Sumatra Thread!

[ramirezframing]

I agree when I win with a bird I bought I do credit the breeder or if I win with a bird from only one line I will credit the winning line. I feel it is only fair to let the credit be spread, but I also feel it is half the credit of the owner who has fed, cleaned and cares for the bird to make sure it looks the way the breeder intended. All in all the type of the bird and relation to the SOP should be credited to the breeder and the condition of the bird should be credited to the exhibitor.

I didn't mean for it to come off as it was totally wrong. I understand that not everyone can have a rooster to breed their own birds. I just want my kids to work for and earn whatever it is they earn, even if it's just a good job from me and a bird that they know they raised from a chick. Since the kids started asking about showing a year ago, I have been doing some reading on it and the idea of just handing the kid a bird to show without the kid having done anything doesn't strike me as fair. So I told my kids that they would have to be in charge of their birds all the way from egg to show cage. I plan to help when/ if need be, but in the end they will say which will go and which wont. My hope is that they learn from it in a lot of different aspects and have fun, even though they will probably only do a show or 2 a year.

I really didn't mean for it to sound mean, sorry if it did.

 

[championsumatra]

Quote: You did't sound mean to me. Even if you did think that way it was your opinion. I was only making a point, but I think zach N houdan did a better job at explaining it.

 

[zach N houdan]

I didn't mean for it to come off as it was totally wrong. I understand that not everyone can have a rooster to breed their own birds. I just want my kids to work for and earn whatever it is they earn, even if it's just a good job from me and a bird that they know they raised from a chick. Since the kids started asking about showing a year ago, I have been doing some reading on it and the idea of just handing the kid a bird to show without the kid having done anything doesn't strike me as fair. So I told my kids that they would have to be in charge of their birds all the way from egg to show cage. I plan to help when/ if need be, but in the end they will say which will go and which wont. My hope is that they learn from it in a lot of different aspects and have fun, even though they will probably only do a show or 2 a year.

I really didn't mean for it to sound mean, sorry if it did.

I did not try to come off mean. Your point is excellent and I think that it's great that children just starting out in showing have to work hard for their ribbons, I was agreeing with you and just adding my opinion of effort we as owners have to give our birds. Don't be sorry there was nothing wrong with what you said, it's a great lesson you are teaching your children.

 

[bhawk78]

Make sure you post pictures through out the making of your structure.

Do you guys remember my coop at first. here it is in stages,form the first two panels to the final product

. That's cool!!!

 

[raph]

Thanks,it is a good size as well for pekins. And it cost about €40-€50 to build.
Today I had my first ever light Sussex chick hatch and another one is pipping!
I'll post pictures tomorrow because the internet is being slow.
Today I had a athletics competition, and got a silver and a gold medal, I came second in high jump, getting 1.45m.
I got gold in minor javelin with my best throw being 21.27m. To be honest today went alright but I wasn't on top of my game as it were. If we had more training and I was having a better day I would have done better.

 

[ramirezframing]

Thanks,it is a good size as well for pekins. And it cost about €40-€50 to build.
Today I had my first ever light Sussex chick hatch and another one is pipping!
I'll post pictures tomorrow because the internet is being slow.
Today I had a athletics competition, and got a silver and a gold medal, I came second in high jump, getting 1.45m.
I got gold in minor javelin with my best throw being 21.27m. To be honest today went alright but I wasn't on top of my game as it were. If we had more training and I was having a better day I would have done better.

Glad to hear about your chicks, hope the rest hatch out for you. Mad that you have javelin on your track team, mine only had shot put and discus in that area of track. I would have done javelin had we had that. Do you do any running aspects of track?

 

[ramirezframing]

I have a question for the more experienced, been around the block a time or two, breeders. I have read in a few places where people are adding in new blood every year or so to their flock. I can see where this could be a plus but I can also see where it could be a minus. My question is how often does a long time breeder add in new blood and if so how closely related do they get to their own line? Thanks for any and all help.

 

[fowlman01]

I have a question for the more experienced, been around the block a time or two, breeders. I have read in a few places where people are adding in new blood every year or so to their flock. I can see where this could be a plus but I can also see where it could be a minus. My question is how often does a long time breeder add in new blood and if so how closely related do they get to their own line? Thanks for any and all help.

I don't believe in adding new blood......especially every year or so. It takes years to know what you really have in your birds and if you keep changing the makeup, you will never know what you have. I have lines of birds that have had no new blood for over 30 years.

Walt

 

[Lacy Blues]

I don't believe in adding new blood......especially every year or so. It takes years to know what you really have in your birds and if you keep changing the makeup, you will never know what you have. I have lines of birds that have had no new blood for over 30 years.

Walt

Wow Walt! 30 years!? Maybe you could give us an outline of how you do this to keep them from getting to be too closely related? Pretty please?

 

[raph]

There's the first chick, only two have hatched so far, there's also the mother and father. It is quite a active little chick. And I set 7 eggs under the other pekin, I put three Sussex and four sumatra eggs under her. So three weeks time and hopefully I should have more of these little critters!