Spitzhaubens

[Faraday40]

Well tonight I decided to be fair & take some pics of the lighter pullet with the poofy crest.
Here are her pics below.

 

[Carpenter]

Here are some of my newest chicks. Polish in front and silver and gold spangled Spitzhaubens in the back. They are around 2 wks old.

 

[Alaskan]

Here are some of my newest chicks. Polish in front and silver and gold spangled Spitzhaubens in the back. They are around 2 wks old.

Fun to see the crest differences between the polish and the Spitz

 

[Alaskan]

@Faraday40

Was looking at your photos again. Good looking girls. I like the nice clean white on them both.

Almost looks like the dark one has round spots, and the lighter one has ...... Commas?

 

[Faraday40]

Here are some of my newest chicks. Polish in front and silver and gold spangled Spitzhaubens in the back. They are around 2 wks old.

Awwwww! Keep taking lots of weekly pics. It much fun to look back at them as they grow. They keep getting prettier as they age.

 

[Faraday40]

@Faraday40

Was looking at your photos again. Good looking girls. I like the nice clean white on them both.

Almost looks like the dark one has round spots, and the lighter one has ...... Commas?

I am no closer to picking a favorite. I think the smaller crested one is closer to standard, but the poofy one stands out & makes people notice her. Since it's summer, we don't have to worry about getting the numbers down yet. Both get to roam the yard & explore. I have a group of 7 that hatched together in March. We call them "the teens" because they often just "hang out" together. Here they are hanging out at their fav spot - the stump.

Within that group, the 2 Spitzes are BFFs, the 3 orps make a trio, and the Bielefelder & RIR are partners in crime when it comes to raiding the treats. Chicken relations are fun to observe.

Does anyone know if they (Spitzhaubens) begin to lay at age 4mo or do they take longer? I know I've got a long wait for the Biele & Orps to begin. (I had an orp take 9mo to lay her 1st egg!)

 

[Alaskan]

I always seem to raise my spitz with my leghorns... So no idea on age at first egg.

I can tell you my spitz work hard at laying an egg almost every single day. They tend to be on the small side, and actually a bit buffy white, so if I look closely I can tell them apart from my Leghorns.

 

[Carpenter]

Fun to see the crest differences between the polish and the Spitz

I agree. The Spitzhaubens are really unique. I look forward to watching their progression. I'm sure that I will have more pictures to share soon.

 

[Carpenter]

Awwwww! Keep taking lots of weekly pics. It much fun to look back at them as they grow. They keep getting prettier as they age.

It is crazy how fast they grow! I can see a difference overnight. More pics to come.

 

[Faraday40]

Here are my 2 pullets. (Hatched mid March)