Appenzeller is a regional name covering distinct breeds
Knowledge for understanding and preserving Spitzhauben.
The Poultry Club distinguishes Spitzhauben from Appenzeller Barthuhner, another Swiss population with its own development history. The latter's foundation account should not be copied into a Spitzhauben origin story. Similar regional names do not mean the birds are merely alternate colors of one breed.
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