Description
"Sumatras are a highly decorative fowl hailing from the Indonesian island that is its namesake. They are one of the very old breeds, admitted into the American Standard of Perfection in 1883. There is a lot of speculation as to the origin of the Sumatra; some believe that this breed may have originally been a type of jungle fowl, before being interbred with other fowls, and some think it may be the result of a cross with the Green Junglefowl, or even that it may be from some other pheasant cross. The Sumatra may be an ancestor or relative of the Silkie, and possibly the forebearer of muffed and tasseled OE Games; it has certainly been used a fighting fowl and as a cross for other Game breeds, although it is now exclusively an exhibition bird.This regal little beastie is a three day old blue sumatra chick."
