the brabanter is among the lightest of chicken breeds; cocks weigh and hens . it has a narrow crest and a three-part beard. the crest is unlike that of most other crested breeds such as the polish: it projects upwards and slightly forwards like that of the very similar swiss appenzeller spitzhauben. the brabanter has a v-shaped comb. the earlobes are small and white, and the wattles are often absent; both earlobes and wattles are hidden by the beard.