wondered why they seemed so big compared to the ones I already had in there (none of which hatched). Anyway, the other day a light bulb went off and I realized those are SUMATRA eggs!!

I am pleasantly surprized, and got one chick out of the two she included. What color will she be? I tried to compare to the pictures on here, but am not sure: