I have been browsing FeatherSite this week, and was looking at the appenzeller spitzhaubens. They look like a cross between a silver-spangled hamburg and a polish. I have a white polish pullet, a trio of silver-laced polish, and 4 SSH pullets and a cockerel. None are laying eggs yet, but I've been thinking...
If I wanted to end up with a bird that looks like the appenzeller spitzhaubens, which would I breed? I'm thinking the SSH cockerel on the white polish, because the roo determines color, right? Or does that only work with same color birds - the roo's more or less vivid color would show in the chicks?
With silver lacing and silver spangles, is one dominant over the other? If I bred a laced bird with a spangled bird, would it be a wierd something in between? Or is there a possibility of spangles in the babies? And which would be the roo? The SSH or the SLP?
I have no more room in my coop, but I'm thinking it just might be worth building another or adding on just to experiment a bit. I love the look of those spitzhaubens! I don't care if I come up with a perfect spitzhauben, though it would be great if I did, but I'm curious if I have birds that would make something resembling them.
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGA/Spitz/BRKSpitzhauben.html
If I wanted to end up with a bird that looks like the appenzeller spitzhaubens, which would I breed? I'm thinking the SSH cockerel on the white polish, because the roo determines color, right? Or does that only work with same color birds - the roo's more or less vivid color would show in the chicks?
With silver lacing and silver spangles, is one dominant over the other? If I bred a laced bird with a spangled bird, would it be a wierd something in between? Or is there a possibility of spangles in the babies? And which would be the roo? The SSH or the SLP?
I have no more room in my coop, but I'm thinking it just might be worth building another or adding on just to experiment a bit. I love the look of those spitzhaubens! I don't care if I come up with a perfect spitzhauben, though it would be great if I did, but I'm curious if I have birds that would make something resembling them.
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGA/Spitz/BRKSpitzhauben.html
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