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Quote: I was thinking the same thing when I got my two brabanter "pullets" (I ordered pullets - they are only 10 wks old so I am still not 100% but I think they are ...) Apparently the crests do not develop in all birds - certainly not the same in all birds. So I have one brabanter with a...

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i will wingsofglory I knew hatchery stock was less quality than breeder stock - but I wasn't prepared for the problems I've had with this batch. I ordered 2 creme brabanter pullets (1 no crest, 1 flogging me @ 5 weeks), 4 mottled houdans (1 died a day after I got it - one died a week or so ago...

glad to hear it andalusn - I do like the looks of brabanters! Hopefully this is just a fluke situation and we can retrain him/her. I'm just stunned at the age - and I am leaning toward it being a girl! I was so excited to find creme brabanters as pullets from a hatchery! sadly this is the one...

thank you EweSheep! That is what I thought. Since he/she is so young I figure we will try to work with him/her a bit. But yeah, I am not in the habit of keeping mean animals either!! (esp with kids around!) (tho I've never had to get rid of a girl!!)

How are brabanters temperament? I was just flogged by one of my FIVE WEEK OLD creme brabanters (supposed to be a pullet....). Is it just a bad personality? Or is the breed prone to being that way? I've NEVER been flogged by a 5 wk old before!!

so happy to find this thread!! just got my first spitz & brabanters a couple months ago....