APPENZELLER SPITZHAUBEN
The Spitzhauben originates from 1500 Appenzell, Switzerland. From within the monastery walls came a one of a kind breed. We have numerous colours within our breeding flock. We do not take special orders for colours. If you are lucky you will get one of our unreleased colours within your assortment of chicks. Our Spitzhaubens are treated as a landrace chicken at our farm. Due to the feathered crest, we recommend keeping them with other crested breeds or total free range. We find on any breed of animal with the potential for eyes to get covered, it gives other breeds an unfair advantage especially when kept in confinement.
They are free to roam and are quicker than other breeds when it comes to predators wandering throughout the farm looking for a quick dinner. They are the first to sound the alarms when trouble is near. They do not tolerate extended periods of being confined. We find them quite flighty, they enjoy learning, hiding in places such as trees, hitching a ride in the back of the truck when you aren’t looking and constantly milling about in search for the next delectable bug. Throughout the summer they did a fantastic job of controlling insects around the farm. They produce numerous off white to bright white eggs for their size and for the minimal consumption of feed (perhaps that has something to do with the amount of bugs consumed). At times they will stop to say hi and to get underfoot. They have earned the nickname devil birds due to the horn shaped comb on top of the roosters head and the consistent in your face little guy that thinks he's a big guy attitude. They are a large class of fowl, only quite small to be classified as such. The majority of ours have the true forward thrusting crest synonymous with the breed. Due to small V-shaped combs and wattles that are close to the head, they are quite winter hardy and come with a built in head warmer. To our knowledge, we are the first in Canada to legally import this animated breed in such a vast arrangement of colours. Blue, black, silver, gold, cream. We hope to see them added to the APA in the next few years and improve the existing lines of German Spitzhaubens already existing in Canada.
For Spitzhauben chicks or chicken for sale, please visit our Price List page.
You can also check our Available Now for special offers.
They are free to roam and are quicker than other breeds when it comes to predators wandering throughout the farm looking for a quick dinner. They are the first to sound the alarms when trouble is near. They do not tolerate extended periods of being confined. We find them quite flighty, they enjoy learning, hiding in places such as trees, hitching a ride in the back of the truck when you aren’t looking and constantly milling about in search for the next delectable bug. Throughout the summer they did a fantastic job of controlling insects around the farm. They produce numerous off white to bright white eggs for their size and for the minimal consumption of feed (perhaps that has something to do with the amount of bugs consumed). At times they will stop to say hi and to get underfoot. They have earned the nickname devil birds due to the horn shaped comb on top of the roosters head and the consistent in your face little guy that thinks he's a big guy attitude. They are a large class of fowl, only quite small to be classified as such. The majority of ours have the true forward thrusting crest synonymous with the breed. Due to small V-shaped combs and wattles that are close to the head, they are quite winter hardy and come with a built in head warmer. To our knowledge, we are the first in Canada to legally import this animated breed in such a vast arrangement of colours. Blue, black, silver, gold, cream. We hope to see them added to the APA in the next few years and improve the existing lines of German Spitzhaubens already existing in Canada.
For Spitzhauben chicks or chicken for sale, please visit our Price List page.
You can also check our Available Now for special offers.
See our Farmer's Blog about the Spitzhauben:
Grade Eh Farms' Spitzhauben, Canada
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Matthew holds a Spitzhauben breed of chicken. Photo by RICHARD LAM / The Province