the sultan thread

[annabell254]

OK!!!! I have an incubator!!! yea! and I have ben craving sultans since last year... so now I need eggs... and I cannot find a single autcion for them! aurrrggg

Sooooooo..... Anyone on here willing to sell some of your eggs?

I would love to buy from a hen that lays 5 or more eggs a week! I would only need about 7 eggs I just have a small incubator.....

 

[Jharper]

OK!!!! I have an incubator!!! yea! and I have ben craving sultans since last year... so now I need eggs... and I cannot find a single autcion for them! aurrrggg  Sooooooo..... Anyone on here willing to sell some of your eggs?   I would love to buy from a hen that lays 5 or more eggs a week!  I would only need about 7 eggs I just have a small incubator.....

You can order eggs.

 

[cluck-cluck]

Just warning, Sultans truely are a "pet" breed. They have hardly any meat on them, they lay very few eggs and are seasonal, and they don't start to lay until they're WAY older than other chickens. They are also so docile, they might get picked on by other flock members (I keep mine separate) The roos are quite noisy.

On the other hand, they're so fun to watch, adorable, silly sweet (but skittish when they can't see well) and very pretty. I feel like I have a cockatoo instead of a chicken, LOL.

It's really unfortunate but it seems the "bigger" breeders around here have given up on them. Hopefully someone around here will know where to get some, but I don't know who still has them! These rare breeds don't make any money. Ultimately, people still want functional chickens, and breeders can't make money off these birds so they have to give up on them.

It's sad........ I hope you can find a breeder! Good luck!

 

[cluck-cluck]

hokankai, your chicks are ADORABLE! I forgot to "wake up" the page and didn't realize anything had changed, LOL. I kept seeijng the same eggs

So I missed the hatch. But I see you doing something with them in the brooder, and they're so cute!

 

[hokankai]

Haha thanks! The new babies are tiny compared to the 4 day old sultans!

 

[cluck-cluck]

Are they all together there? How many Sultans did you get? How many babies hatched? At least they're close enough in age to be together

 

[hokankai]

Well only 2 of the 9 hatched from the first batch which is TERRIBLE. Two were in the wrong position, one had a defect, one was a sticky chick, and the others just quit *shrug*. I have 5 more due tomorrow so we'll see what happens to those......

And yes, they are all together! So far 4 sultans and the 2 incubator babies.

 

[cluck-cluck]

Sweet!

 

[fishnet1971]

such fluffiness!!!!!! I really want to hatch my own. It is so cool watching them hatch. just a miracle.

Victoria and Elizabeth are 5 weeks today. I have not noticed any change in color on Victoria/Victor's comb any more. Elizabeth and Victorias crest are the same in shape and style. Victoria is getting more tufts of feathers on her cheeks than Elizabeth, but Elizabeth is getting just as curious and 'agressive' as Victoria. maybe? maybe???????

 

[cluck-cluck]

I do think you probably have two girls, don't fret too much! I have one leghorn pullet who is such a bossy bugger! She attacks the cockerel all the time. When they were younger, they used to chest butt, so it's not always just a cockerel thing