Hambugh

[becs]

I have a gorgeous Spangled Hamburgh Cockerel, yet two pretty pencilled hens. my hubby wants to breed pure pencilled. Therefore one cockerel or two pencilled must go. I love my spangled cockerel and would personally keepm him, exchange the pencilled hens for spangled hens.
Please let me know which is the rarer breed? so i can make an infomed decidion.
becs Wales

 

[B. Saffles Farms]

I dont know alot about those breeds. Im sure someone else can answer your question.

from TN

 

[redoak]

 

[andehens]

from California

on this site:
http://www.ithaca.edu/staff/jhenderson/chooks/chooks.html
they say:
varieties: Silver-Spangled, Golden-Spangled, Golden-Penciled, Silver-Penciled, White, Black

Less common.
56%/24% (slvr-spng/all other)

the way I read that is the silver spangled are the most common.

I have 3 silver spangled hens and have seen the spangled roos, they are pretty!

 

[The Chicken Lady]

Glad to have you here!

 

[Jena]

Hi Becs,

Glad to meet someone else from Wales here.

Hope you find an answer to your question, I am sure someone will know about these breeds.

Jena.

 

[sewchick]

From Old Town, Maine

 

[Dandelion007]

Silver Spangled is by far the most common color of Hamburg. If you want the rarer color, get a penciled rooster. But why do you have to choose between the colors? Just get the spangled hens for the rooster you have and get a penciled rooster for the hens you have.

 

[Fay at Frizzled Feathers]

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