Spitzhaubens

[homeschoolin momma]

Hi Spitzhauben friends, how are you all doing? All is well here. Both my Spitz pullets are now laying, at 8 months old. The 2 eggs beneath are Spitz eggs, and the one above, slightly beige, is from a Spright. (mix)
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Here is Nadine and a Spright pullet named Princess Leia.
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They are beautiful!

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I'll have to get a picture later, my cross chick never got a crest. She's an exact clone of her half sister and my mom is convinced that half sister is actually her mom XD

 

[Faraday40]

My son's Spitz "Poof Poof" is still molting and looks grumpy. (Like most Spitzie's she likes to sleep up high.)

Her "sister" (My sebright , "Trouble") is also grumpy about the cold.

 

[halefamily_flock]

I just found this thread! Anyone out there have Golden Spangled Spitzhaubens? I got 3 chicks from Cackle Hatchery, earlier this year, when they didn't have enough Silver Spangled Hamburgs to fill my order.

Had no idea how much I would fall in love with this breed. I've been working on a line of sex linked, predator savvy, free-ranging rainbow eggers sired by my Gold Spitz Elvis. They're gorgeous! I am about to get my first eggs from the black sex links. I have a few months to wait for the rest but I'm expecting a variety of egg colors including blue, green, brown and cream.

Here are some of the pullets...
Black sex link (Dam: Dominique)

Brown sex link (Dam: Cream Legbar)

Brown sex link (Dam: Olive Egger)

You can follow their progress here:
is-there-such-a-thing-as-brown-sex-link-using-barring-gene

I'm going to try out some gold sex linked Gold Spitz x Silver Hamburg chicks in the spring to add white to the egg rainbow...

 

[Alaskan]

I just found this thread! Anyone out there have Golden Spangled Spitzhaubens? I got 3 chicks from Cackle Hatchery, earlier this year, when they didn't have enough Silver Spangled Hamburgs to fill my order.
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Had no idea how much I would fall in love with this breed. I've been working on a line of sex linked, predator savvy, free-ranging rainbow eggers sired by my Gold Spitz Elvis. They're gorgeous! I am about to get my first eggs from the black sex links. I have a few months to wait for the rest but I'm expecting a variety of egg colors including blue, green, brown and cream.

Here are some of the pullets...
Black sex link (Dam: Dominique)
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Brown sex link (Dam: Cream Legbar)
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Brown sex link (Dam: Olive Egger)
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You can follow their progress here:
is-there-such-a-thing-as-brown-sex-link-using-barring-gene

I'm going to try out some gold sex linked Gold Spitz x Silver Hamburg chicks in the spring to add white to the egg rainbow...

Elvis is a looker.

Nice to see the labeled chicks

 

[Faraday40]

I just found this thread! Anyone out there have Golden Spangled Spitzhaubens? I got 3 chicks from Cackle Hatchery, earlier this year, when they didn't have enough Silver Spangled Hamburgs to fill my order.
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Had no idea how much I would fall in love with this breed. I've been working on a line of sex linked, predator savvy, free-ranging rainbow eggers sired by my Gold Spitz Elvis. They're gorgeous! I am about to get my first eggs from the black sex links. I have a few months to wait for the rest but I'm expecting a variety of egg colors including blue, green, brown and cream.

He's a very handsome rooster!
Perhaps I can talk @homeschoolin momma into getting some new Spitzies with me. Love the gold color.

 

[SueT]

Hi everyone, how are you doing? All are well here, people, chickens....
Here are some pics of my Spitzhaubens and Sprights (Spitz-Sebright mix)--
3 of the 5 Sprights with Nadine, the Spitz pullet. Nadine's Dad and Mom in the background are in another run.


Margarita, my crazy crested Spitz is so quirky and friendly. I just love her to pieces.
She is the only one that is fine with being handled. She'll follow me around begging for sunflower seeds, almost sounding like a whining puppy. The pullets are laying but have slowed down since a big winter ice storm a couple weeks ago. I am only getting 2 eggs a day, down from 4-5 from 7 pullets at this point.

Well, one chicken is no longer w us. The little Spright cockerel was aggressive and I was unable to correct his behavior so he had to die. The girls don't seem to miss him at all.
It's a relief not to have him.
Let's keep this thread alive, let's see some pics everyone!

 

[Alaskan]

Well, here are 2 young grow outs

 

[halefamily_flock]

Hi everyone, how are you doing? All are well here, people, chickens....
Here are some pics of my Spitzhaubens and Sprights (Spitz-Sebright mix)--
3 of the 5 Sprights with Nadine, the Spitz pullet. Nadine's Dad and Mom in the background are in another run.
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Margarita, my crazy crested Spitz is so quirky and friendly. I just love her to pieces.
She is the only one that is fine with being handled. She'll follow me around begging for sunflower seeds, almost sounding like a whining puppy. The pullets are laying but have slowed down since a big winter ice storm a couple weeks ago. I am only getting 2 eggs a day, down from 4-5 from 7 pullets at this point.
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Well, one chicken is no longer w us. The little Spright cockerel was aggressive and I was unable to correct his behavior so he had to die. The girls don't seem to miss him at all.
It's a relief not to have him.
Let's keep this thread alive, let's see some pics everyone!

They’re stunning!

 

[SueT]

Hi everyone, how are you doing? How are your birds doing?
We had a low of minus 21 yesterday, and the chickens did fine. I did bring my Sebright and a couple others into the basement. But the outdoor ones were fine. This morning, 10 above seems really nice.
I put up scarecrows and a fake owl to keep the wild birds at bay

I am starting to put leg bands on the Sprights as I can't tell them apart....these are from the mini coop group thus the same color. But the others will all be different.

Margarita with the floofy poofy crest got a haircut so she can see better....we could have cut more.

Here's Nadine-- the Spitzhaubens are the most likely to go out into the cold.
I put shavings on top of the snow....