Would like to announce that the forum is now up and running at: http://appenzellerspitzhauben.com ..............Thank you,.......................all the best..........................................................chrisf
To all the wonderful spitzhauben folks, I have just launched a new website for the Appenzeller Spitzhauben......with the help of Carla Allen and Robin R. Paceley-Geiger, we have made this your one-stop shop for all things Spitzhauben. I am asking anyone who would like to have photos of their...
Yes Ryan, they are. I've been working on a website dedicated to the Appenzeller Spitzhauben in the US and I guess this is the time to reveal it.......http://appenzellerspitzhauben.com . I don't have a forum yet but that is in the works as well as other pertinent information. It is just being...
There is something weird going on with the rooster's saddles.....there are some strange light spangling throughout and some in the hackle too.....the hen looks very nice, albeit, the tail angle is somewhat high and should be lower.......all in all, if they are indeed Spitzhaubens and not bearded...
From what is shown, they look good, can you post better pictures?.... you are very fortunate to get a pair........................................chrisf
This is what I could find on the combs, they are talking different breeds, however, the same genetics apply to the Spitz...........................................chrisf
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Alice M. Schools
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2013691
Allelism...
Well, according to my genetics guru, it is a gold spangled.....just not the usual pattern..........I still like it very much!....................................................................chrisf
It's been a week now for these guys at their new home....it's taking them a while to acclimate to the NY climate from Texas, but today was nice and warm in the 50s so they were out sunning and eating grass, and yes Carla, that is snow on the wood pile in the...
This guy traveled 1877 miles and looks tired but he is an absolutely amazing specimen of the Appenzeller Spitzhauben......Thank you so much Carla Allen!.......you have worked the Spitzhaubens to show quality!...........................................chrisf
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So great to hear others working on colors.....we don't need to import new birds for colors at all, everything we need is right here!.....that is how "new" colors are made over there after all, what is most important though, is type............................................chrisf
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Not that difficult to make at all Hallerlake, as a matter of fact, I'm working on Chamois myself.....................................................................................chrisf
Are you working on Chamois Spitz or Chamois Brabanters? I'm working with the Gold Brabanters right...
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I only have gold, but I've been wondering how crossing them would affect the colors. I'm not familiar with how cream and gold affect each other. Would the cream dilute the gold? Having said that, some true mahogany red brabanters would be gorgeous.
There's an orange mottled chicken...
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I LOVE Manuela Silvestro's Spitzhaubens. She started out with just silver and black.
If I could go anyplace in the world it would be to visit her farm !
If anyone can pack all of us in a self sufficent box all the way to her farm, we can do it LOL!
Only if I can bring something...