Sumatra Thread!

[Sumatra503]

My Blue hen is finally done molting!! I'm still backed up on the lights, though, so I may have to wait until spring.

 

[Liamm_1]

Here are some updated pics of mine at 17 weeks old

A couple of mine have evidence of mixing with a cochin somewhere in their history, as evident by some leg feathering and one has some brown tips on his hackle feathers. I'm trying to rehome 2 cockerels and keep the biggest, which is also the purest, and breed him with the 3 pullets, who also seem very pure.

Anyone have details as far as the egg laying schedules for the pullets?

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

mine are all bantams, but they usually start the following spring from hatch. usually 8 months old or so is the earliest any have laid. They will lay one every day - every other day in spurts for me, usually a month, then a week or two break, then back at it again. Usually lay here from Feb.- Oct.

I have mulitple hens in each pen, so it's hard to know exactly whos doing what, but if the pen has 4-6 hens, I'll get 3-4 eggs a day while they are laying

 

[poultrycrazy]

Alright, i just saw some pics of dun/chocolate and khaki sumatras and now i have to have some!!!! How do i go about making them? Do i use dun OEGB? HELP!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

the closer to the correct type you can find, the better, will be hard, that's why there arent many out there. I have one hen in dun and pln to breed the heck out of her this year to make more of my own. will let you know how it goes

 

[gallo4319]

my favorite two hens

im gonna use this rooster to get more splash sumatras
he is not a full breed, his offsprings will be close enough to what I want

 

[Doodle_Doo]

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beautiful birds..
the second pic one what is he?
i have searched for some this color but tough to find..
very nice..congrats..

 

[gallo4319]

thank you
his mom was game hen x with a white aseel
her color was white splash
so I crossed that hen with a black sumatra
and that's the result

 

[startingover]

Sumatra lover here too... as soon as I can let mine outside again, I'll take some pics!

 

[gallo4319]

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what colors and size you raise?