the sultan thread

[fishnet1971]

I gotta ask, how come some of the noses look funky? charlies looks almost indented on top and the girl below looks all nice and smooth with no indent?

 

[cluck-cluck]

First off, I have hatchery stock ;P But what I think creates the look of an indentation is the nostrils on either side? Their noses were all so weird to me, it took a while for the horns to start growing. Even on Charlie, it was like nothing there until recently, when two spikes started forming out of a relatively flat top area (that winged just a bit) I have no idea if I'm making any sense, sorry! LOL He was the most symmetrical and he was the sweetest chick Also, he had good 5 toes and feathering. I liked the shape of his beak as well. But it was a hard choice to make, who stays and who goes! Other than that, I don't know, they all had weird combs! If I were to hatch any eggs in the future, they would only be from one of 3 hens that I like

 

[kiaa]

thanks very nice
black so good

 

[hokankai]

Well, it looks like I'll be adding a few more nuggets to the group! Since my hatch looks to be a bust (more than half the eggs I set were infertile...from my rooster AND sellers which is very frustrating since they were local) I'm going to be getting 4 bantam sultan chicks from a feed store that is doing special orders. I can't find the contact info for where I got Jasmine from, so I'll have to do hatchery birds but that's ok

 

[Jharper]

Is there any way to tell the sex of them yet? They were supposed to be both females (hence Elizabeth and Victoria) but I am really starting to wonder about Victoria. She is acting like a he from past experience!!!! This is Victoria last night!!!!

Victoria looks like she will be a handful!

 

[cluck-cluck]

Well, it looks like I'll be adding a few more nuggets to the group! Since my hatch looks to be a bust (more than half the eggs I set were infertile...from my rooster AND sellers which is very frustrating since they were local) I'm going to be getting 4 bantam sultan chicks from a feed store that is doing special orders. I can't find the contact info for where I got Jasmine from, so I'll have to do hatchery birds but that's ok

Oh GOODIE!!!

More babies!!! I SO need to take more current pictures! It's so wonderful that you're getting more! Yaaay!!!

 

[Jharper]

Ok next month I'm hatching how many ever eggs Diana lays within a week and a half!! So many Sultans!!!

 

[hokankai]

It's official! 4 banty sultans are ordered for the March 6th hatch date. I can't wait! Hoping I get at least one boy and girl to set up a trio. We need more sultans in our area!

 

[fishnet1971]

 

[Jharper]

Oh gosh, those pictures are just TOO CUTE!!!! They make me giggle! at around 4 - 5 weeks of age, I started to see some color in the combs of the boys. There was a pinkish hue to some of the girls as well... but more pronounced in the boys. The fact that I had 12 birds to compare made it more obvious, I think. With only two, it'll be hard to tell till later (and even so, I still felt like I was guessing) Boy Boy (Charlie, aww, cute baby picture!) Girl Girl Girl Boy They were 1 day short of 4 weeks old in these pictures I hope it helps! Also, you need to go outside to see them in natural light. If this helps, my Crevecoeur girl's wattles looked like this at the same age as those above: Belina, my girl, above and below And the boys: This is Bouillon, the boy I kept. I adore him, he's so sweet! My Charlie, who I do love, is skittish compared to this boy! Bouillon is a lap chicken, LOL Most of the boys had good color in their wattles but one kept me guessing well into the 12th week, then all of a sudden it's crest started to look boy like, within days, they all grew boyish crests! And the girl's finally started looking more rounded.

What kind are these? The black colored ones.