Ok I stand corrected. You are right Joseph and thank you for taking the time to point that out to me.
So then what exactly do I need to do to get a witch to successfully spawn without des pawning? I have tried waiting at many various block distances with no luck. I have yet to even see a clue that a witch spawned even temporarily. If this is not a bug then this is a serious flaw in the spawn conditions. A player should not have to try for hours to find one witch. Quoting the wiki on swamp hits witches commonly spawn in these huts. That is obviously very misleading. Thoughts anyone????
No, as of yet it has not been fixed. Please check MC-72 for any further info. From all that I have gathered, the witches are just EXTREMELY rare.