Sumatra Thread!

[ramirezframing]

The photo of the cockerel was taken in my garage. Fluorescent light was the only light used lol

Nice to know, thanks for the bit of information. Unfortunately I don't have any fluorescent lights, guess I'll stick to the good old sunlight

 

[ramirezframing]

I'm trying to get some Pekings instead of an incubator. The hens are easier than an incubator I think. The hens take care of the chicks and it's cheaper than a incubator and a lamp. I have chicks hatching tomorrow, and I had chicks hatch on the 12th, but they hatched at a Friends when I was visiting England and I haven't seen them yet.

But yeah I think if you do some research on different breeds, you can find out which ones are good mothers and get the breed that you like best.

Raph I know that you call them pekins but if you see any chickens listed as cochins, get them as they are the same breed of chicken. I don't know why they are called cochins in the USA but pekins overseas

. Good luck with your hatch tomorrow.

 

[raph]

Thanks.

A Peking is a true bantam, it looks like a Cochin but trust me they aren't the same.

I need to make a run for the chicks and hen to day, so ill buy wood and crack on with building. I actually find it quite fun building.

 

[ramirezframing]

Hmm... I know cochins come in bantam and large fowl here and had been told by several people over in Europe that pekins and cochins were the same.

 

[ramirezframing]

How many chicks did the friend hatch for you and how was your trip to see your dad?

 

[raph]

Are trip in England was great, and the wedding went well. We were up till 3:30am on the day of the wedding. I also set some carlisle oeg in my dads incubator. I got them from my grandpa. my dads dog Jade had puppies. My grandpas oeg had chicks but the hen killed them, i dont know why. And we saw lots of our family at the wedding so it was a nice trip back.

And i havent seen the chicks yet, i've only been told it was a poor hatch, but no numbers. But the Irish do like to mess, so hopefully he is joking about the chicks.

 

[ramirezframing]

Just did a google search and well it said there is a difference, the head is lower than the tail, and there is no large fowl counter part to a pekin. I am mad that all the pictures that showed up have the heads higher than the tails though

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Hope your friend is joking. Glad you had a good trip. Some hens are great sitters, but mad mothers. A friend has a few hens like this, she lets them sit and hatch the eggs and than removes the chicks from them after they hatch out.

 

[raph]

My bantam Sumatra was such a good mother. i found it funny how she wouldn't peck me if i held a chick, but if a stranger picked up a chick she would be brutal. I love the sumatras as a breed they are one of a kind.

 

[flyingmonkeypoop]

They are from a friend of mine, Katrina Csonka, she got her birds from Tom Kernan, Tim Durgan and Barbara Bullock. They are only 6 months old right now. I've seen photos of yours, where did you get yours? They are lovely.

I didn't know if you got the ones from Jeanine in Canby, OR since she got hers from us last year. I am pretty sure all of our bantams trace back to Myron Berger who bred them for ages.

 

[SillyChicken]

Hi! Not sure if I posted here yet or not... I'm trying to get a flock started with sumatras.. right now they are free ranging with my other birds so I'm getting mixed chicks. Once I get them in their runs I'll concentrate on improving my stock. I have been surprised at the willingness for broodiness. The hen below has had two separate hatchings this summer already. And I have another hen currently on eggs (slipped in a few turkey eggs under her too as she was sitting on only one egg).

Batch #1




Batch #2
She's been a great mom though we lost two of the little yellow ones.





I saw comments about red in sumatras. .. I had this fellow that came with my others.. but I culled out of my flock. I also have a hen with some red in her and as soon as she's done brooding her eggs she will be culled as well. I don't have any picts of my current roo... he is a sweet bird, allows me to handle him.. but his tail leaves a lot to be desired, he's only 1 yr old so I hope he looks better next year.