Here's one of the cockerels from my spitz hens from this year. They're the only ones I have (besides two of their daughters) that can pass along crests and V combs, so I know who they're out of at least
I got mine from Hoovers. Would they win APA shows? No. Would they do well for more fun/lenient showing? Probably. Mine do quite well in their flock, and they make stunning mixed babies constantly
My girl is still brooding. I've given her this last egg chance. If the egg or chick doesn't make it, I'm breaking her. I've never had a bird nest this long and I don't want her to go too far.
Here are the 5 mixes I got though to hatch in may. I know I have 2 males (both the blues) and 1 female...
That one is almost certainly a boy which means an unfortunate no to keeping since I'm up to like 30 males already. Planing to keep at least one sister with that comb though
I have one trying (and currently really kinda failing 😤) to brood. Hatched 4 mixes though. 1 or 2 with tlfreathered legs, 2 with noticeable crests, 1 more possibly and 1 or 2, maybe 3 with muffs
Look at this comb 😂
One of my gals tried 2x to be broody before deciding it wasn't for her. Lost another broody to an in-flock attack so I have what eggs she was sitting on in my incubator hopefully growing. They're all either from the broody before she sat or from the spitzhaubens
I'll have to get a picture later, my cross chick never got a crest. She's an exact clone of her half sister and my mom is convinced that half sister is actually her mom XD
My gals started to lay regularly just in time for winter to stop them😑
And it appears my little mix will not have a crest of any type. But they're a great flyer. That picture is 12 feet up from their original nest and they were the first baby to join mama at about 7 weeks
There's always hope. I've had hens go missing and occasionally the male for a day as well, apparently they don't trust me around their nests anymore. Can't blame them