A missing Spitzhauben mohawk?

[EweSheep]

Here is the pic of a pullet with very little tuff on her head.

Is that normal??????? How did that happen?

She is a beautiful thing! Friendly too!

 

[amazondoc]

If she was hatched that way, it's genetic. Of the 25 brabanters I'm raising this spring, one of them is scalped as well. It happens!

 

[EweSheep]

That is what the other Spitz breeders are saying...cull her if you want to use her for breeding. So I have her listed on Eggbid because I still want to breed them. At least out of so many I have hatched this year, only ONE PAIR came out good, or better than the rest.

She is sure a sweet thing but my heart says cull her instead of keeping her if I am going to raise better Spitzhaubens and having to sort thru all the white eggs is not going to be a cup of tea!

There will be a lucky owner to have her who would want a pet Spitz girl for laying only!

 

[amazondoc]

If you like her, then "cull" her by throwing her into the laying flock. Everybody needs one of those!

 

[EweSheep]

Sorry one coop and one pen LOL! If I was to raise strictly layers, then she would fit the bill!

 

[mom2chicksandpups]

I have two little Spitz chicks that are about a month old. One already has a very obvious mohawk and the other has none. I hope she/he is just slower to develop, but it's possible I may have one like yours. I will keep mine for a pet, though. I get attached to my chickens.

Too bad you don't have an egg-layer pen you could put her in. We are keeping separate pens for our pure-bred Australorps that my husband plans to breed and our laying hens.

She is still a pretty girl, even without the mohawk. Good luck with finding her a good home!

 

[EweSheep]

Glad you have a girl you can put her with your flock.

If I dont sell her on Eggbid, all is well and one day someone will ask about pullets for sale.

Other than that, she would be a good white egg layer!

 

[allen wranch]

I agree.

If she had just a small crest, I would breed her. She could help put some smaller crests on the next generations. Having no crest at all is not good.

I cull all my Brabanters with no crests.

 

[EweSheep]

Two things or then some, she got some positive notes on her end.

She has a V comb
Nice feather patterns, can not wait for the permanent featherings come in.
large nose or "airholes"
Sweet personality and disposition.

 

[MichiganWoods]

Those are actually quite pretty birds. I really like the markings and colors.