Brabanters and Spitzhaubens--The Differences PIC HEAVY!

[EweSheep]

Those buzz on their heads reminds me of soldiers getting their clipper cuts!

 

[jenn-E]

nice eggs flower! I am looking forward to a colorful egg basket like yours. What type of chicken laid the speckled egg? I'm hoping that at least one of my Welsummers will lay speckled eggs.

very cute chicks chris.

 

[flower]

Speckled eggs are from my larger Welsummer. I have two and they have nice personalities, one is large and full with a small comb and the other is scrawny and lays solid eggs. The are not full grown yet. Do you have plan to purchase any chicks this spring.

 

[jenn-E]

I'm going to try to restrain myself & not get more chicks this year. Unless I end up with a broody

My husband is not too happy that his workshop is still covered in chick-dust. Of course I continue to read this site & find new breeds that I would like to try. The Brabanters are my husband's favorites, so if they turn out to be good layers, we may get some more in the future. I would prefer to try some other breeds before focusing on one.

 

[flower]

Yes there are so may nice breeds that it is very hard to refrain from acquiring more and more. I ordered chicks already and plan on hatching some. Both for the beginning of March. Since our altitude is only 2350 feet it should be warmer by then and I will only need to keep them in the brooder for a few weeks or maybe give them to the Orpington to raise. I am too far gone to break the habit. I thought that I had settled on just six breeds but......................

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

I would really like to get some Brabanters and Spitzhaubens but I am curretly overrun w/ poultry and don't have the room for anymore birds!!

 

[flower]

Sounds familiar

 

[jenn-E]

One of my Brabanters is finally laying! I had one white egg Wednesday & one today. Although the Brabanters are my smallest chickens, it's the largest egg I've gotten so far. I'll try to dig out the camera this weekend & get some photos of the eggs & maybe the chickens- it's hard to get good photos because they're so active.

 

[EweSheep]

 

[jenn-E]

2 white eggs today!

One was slightly smaller, but still good-sized.
I'll try to get some photos of the birds tomorrow