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Hi Julia....nice to see more Spitz chicks. They are too young to sex. There is an active Spitzhauben thread, join us with your pics there and we can compare notes.... https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/spitzhaubens.164012/page-101

Hi Jackson! Lovely babies! When they are 6-7 weeks, the boys will begin to show their wattles ....Mine are 8 weeks and 3 out of 5 just started crowing! That's the proof! I'll have to find homes for 2. I hope that's all. There's a poultry swap Sat., but we're expecting 1-3" of snow, so I...

The light is definitely not correct. I have a fluorescent light in there, and the entire photo looked way too magenta, so I adjusted the tint and temp to get the feathers looking white. Their legs are kind of gray. But they are hatchery birds, from Cackle.

Can't wait, be sure to update.... Good luck! My chicks are now 17 days old...

YAY! What day incubation are you on? Be sure to post pics! Mine are a week old now, feathers growing in fast. Here's a pic yesterday of them using the nipple waterers...Have you had any of this breed before? I have not.

Are any of you still around on BYC? I went to Cackle hatchery on Monday and picked up 5 Appenzeller Spitzhauben chicks. I have raised 3 batches of various other breeds, and what I am impressed with these Spitz chicks is how highly intelligent they are. Head and shoulders above all the 9...