Wow. Your boys are maturing fast. My 7 week olds don’t have any signs. Normally I can’t guess until around 8 weeks and feel more confident at 10-12 weeks
With my Easter hatch coming soon, I've been hoping for a broody to adopt. A very unlikely candidate started hanging out in the nest box for a few days and is now grumbling at me.
It's my golden Spitzhauben, Sprinkles. A very unlikely broody breed - unless they live at @homeschoolin momma 's...
Poof Poof is having a bad hair day
* She doesn't stand awkward like in the pic above. For some reason she kept running away from the camera (Gee.... I wonder why? LOL) so I snapped the pic in a weird position. Poor girl is embarrassed and now her pic is posted online for the whole world to...
Here's Sprinkles - my curious pullet. She puts her beak into everything!
She came from Cackle. Spotted her in a bin marked rare poultry at Farm and Fleet. I knew right away she was a golden Spitz. She was an impulse buy that I don't regret.
I agree that the feathering of #3 is better but not sure what his comb is doing. I like the face of #1. Of course temperament is most important. If any are jerks /aggressive, then don't bother adding that to your flock.
I'd love to see the crowing video when you get one.
You piqued my curiosity. I had to go to eBay to check out the pretty chickens.
..... So how many others did the same thing? :oops:
I love our 3 pet Spitzhaubens. They have beautiful personalities- not as high scoring in the appearance category. Oh well.
...of our Spitzhauben. There were definitely issues because hatchery ISA Browns, Cinnamon Queens, Cherry Eggers, etc. were all over the place.
* However, our golden spitz won class champ pullet ..... so obviously the judge forgot about what she had said earlier about the APA book.
Can't...