I may stray from Spitzhaubens to Sanjak Longcrowers so I don't have to worry about color separation.
We will see. Just trying to cut down on flock size and number of pens needed.
So update on the Greenfire Spitzhauben. I had some unfortunate weather issues and yard drainage problems. So it stayed wet for an extended time. We had fowl pox first then coccidia and now upper respiratory issues. Not the horrid kind that smells bad just seams normal.
All the other babies...
It's a darker red more reminiscent of red plyes. Cackles pictures for them I think are pretty spot on for color. I'm still learning them but Chamois is my favorite.
I'll get some pictures put upoof mine some in the next few days. I don't currently have a rooster in the color so I'm will be...
I ended up not going with them. The site and some other things made me leery of them. I bid on greenfire Spitzhauben eggs, they will be a mix of the colors(silver, gold, chamois).
Has anyone delt with "Sweet Chicken Homested" before?
I ask because they have a statement about being one of the only two breeders that produces SOP show quality Spitzhaubens. I'm wondering if I should order hatching eggs from them.
So far temperament is good.
I'll need to get a close up of their heads for a better comb view.
Yeah really need to get a video of that! I was really surprised when he crowed for that long. I want to get some hatching eggs for either of those breeds. They both have crests like the Spitzhauben.
The three cockerels I need to choose between for a keeper.
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No spangling on the brest area.
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No spangling on the brest area.
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Spangling on brest area. He feels a bit skinny through the brest area tho.
None of them seem to hold their wings in a good position but that could just...
That boy is pretty! I can only hope. I've been seeing eggs for sell on ebay of blue Chamois, lemons, blue silvers, and so on. I'm thinking of getting some of those eggs if they are available next year.
Has anyone seen a red spangled spitzhauben? Looks like Cackle is going to be carring them this next yet and they only have a picture of the babies up. The babies look like the gold spangled ones just I think darker?
So from Cackle my Silver Spitzhauben have good to decent spangled but the crests are on the large side for Spitzhauben. My Gold Spitzhauben have bad spangling and much better crests. Tempted to have my Silver rooster over them to fix spangling and crests now then work on base color later.