Sumatra Thread!

[Browning2013]

I noticed this blue roo has a blue tail nearly the color of his body
but most of the other blue roos pictured here have dark tails like
their hackles and saddles. Which is preferred, the lighter or darker
tails? BYW Browning.....I think they are pretty.

The guy I got them from referred to them as "powder blue"

 

[NWSumatras]

[COLOR=008000]NW......THAT is a GORGEOUS bird. Once you get enough[/COLOR]
[COLOR=008000]hens and roos like her will they breed true when bred to each[/COLOR]
[COLOR=008000]other or is it a constant[/COLOR] [COLOR=008000]struggle to keep the lacing and even color?[/COLOR]

You know that is a good question. I do not know enough about the blue genetics to answer, but I will say I have noticed I am getting more and more nicely laced offspring from pullets like this one. Even my splashes are coming out with a faint lacing on each feather. Hopefully its becomes less of a struggle with time.

 

[NWSumatras]

Oh and thank you again!

 

[BGMatt]

You know that is a good question. I do not know enough about the blue genetics to answer, but I will say I have noticed I am getting more and more nicely laced offspring from pullets like this one. Even my splashes are coming out with a faint lacing on each feather. Hopefully its becomes less of a struggle with time.

Are you using Blue to Blue matings to produce these nicely laced birds?

 

[rambob59]

@Peep-Chicken very nice face coloring but her tail is way too high.

 

[raph]

Hi all, how are you guys?
My pekin finally went broody, and guess how much eggs she had under her
I removed the eggs of hers and put 3 Sumatras and 4 Sussex eggs under her, so three weeks time from today and we'll have chicks.
The two birds below I sold,for the best one I got €5 and for the worst one I got €7. I sold the worst one to some undesirables.
And the air rifle is a brilliant thing, I've got 3 pigeons and on Sunday I got my first crow. And they have all been good clean kills, mostly neck shots!

 

[cluckcluckluke]

Hay guys. I have just made a new thread, specially for LONGTAILS of all kinds. It doesn't seem to be getting any replies, I really thought that there would be people with longtailed breed. I was wondering if anyone would be interested in adding to it in the hopes of setting it into motion?

It's called Lontail Chicken Breeders and Fans Thread

 

[ramirezframing]

Hi all, how are you guys?
My pekin finally went broody, and guess how much eggs she had under her
I removed the eggs of hers and put 3 Sumatras and 4 Sussex eggs under her, so three weeks time from today and we'll have chicks.
The two birds below I sold,for the best one I got €5 and for the worst one I got €7. I sold the worst one to some undesirables.
And the air rifle is a brilliant thing, I've got 3 pigeons and on Sunday I got my first crow. And they have all been good clean kills, mostly neck shots!

Good luck with your broody, hope that all your eggs hatch.

 

[Peep-Chicken]

@Peep-Chicken very nice face coloring but her tail is way too high.

Ok thanks .

 

[NYREDS]

What do you all think of her?

If I remember correctly, champ said her tail had to little feathering.

Her type is nothing at all like what a Sumatra should look like. I assume she's a hatchery bird but she's even further off type than most hatchery birds I've seen.One of the characteristics of the Sumatra that I find most appealing is their smoth silk-like feathering. While I can't see her feather quaity real clearly in this picture the impression I do get is of very stringy feathering.