the sultan thread

[Garjzla]

We have a couple of chickens that came from what was supposed to be a bantam batch at TSC. My nephew (a 4-H kid) said they look like sultans. Both are black (with a bluish tingle in good light) but neither of them seems to have developed foot feathering yet (at 6 months old).

Here are a couple of photos of them. Anyone here think these two look like sultans or do they look like something else?





I should also note, they are definitely not bantams. They are only a little smaller than the rest of our girls.

Though I'm no expert, I don't think those are Sultans, they lack feather covered feet. Polish, perhaps?

 

[BantyChooks]

X2, polish or polish mixes.

 

[Lauravonsmurf]

We have a couple of chickens that came from what was supposed to be a bantam batch at TSC. My nephew (a 4-H kid) said they look like sultans. Both are black (with a bluish tingle in good light) but neither of them seems to have developed foot feathering yet (at 6 months old).

Here are a couple of photos of them. Anyone here think these two look like sultans or do they look like something else?





I should also note, they are definitely not bantams. They are only a little smaller than the rest of our girls.

Could be Crevecoeurs

 

[tjs19]

Could be Crevecoeurs

From reading through the Creve thread it sounds like our girls are black Polish. They look similar to Crevecoeurs but they don't have the red face.

Thanks for all the input everyone!

 

[iPickYupik]

We have a couple of chickens that came from what was supposed to be a bantam batch at TSC. My nephew (a 4-H kid) said they look like sultans. Both are black (with a bluish tingle in good light) but neither of them seems to have developed foot feathering yet (at 6 months old).

Here are a couple of photos of them. Anyone here think these two look like sultans or do they look like something else?

I should also note, they are definitely not bantams. They are only a little smaller than the rest of our girls.

I have a Pullet that looks very similar. She's a cream Legbar/ black Ameraucana cross.

 

[chickentvforme]

Somebody played in the mud puddles today.

 

[kyexotics]

On our 4th generation of breeding, using a WCB Polish hen X Sultan roo we got a "black" polish...The elusive trait was the cuff, it came thru on this one! All we need now is a complete hen to pop out and we'll be cooking with fire!...I'll get more, better pics soon...

 

[yellowherb]

Wow! That's a real beauty

 

[Garjzla]

My sultan is very difficult to bathe, so I don't know if I'm ever going to be able to clean her crest. Is it fine to leave it dirty? It's not effecting her at all I don't think, but it just doesn't look too great.

 

[BantyChooks]

Dirty crest has never affected my sultan, he just gets it washed the next time it rains!! LOL