Brabanters and Spitzhaubens--The Differences PIC HEAVY!

[EweSheep]

I am going to be losing my Welsummer yearling pullet by morning. She was not doing too well lately. Was fine this morning but so weak. Only the strongest will survive. The rains and heat and humidity is taking a toll but plenty of Gatorade all around for the girls. She is the only one that is affected while the others seems to be fine.

 

[chrisf]

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[EweSheep]

They are getting beautiful!

 

[hallerlake]

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Nice looking crests! I'm not experienced enough to tell anything else yet.

 

[ccshambhala]

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

 

[EweSheep]

Congratulations, I am sure they are great to have!

 

[chrisf]

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[stargazingmommy]

here's tiki

 

[EweSheep]

All of them are beautiful!

 

[Blue]

To everyone who is experienced with Brabanters, the 8 that I got from Ideal are 4 weeks old, and I still can't tell which is the rooster. I can tell with my 2 Old English Game bantams because they're the same variety, and the hen and rooster feathered in differently, and I can easily tell with the Barred Rock packing peanuts, one of which turned out to be a pullet. Yay! How old do Brabanters need to be before the comb starts coming in on the cockerel? On the others the males already have larger combs than the girls, but I'm at a loss with the Brabanters.