Posts by Svarthona

Yeah it´s an interesting egg colour. I´ve maybe seen a hand full of them yet and they are far from being common, so I was extra happy to get a hen out of is egg.My hen is a Hedemora hen (old Swedish breed) and descriptions of that breed...

I have one hen which hatched out of a speckled egg (off-white with medium brown speckles) and I really liked this colour combination with the unusual speckled look. The young hen does not lay yet she´s just 21 weeks old. So I don´t know...

Oh yes, more or less patiently waiting. 20 weeks old and no eggs yet, not unusual for my breed under free-range conditions, but ... yeah I´m waiting. And very curious to see how/if their egg weight and colour will differ from the eggs of...

Thanks a lot folks Quote:Originally Posted by ThePamperedPullet ...It is nice to have people from other countries so we can learn different practices for caring for our flocks.I guess there are not too many differences between...

Thanks for the warm welcome I guess I already love this active community and it´s really good to know that there are others with a chicken addiction. No way I would want to get over that addiction I want to enjoy and celebrate it.Well,...

Those who stay get names I don´t name anyone I plan to eat.So far I have Emil, Frieda, Ida and Kaja. Rooster and the first three hens we started with.All young hens which hatched from our eggs get alphabetised names (first clutch A...,...

Yes, there are chicken crazy people all over the world and I´m one of them. I´m 29 and have chickens since about a year. They are a mixture of old-fashioned Swedish farm-breeds from my area, nothing fancy for sure. Calm and cold...