Sumatra Thread!

[flyingmonkeypoop]

PICS OR IT DIDNT HAPPEN!!!!! lol congrats!!!

LOL, they are still in the hatcher. When they are done, I will take some pics for opinions

 

[ramirezframing]

congrats to both of you on your hatches

 

[SillyChicken]

My Sumatra hen taking care of her chicks. She is free ranged so she visited all the roos.... Next year, all the sumatra will be housed together so she won't be able to be so frisky. But, she's a good mom.

 

[chickletteSarge]

nice avi! I have a hen that looks like that! lol
what other roos could have gotted to her? all the roos I have let get to my hen have produced some good looking offspring!

 

[championsumatra]

I hope you guys have the best of luck with those chicks!

and congrats with the hatch!
my hen is brooding on a bunch of sumatra eggs. so we will see how they hatch this time around.

 

[TheCrazyClucker]

Hi everybody,I haven't got any Sumatras yet but I totally love the breed and might get some next year! Could you please answer some questions that I have about the breed?

 

[ramirezframing]

Hi everybody,I haven't got any Sumatras yet but I totally love the breed and might get some next year! Could you please answer some questions that I have about the breed?

we'll try, as there's a few on here with some great knowledge of them

 

[TheCrazyClucker]

Okay,I appreciate any kind of help.

Are they cold hardy? Heat hardy?
What color varieties do they come in that are recognized? Noy recognized?

I've done a lot of research on them but I couldn't find the answers to those questions.
Again,I appreciate any help! Thank you!

 

[Infnityhrt]

Okay,I appreciate any kind of help.

Are they cold hardy? Heat hardy?
What color varieties do they come in that are recognized? Noy recognized?

I've done a lot of research on them but I couldn't find the answers to those questions.
Again,I appreciate any help! Thank you!

We live in Washington state, close to Idaho, and we get all four seasons, Ours do very well in the cold, but they do seem to love the heat as well, they do spend the heat of the day under the shrubs and under trees staying cool though. The most popular colors are black and blue and splash, Black and blue are recognized by the APA in both Large Fowl and bantam and also in the ABA. I know they come in Dun and White, I am sure people have worked on other colors but haven't seen them. Hope that helps, they are my favorite breed by far! Good Luck

 

[ramirezframing]

yup they are cold hardy and do well here in NC with high 90s or more and alot of humidity. They do black and I think blue, not recognized is dun.