Sumatra Thread!

[NWSumatras]

I am not surprised. Every one has their own opinions of how a nicely colored blue should look it seems. Some people like the powder puff colored blues with no lacing, some like the super dark ones with good lacing, and others like powder puff Blues with good lacing. I honestly don't like the color of my blues yet, still working on it.

Powder puff? The SoP calls strictly for clear bluish slate with a distinctly black lacing. There is no variance of that. You can like what you like, but if you breed to perfection then you have set standards already in place. No lacing is a cull unless you breed for your own looks. Its not bettering the breed in any way.

 

[NWSumatras]

black minorcas

How exciting! I'm glad you are getting those. That's one breed I also love the look of.

 

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

How exciting! I'm glad you are getting those. That's one breed I also love the look of.

It seems many breeders of sumatras also do minorcas..... or want to do both.

 

[NWSumatras]

[COLOR=008000]It seems many breeders of sumatras also do minorcas..... or want to do both.[/COLOR]

yeah I think you are right! They are very impressive looking birds much like the sumatra.

 

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

yeah I think you are right! They are very impressive looking birds much like the sumatra.

I went to see the Unifour show earlier this month and seen
Schocks sumatras and minorcas.........gorgeous birds

 

[Penny Hen]

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the light colored legs may have something to do with the fact that she is a white splash instead of a blue splash. The lighter varieties sometimes have the lighter leg color.

Ok what is the difference between a white splash and a blue splash?

 

[NWSumatras]

[COLOR=008000]I went to see the Unifour show  earlier this month and seen[/COLOR]
[COLOR=008000]Schocks sumatras and minorcas.........gorgeous birds [/COLOR]

They definitely have the wow factor

 

[NYREDS]

Ok what is the difference between a white splash and a blue splash?

Blue matings result in Blue, Black & Splash offspring. Splash can vary greatly in appearance but they are the same genetically. Only on BYC are there different names for Splash birds. In other words there's really no such thing as a White Splash or a Blue Splash-they're just Splash.

 

[NWSumatras]

Blue matings result in Blue, Black & Splash offspring. Splash can vary greatly in appearance but they are the same genetically. Only on BYC are there different names for Splash birds. In other words there's really no such thing as a White Splash or a Blue Splash-they're just Splash.

haha thats what I was about to say too. Thank you

 

[NYREDS]

I am not surprised. Every one has their own opinions of how a nicely colored blue should look it seems. Some people like the powder puff colored blues with no lacing, some like the super dark ones with good lacing, and others like powder puff Blues with good lacing. I honestly don't like the color of my blues yet, still working on it.

NWSumatras asked about colour per the Standard Of Perfection, not about anyone's personal preferences. The Standard clearly describes what the colour should be. The description for all Blue varieties is the same, Sumatras don't have a seperate colour description.