Spitzhaubens

[gimmie birdies]

My spitz loves to be held, I named her Regan tropfen which means raindrop in German. the black flecks look like rain drops.

 

[MeanCheek]

One of my hens sits on my shoulder

 

[Faraday40]

What color?

silver spangled
Here's DS with his 1st Spitz which he named Poof Poof. Both are much older now.

 

[Faraday40]

I should also add that Poof Poof is our only Spitz. She's a spoiled bird and knows she gets preferential treatment from my son. (Why bother scratching with the flock when my son will hand feed her?) He's been wanting more "Poof"s for a while. Since his 4-H project involves hatching, he asked for some Spitzhauben eggs.

 

[MeanCheek]

I love Spitz. I really want black or bantams.

 

[homeschoolin momma]

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

And here are 5 freshly hatched ss spitz from the same daddy. He's been doing his job well!

And you can't leave out one of the mama's!

 

[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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He's gorgeous! Where are they from?

 

[homeschoolin momma]

He's gorgeous! Where are they from?

This guy and gal I got last year from cackle. My only other female came from @Faraday40 and she got hers from a friend who stopped by a breeder somewhere.

Cackle is doing a good job of trying to breed to sop. I like their crests and the spangled they are producing. My other female is way too dark. I'm getting 10 more spitz from cackle next week. I took huge losses last year on my females and most of my babies I produced were male so I am trying to rebuild.

 

[homeschoolin momma]

Actually, if you look at the picture of my female, you can see the other girl in the background. Of course she's on the wrong side of the fence in the garden. If you zoom in, you can see how dark she is.

 

[MeanCheek]

This guy and gal I got last year from cackle. My only other female came from @Faraday40 and she got hers from a friend who stopped by a breeder somewhere.

Cackle is doing a good job of trying to breed to sop. I like their crests and the spangled they are producing. My other female is way too dark. I'm getting 10 more spitz from cackle next week. I took huge losses last year on my females and most of my babies I produced were male so I am trying to rebuild.

Mine are from Cackle too. Their crests are good, but mines spangling isn't the best and both cocks have lacing. That must have been a bad year, everyone else's from Cackle seem to be much better. I got gold this year, and they are supposed to be better. They're such great birds!