Spitzhaubens

[Faraday40]

My PoofPoof won't be laying eggs anytime soon!

 

[Shenandoah Valley Shulers]

My PoofPoof won't be laying eggs anytime soon!
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How old is yours mine you can barely make out wattles

 

[Faraday40]

How old is yours mine you can barely make out wattles

She's 2+ years. She also has SPURS! But she's a good layer as well as a mother & now grandma. She just won't be laying eggs until next spring.

 

[Shenandoah Valley Shulers]

She's 2+ years. She also has SPURS! But she's a good layer as well as a mother & now grandma. She just won't be laying eggs until next spring.

her wattles are so small I thought she was closer to mines ages

 

[Faraday40]

her wattles are so small I thought she was closer to mines ages

Most of my hens seem to have retractable combs/wattles. They turn red & drop when laying. They shrivel up & go pale when molting or broody.

 

[SueT]

Hi everyone! Well my youngsters are just barely 20 weeks old. But Beldar seems to have risen to prominence in the flock, he now roosts in the middle of the favorite roost with hens on either side, and the Spitz pullets still roost on the junior roost. These leghorns, as well as mama Moonshine, did not like Flugel, his father, even when he was 1 yr old. But here's this young cockerel, winning their affection. I have not seen fertile eggs, these 2 are still laying. Look how much bigger the Spitzes are than Moonshine, who is molting and is just regrowing her tail. Beldar lost a lot of feathers too, but they are regrowing as well.

Trixie has a lot of 'facial' feathers.....

 

[Shenandoah Valley Shulers]

Lollipop was not cooperative this morning but 10 weeks pic

 

[Shenandoah Valley Shulers]

And kracken... im still not sure on these two

 

[Alaskan]

Great photos.

Trixie with the face feathers.... I am pretty sure that is against SOP... but I like it... better for the cold.

I wonder where that comes from.

 

[Rockporters]

@Rockporters how do they look now? Have any news and/or photos for us?

Well, at 14 weeks the gold are still a mystery. I’m sure one is a cockerel, but the other 2 . They all have wattles, but only the one has horns/red comb. One of the questionable two didn’t try to escape when I walked by the other day. I grabbed it, and it didn’t really spaz... Which leads me to believe it is a cockerel lol. The silver is definitely a pullet.

I’ll see if I have any new photos of them. They are in the coop/run now and can be elusive.