White Faced Black Spanish

We have a hen and roo and a couple of their chicks. The roo is currently the friendliest roo we've ever had. He's great at finding treats for his girls and warning them of danger. He's also been great to our new roos that we've ended up with. The hen is pretty great too. She very easy to handle once she's been caught, and is hilarious to watch. Their chicks, which are most likely all guys, so far they are just like their parents, except their faces are whiter way earlier than their parents.


One of their chicks- at 2 months his faces is kind of pink.

We only have one of these hens, but this particular hen has been a joy to have. She's beautiful, of course, but also gets along well with the rest of the flock. We haven't had any problems with bullying other birds. In fact, she protects and looks out for her best friend- a big ol' Brahma. They can be seen everywhere together.

She is independent and is very hard to catch. She doesn't like to be handled and if she sees me coming for her, is just about impossible. She is very smart and doesn't let other birds boss her around. We are thinking of getting a roo of this breed one day to help with endangered status of this breed.

I have one White Faced Black Spanish in my mixed flock and she has turned out to be a real sweety. She's naturally really friendly and is the first to greet me in the morning and peck around my feet until I pick her up (supremely easy to catch, it's not even an egg squat.). It must come naturally because I didn't really pay special attention to her and handle her a lot as a chick. She loves to hop up and sit on my lap for a few minutes of petting. The feathers are beautiful. Very, very soft and smooth. She likes to scuffle with the rooster and hop up and kick at him. Spunky! One of my favorite hens!

These guys are very active, little chickens. We have the standard variety, one rooster and one hen. They seem to always want to be out of the coop, free ranging. When cooped up they spend a lot of time pacing the fence line, wanting out. They are hard to catch when out but once caught, they are very calm. Our children love them. They're flashy with their black bodies and white faces.

We have a beautiful, 4yr. old bantam Roo, Mr. Blackie LongFeathers (my young grandson named him) that is the best rooster I've ever had. There is not a mean bone in his body and he takes really good care of his flock! He is also a very good father, he will actually help the hen find food for the chick.
I find that the hens are skittish and more than shy. They hide themselves in the top of trees when they are frightened and won't come down for quite a while. They are consistent layers of white eggs and make good mothers. These birds do fly, esp. the bantams, so make sure you either fence them from top to bottom (they do handle confinement) or let them free range. They are very cautious and it takes a extremely sneaky predator to get the drop on them.

Really cool looking birds! Hard to find novelty. Excellent layers. Can fly reasonably well with their light build. The large combs some get can flop over and obstruct vision, or can be prone to frostbite depending on coop ventilation. Not an issue on strains with a smaller single comb.

It takes some time for the white faces to mature, you can spot a young bird that is less than a year old by the amount of white, since that doesn't come until later, after one year of age. They will have more white than other chickens, but it doesn't pop up over night. At laying age they still look reasonably "normal".

Good foragers that also handle confinement well.