Spitzhaubens

[Faraday40]

The little Sprites look like they got the best of both breeds. (pretty lacing and little crest)

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I have a spitz egg or 4 (seriously don't know, my broodies snatched them up) being incubated. Not pure at all, bit I know the spitz laid them so I'm curious to see what I get

 

[Faraday40]

I have a spitz egg or 4 (seriously don't know, my broodies snatched them up) being incubated. Not pure at all, bit I know the spitz laid them so I'm curious to see what I get

Most seem to get a crest of some sort. Besides @SueT 's "sprites", @homeschoolin momma hatched some interesting "sp-orpingtons"

 

[JacinLarkwell]

My male that likely fathered any that hatch is half Amerucanastandard and half bantam Cochin. Add that with the spitz mama... XD

 

[Alaskan]

16 weeks
Nadine and a Spright sister say hello to papa thru the fencing:
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Margarita of the crazy crest----if you can see, it flops down on her right side, and it actually obscures her vision. Should I trim it?
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Little Maz, one of the Sprights (Spitz-Sebright blend)
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I wouldn't bother with trimming it, unless it looks like she is having trouble.

 

[Faraday40]

Margarita of the crazy crest----if you can see, it flops down on her right side, and it actually obscures her vision. Should I trim it?

I bet the one sided flop over the eye helps her look like Cruella de Vil. (Spitzhaubens already look like Dalmation chickens, so it seems fitting.)

 

[Finnie]

Public Service Message:
(Please forgive me for the nit picky spelling correction )

An easy way to remember how to spell Dalmatian, is to think of it like you would any other common nationality, like American, Australian, Scandinavian, etc. No O in any of those.

Normally I just bite my tongue and let it go, but seeing as one of the draws to Spitzhaubens as a breed is their beautiful Dalmatian-like spots, I figured mentioning this here would be of use to more people than it would in other places, where I quietly just ignore it.

Edit: I was also kind of figuring that since @Faraday40 is a teacher, she would be ok with it.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Curious which girl has a better pattern. Clean dots that are small or large, messy dots that cover more feather

 

[Faraday40]

I hatched some Spitzhaubens & Silver Laced Orpingtons. My lav orp hen adopted them and they're one big happy family. (5 of each) She doesn't seem to care that not a single chick resembles her. She didn't even hatch them..... just sat broody in an empty nest for a few weeks. The hen is too clumsy and may squish eggs/newly hatched chicks. Once the chicks were fluffy and walking around, I just slipped them under her.

 

[SueT]

Public Service Message:
(Please forgive me for the nit picky spelling correction )

An easy way to remember how to spell Dalmatian, is to think of it like you would any other common nationality, like American, Australian, Scandinavian, etc. No O in any of those.

Normally I just bite my tongue and let it go, but seeing as one of the draws to Spitzhaubens as a breed is their beautiful Dalmatian-like spots, I figured mentioning this here would be of use to more people than it would in other places, where I quietly just ignore it.

Edit: I was also kind of figuring that since @Faraday40 is a teacher, she would be ok with it.

i like to compare them to Appaloosas, hopefully I spell that right!