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What is an Appenzeller Spitzhauben anyway? For those in the know, it happens to be the national chicken of Switzerland. It is named after the pointed lacy hat worn by ladies in the Appenzeller region of Switzerland. And, it may very well be yours, if you are looking for a beautiful black and white speckled chicken that is fun to raise.
Appenzellers are distinctively beautiful. They have black and white speckled feathers that give them a festive look. Their feather crest also adds a bit of silliness to an otherwise pompous looking head. They like to roam around, and are intelligent, so they actually make quite good pets.
Once you decide that you may enjoy owning them, you can purchase baby chicks and even unhatched eggs online. Breeders will take orders for chicks, and also give you good information about how to ensure they arrive safely to you. Any questions about how to feed and care for your Spitz, as they are called, are often answered at the breeder websites.
As pets, Spitz are wonderful. They can become friendly to human touch with effort and time. In exchange for your efforts, they will produce anywhere from 140 to 160 white medium sized eggs each year. It is rewarding to know that you will feed and water them, but they will also return fresh, healthy eggs to you in return. Because you will feed them good things, their eggs will have orange yolks, which show that the eggs are more nutritious.
The families who own Appenzellers enjoy their unique personality traits. Some say that it is their intelligence that makes them different, and others say that it is their silly, fluffy crest of head feathers. Owners often remark that you can train them to be picked up and carried around, much like you would a dog. It seems that the birds learn to enjoy being stroked and held, too.
Three other great attributes they have are a tendency to be quiet, an ability to forage well, and fine flying skills. Some owners note that because the Spitzhauben size tends to be smaller than other chickens, it stays cleaner and does not need the watering that others do. They also note that the crest is much different from other chickens, making it very distinctive in appearance, and this is a plus when caring for chickens in your backyard.
Some owners find that the Spitz stay cleaner and need less watering. The general thinking is that the birds are smaller in size and tend to be less messy because of it. These chickens also love to roost up in your trees. Some families have found that their chickens are all up in the trees, rather in than in their coop. You may find that this happens to you too, and that the flock may not return to the coop unless it becomes very cold. For these reasons, Spitz have the reputation of being independent, though interesting.
Appenzeller Spitzhauben chickens really enjoy nosing about for insects. You will find them to be excellent climbers and fliers, too. For this reason, you will need good fencing if you wish to keep them secure in one area. Once you combine together all their traits, tendencies, and striking appearance, you can see why they are popular.
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Rabbits make a wonderful pet for children. They are small enough to be held comfortably by a child, they are cheap to buy and they are cheap to feed, they aren’t noisy, they won’t bark at the neighbors and they don’t live as long as a cat or a dog so parents won’t be looking after the rabbit after the children have left home.
There are many sizes of rabbit hutches but a larger types are better as they provide much more physical space for the rabbit to move around in. Rabbits normally enjoy a great deal of freedom and so confining them to a shelter with limited space is not healthy.
Before buying a rabbit hutch, the size of your rabbit should be kept in mind. Hutch should be able to keep the rabbit comfortable and place to move around. In case of a small rabbit, a smaller hutch can be bought. A well elevated hutch is always better as it makes it impossible for other animals to access it or to knock it over causing harm to your rabbit. Specially in the case of an outdoor hutch, its height is very important.
The cleaning of your rabbit hutch is very important as it helps to maintain the health of the rabbit. Ways to clean a rabbit hutch can be seen as below. The very first thing to do before cleaning a rabbit hutch is to keep your rabbit in a safe place. Then the hutch should be completely emptied. Everything should be taken out of it. Brush up the entire hutch from the inside.
Just remember that it’s much better that the hutch does not have wire on the floor as rabbits do not like walking on wire and can damage their feet. If you keep your rabbit indoors however it’s important to remember, just as for an outdoors rabbit, that he will need some play and exercise time out of his hutch every day.
This of course is part of the fun for the rabbit owner. If you have a room specifically dedicated to rabbit play, where you have provided your rabbit with a safe environment and plenty of toys to play with, this is ideal for exercising him each day. though it takes a little effort rabbits can also be house trained, or what can be known as potty trained.
Rabbit hutches are not that difficult to find. You can get these at any pet shop, or the best source to even find out the best type is through internet search. There are sites offering these kind of products as well and also at a discounted price.
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The Booted Bantam chicken is as exotic as an orchid. People think of orchids as fabulously beautiful plants that only experts can grow, when they are actually pretty easy. In a similar way, these strikingly beautiful bantams are prized as exhibition fowl and fairly rare, but they are also kept as pets all over Europe and in many other countries.
The Booted Bantam is a true bantam, not a larger breed that has been miniaturized over successive generations. The origin is disputed, but many believe the chickens were alive and well in the Netherlands in the 1500s. You can find different versions of its history on different websites.
No matter where it came from, this tiny fowl is rare but valued as a pet and an exhibition bird all over Europe and in many other countries. The British poultry standards limit the weight of a mature cock to under two pounds, while the American standards call for even smaller birds.
Even though these birds are prized for exhibitions, they are even more popular as pets. Bantams of all types that are hand-raised are very calm and friendly and readily accept special companion animal status, but the booted bantams are more so. They are neither aggressive nor timid, are good foragers, and (fond owners say) their feathered feet keep them from being too destructive in the garden.
The cocks have wings that are large and dramatically swept back and down, combs that are bright red and erect, and long tail feathers that point up. With their broad breasts and upright posture, these are very proud and alert little chickens. The hens lay small white or cream-colored eggs several times a week and would like to hatch them all. The eggs are perfectly good to eat, although you need quite a few for an omelet.
The many different colors are all dramatic, with the Millefleur being the most popular. Even in this category, there are variations, however. The patterns and colors truly have to be seen to be believed, so check the poultry catalogs, online sites about fancy chickens, and club websites. The cocks have big, red, upright combs with five sharp points and red ears and wattles as well. Their wings sweep down and back, at the same angle as their dramatic hock feathers. They stand very upright and their fully-feathered tail stick up, too. The whole effect is perky.
There are clubs around the world for fanciers of these chickens, where you can find breeders of show quality birds. National hatcheries will ship chicks in the spring, and many of them have rare birds such as these. Shows are held at every state and county fair and there will be special poultry shows as well. The birds are not much for meat, although what they have is well proportioned, but the hens lay readily and love to hatch out babies and care for them industriously.
There are clubs for those who are real fans of the Booted Bantam chicken. Check out their websites to see if there is one near you. You can also search for local hatcheries, although many will not have poultry this exotic. There are national suppliers, however, that send chicks all over in the spring and early summer.
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This was at a bird rescue, the birds were taken here if they were abused, if the owners shouldn’t of had them or, of they couldn’t have them anymore. It was a lot of fun as you can tell.
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David Attenborough looks at the splendour of the King of Saxony greater bird of paradise. From the BBC.
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