Sumatra Thread!

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

not to me. I've seen them in person pretty big difference.
He looks more like a modern now with a funky tail than any line of sumatra, perhaps with some more back breeding it will shape up pretty good though.

 

[gallo4319]

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I'll post pictures when it gets more feathered
He is in a separate cage since my other chickens were eating his feathers bad
It was totally featherless few days ago .
he is still growing feathers .
Do you know what is the average weight in German Sumatras?,I dont have a clue how much they weight
I have only seen them in pictures in the wed.

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

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I'll post pictures when it gets more feathered
He is in a separate cage since my other chickens were eating his feathers bad
It was totally featherless few days ago .
he is still growing feathers .
Do you know what is the average weight in German Sumatras?,I dont have a clue how much they weight
I have only seen them in pictures in the wed.

that may make a good difference in his apperance too, didnt know he had been feather picked.
Not sure of weight standard on the Germans, but they are huge compared to the American ones I have seen.
Saw a ladies imports when I was up looking at her other long tails the other day. They are beautiful birds for sure.
Good luck with them.

 

[jeremy]

This is my little Platinum Sumatra chick, I'm so enamored with this one, I want so much for it to be a pullet.

Here's another picture of her.

Her hatch mate is either a dark Blue, or Black Sumatra. Any guesses?

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[stonykill]

black

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

yes looks black, do notice both of them have feathered shanks though, that's a no no in them. You'll have to do some breeding work to clear that up

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

They should have black legs, too.

 

[jeremy]

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They're only a few days old... shouldn't their legs darken as they get older?

I didn't notice the fuzz on their shanks until you pointed it out BBB, I'll have to take a closer look when I get home.

Where could the feathered shanks have came from?

 

[gallo4319]

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About feathered legs ,what does it cause that in clean legs?
I noticed that in some clean legs that they are like that as a chicks.

 

[gallo4319]

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Legs get darker as they get older that's common in sumatras