Chicken Breed Focus - Appenzeller Spitzhauben

[Alaskan]

 

[PhoredaBurds]

Blue spitz egg auction

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/754060/the-new-crazy-24hr-auction-thread/13770#post_18387958

 

[Metella]

I got my main SS breeder male from PhoredaBurds - he is the BEST EVER

If anyone is on the fence - I'd like to vouch for the quality of her birds !!! I've also met her in person a few times and she is the bees knees

Glad the blue project is going along so nicely !!!

 

[PhoredaBurds]

Thank you @Metella! Your birds look like they are doing great! I'm so looking forward to seeing you and the NY crew at chickenstock this year!

 

[brrabey]

Good morning world!
1 Early Bird we're calling Ebie, is driving her mama crazy already. 5-6 more to go!

 

[Alaskan]

Good luck!

 

[brrabey]

Ok... 4 hatched waiting on 1 more.
2 have dark v's on their heads and 2 don't... do you think it's just crest coloring/markings? Ooooor a Possible indication of hen/roo?
@Metella they are so beautiful and heathy! Thank you again.

 

[Faraday40]

Beautiful chicks!

 

[Alaskan]

No clue as to the markings.

Congrats on the hatch.

 

[PhoredaBurds]

Ok... 4 hatched waiting on 1 more.
2 have dark v's on their heads and 2 don't... do you think it's just crest coloring/markings? Ooooor a Possible indication of hen/roo?
@Metella they are so beautiful and heathy! Thank you again.

IMHO & experience, chick coloring does not indicate anything about sex with silver spitz (unless you are doing a sex-linked cross w golds). Early indications of sex are waddles & horns w the boys, and wide, fluffy crests in the girls. Sometimes the boys are taller, faster growers with shorter tails, but not always. This is not even 90% reliable however as some pullets are bigger, will not grow crests at all, and may have early comb horn development. Jury is usually out until 6-8 weeks when there is definite waddle and comb development. Or if they crow early (like a 3 week old chick I have right now

).