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[Parsley]

I am considering entering a couple of my ladies into the South of England autumn show. I have never done this before and have read many of the previous posts on prearation etc.

However, I need help with the breed standards. I cannot afford the definative bible and it is not available at any library near me and have drawn a blank with the internet so I wondered if anyone in the know could give me a few pointers.

The breeds I am considering are a Sulmtaler, a silver spangled Thuringian and a chamois Thuringian. They are all bantams and, unfortunately, would all be in the same class

My entry needs to be posted by the end of this week so any guidelines on undesirable traits would be hugely appreciated.

I'm very excited about showing but very scared also

[Redwing]

Hi I have the bible at home and will look them up and pm you tomorrow, they aren't massively popular breeds so I doubt the info on them will be terribly comprehensive though

[Daphne]

There is a specialist breeder of sulmtalers in Sussex (maybe you know them!) You could try ringing them for info/tips as well. http://www.horstedhens.com

[Parsley]

My two Sulmtalers, Milly and Tilly, came from Katherine and James at Horsted Hens and I am still in touch with them as they have a couple of my Orpingtons on loan as broodies. I will probably be going up against a sister bird of my two so was trying not to involve them too much

This is why I was considering my silver spangled Thuringian as, to me, she looks good and will not be up against family

Redwing that would be really helpful if you could pm me with anything. These breeds deserve to be more popular as the Sulmtalers are lovely little cheeky girls and the first to stick their beaks in anything. The Thuringians are a very calm, almost aloof birds, beautiful to look at and bring a sensible side to my mixed flock of mainly Polands and Silkies

[Redwing]

Pm'd you

[Melbourne12]

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The breeds I am considering are a Sulmtaler, a silver spangled Thuringian and a chamois Thuringian. They are all bantams ...

 

I'm not at all "in the know", but I can quote a description of Sulmtalers from one of my books, if that's any help? About Thuringians, I can find nothing, sorry.

 

Sulmtaler Bantam

 

... is rather big and has a somewhat elongated build. The body is deep and broad. The back is fairly long and is carried horizontally. The rather short tail is well spread and is held medium high. The legs are pinkish white. The neck is not very long, and is rather abundantly feathered in the cocks. The Sulmtaler has a small tuft following the shape of the head. In front of this tuft there is a single comb. The blade of the comb is rather short and the points are not deeply serrated. In the hen, the comb's anterior has a double wave or twist, so that it is S-shaped. The ear lobes are white, the eyes bay.

 

... It is hard to breed the comb of a Sulmtaler Bantam hen up to standard. The hen must have an S-shaped comb, as the comb's length would otherwise interfere with the tuft, which is placed rather far forward on her head. ...

[Parsley]

Thank you for all your help.

 

The Sulmtaler I am entering fits very well with the standard description (thank you Melbourne12) and has a beautiful S comb. I am going to see Katherine from Horsted Hens on Sunday and she is going to run through what happens in the show. I may also have a sneaky peak at the Sulmtalers they are entering

Thank you Redwing for the pm, very enlightening.

 

The show is on Sunday 2nd October so lots of Omlet good vibes will be greatly appreciated