Sumatra Thread!

[championsumatra]

I gave 7 of my sumatra's a bath today I am getting ready for the show on friday!

 

[dsfrango]

So I'm here at the NE bantam show in MA and showed 2 hens and my roo(hasn't grown tail completely back yet) and my younger hen took Reserve AOSB and then the judge got to a hen on the far said of the show which he must have forgotten and crossed all my stuff out and gave the award to that hen a bit bummed. That hen was kind of big and big head and wasnt even fanning its tail up. I missed the judging so maybe ill get a chance to ask him why after....

 

[ramirezframing]

Sorry about that Dsfrango, hopefully the judge will say why.

 

[ST3PH3N]

That's very disappointing ds, I hope you get a decent explanation at least. If you are able to take photos of both hens and post them here I would love to critique online and we can come up with our own conclusion.

 

[championsumatra]

Quote: A big head is really good on a sumatra it brings out the full short round look and the beak is short and nicely curved. if the head is small it looks narrow and the beak is long and sometimes not round. judges tend to go for bigger birds.

 

[championsumatra]

Oh I wanted to post some pics of the clean birds. I am very exited but also very nervous non of my birds are in that good of feather I have some with missing wing feathers and tail feathers but we will see I have high hopes.

 

[dsfrango]

So I did get a chance to speak with the judge. He was very friendly and kind compared to the judge at the last show that seemed pretty grouchy haha. But he explained 2 reasons which seemed fair. The head as Champion nailed it on the spot. My "winner" was young and he said should have been entered as a pullet not hen. The head has not filled in and the beak is more straight than the Strong curved look. Then their bk feathering. My older hen has a good head and beak but bk feathered on mine were a bit tattered. My younger hens feathers were thin and not the rounded out and smooth look that the winning hen had. He pulled the winner out and I ran my hand across its bk and it really was silkie smooth. The feathers were all so evenly well rounded and overlapping each other. I will definitely pay closer attention to that my next show-NE Poultry Congress in MA!

 

[championsumatra]

Quote: See you learn a lot when you ask.

 

[ramirezframing]

So I did get a chance to speak with the judge. He was very friendly and kind compared to the judge at the last show that seemed pretty grouchy haha. But he explained 2 reasons which seemed fair. The head as Champion nailed it on the spot. My "winner" was young and he said should have been entered as a pullet not hen. The head has not filled in and the beak is more straight than the Strong curved look. Then their bk feathering. My older hen has a good head and beak but bk feathered on mine were a bit tattered. My younger hens feathers were thin and not the rounded out and smooth look that the winning hen had. He pulled the winner out and I ran my hand across its bk and it really was silkie smooth. The feathers were all so evenly well rounded and overlapping each other. I will definitely pay closer attention to that my next show-NE Poultry Congress in MA!

I'm glad he was willing to tell and show you why. Good luck at your next show.

 

[dsfrango]

Thank you! And I hope to see a few more Sumatra breeders and their birds there