Spitzhaubens

[Solanacae]

Thanks for your help! I really appreciate it! Approximately when do regularly developing females start laying?

 

[MarlaMac]

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:

So cute!

 

[SueT]

Thanks for your help! I really appreciate it! Approximately when do regularly developing females start laying?

Mine don’t lay in the winter, but if yours is a pullet, she’s at point of lay for sure. However, days may be too short and she may wait till spring.
Do any of the rest of you Spitz owners get winter eggs?

 

[homeschoolin momma]

Thanks for your help! I really appreciate it! Approximately when do regularly developing females start laying?

Mine were born in March and have been laying for two months. So roughly 6-7 months. But with winter here its very sporadic now.

 

[homeschoolin momma]

Mine don’t lay in the winter, but if yours is a pullet, she’s at point of lay for sure. However, days may be too short and she may wait till spring.
Do any of the rest of you Spitz owners get winter eggs?

Occasionally and usually from the confused pullets to stubborn to turn it off. Although my hen was giving me one every few days until the recent subzero stupid cold weather we are having.

 

[Faraday40]

Mine were born in March and have been laying for two months. So roughly 6-7 months. But with winter here its very sporadic now.

We have the spoiled Spitz sister to @homeschoolin momma 's pullets. Every female from that hatch is laying - except for ours. She's been squatting and checking out the nest boxes for the past 3 weeks. Still no eggs!

Our pampered princess, named Poot, is our son's chicken.
Here are their Christmas photos:
(Each year the kids grab their favorite chickens to do a few Holiday pics)

Daughter has an old silkie hen.

Poot's favorite activity is falling asleep on our son's chest while watching TV.

 

[Faraday40]

Mine don’t lay in the winter, but if yours is a pullet, she’s at point of lay for sure. However, days may be too short and she may wait till spring.
Do any of the rest of you Spitz owners get winter eggs?

Our pullet is well overdue.
Of course, our other Spitzhauben is not laying either. They usually take a winter break, but start up again in late Feb.- mid March.

 

[gimmie birdies]

This is my daughter-in-law, with "Regan-trop-fen" it means raindrop in German. (Regantropfen decided to sleep outside one night, and a hawk got her at sun up.)
My latest Spitzenhauben, I did call her "Golt" (Gold in German) to begin with, but then renamed her "Satelliten" (Satellite in German)

I probably already posted these pics, but they are my favorite.

 

[homeschoolin momma]

A spitz pullet egg from yesterday and there was a smashed egg today.

 

[Solanacae]

A spitz pullet egg from yesterday and there was a smashed egg today.View attachment 3361664

Sorry about the smashed egg. Was it also from that pullet?