Country of origin Indonesia Comb type pea Egg production (annual) 100 Temperament Flighty, Jumpy Egg color White | Skin color Black Primary use ornamental Egg size Medium Recognized variety Blue, Black | |
Other names Black Sumatra
Sumatra Game Weight Male: Standard: 2.25–2.70 kg
Bantam: 735 g
Female: Standard: 1.80 kg
Bantam: 625 g APA all other standard breeds Similar Yokohama chicken, Phoenix chicken, Modern Game fowl, Lakenvelder, Hamburg chicken | ||
Blue sumatra chicken breed breeder flock
The Sumatra is a breed of chicken native of the island of Sumatra in Indonesia.This chickens were originally imported from Sumatra in 1847 to the U.S. and Europe as fighting cocks for the purpose of cockfighting, but today the breed is primarily kept for exhibition. 1883 is the year the BBC Sumatra was first inducted into the American Standard of Perfection.
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- Blue sumatra chicken breed breeder flock
- Sumatra bantam zwerg sumatra landesgefl gelschau ulm 2013 sumatra chicken
- Characteristics
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Sumatra bantam zwerg sumatra landesgefl gelschau ulm 2013 sumatra chicken
Characteristics
Sumatras are primarily an ornamental breed kept for their attractive plumage. Most often they are a lustrous black with a green sheen throughout the body and tail. The breed comes in blue and white varieties, as well as the unstandardised splash - a natural result of breeding blue chickens. Cocks weigh 2.25–2.70 kilograms, and hens about 1.80 kg. Hens are poor layers with yearly totals of eggs amounting to about 100 white eggs a year, and are exceptionally susceptible to broodiness. Both males and females have small to nonexistent wattles, and males often have multiple spurs on each leg. The breed is considered a primitive one; the Sumatra retains a strong flying ability, unlike most modern chicken breeds. The males will fight for dominance, though they usually do not fight to the death.
