Spitzhaubens

[MeanCheek]

Here's the proud daddy of above babies. He's out passing out mealworms to the other chickens.


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And here are 5 freshly hatched ss spitz from the same daddy. He's been doing his job well!
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And you can't leave out one of the mama's!
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Your incubator looks like a good one

 

[The-White-Elephant]

Here's the proud daddy of above babies. He's out passing out mealworms to the other chickens.


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And here are 5 freshly hatched ss spitz from the same daddy. He's been doing his job well!
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And you can't leave out one of the mama's!
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I love Spitzhaubens! Are they supposed to have BLACK eyes? My rooster has orang-y eyes. I'm probably wrong, but I know they aren't black.

Oh, and is your rooster aggessive?

 

[homeschoolin momma]

Your incubator looks like a good one

I do love my nr360. @Faraday40 talked me into it.

 

[homeschoolin momma]

I love Spitzhaubens! Are they supposed to have BLACK eyes? My rooster has orang-y eyes. I'm probably wrong, but I know they aren't black.

Oh, and is your rooster aggessive?

Mine have orange eyes.

Normally no, spitz aren't aggressive. My first roo was ever the perfect gentleman, both to his ladies and to me.

This roo however is very young. He has a bad case of the "teenage stupids" and like to come behind me and flog me. If I can catch him, we have mornings "hugs" and talk time. This is simply me talking to him while stroking his chest and cheeks and wattles. I think he secretly likes it. He has this summer to drop the "stupids" and learn some manners or else one of his sons or other cackle males I might get will replace him and he will unwillingly volunteer for freezer camp. I don't keep mean roosters.

 

[The-White-Elephant]

Mine have orange eyes.

Normally no, spitz aren't aggressive. My first roo was ever the perfect gentleman, both to his ladies and to me.

This roo however is very young. He has a bad case of the "teenage stupids" and like to come behind me and flog me. If I can catch him, we have mornings "hugs" and talk time. This is simply me talking to him while stroking his chest and cheeks and wattles. I think he secretly likes it. He has this summer to drop the "stupids" and learn some manners or else one of his sons or other cackle males I might get will replace him and he will unwillingly volunteer for freezer camp. I don't keep mean roosters.

Underatood. Mine has recently become a little aggressive. It's almost freezer time for him.

I did hatch out some chicks though! I think he did a pretty good job overall. Can't wait to see little crests

 

[SloughiGirl]

Does anyone have pictures of theirs to share?

I got two by mistake, I thought they were Hamburgs but then they grew crests. They're the most adorable and sweet-natured chicks I have ever had. I think I'm in love.

One is mostly white and one has more black.

As little chicks...

And yesterday:

O.M.G..so darn cute

 

[MeanCheek]

I do love my nr360. @Faraday40 talked me into it.

Was it expensive? I need to hatch things!

 

[homeschoolin momma]

Was it expensive? I need to hatch things!

About 150. Tractor Supply or online

 

[Alaskan]

I love Spitzhaubens! Are they supposed to have BLACK eyes? My rooster has orang-y eyes. I'm probably wrong, but I know they aren't black.

Oh, and is your rooster aggessive?

My male Spitz are usually good... but I have had a couple ones with bad tempers.

 

[SueT]

So glad to see all the above recent posts and pics!
I let my flock out yesterday into this back area of the run that had been closed off all winter to regrow. There was absolutely nothing at all growing by last fall, but now it’s full of chickweed and henbit. They can’t stay out there everyday or it will be denuded again.

I have 2 Spitz roosters now. The solo chick that hatched last May seems to get along with his dad, and with us humans, so he gets to stay.
This is Beldar, who must be 3 yrs old now. His father was aggressive to humans but he is a gentleman, as seems to be the son so far. I can move amongst the flock without worry about them.

I have 3 Spitz hens, this is Nadine, age 2. They all have a lot of black.

I got the first Spitzhaubens at Cackle. I am not hatching out any chicks this year. Bird flu is in our area and the swaps are closed. I don’t want any more roosters, and we have 10 hens all together, which lay more eggs than we can eat.
I really love my ‘Spright’ hens, a cross between Spitz and Sebright. I have 5 of them and they all look so much alike that I put leg bands of them. They are almost as big as the Spitzhaubens and they lay a lot of eggs, which are smaller than the huge Spitz eggs. 2 of the Sprights go broody a lot like their Sebright mom, the other 3 are like the Spitzes and do not. They are really sociable and smart. I didn’t keep any of the boys.