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Sumatras are a rare and largely wild breed thought to be closely related to the jungle fowl of the Far East. They're kept for ornamental purposes alone, because they don't lay well and aren't hefty enough to be a good meat bird. Beauty, though, they have in spades!
Their striking, distinctive carriage sets them apart: Their tails are held low, and in the male particularly is abundant and sweeping, like the tail of a pheasant. In fact, Sumatra chickens were once known as the "Sumatran Pheasant" and the "Java Pheasant Game." Males often even sport multiple spurs on each leg.
They are haunting in appearance: their plumage glimmers in bright sunlight, with metallic shades of blue, bronze, green and purple, shimmering from their abundant ebony feathers. In twilight, those beetle like colors scatter and disappear like the insects themselves.
Sumatras are exceptionally stately birds, and with space to roam (and space to accommodate a tail that can be up to four feet long on a rooster!) can be a wonderful addition to your flock. Close confinement does not suit them. Sumatras make an excellent choice for exhibition, and--even better!--will make your other chicken-keeping friends green with envy!
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